Wirecutter’s 100 Most Popular Picks of August 2025
As a wise singer-songwriter observed, August slips away, and our readers must have felt that as they enjoyed the last of summer, celebrating tomato season and discovering great olive oils, as well as giving summer hosts stellar gifts. Readers picked up little luxuries, including demure diamond earrings and a cleansing balm we love.
But for many people, August was all about going back to school: Readers stocked up on some of our best school supplies, including lunch boxes, mechanical pencils, and even laptops and earbuds.
As summer winds down and routines pick back up, take inspiration from this list of the 100 products our readers clicked on the most this month.
Continue reading to learn more, written by the Wirecutter Staff.
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