What do you do with your used tea bags? Throw them in the trash, of course. But is this answer really as obvious as we thought?

After watching this genius video from The Savings Experiment, I bet the garbage bin will no longer be the final resting place for your used tea bags!

Apparently, this unexpected item has a plethora of uses that you would have never imagined.

From soothing irritated skin, to deodorizing stinky shoes, to even keeping pesky bugs and rodents at bay, tea bags really are one multipurpose item you shouldn’t live without!

So the next time you finish your comforting cup of steamy chamomile, don’t throw out the tea bag. Nope! Dry that sucker out and pop it into your sneakers! As silly as it sounds, I can’t wait to try!

Save your friends from smelly shoes, itchy bites and hard-to-clean dishes and let them in the secret too! SHARE the love and pass it on!