This lamp was purchased to be a reading lamp that would not disturb people who were trying to watch TV. The living room in my home is such a multifunctional space that people are often working and playing at the same time.
I noticed in the store that it …

I bought this Slant Fin portable heater in 2007 from CompactAppliance.com. I have bought a few different kinds of portable heaters over the years and this was my first Slant Fin heater. I was doing my shopping via the internet when I found this heater. I was drawn to …

We had hired a sweeper to clean the toilet bowls of our house regularly but he took a lot of leaves and the day he turned up, did not do the work satisfactorily. He also used to charge an appreciable amount for the job.
It was that by chance we …

This is an Elite Home product that I purchased from Super Target and returned to Super Target. I returned the pillowcases because I wasn’t satisfied with them. If I’m going to pay fifteen dollars for two pillowcases, they better be heavenly comfortable, and heavenly comfortable is not how I …

I use Febreeze Extra Strength Fabric and Room Freshener in my home regularly. I like the original scent the best because of all the variations it seems to do the best at staying fresh and destroying tough odors around my home. I buy this product at Wal-Mart for about …

I needed mixing bowls and found the perfect set at Walmart. The Pyrex Prepware 3 piece Mixing Bowl Set has three different sized bowls. There is a small, medium and large bowl in the set and I paid $14.99 for the set. These are great bowls and everyone should …

I bought this product as an air and carpet sanitizer as a corner of my matchbox sized home had a nasty musty smell. As a rule, I don’t like air fresheners and their ilk. The chemically smell that many have, I find a little unsettling. And …

I bought the Bell & Howell Ultrasonic Electro-Magnetic Pest Repeller when our entire apartment complex was having issues with a roach infestation. Since both my husband and I have respiratory concerns, using conventional sprays to try to get rid of the problem was causing additional troubles, so we …

The Rival Crockpot from Wal-Mart was not only an affordable addition to my cooking appliances, but it was also one that I know I will get much use out of. This crockpot can be purchased at Wal-Mart stores or on the Wal-Mart site for only ten dollars! I couldn’t …

If you have read any of my other reviews you’re probably thinking to yourself, “She only chooses the more expensive of products.”
That is not my goal, I choose which product that I personally like best.
I am now comparing the Dollar General brand bathroom cleaner to Scrubbing Bubbles.
They both do …

I own a few strainers and this is one of the ones that I use for straining smaller foods. It’s only three inches in diameter so I would only recommend it for small items. I have owned it for about a year now. I purchased it …

I experienced a huge problem with ants in my home this summer, so I bought a package of three Pic Ant Traps. I had tried using Raid and other sprays to get rid of the ants, but the ones I could not get rid of were around my kitchen …

In my house we love to cook, we love to put huge meals together from time to time. One of the things we like to do outside of cooking huge meals is putting together simple meals. Since it’s getting a little cold outside we like to cook soups and …

I have used different products to was the dishes in my life. Some of them stink badly some of them dry your hand skin, some of them wash well and some of them don’t.
I saw so many commercials about Pur by Henkel but I thought that it would be …

I was recently given an Oster 6293 Toaster Oven for my birthday. So far, I would have to say that it is not great. Features of this toaster oven are as follows:
Maximum temperature of up to 450 farenheight
6 slice capacity
Includes crumb tray
Has convection cooking feature
I have used this oven …

This drink mixer didn’t mix much of anything. I tried five different powdered mix drinks in this mixer and it didn’t dissolve any of the mixes. It left drink mix particles and that isn’t pleasant to drink down at all! It seemed no matter how long I let this …

When I clean my dishes I hate using the chemical filled unnatural dish detergents to get them clean. Instead, I like to use the Earth Friendly Ultra Liquid Dishmate Natural Lavender Dish Soap instead. I like this dish soap because it actually helps me enjoy doing my dishes because …

The Corelle Livingware Twenty-Eight Ounce Super Soup and Cereal Bowl cost me around seven dollars. I like this porcelain bowl because even if I don’t need all the space that it offers, it’s tall sides prevent soup, pasta, salad, cereal or chili from spilling over. When I have a …

Ok, so many of you have heard of and loved the magic bullet or something of the like. Well, the BAMIX is a kitchen mixer along those lines but it is hand-held! It claims to mix, blend, puree, chop or whip, whatever you need; and it doesn’t …

The Tefal induction hob is my first-ever foray into induction cooking. Before this, I prepared meals using an electric stove top. My move to induction cooking was two fold: I wanted to save up on electricity and induction cookers were what I mostly saw available at the appliance stores in …

Borax Natural Laundry Booster and multipurpose household cleaner have helped me to become a better home maker. I basically love keeping all the areas of my home —“ sparkling clean and so toiled really hard to remove all the dust and grime from various quarters of my home. But …

I got one of these Panasonic vacuums because I heard that they were pretty good. I chose this one in particular partly because it doesn’t take up as much space as other vacuum cleaners. I guess the size isn’t that much smaller actually. To me, it is just only …

Following diets is not easy so I decided to get this electronic scale to see if any progress at all has been made. I had a scale before which worked by adjusting it manually. That was really an inconvenience as I would need to bend or get on …

I really like going to Lowes Home and Garden Shop on Honey go Blvd, White Marsh Maryland. We had to purchase a leaf shredder last year, the one we had for fifteen years finally went up. We saw this Flowtron LE-900 leaf shredder, we liked it because …

When we bought our condo two years ago, we were very proud to have finally been in a financial position to buy our own home instead of living out of apartments or, worse, mobile homes. But, when we moved in, we discovered that although the condo had central air …

I have been a Tide user for years. May it be for a machine powder or a detergent powder, I am maintaining my loyalty to Tide. Lately however, I noticed something different about this product especially the detergent bar.
Since I need …

My better half is always either skipping lunch while working or else he eats something quick and fattening to tide him over until he gets home at night.
For one thing, not eating all day makes him super irritable and for another, he isn’t as sharp, can’t concentrate to his …

I have had the Sears Kenmore refrigerator for slightly over three years. This is the amount of time that I ahve been in my residence.
This refrigerator is model number 253 74152402. It is equipped with the standard two drawer vegetable crisper and deli drawer and includes an icemaker.
I have …

As an owner of a Swiffer WetJet I have to purchase these refills regularly and they work very well. I usually purchase them from Wal-Mart but I have purchased them from several other stores also. One thing that I love about them is that they …

Dryer sheets can be used in more places than just when drying clothes. After using several brands, including store brands, I decided I prefer Bounce. My favorite is not the original orange box of Bounce, but the one called “Renewing Rain’ which comes in a green box with …

Living in a warm climate, there are many nights when it’s just too hot to use the regular oven; on nights like these I inevitably use my T-Fal Avante Elite Toaster Oven to prepare my family meals. Unlike other toaster ovens you may be familiar with …

We bought our Dustbuster a few days after our wedding. I’m happy to report that a year later, our little Dustbuster is still one of our favorite and most reliable appliances at home.
Our apartment is small and we have a little problem having space for stuff. We don’t even have …

Have you every heard of this Promix Proffesioal Mixer Product? It’s not a kind of mixer that we normally use when we want to make or bake a cake. But this is a very high-tech mixer. Actually it should say that it’s a professional blender. Because most of the …

In yet another attempt to get healthy, I recently decided to replace my morning breakfast with a fresh, vitamin packed fruit smoothie. With my new Back to Basics Smoothie Maker, I am able to make perfectly delicious drinks in no time flat!
The smoothie maker contains …

Several months ago my cheap dollar store air freshener ran out and I decided to purchase an Air-wick air freshener for my house. I wanted something that would be affordable yet still help me to relax and after some research I finally decided that Air Wick Lavender and Chamomile …

Even here, in Canada, during the summer, it get really hot. That is originally the reason I purchased my Lasko fan. After 3 years of using it, I would definitely say I am very satisfied with it.
It is easy to assemble, taking only about half an hour. The …

My daughters all adore pizza and although it’s a fairly high fat food I do tend to indulge their cravings more often than I probably should, especially at the weekend when they’re settling down to watch a film in the evening.  I bought this 14″ pizza pan to help …

I really love eating sandwiches, especially the toasted kind. I actually prefer snacking on a healthy sandwich for lunch. I think toasting a sandwich is an art, and one important factor that can determine whether you make good or bad sandwiches is having the right kind of sandwich toaster. …

Some time back, out of the blue, my mum suggested that I buy the Kenwood BM450 bread maker. She said that she had got one for herself, and it was a breeze to use. I really hate baking, so this idea was (at least at first) at best laughable. …

This “air in a can” craze has been around for a while; only recently has it had to be monitored because of its abuse. 3M Compressed Air makes it apparent by labling their product that a bittering substance is used to discourage “huffing”. If you are a parent or …

I got a set of IKEA Bath towels as a gift .They were 3 in number.Two in strange colours.One small towel was good.2 big red towels were really bad.Threads as fur are comming out so badly.So the whole bathroom gets filled with fur threads of towel.But …

I first started using this about a month ago and I really enjoy using it. The main reason why I decided to start using it was because I’m able to use the same product to clean several different surfaces without having to purchase many separate cleaners. …

This aluminum foil works wonderfully well. Whenever I want to cook something on a pan in the oven, I pull out the aluminum foil. What’s really nice about this stuff is the fact that it doesn’t get hot. No matter how hot the oven gets, this stuff doesn’t get …

The Shark Steam Pocket Mop Deluxe comes with all the attachments and covers you could wish for to clean both hardwood and stone floors. I bought this having purchased a home with stone flooring throughout hoping to find a quick and healthy way of keeping a lot of …

I am often dropping food on my clothes or getting anything that can stain on my clothes. I am also a mom. So, I often deal with stains on my child’s clothes. I have tried a bunch of different stain removing cleaners. My most recent …

Thanks to my husband that gave this juicer as my birthday gift. Now I can make fresh fruit juice for my kids every day. And I know for sure that it’s the best thing that they can drink in the morning. Fresh fruit juice that I make with this …

I love my Black and Decker Smart Brew Coffee Maker. I have had this coffee maker for over two years and have not had a single problem with it. It is a twelve cup capacity coffee maker and I like how it looks on my kitchen counter. …

I bought this hand-held vacuum from Oreck in the hope that it would cope with the overwhelming amount of white hair that my puppy regularly sheds, but I am afraid that it has been a total disappointment. As I occasionally catch the Oreck presentations on QVC I was …

About a month or two ago, I bought three boxes of the DG Value Aluminum Foil. I love shopping at the Dollar General for good deals, but I never had bought their aluminum foil before. I knew I was running low at home on it, so I decided to …

I purchased a Globe DC motor from eBay to use for a project involving a hand-powered electric generator. The motor, about one inch in diameter, and two inches long, can be used as a motor powered by a battery, or as a small DC electric generator. it …