We only had an Amazon store for 5 month in 2020, but in those 5 months our followers found some favorite Amazon finds.
But first, a few detours
You know… detour from the original subject matter? If you want to skip my random musings, you can skip ahead to read our top selling Amazon finds from 2020.
I love Excel.
You know I love a good Excel spreadsheet. I am not an Excel guru, but if I were interviewing for a job, I would define myself as an “Excel Expert.” I know this is the scale because I have performed at least fifty interviews and I would say 98% of candidates exaggerate their Excel knowledge. In reality, I know how to do a pivot table. AND EVERYDAY I AM PIVOT TABLING. Except for this post. I just did a pie chart.
Blogging/Instagram is more time consuming than you think…
I started this post yesterday at 5:30 PM. Here are all of the things I did. And I still did not finish until the next day around 7 pm (I mean, I slept and worked at my real job in between those hours…)
- Amazon Shopping Analytics
- Excel graphs
- Canva posts ( I made three – one with the pie chart, one for the blog and one for Instagram – please follow me if you do not already!)
- Create Amazon storefront to top purchases (so I can get paid)
- Create separate affiliate links to hyperlink for this blog (so I can get paid)
- Write the blogpost – this always takes a lot longer than I think it will take. Mainly because I am wordy.
- Check SEO – this always takes me a long time to get “green lights” so that my blog will come up organically if people search for “Amazon Finds.” Or something.
- Write caption/find hashtags for IG post
- Create IG stories
Overall, it took me about 7 hours. For just this one post. I do not necessarily care about the money made from this post, but I do want to ensure it something that readers want to see. So please leave a comment if you enjoyed this post! And know that the links are affiliate links, which means we will make a small commission if you end up purchasing from our links.
2020 Top Selling Amazon Finds
- Acnomel Acne Medication, $11: I found this acne medication on Reddit. It is a sulfur-based acne medication, so it can be very drying. However, I think it is why it work so well for me. I use this whenever I have a large pimple that will not go away. It is flesh-colored, so you can even wear under makeup.
- Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel Pen, $7: One of my favorite finds this year. I randomly picked up this pen at a Walgreens because I knew I loved the Zebra G-301 pen. And then I fell in love. It glides across across the page so easily. It does not make any noises, like when you can hear the pen scratching the paper. I have never had any issues with the ink smearing either, although I am not a leftie.
- Kerasal Intensive Foot Repair, $7: This purchase was initially an accident. I cannot believe I am going to admit this to thousands of strangers, but I meant to buy the Kerasal Toenail Fungus treatment. However, I purchased this. Then I tried it. WOW. Your heels soften overnight. I usually apply and then wear socks over it. I do not love wearing socks to bed, so I try to do it when I am watching tv.
- OXOProduce Keeper, $13: Wash your produce. Store your produce in your fridge. Since a strainer is included, they do not spoil as quickly. Well, I am not sure if this is true. Fruit barely lasts a day in my house.
- Twinlab NA-PCA Hydration Spray, $10: I bought this because Vanessa at Goals To Get Glowing recommended it. It is a body mist that helps hydrate your skin. I use it two ways: in lieu of lotion (it dries quickly) and as a first step before I apply lotion. It really does help your skin not feel so tight. I love it.
- COSRX Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence, $15: If you like SK-II essence, this is a great dupe for it. I actually prefer it over the SK-II because I found it to be thicker and easier to apply. I started to use fermented essences because I read that they help with anti-aging. How they did, I was not sure. However, I notice a difference when I do not use one. Maybe it is because it helps prep my skin for my other serums so they have better absorption. Maybe it is because the fermented product helps break down other serums into smaller molecules to be more easily absorbed per this Dermstore article.
- MaxKare XL Heating Pad, $36: Forget jewels – James knows the real way to my heart — heating pads. He gifted this heated pad to me during Christmas last year and I cannot imagine life without it. I am a tall woman. I am plus-sized. Regular heating pads just don’t cover anything. Except for this one. It covers my whole back, shoulders, and then ties around my waist (it fits) so that it does not easily fall off.
- Silicone Utensils Set, $29: I found this set through Amazing Finders and bought it because I was not about to let my husband ruin another pan by using metal utensils. So far they have held up. I had a lot of people ask about the wood splintering, and I have not noticed that yet. However, I do try to rub with oil anytime I remember so that they do not dry out too much in the dishwasher.
- XL Sand Mat, $33: Wow. This might be one of my favorite buys from last year. We bought this because we were planning to go to Florida for Spring break before COVID hit. We always visit the beach at least once while we are down there, but since we fly, don’t have beach chairs. Enter the Wekapo Sand Mat! It is HUGE! I am almost 6′ and my husband is 6’5 and we can both lay on it without intruding on each other’s space since it is 7′ x9′. We ended up using it a lot for picnics last year since it is so lightweight and packs up into a cube.
- ColorWOW Pop N’ Lock Hair Gloss, $20: I love this hair gloss. It makes my hair SO shiny. I have fine hair, so I have to be careful with how much I use. I apply a half of pump before blow drying my hair to help with frizz and a half of pump after blow drying my hair to help with shine and flyaways. Paid full price for it and have no regrets.
That is it! What were your favorite Amazon Finds from last year?
I bought the Twinlab Hydration Spray and I love it! Thanks for all the work you do to provide us with honest reviews!
It is so easy to use! Thank you for following!
Love this and you guys!!!
Right back at ya!
Love this and you guys!
It fills me with such joy that this list includes luxury influencer favorite items like… gel pens and produce keepers. Along with the necessary heating pad and beach accessory.
Hahahahah. Me too. I think it really goes to show that randomness is my brand.
I bought 4 of the 10! Thank you for all of your hard work.
THis makes me so happy!!
I love your Excel swagger… and CosRx toner. Thanks for taking the time to share your finds.
Hahahah. I love the term “Excel Swagger.”
Just ordered the acne cream to try! Thanks for always leading me in the right direction!
Yay! I hope it works for you. It is sulfur heavy, so could be harsh for some people.
Always the best recs! I have quite a few of these. I do follow on Instagram- more like stalk 😅😅🤣😂
Thank you so much. You are so sweet and I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Love this summary! I’ve also been influenced to purchase more than one of these after following your Instagram (essence, kerasal, and body spray).
Love you! So happy you commented!!! I love following you too!
Great post! Love reading your descriptions and seeing what the most popular purchases were. Thanks for taking the time to publish it!
Thank you so much for commenting. It truly means so much to me!
Always here for a blogger that loves excel!
Yes!! I follow Excel TikTok too…
I love Amazon recommendations & always curious to see what people picked up! Trying to make less Amazon orders in 2021 (my 2020 purchases were excessive 🙈) but definitely eyeing the hair gloss & foot repair!
ME TOO. So far so good, but it is only the 13th day of the year. Hahaha.
Haha this post cracks me up! So glad you put in all the effort!
Thank you! I am most self-conscious about writing, so it really helps to know that people enjoy reading it.
Love your content!
Thank you so much for commenting!!
This is an awesome list! totally agree on colorwow, the sand mat and the utensils, too!
Yes! They are all amazing. How will I ever top this year’s list?!
Thanks for the breakdown. I love your transparency and love to follow you on Instagram!!
Thank you for commenting and for following along!
I also use the Kerasol in the evening while I’m watching TV since I hate wearing socks in bed! Love how well it works!!
Genius!
Thanks for always being so transparent about behind the scenes of being an influencer. It’s always interesting to me because not many talk about what it takes to do what you do.
I was always interested in it before I became one! I mocked influencers a lot, but then I tried it and realized how humbling it is. It is a lot harder and more time consuming than I ever gave it credit for!
Love this
Brickyard Buffalo here letting you know we love everything you share and totally know (and appreciate!) the time and effort that goes into such a great list such as the one you’ve put together here! You had us at heating pad – the real way to any woman’s heart! 😘🙌🏼
YOU ARE SO SWEET!! Thank you so much for commenting – I love you guys too! I am glad it is not just me that it takes forever to do these. Like how can we make them more efficient?
Well, I happen to like MY pie charts with a slice of cheddar 😄 ….
Loving that a specific pen was almost a fifth of your sales!
Hahahah me too. So on brand.
I love Excel too! I make a spreadsheet for anything I can think of. My favorite was anew car matrix where I compared MPG, features, warranty, etc to get an overall picture of best value for money. The great thing is that I have always loved that car because I know I got a good value for the car that matched my needs.
P.S. I follow you and your sister on Insta! Posts and content take me a long time too.
@teresagivesadvice
Thank you so much for commenting! I will follow you back!!
Great list that 100% reflects y’all 😉. Love it!
I thought so too. Love ya!!
Such good suggestions! Just added the pen to cart – I love the PCA spray so much already 🙂
ooh! Let me know how you like the pen!
Awesome post! Thank you!
Thank you for commenting!
I always love how REAL and thoughtful each suggestion is: beauty products, pens, fruit storage! What other blogger had all of these on their list??? Totally trust all your recommendations.
Aww, I appreciate this comment so much! That is what I strive for!
I love this round up! Buying the essence and the hydration spray to try! I trust your recommendations so much
That is so nice of you to say! Thank you so much for commenting! I appreciate it so much!
Great descriptions! I bought the Pop n’ Lock hair gloss on Prime day based on your recommendation and agree it’s great! I also found some other products to try. Thank you!
I love that!! Thank you so much for the feedback!
I love your product reviews! I have found so many great things on Amazon as a result of your recommendations. Next purchase will be that heating pad!
The heating pad is dynamite!
Oh my gosh, love everything about this post-it has a pie graph! My fave is how I feel like you are talking to us when you review the products! I’m coming back to the blog more!
Aww. This is such a compliment! Thank you.
I love the SK-II dupe you recommended, I use it every day! I also have to hide my pen from my husband, he’s constantly trying to steal it, I should probably just buy him one 😂.
I’m going to try that hydration spray, sounds interesting.
Yay! Thank you so much for commenting. And yes — buy that man his own pen!!
I really enjoyed this blog post!!!! I love your Instagram! (I have 4 sisters so I was immediately drawn to it.) thanks for putting this together. 🙂
Thank you so much for following