Simple hack ensures you’ll never lose stuff under the couch again

We’ve all been there; your hand reaching blindly into the deep, dusty depths of underneath-your-couch-land, hoping you don’t hit anything sticky as you fumble around for whatever it is that’s rolled under there.

But next time you see something about to disappear under your couch, remember that it can easily be prevented thanks to this nifty (and cheap) household hack.

A clever woman posted the idea to a Kmart hack Facebook group this week and it involves simply placing a pool noodle up against the legs of your couch.

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This way, if anything tries to slip underneath, it’ll collide with the noodle instead of getting lost forever!

And if you thought that was an ingenious idea, here's another hack that will solve your greatest shoe problem; getting your filthy sneakers white again.

Twitter user Sarah Tracey made her runners seem brand new by mixing a 1:1.5 ratio of baking soda to detergent, and scrubbing her shoes with a toothbrush.

Then she let the sneakers sit for a while, before rinsing them out under the tap, and this was the result:

Impressive, huh?

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