I would have to say the biggest surprise of the past year for me has been these CVS store brand Oil Absorbing Sheets: http://www.cvs.com/shop/produc.....uId=320988.

They sent a sample with an order, and I thought they were weird because they're nothing like blotting paper -- more like little sheets of plastic. But there's something on them that binds with oil, because if you press one to your nose, it becomes INSTANTLY un-shiny. So much better than powder.

My son and husband both got obsessed with them as well.

How about you -- what are your product surprises?