Amazon has the best ‘Internet Famous’ products all in one place

While TikTok is home to plenty of mortifying faux pas, bewitching cat clips and heartwarming mini-dramas, we love it most for the product recommendations. TikTokers have truly tried everything — from booty-lifting leggings to eccentric cleaning hacks — so when something goes viral on the all-powerful app, we pay attention. Well, big news! Amazon has gotten on board and started stocking these hot products, and a few of them are even on sale. The retail giant has done us a huge favor by corralling them all on its Internet Famous page, and we’ve curated a list of some of the particularly fun goodies to be found there.

This nifty vac has been trending on TikTok since the start of the pandemic, and for good reason — it’s truly a master at cleaning your carpet, car, upholstery and literally any stained furniture. TikTok users are certainly not the only ones obsessed with this useful (and, dare we say, cute) gizmo — nearly 40,000 five-star verified Amazon shoppers swear by it, too.

“All I can say is WOW!” a reviewer noted. “This little machine is amazing. I’m super embarrassed with how my recliner looked before, but it looks so great now. Super easy to assemble, clean, use, and the perfect size to store. If you don’t have one or are considering, DO IT!”

If you haven’t tried an air fryer yet, take it from us — it’ll change your life. And the Ninja AF101is one of the best out there. It won’t replace your oven for big meals, but you can cook and reheat everything from roasted veggies to last night’s stew to chicken wings in this handy little gadget.

“Oh my goodness, I want to use this for everything,” a satisfied customer said. “I like to think of this as a personal-sized convection oven on steroids. Veggie burgers are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Roasted vegetables, fish sticks, chicken, burgers, fries, fish, all with about 30–40% shorter cook times than the oven and only a three-minute preheat time (vs. six to 10 oven minutes).”

The Echo Dot is so beloved that 834,000 shoppers have given it a perfect five-star rating. The device is a small but mighty speaker that can stream tunes from Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Sirius XM and more. Alexa is included, of course, and you can always ask her to turn off the lights and give updates on the weather, sports and more. Plus, you can talk to it to control other smart-home devices.

“I love the fact that I don’t have to touch anything; I can just speak to Alexa and she’ll do the rest,” shared a five-star fan. “It’s a great product to have, especially when cooking in the kitchen. You can ask Alexa for any recipes or have her announce things to all devices to alert or notify your family that’s in separate rooms!”

For classy cocktails, try swapping out your ice cubes for ice spheres. Did we mention there are special trays that can make these tiny balls of ice? There are. They work like a regular ice cube tray, only after you fill the tray with water, you pop a lid on top before putting it in the freezer. As the water chills, it expands and molds to the round depressions. Sounds complicated, but there are over 5,000 shoppers who love it.

“Gotta be honest — I never loved looking at ice so much till getting this!” wrote a satisfied customer. “They pop out super easily, and I love that it comes with a storage container to build up the ice, plus a little scoop (so cute).”

But for shoppers in the know, the best sponge for the kitchen is the Scrub Daddy. Curious? This unique sponge is firm in cold water for stubborn messes and gets soft in warm water for gentler washes. That means that while it’s tough on caked-on pans and sink grime, it’s safe to use on surfaces like glass, stainless steel, and non-stick coatings. Over 46,000 shoppers give it a perfect five-star review.

“I happened to be watching a cleaning video on TikTok of all places and the cleaner was marveling about this ridiculous looking sponge,” shared a rave reviewer. “I thought, what the heck, the price is right and I was getting tired of my sponges stinking. They are amazing! Ridges to get into crooks and crannies, a smile to wash cutlery, perfect size for your hand. I love them. It feels ridiculous, but they really are that useful.”

Not everyone is into robovacs, and that’s okay — the Internet still loves uprights from Shark, especially the Navigator Lift Away. It uses a HEPA filter to trap dust and allergens, and it has a special feature that shuts off the brush so you can transition seamlessly from a soft carpet to a hard floor. But it’s the suction power that impresses people.

“Top-tier suction,” a satisfied shopper shared. “Great for getting up pet hair. Sucked up an entire tube sock AND KEPT WORKING!” Another shopper who calls it the Cadillac of vacuums admitted, “My friend says that the carpet is actually a completely whiter shade now after vacuuming than it’s been for the last five years…this vacuum is awesome.”

If you’re a person who loses their keys or wallet more often than is convenient (i.e., even once), perhaps it’s time to get a Bluetooth tracker. This one from Tile is small enough to put on a keychain, and you can track it with the smartphone app via Bluetooth. More than 18,000 shoppers have given it a perfect five-star rating for saving them hours of frustration.

“After my dog moved my keys and it took me four days to find them, I bought one of these and it has saved me countless hours of aggravation having to look for my keys,” gushed a five-star fan. “Usually only takes a few minutes to connect to them and make them ring.”

TikTokers say The Pink Stuff is the best, fastest and cheapest way to get rid of just about any stain. All you do is dab it on any spot you want to remove and then scrub it away with a cloth or sponge. Cooks swear by it to get rid of stubborn smears on silverware, pots and pans, while parents insist it’s the best product for removing permanent marker stains left behind by toddler Picassos. With 117,000-plus five-star Amazon reviews, clicking “Add to Cart” should be a no-brainer.

“Oh my gosh — this stuff is a life changer!” she wrote. “Used it to get my fiberglass shower totally clean. Nothing else would get it done, and this stuff brought my shower back to near-new in one use. We’ve since cleaned a weird chalky film off our garage door, removed wall markings and cleaned my storm door. We’ll never be without a jar (or three) of this stuff.”

These reusable kitchen towels are made with sustainable cellulose and cotton to make them super absorbent. You can use them just like a regular paper towel, but they’re strong enough to scrub dishes with caked-on food. It didn’t take long for the internet to catch on to their effectiveness — so far, these cloths have racked up more than 38,000 five-star reviews.

“You can really scrub with them,” wrote a contented kitchen cleaner. “They never feel yucky like a sponge does…I have soaked them in bleach, thrown them in the washer and they come out great every time. I’ve used the same two for a month now, and they still look great; when they go downhill I can compost them.”

TikTokers are trumpeting what we already knew: The Black+Decker Dustbuster is the ultimate portable vacuum. While it was famous long before there was an Internet, it’s been improved with every iteration. This one has a crevice tool to get to nooks and crannies your regular vacuum can’t reach, and the larger (bagless) dust canister lets you keep at it for an extra-long time. And its 33,000-plus five-star reviews send a loud-and-clear message.

“I got this for cleaning up my sweet bunny’s pen,” wrote a happy rabbit owner. “Up until now I was having to go in there with a paper towel and a small broom to try to get all of it out, and it was not going well. This vacuum gets ALL of the mess out of his bed and his rug (bedding, poopies, hair, and excess hay from his toys). I also love that it is not super loud, so he is not deathly afraid of it.

If you have Amazon Prime, you’ll get free shipping on any of these items, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And even those without Prime get free shipping on orders of $25 or more).

The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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Originally published March 16, 2023, 1:30 PM