23 Hidden Gems from Walmart You’ll Wish You Owned
Updated: May 10, 2023
Dozens of things you had no idea you needed at the retail giant, but definitely do.
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Walmart is brimming with game-changers
Here’s some good news: Walmart’s website offers a treasure trove of shopping options you might never have expected, with a hefty portion of the store’s online offerings being available for same-day delivery with Walmart+. Some Walmart+ offerings ship even faster than Amazon Prime, which should put a little extra pep in any online shopper’s step.
“The new Walmart+ offers unlimited, often same-day delivery of orders $35 or more on over 160,000 grocery items as well as other general merchandise from Walmart stores,” says Trae Bodge, a smart shopping expert. “This can be a good option for a Walmart shopper who would prefer not to go in-store right now, but also for a customer who orders frequently and likes their Walmart goods ASAP.”
Bodge suggests taking a look at the store’s proprietary brands like Hello Bello, Athletic Works, and Great Value for rock-bottom deals on essentials that compare to more expensive name brands.
Note: Prices listed were accurate as of press time; pricing fluctuations may occur.
Roborock H6 Cordless Stick Vacuum
$407.94
You don’t have to look in the automotive section to find serious power at Walmart, because this Roborock H6 cordless stick vacuum boasts a 420W motor, 25,000Pa power, and a HEPA filter that makes lower-end cordless vacuums seem like child’s play. It’s also lighter in weight and offers a longer-lasting battery other stick vacs on the market, with up to 90 minutes of deep-cleaning sessions at a time. It’s the tech gift you owe yourself if you’re spending too much energy cleaning up crumbs, messes, and other household dirt.
Oral-B iO Series 7G Electric Toothbrush
$199.94
This top-rated electric toothbrush is the upgrade that’ll make your smile pearlier than ever and comes complete with a charging dock, a dentist-inspired round brush head, and an enamel-protecting smart pressure sensor. Just the right amount of gentle micro-vibrations are used to keep teeth and gums sparkling clean, and AI recognition with an interactive display helps guide your brushing for the cleanest, freshest grin. You can also choose your setting from five distinct smart modes including daily clean, whitening, gum care, sensitive, and intense. It connects to the Oral-B app, too, which makes it a pretty nifty gadget gift for husbands of all types.
Nextbase 222 Dash Camera
$79.00
This Nextbase 222 Dash Camera is a Walmart-exclusive that’s great for every type of car and driver. It boasts 1080p HD resolution, a 2.5-inch screen, 140 degrees viewing, and free cloud video storage at the brand’s website. You’ll feel safer on the road at a fraction of the price other retailers are selling comparable high-definition dash cameras for.
Lily’s Chocolate Salted Caramel Baking Chips
$4.98
These no-sugar-added baking chips are a home baker’s best friend and ooze with rich, buttery texture when baked into cookies, cakes, muffins, and other special treats. They’re an affordable way to cut unnecessary added sugars out of family recipes, are certified gluten-free, and make delicious additions to home-baked food gifts. They owe their sweetness to stevia extract and add a little extra digestion-friendly fiber with every serving.
Sky Organics Eyebrow Serum
$9.99
This little-known gem is a beauty lover’s secret weapon for longer, stronger eyebrows and eyelashes. Hair masks and deep conditioning treatments don’t stop at the scalp, and this organic castor oil-based formula is designed for ease of use, with five included mascara wands for easy application every time. The no-frills brand packs a serious punch when compared to more expensive lash conditioners, with users reporting healthier-looking brows and lashes in as little as two weeks. Not only is it a popular Walmart purchase—but it’s also one of the most popular gifts on Amazon with over 2,000 positive reviews.
Nutri Chomps Rawhide-Free Peanut Butter Braids
$6.99
These Fido-approved dog chews are rawhide-free and loaded with drool-worthy peanut butter flavor. They’re made with real chicken and pork, rendering them fully digestible for the good doggo in your life. You can find varieties to suit every canine size, with varieties available for the cutest small dog breeds on up to giant breeds. Much of the Nutri Chomps line is available for next day shipping as well as same-day delivery for Walmart+ members, making a healthy, veterinarian-approved stash of excitement just a click away.
Great Value Sandalwood & Rose Scented Candle
$2.00
Great Value is Walmart’s store brand, and the prices on these items are typically better than even popular brand-name Rollbacks and sales. This Sandalwood & Rose scented candle uses the same essential oils as far more expensive brands, burns clean with a soy blend wax, and offers three lead-free wicks to disperse fragrance notes evenly. A couple of these make excellent hostess gifts, or if you keep them for yourself, you may never go back to your favorite mall store candle brand again.
Downy Defy Damage Total-Wash Conditioning Beads
$9.94
If you’re looking to save time and money on laundry day, having all your essentials shipped directly to your door from Walmart is certainly a head start. Adding a bottle of Downy Defy Damage Total-Wash Conditioning Beads is an added bonus, because just a little bit in your next load helps reduce fabric stretching, fading, and fuzzing. That means your favorite shirt will last longer and the comfy throw blanket you can’t live without will look new for many, many more movie nights. It’s compatible with all HE laundry machines and is as simple to use as scooping and tossing them in before you press start.
Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes Pancake and Waffle Mix
$4.77
Have your pancakes and your protein, too. At least that’s what you’ll be able to do after whipping up a fresh batch of Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes pancakes. It’s a wallet-friendly pancake and waffle mix pre-formulated with extra protein, and roughly 11 servings per box. You’ll feel fine skipping the breakfast meats (and the unnecessary fats and sodium) thanks to up to 18 grams of protein per serving if you prepare the batter with milk. The non-GMO ingredients and 100 percent whole grains make this brunch treat guilt-free.
Skineez Skin-Reparative Hydrating Compression Socks
$16.47
These Skineez Compression Socks should top your list of gifts for grandparents this year, because they’re a more luxurious and beauty-forward spin on classic compression socks. They were designed by an orthopedic surgeon to firm and hydrate skin as they’re worn, and offer mild compression that is FDA-approved and easy to put on, plus it quickly goes to work alleviating even the driest, scaliest skin.
Nasoya Superfood Skillet Zesty Mexican Style
$3.98
Get ready to add this one to your Walmart+ checklist, because you won’t find a better price on this new-to-market vegan fare anywhere else. It’s a microwaveable pouch that heats up to ready-to-serve plant-based dinner in under three minutes, and is delicious on its own or as a topping on pizza, in tortilla shells, on a bed of rice, wedged into a baked sweet potato. This multi-vegetable crumble also has hearty pieces of tofu, is gluten-free, and made with non-GMO ingredients. You’d be hard-pressed to find a comparable meal elsewhere for under four dollars, and it ships directly to your door same day with Walmart+.
Rinseroo Slip-On Shower Head Attachment Hose
$25.01
Don’t let the fun name fool you—this slip-on, hand-held shower head attachment hose fits on both the sink and shower and hooks up in just a couple of seconds with effortless installation. The 5-foot flex hose turns any sink or shower into a professional-level cleaning station, perfect for rinsing muddy boots in the laundry room, giving a furry best friend a better bath, or washing just about anything else down. It’s lightweight, flexible, and fits showerheads and sink faucets up to seven inches in diameter in a jiffy.
Exederm Flare Control Cream for Eczema & Dermatitis
$10.99
This upgraded take on typical hydrocortisone cream is just what the dermatologist ordered for sensitive, eczema-prone skin and dermatitis flare-ups. Did you know eczema can get worse when you’re stressed? Exederm provides fast, soothing relief from itching and inflammation without any parabens, colors, dyes, fragrances, or other potential irritants, and Walmart offers the lowest prices around on the brand.
HiccAway Hiccup Curing Device
$14.00
If this wacky little device doesn’t give you a smile and make you think of childhood, we don’t know what will—but yes, it really works. It’s a doctor-designed device that instantly relieves hiccups by modifying the pressure in the user’s lungs, and is easy to use as sipping through a straw. It’s safe to use for all ages, is made from BPA-free materials, and tricks the brain into resetting through tripping up the Phrenic and Vagus nerves to stop hiccuping. If you’re curious, it turns out hiccups are actually a really cool, still-visible sign of human evolution.
Revival Coco Love Almond Butter
$9.96
This expensive-seeming snack-booster actually weighs in under $10 thanks to Walmart’s competitive pricing and offers a decidedly elevated take on the classic chocolate, almond, and coconut flavors of Almond Joy we all remember from childhood. Mouth-watering roasted almonds and cacao are blended until creamy-smooth with added bits of real, healthy coconut. It’s like eating protein-rich chocolate cake in a single spoonful, or an apple slice-altering addition that will upgrade a ho-hum afternoon snack.
Kirk’s Castile 3-in-1 Head To Toe Nourishing Body Wash
$8.25
This Leaping Bunny-certified cruelty-free Castile-based body wash can be used from head to toe thanks to hydrating coconut oil and aloe vera. The brand has been making reliable, family-friendly soaps since 1839 with a heritage recipe, and offers a bought-it-at-the-fancy-boutique feel at Walmart prices. You’ll be proud to leave a bottle of this versatile do-it-all soap in your guest bathroom. These based soaps are also incredibly shelf-stable, with many Castile soaps lasting up to three years.
GLiving Corn Cob Peeler Gadget
$8.99
If you’re more of a corn off-the-cob type, this corn cob peeling device is the solution to all your corn salad, souffle, and pudding problems. In the flick of a wrist, you’ll easily remove corn with one quick twisting-pushing motion to strip an entire ear of corn in just a few seconds. It’s easy to wash, fun to give as a gift for the barbecue lover on your list, and just the type of whimsical gadget that makes our list of hidden gems on Amazon, too.
Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter 2-Pack
$7.65
This online buy ships fast and is the perfect way to hydrate dry winter lips. It’s also a bargain at under eight dollars for a pack of two, with real cocoa butter infused in Vaseline’s iconic petroleum jelly formula to seal moisture in for hours at a time. You can use it to try these cool lip balm hacks you’ll wish you knew all along.
Naked Juice Rainbow Machine Smoothie
$2.68
This exciting bottled juice is exactly what you’ll want to add to your next Walmart+ order, and not just because it’ll save you a stop at the expensive juice stand in town. It’s only available at a handful of retailers, Walmart being one of them, and includes a virtual cornucopia of nutrient-rich colorful fruits and veggies. Every sip is loaded with red beets, apples, mangoes, bananas, kiwis, blueberries, and blackberries. It’s also just a fun way to hop on board the rainbow trend and feel good about getting more than a full day’s supply of vitamin C and six grams of fiber per serving.
Sabre Safe Escape 3-in-1 Automotive Tool
$14.10
This personal safety device is a game-changer for the fall and winter months. The Sabre Safe Escape 3-in-1 Automotive Tool is an effective and easy-to-use personal protection product that features a seat belt cutter for malfunctioning seat belts, a glass puncturing tip, and the brand’s signature pepper gel– all to keep you safe for the unforeseen. Before you head out, make sure you have crossed off everything on our road trip planning checklist.
The Pioneer Woman Slow Cookers, set of 2
$34.99
This set of two vintage-inspired 1.5-quart slower cookers from The Pioneer Woman is a Walmart exclusive, which means you can’t find it anywhere else. For under $35 you’ll get two adorable country kitchen-worthy countertop size slow cookers in Fiona floral print, perfect for simmering your game night chili in one and another slow cooker recipe from your state in the other. Or, you could just be generous and give one to a friend or relative so you can have matching small appliances.
Hello Bello Diapers
$7.97
These cheap-and-cheerful diapers from Hello Bello are a celebrity-backed brand exclusive to Walmart stores. The boutique-like design looks expensive, but you won’t pay anything more than you’re probably paying for your plain-Jane standard white diapers now thanks to always-competitive Walmart pricing. They stay snug for great protection and are made without harmful and irritating additives like fragrance, phthalates, and lotion. They’re also processed without so much as a trace of chlorine, which keeps even the most ingredient-sensitive parents happy.
Bou Beef Bouillon Cubes
$2.87
The future is obviously here because even inexpensive pantry items like flavorful Bou Beef Bouillon will ship fast and free for qualifying Walmart orders. They’re a higher-end version of your mother’s favorite way to add depth of flavor to soups, stews, and sauces without the high-end price tag. Non-GMO ingredients like lemongrass, garlic, and nothing artificial make this gluten-free little magic cubes a great item to have on hand, and will kick your old bouillon cubes to the curb. If you love this, you’ll want to check out this list of the best deals from Amazon Pantry.
