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Life’s got more surprises waiting for you than you can shake a stick at. We’re talking about the pleasant kind, too, not just the ‘surprise, aliens are building monoliths on Earth and we’ll have a full-scale invasion in the last days of 2020’ kind.

The ‘Didn’t Know I Wanted That’ community on Reddit seems to absolutely adore surprises. That’s why the nearly 768k-strong subreddit is documenting all the cool, strange, and intriguing things that the world has to offer that will make you say, “I didn’t know I wanted that.”

Check out some of their best posts below and, as you’re scrolling down, give the pics you liked the most an upvote. Be sure to let us know which of these things you never knew you wanted and why! And read on for Bored Panda's interview with one of the moderators taking care of the subreddit.

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I Want And You Do Too

I Want And You Do Too

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Completely real. Produced by Desserto: "The result, Desserto, the Cactus Vegan-Leather, is partially biodegradable and has the technical specifications required by the fashion, leather goods, furniture and even automotive industries." https://desserto.com.mx/

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These Lines Go Up The Wall So You Can Park Perfectly In-Between The Lines

These Lines Go Up The Wall So You Can Park Perfectly In-Between The Lines

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Glowing Nightlight Lamp With Removable Glow Balls For Trips To The Bathroom

Glowing Nightlight Lamp With Removable Glow Balls For Trips To The Bathroom

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Moderator Stuffed02 from r/DidntKnowIWantedThat told Bored Panda all about how their community first got started on Reddit. "DidntKnowIWantedThat got started when someone made a post on a big subreddit and people started commenting quite literally our future name," they said.

They told us that their subreddit is very open, as long as people follow some basic rules. "We allow all kinds of unusual products that you only realize the need for once you see it. Our only main rule issue is people trying to advertise their products. My message for them is: don’t. We always catch it. Other than that, there aren’t any major rule paradigms we have to deal with."

Mod Stuffed02 also opened up about what the year's been like for the subreddit. Surprisingly, it hasn't been as bad as you might think. "2020 has actually been a fun year for a lot of us on our team. Having to spend more time online means we get to see more products and be more dedicated to our users."

Meanwhile, another moderator, Metastasis_d pitched in and told us that the subreddit was started by "a spammer who wanted to use the subreddit to advertise products," however, the community outlasted them.

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#4

Soy Sauce Dishes That "Reveal" A Painting Once You Fill Them Up

Soy Sauce Dishes That "Reveal" A Painting Once You Fill Them Up

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This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly

This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly

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This Skull Shaped Charcoal Takes BBQ To The Next Level

This Skull Shaped Charcoal Takes BBQ To The Next Level

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For the past year and a half, the r/DidntKnowIWantedThat subreddit has been a testament to out-of-the-box thinking and just how creative humankind can get when it really wants to. We’ve had our minds blown since the first time we visited the subreddit and we keep getting surprised each time.

The community is also very inspiring for anyone who needs new ideas for their projects or business ventures. There’s nothing like seeing something weird but wonderful to shake things up when you’re deep inside a creative hole and need a leg-up to climb out.

The subreddit also raises an interesting question: why do we want a particular product (and does it have to have a gimmick to make us want it)? According to the National Association of Sales Professionals, it’s all tied to our emotions.

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This TV Show Idea

This TV Show Idea

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The NASP explains that people buy products based on their emotional needs or wants, and then justify their purchase logically later on. In other words, we make our decisions based on how we feel and later sprinkle some logical reasoning on top to make it look rational.

So selling products becomes less about appealing to ‘perfect,’ rationally thinking, economic consumers and more about seeing what their hearts truly want. Which is far tougher and way easier to do all at once, ironically.

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Steamer Boat Lid

Steamer Boat Lid

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This Giant Family Tent Has Private Bedroom Compartments And A Full Living Area!

This Giant Family Tent Has Private Bedroom Compartments And A Full Living Area!

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#12

Need This Now

Need This Now

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Hayley Rodgers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let 'em cringe, I don't sit normally in a chair anyway so why not make it more comfortable for me

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Osgood_7
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried one, it actually feels great for your back, but after a while your butt starts to get sore, like with a bike seat.

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Tina Bannon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

closest I can find. kinda need 🙂 https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08H5CYH3Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_SFX4FbFYCK4M0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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D. Pitbull
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I NEED THIS... For years DECADES... the way I have deemed whether an office chair is "Worthy" of getting... is "But can I sit cross legged in it?"

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backatya
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No you don't. Sit like a normal person with feet on the ground and not on the furniture

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Leslie Burleson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm short and my feet never touch the ground when I sit in a chair. It can be painful if I just let them dangle. Most of my life I've been sitting crisscross. I want this chair !

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Party Poison
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and this one is The Bisexual, for the people who cant figure out how to sit in a chair

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CharliAnn Olney
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I NEED this!! I am always being fussed at for sitting on my foot/feet!

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Faith Hurst
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My desk chair has a pullout foot rest and I use it just like picture 2.

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Marnie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want this, and I don't know how to search for this!

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Bobert Robertson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone with long legs and who isn't very flexible, I'd fall off the back sitting cross legged on that.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It seems okay for a place to sit, but not as your main / work / desk chair.

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On the one hand, getting to grips with emotional reasons for why people buy something is far more slippery and less concrete. On the other hand, we’re all people and we have full access to our own emotions and how we react to products.

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As cheesy as it sounds, in order to sell your product, you first have to get to know yourself, the problems you need fixed, and how this relates to your inner emotional world. That’s how you create something that others didn’t know they wanted until they saw it and everything just clicked into place.

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This Window

This Window

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Ekate
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel old. All I can think about is how to clean in that corner.

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A Self-Standing Over-Sink Dishes Rack

A Self-Standing Over-Sink Dishes Rack

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nanashi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if you breathed in a little bit deeper than usual after seeing this and thinking "I need this", you might be over 30yo lol

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A Rocking Chair For You And Your Kids

A Rocking Chair For You And Your Kids

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't sit in a rocking chair. I'm such a klutz. It's a good idea for those who can.

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Bunk Bed With Stairs

Bunk Bed With Stairs

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This Key

This Key

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Brett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gives +500 confidence for the start of your day knowing you are worthy

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#21

Giant Crocheted Snorlax

Giant Crocheted Snorlax

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F**k Em Sand Castles, I Want To Make Sand Skeletons

F**k Em Sand Castles, I Want To Make Sand Skeletons

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Brett
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sand castles are for wusses sand skeletons is where it’s at

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#24

A Built-In Watering Hole For Your Pets

A Built-In Watering Hole For Your Pets

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An Atlas Of Every Color Imaginable

An Atlas Of Every Color Imaginable

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Brett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My color blind friend trying to figure out why there are so many shades of grey

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#26

This Sub Was My First Thought When As I Saw This

This Sub Was My First Thought When As I Saw This

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These Knee Pads With Wheels

These Knee Pads With Wheels

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Brett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would just be rolling around saying “neeeooooomm I’m lightning McQueen!”

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So Badly

So Badly

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#30

Maybe A Friend Of Mine Need Them

Maybe A Friend Of Mine Need Them

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We needed this for 2020 New Year party, but we didn't know then..

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#31

How To Keep All The Cookies To Yourself

How To Keep All The Cookies To Yourself

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutley brilliant, even though it looks like a fat crescent moon cookie cutter.

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#32

Didn’t Know I Wanted That Stone!

Didn’t Know I Wanted That Stone!

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Clothing Rack For All Your Clothing Needs

Clothing Rack For All Your Clothing Needs

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Alex Alessi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want it! Let me check the price... about 2000 euro... after all I don't need it...

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#34

Very Cool Design For Siblings Sharing A Room

Very Cool Design For Siblings Sharing A Room

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#35

I Added A Cat Walk To My Living Room For My 3 Floofs

I Added A Cat Walk To My Living Room For My 3 Floofs

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Shark Socks

Shark Socks

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#41

This 30” Wood-Burning Death Star Fire Pit

This 30” Wood-Burning Death Star Fire Pit

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I Need This

I Need This

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#43

Not Just A Doormat I Want, A Doormat I Need

Not Just A Doormat I Want, A Doormat I Need

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#44

I Don't Even Like Nightlights, But I'd Love To Have This

I Don't Even Like Nightlights, But I'd Love To Have This

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Moss Garden Coffee Table

Moss Garden Coffee Table

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Hermione Granger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if you could put isopods and millipedes to make one of those living enclosed ecosystems because if so that would be super awesome!

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Does Anyone Know Where I Can Buy This?

Does Anyone Know Where I Can Buy This?

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Hermione Granger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a woman I would also like this soap. Can we stop pointlessly gendering random things like colors and soap already?

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Note: this post originally had 107 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.

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