1: The <help!> I-got-caught-in-the-rain shoe dryer
2: The public bathroom sink with a built-in hand dryer
3: Sandwich bread with the crusts already cut off
4: Mirrored back wall of laundromat dryer makes sure no sock is left behind because it’s hiding in a place you can’t see
5: Special washing machines dedicated to sneaker cleaning
6: Raised bars on the top of shampoo bottles so you can tell by feel if it’s shampoo or conditioner
7: Braille on the tops of alcoholic drink cans so nobody buys booze by mistake
And finally, here are the two that I think OMG why the heckin’ heck why can’t we have this all over the world?…
8: Sweetened condensed milk sold in a TUBE, not a CAN
9: The toilet paper holder that takes the dread out of refilling
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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