🧳 The Secret to Fresh-Smelling Luggage

ALSO: The Ultimate Avocado Hack, Keep Your Flowers Alive Longer, And More

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Keith Bradford
February 21, 2025

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  1. The Secret to Fresh-Smelling Luggage

  2. The Ultimate Avocado Hack

  3. Keep Your Flowers Alive Longer

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The Secret to Fresh-Smelling Luggage

Ever opened your suitcase after a long trip and been hit with a musty, stale smell?

Here’s an easy fix: toss a dryer sheet into your luggage before packing.

Dryer sheets contain positively charged ingredients that cling to fabrics, reducing static and keeping odors at bay, and your clothes smelling like they just came out of the laundry.

Bonus tip: Stick one in your shoes to prevent them from stinking up the whole bag!

The Avocado Hack That Will Save You From Slimy Disappointment

Avocados are tricky little things—perfect one minute, brown mush the next. But there’s a foolproof way to check if it’s ripe before slicing it open.

Just flick off the tiny stem cap at the top. If it’s green underneath, congrats!

You’ve got a perfectly creamy avocado. If it’s brown, brace yourself for an overripe, mushy mess.

Why does this work? 

The stem area reveals what’s happening inside—when an avocado is too ripe, oxidation causes the browning.

No more avocado roulette at the grocery store!

Keep Your Flowers Alive Longer With This Old-School Trick

Want your fresh-cut flowers to last way longer? Drop a penny into the vase and add a pinch of sugar.

The copper in the penny acts as a natural fungicide, slowing bacterial growth in the water, while the sugar feeds the flowers, mimicking the nutrients they’d get from the soil.

It’s an easy chemistry trick that florists swear by! Just make sure you use pre-1982 pennies—they contain 95% copper, unlike newer ones, which are mostly zinc.

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—Keith

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