Road test: D-Tube-It

WANT to squeeze every last drop from that toothpaste tube? This one’s for you.

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WHAT is it?

A device inspired by old-school frugality. It’s a tube-squeezer: it gets every last drop out of tubes of toothpaste, cosmetics, glue, oil paints, etc.

Life’s too short to worry about a bit of waste. But it all adds up. You could save $20 a year with this thing. You wouldn’t throw 20 bucks in the bin, would you?

Fair point. How does it work? Use the tube until there’s a third of the product left, then insert it into the D-Tube-It. The rollers clamp onto the tube and squeeze the product up.

Verdict: It’s simple, ingenious, and Australian (it was designed by a chap in Queensland whose wife has expensive taste in cosmetics). And it’s strangely satisfying to see a used tube rolled flat as a pancake.

$10 for two, d-tube-it.com.au