Here's the right way to do it: Look for little tabs on the cart, right behind the kid seat. You can actually hang bags off of them to really optimize for space inside your cart as you're wheeling it out to your car.

Here's the right way to do it: If you want to avoid a mess, tear the top half of the cupcake off, and stick the bottom bit of cake on top. Now you've got yourself a tidy little cupcake sandwich that doesn't get frosting all over your nose.

Here's the right way to do it: Your thumbs and pinkies belong on the bottom of the burger. The rest of your fingers stay on top. This way, the toppings will never slip out again.

Here's the right way to do it: Turn your bread upside down before you slice it. It gives you a larger and more even cutting surface.

Here's the right way to do it: Put the straw through the tab on the can, and turn it so the straw is held in place. That way, the carbonation won't keep constantly lifting the straw out of the can.

Here's the right way to do it: If you're in the market to buy something that'll be a pain to fix, ask a professional who has to repair those types of machines all the time for their recommended model, instead of a sales associate!

Here's the right way to do it: It's way easier and neater to snap the piece in toward the other pieces.

Here's the right way to do it: The free end belongs on the outside of the roll. Look, even the original patent from 1891 says that's the right way to do it.

Here's the right way to do it: There's usually an indicator on the gas gauge that shows what side the gas cap is on. Take a look.

Here's the right way to do it: Give the crust a bit of a pinch when you pick it up. The slice will then stay horizontal and your toppings will stay put instead of sliding off.

Here's the right way to do it: When you're microwaving food, feel the **bottom** of the plate to tell whether it's really warmed through.

Here's the right way to do it: Fold up a piece of paper into a sleeve, and slip it into the can alongside the chips. Then tilt the can and pull the paper sleeve out to get at your chips much more neatly.

Here's the right way to do it: If you pour your juice from the top, it's easier to control the flow and cut the flow off neatly and quickly.

Here's the right way to do it: Twist the free end of the loop and push it through the knot to untie it easily.

Here's the right way to do it: On the underside of most little Tic Tac package openings, there is a small indentation. It's literally designed to fit one Tic Tac at a time!

Here's the right way to do it: Use a straw or chopstick to poke up through the strawberry and totally remove the stem.

Here's the right way to do it: The wavy side should be facing the scalp, so that the hair clip can get a better grip on the hair.

Here's the right way to do it: Most pots have a small hole on the handle. You can use it as a little holster for your spoon.

Here's the right way to do it: You can unload an entire case of soda or beer in just a few seconds by opening both sides of the box and pushing the cans through as you slip the box out.

Here's the right way to do it: On almost every box of aluminum foil, there's a perforated tab on either side. Punch those in to keep the roll in place in the box, and just take as much foil as you need with ease.

Here's the right way to do it: If you really don't want someone to be able to read what you've crossed out, write over mistakes with other words or scribbles. It makes your errors much harder to decipher.

Here's the right way to do it: if you unfold the takeout container, it becomes a little paper plate that you can eat it off.

Here's the right way to do it: When reheating, try spreading your pasta out into the shape of a doughnut. It'll heat up much more evenly.

Here's the right way to do it: The fastest way to cool down a glass bottle is to wrap it in a wet paper towel and put it in the fridge (or, okay, a freezer if you're really desperate).