This Online Community Shares Pics Of Products That Make Its Members Say “I Need It” (50 Pics)
October 7, 2021
The subreddit r/INEEEEDIT has a pretty bold introduction. Its moderators call this online community the home to the coolest products on the internet. But once you start scrolling through its content, you realize it’s kinda accurate, too.
From cute and simple (a mop that looks like a dog) to intricate and rare (a 16th-century ring that turns into an astronomical sphere), the sub has a little bit of everything. And whether you’d actually use these items or not doesn’t even matter. You’d just love to have them.
Continue scrolling and check out some of the most upvoted posts on r/INEEEEDIT!
#1 16th Century Ring That Turns Into An Astronomical Sphere
Image credits: Briznastee
Even though the subreddit has grown quite a bit since its creation in 2017 and now unites 564K members, nobody on the mod team looks after it regularly. Nobody, except u/abrownn. But despite the time it takes to tidy up r/INEEEEDIT, the Reddit user found a few minutes to answer a few of our questions.
“Unconventional but utilitarian things or high-quality/craftsman-style items do the best here,” the moderator told Bored Panda and showed this straw, clock, and coffee table as prime examples.
“They are all things that already exist in other forms but they’re modified, unique, utilitarian, etc. Useless garbage items may get lots of upvotes because of the ‘cool factor’, but they’re usually eviscerated in the comments as they should be (overengineered, useless, dangerous, plastic crap, etc.).”
#2 This T Shirt
Image credits: BigTimeDeals
#3 All The Hooks And Shelves You Need
Image credits: DealNerd
To learn more about design for another piece I did a few months ago, I contacted Nicole Phillips, who has been working in the design industry since 2005 and has a background in fine arts and advertising. Phillips specializes in logo design, branding, and package design for food & beverage, beauty, health, and interior design clients, and for each project, her work is unique and never linear.
“The design process requires research, experimentation, and even a bit of psychology,” Phillips then told Bored Panda. “When I feel frustrated with the process, I remind myself to take a step back, have fun and play. It’s those moments of play and experimentation that usually create the best results, but it’s those hours of research that help build the foundation for the final result.”
“My clients are not paying me for my time, they are paying me for my many years of experience, so if I am able to complete the design process in 5 hours rather than 5 weeks, this is a sign of my years of experience and knowledge, this is valuable,” she added.
#4 Skylight Reimagined
Image credits: cowboys30
#5 This Dice Roller
Image credits: Khepree
#6 Julius Cesar Pencil Holder
Image credits: reddit.com
Trying to determine whether or not a particular design is good, many turn to Dieter Rams and his ’10 commandments.’ According to Rams, good design is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, is long-lasting, is thorough down to the last detail, is environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.
Nicole Phillips agrees with the German design legend.
“Good design includes a good balance of function, form, and fun,” Phillips said. “The user shouldn’t have to try too hard to get what they need from the design. Good design isn’t just aesthetics, it should communicate well and push boundaries a bit. Good design solves problems.”
To paraphrase Don Draper from Mad Men, it’s simple but significant.
#7 This Yoda Bookend That Looks Like Yoda Is Holding The Books Up With The Force
Image credits: reddit.com
#8 Noise-Cancelling Dog House That Can Keep Your Pup Calm During Fireworks And Thunderstorms (A Prototype By Ford, Using Technology Created For High-End Vehicles)
Image credits: abrownn
#9 These Cards
Image credits: AdNoctumOne
Coming back to the sub, u/abrownn said its members aren’t really much of a community. “Posts that aren’t guerilla ads are rare which means there isn’t much r/INEEEEDIT culture to speak of, more broadly it’s plain ‘Reddit culture’ here, same with most big image-based subreddits.”
It’s not that easy to turn r/INEEEEDIT around, either. “The top mod sold his account and the subreddit several times and we’re currently held hostage by their account that’s still squatting but seemingly abandoned Reddit (it’s been almost 2 years with zero activity),” u/abrownn explained.
“After the mods ‘admonished’ them for doing so last time (they lied to the mods, we caught them soliciting the sale of the account several times on Discord and they threatened another mod who caught them doing so with a GIF of them firing a gun blindly on their property in real life), I’m the only one who checks in on the sub and cleans up the garbage, approves posts, etc. now, no other mod checks in. It’s a little stressful knowing that he could very well come back and boot us all again and sell the sub.”
However you feel about this online thriller, you have to admit that it’s quite impressive that a single person can curate all of this content and keep it so engaging.
#10 Awesome Black Out Curtains
Image credits: Drumma516
#11 Animal-Saving Escape Ramp For Pools. This Could Be Extremely Important For Any Animal That Could Drown In Someone’s Pool
Image credits: iggyazaleasucks
#12 I Think Planetary Chocolates Would Make A Great Christmas Gift
Image credits: clap4kyle
#13 A “Book Nook” Alleyway
Image credits: abrooks0812
#14 Home Theater Bunker
Image credits: reddit.com
#15 House Key
Image credits: Master1718
#16 This Flash Drive That Shows How Full It Is
Image credits: nikesucks
#17 This Star Wars Fish Tank
Image credits: _WR41TH
#18 Lord Of The Rings One Ring Firepit
Image credits: abrownn
#19 These Dog-Themed Playing Cards
Image credits: HGu0
#20 It Shows You What Colour Bin To Put Outside Your House
Image credits: Wit_Lp
#21 This Bed
Image credits: -Syriix-
#22 A Mop That Looks Like One Of Those Dogs That Look Like A Mop
Image credits: PeterBeast37
#23 Nightmare Bed
Image credits: Coop_Devel
#24 A Charger That Sits Flat When Using So That You Don’t Bend And Break It
Image credits: dontfukthat
#25 Rook Tower Pack-Away Chess Set
Image credits: reddit.com
#26 Eraser That “Transforms” Into Mount Fuji After Use
Image credits: squid50s
#27 Alternative Slide To Stairs
Image credits: SkeyTv
#28 Toothbrush Holder That Drains Into The Sink
Image credits: GeneReddit123
#29 These Loch Ness Monster Soup Ladles
Image credits: RighteousNeighbor
#30 This 3D Moon Lamp
Image credits: anonymous
#31 I Need This Lazy Susan Fridge!
Image credits: hilol123420
#32 A Clock Clock
Image credits: anonymous
#33 This Candle Which Makes A New Candle From Its Melted Wax
Image credits: 118829
#34 3-D Printed Faucet
Image credits: mak-nil
#35 This Purse
Image credits: BigTimeDeals
#36 This Charging Chord Designed To Eliminate Unnecessary Slack
Image credits: azgrunt
#37 Sometimes The Simplest Ideas Are The Best Ones
Image credits: 5_Frog_Margin
#38 This Wooden Robot Drinks Cabinet
Image credits: _Do_Not_Eat_
#39 Katana Earbuds
Image credits: lordQuad666
#40 Office Swings
Image credits: reddit.com
#41 These Are Waterproof Socks
Image credits: RogerDat143
#42 Adorable Penguin Egg Cooker
Image credits: captain-envious
#43 A Transparent Padlock To Learn How To Lockpick
Image credits: trainingbit788
#44 Not Clean, Not Needing Washing Basket
Image credits: Steeldrumbands
#45 This Inception Coffee Table
Image credits: MrWiggleIt
#46 This Phone Throne
Image credits: abakhai
#47 Remote Controlled Steampunk R2d2
Image credits: abrownn
#48 Wooden Lamp That Looks Like It’s Burning
Image credits: Krusader67
#49 Radioactive Drop Nightlight
Image credits: ronnie1211
#50 This Light
Image credits: littleorphananniewow