DIY household hacks this useful are already sitting in your bathroom cabinet and kitchen drawer, waiting. Two things most people use for exactly one purpose. Both of them capable of considerably more.

**The Garden Trick You Already Own**

Irish Spring grated around a raised garden bed keeps rabbits, deer, and squirrels away on scent alone. Stuff a bar into a sock, stake it near your plants, and skip the reapplication after heavy rain. Aluminum foil handles static in the dryer, reflects heat under the ironing board, and there is even a perimeter application for keeping critters away from a stone foundation.

**Amazon’s Second Shot at Your Pocket**

Amazon tried the phone market in 2014 and retreated. The new rumoured Fire Phone, code name Transformer, puts Alexa Plus AI at the centre instead of a grid of apps. Samsung’s Galaxy S26 is already out and doing something Android has never done before: cross-platform AirDrop support with iPhones.

Topics: DIY household hacks, Irish Spring pest deterrent, aluminum foil uses, Amazon Fire Phone Alexa, Samsung Galaxy S26 AirDrop

GUEST: Andy Baryer | handyandymedia.com

Originally aired on2026-03-23