My mother lives by herself and so there are times when I have to go and check on her. I have to remember that there are certain things that my husband and I have to handle when it comes to her. This summer was a beast in our …

Microwaves are the most replaced kitchen appliance I’ve ever had in my house. Having moved into two different residences within an eight year period, I’ve gotten a double dose of choosing new appliances for the home. The plethora of sizes, styles, functions and audio signals on a …

The SOG PowerLock claims to be one of the worlds leading multi-tools. I bought my PowerLock, which is a multi-tools squeezed into a package, which actually works like a swiss army knife, at a military store at a very affordable price.
When i opened up every tools in the PowerLock, …

The Soft ‘N Style Hand Mirror is a handy little mirror that cost me two dollars and ninety-nine cents. While I do like it a little better than my previous hand mirror, the Kingsley Lucite Hand Mirror, I wish that it would’ve had a second side to it that …

When I first was looking at this jar candle I think I had this company confused with Yankee Candle Company, which I have found produces very nice fragranced candles with unusual scents. At 15 bucks for an 8 ounce jar candle is similar in price.
The thing that attracted …

I am someone that doesn’t like the job of washing dishes so I am always looking for things to make the task a bit easier. I was impressed with this Oxo brush so I decided to purchase it. When it comes to washing dishes this is one …

When I was living in Guinea-Bissau, one of the major problems I encountered was how to install a fly screen on the little verandah we had. It was not screened and although I was willing for it to be screened paying it out of my own pocket (costs about …

I’ve loved book boxes ever since I knew they existed. Over the years, I’ve bought them at Michael’s Crafts, Beverlys, book stores and specialtly gift shops. If you don’t know what a book box is, the premise is simple. It’s a box that looks like a traditional hardback book. …

For the longest time, I’ve been looking for a bathtub stopper that also fits the drain of my bathroom sink. I am happy to have found it. The Splash bathtub stopper fits drains of 1 ½ inches to 2 inches.
What a relief! I tried to live …

The free standing 30″,gas range, by Hotpoint,has many great qualities and the price is not too high! This range should cost about $599.99. Hotpoint has been around for so many years, you know you may count on this brand to be a good one. Model number RGB745WEHWW has many …

I cook a lot, but I have always been too cheap to purchase a good knife set because I learned to cook with very little. Now that I have purchased my Victorinox 10 piece set, I don’t think I could ever go back to my cheap knives again!
The …

I bought this vaccumme over a year ago for about $120.00 at Home Depot. It was reccommended to me by an employee there that said he owned one and loved it. It is by far the best vaccumme cleaner that I have ever owned. The Hoover Pet Vac has …

The Hofert Red Valentines Day Heart Novelty Christmas Lights Set cost me fifteen dollars; a very fair price considering the quality of this light set. Although this set of lights carries the word “Christmas” in its name, it’s unmistakeably a Valentine’s Day decoration and advertised as one around the …

In the evenings, I usually serve a light supper for myself and the rest of my family as we normally eat a hearty lunch during the day. Light supper is synonymous with light salads and sandwiches. For making these, I use my Silvan sandwich maker. It is not such …

I’ve mentioned in other reviews that my brother is a professional chef and caterer and he tends to upgrade his professional quality equipment on a yearly basis and those in the family tend to get his downgraded equipment. I lucked out and got the Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender, …

I using so many utensils, pots, mixers company Zepter. And with most of them I’m so happy and satisfied. A few month ago I bought knifes. Price for 6 knifes was around 250 euros. So far I found myself not really satisfied about this Zepter product. First of all …

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 …

I got the Ninja Professional blender after my Ninja Master was broken by a friend. I was so pleased with the last blender, I decided to get the next generation Ninja Professional blender. In total, there are four different parts. There is the lid, the pitcher, the blades, and …

We spend a lot of our life between sheets, even if unconscious a lot of the time, so it’s a good idea to have bedding which makes you feel comfortable and rested. A recent bedroom refurbishment gave me the opportunity to upgrade my sheets and I moved up from …

The Wine Bottle Umbrella from Nomorerack.com is by far the most coolest and creative umbrella I have ever come across. They definitely take the style of umbrellas up another stylish level. And for only $9 an umbrella, I had to get all three color choices. And being as these …

I never buy candles from the Yankee Candle Company on my own because I think they’re pretty expensive and they don’t last very long. I’m a smoker who’s always burning candles though so people around me will often buy me a few as gifts. For Christmas, my sister in …

I’ve had this little pepper grinder for years. Just like the regular version of this product, it looks like a bunny rabbit with its round shape and vertical handles that you squeeze to get the pepper out. I find it’s a cute and unusual design, but also practical. This …

I usually make homemade pizza a lot and this thing really does come in handy. When it comes to making a good pizza it’s essential in my opinion to have a good roller. It works perfectly and it’s convenient and easy to use. I purchased it …

I have a couple of Salt rock lamps. One is a t-lite holder and this glows when I stick in the tea light. The other is a wooden bowl of orange salt rock with a small bulb inside, and when I switch it on it gives a beautiful glow. …

I have been using the Bissell Smart Details mop for about 5 months and I really love this mop. This is a fairly inexpensive mop in my opinion compared to other similar mops. I paid 20 dollars for this mop and I believe that it’s certainly worth …

S.C. Johnson, the family company, created an exemplary product called Windex, a glass cleaner. According to the Greek father on “My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding,” Windex is the solution to every dirty surface and every bodily ache. I do not say so much. However, Windex is the solution to …

My husband and I both enjoy trying product that we see on television so when we were in Bed, Bath and Beyond a few weeks back and saw the “Scrub Daddy” sponge we decided that we would try for no other reason than it had been featured on a …

Recently launched liquidator model which is said to be the advanced product from earlier products came with a big bang in the market. I purchased it last month. If really something is advanced, then surely the price must have increased but it is same as previous one and henc …

The main reason why we purchased the Sharp R-230KW microwave is because it was rated as the best countertop microwave (by ConsumerSerach.com). It’s 0.8 cubic feet and 800 watts which is what we were looking for. It’s slightly smaller than our old Emerson microwave, but it heats food twice …

I have tried so many cleaning products over the past few years. I haven’t quite settled with one and I’m always looking for the new big thing. I encountered one cleaning product that I knew I just had to write a review on. It was the LA’s Totally Awesome …

I wanted a way to protect my carpet against stains and build up so I decided to try this. After using it I have been very impressed with the results and I am so glad that I decided to purchase it. It eliminates the need to have …

The Evergreen Enterprises Harvest Gathering Luncheon Napkins come in a twelve pack for four dollars and twenty-five cents. These are napkins that beautifully capture the colors of autumn while still being thick and strong enough to be used like regular napkins. They’re more expensive than the plain or lightly …

Three months ago, I bought a Sunnex Teflon coated frying pan which replaced my heavy duty ordinary frying pan. The brand appealed to me because of the manufacturers’ aggressive effort of advertising the product. I am a customer who believes that a brand image is a liability for the …

The only real reason why I —˜m talking about the Black and Decker Convection oven is because in all reality, I hate this thing. I hate everything about this little convection oven. My husband bought it so that’s one of the reasons why I hate it. (no offense honey) I …

I just purchased a new pedestal fan after my second tower fan inexplicably stopped working. The Climate Keeper 16 inch Oscillating Pedestal Fan was quite a bargain at 18.00 USD, and turned out to be even more powerful than the costlier tower fans.
Living in a …

When it comes to scissors, at my house, there are several types. Fabric scissors, paper scissors, all purpose scissors, embroidery scissors, metal scissors. There is scissors with th Eiffel Tower as the handle, and colorful scissors. Some of the scissors are made in Italy or Germany.
Mundial scissors, …

I was looking for a blender to make simple things; protein shakes and smoothies for my kids, I bought a blender from Proctor & Silex. I was not looking for a lot of bells and whistles just one that blended well. I choose a basic white model with three …

I don’t know if you require caffeine infusions in the morning to reach full functional capacity, but if you do I have the solution. Cuisinart Automatic Grind and Brew will get you hopping out of bed to retrieve that aromatic cup of Joe.
This coffee pot and grinder combination …

I got a pair of these dryer balls from someone who had moved away, in a box of different things that she had left for me. They are light blue, slightly smaller than a tennis ball, and shallow inside. I had never used dryer balls before, although I heard …

When summer started, we really cannot deny the heat. It reached mid 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the Midwestern states. Sometimes the high temperature is just too much to bear. I have left with no choice but to turn on the air conditioning unit the whole day just to make staying …

I really love these leather protector wipes. I have been using them for over a year and I have been really impressed by how well they work. These wipes are sold in several different sizes which I believe is great but I normally purchase the container that …

Everyone knows that the color safe bleaches are much more expensive than the regular bleaches and since most of our clothes are colors, I use the color safe type of bleach almost exclusively. Since I am always looking for any way to save money, I decided to try …

The Companion 34 piece Home Owner Set is definitely a good idea for anyone to keep around their home. Even if you are not a very handy person this set has things that you are bound to need at one time or another. So instead of hunting through …

This mandolin comes with 5 stainless steel blades. A grater, shredder, slicer, wavy slicer and one to Julienne. The all snap in and out of place and when not in use they are stored in compartments under the mandolin. It is made of plastic and stainless steel and best …

My children all adore tortillas but I was becoming a little bored of using them only to create wraps and homemade tortilla chips. I’d bought ready made tortilla shells in the past but found transporting and storing them was difficult as they’re so delicate.  It took quite a lot …

I think this vacuum cleaner is excellent value for money and certainly copes with picking up all the dog hairs from my carpet, so it has a good power to it. I bought mine from Argos for about £70 but I now see from the website that the …

The Dollar Tree carries a forty-eight pack of their brand of plastic utensils that are evenly split up into forks, spoons and knives for just a dollar. Unlike the durable plastic forks and spoons at Walgreens sold under the Walgreens brand, these don’t quite hold up as well and …

I bought this pen-type stain remover from London Drugs six months ago for a mission. The mission was that somebody at the office always came by my desk asking if I had a stain remover. Apparently, some manager or supervisor needed it to remove some stains on …

Cleaning the bathroom is a pain in the butt, and cleaning the toilet is even worse. Just recently I decided to try the Clorox Toilet Wand to see if delivered on any of its commercial promises.
I do like several things about the product. It’s light weight. …

I had not owned a pressure cooker prior to this one, so I cannot compare it with other models or the old fashioned non electric ones. I chose this one based on the reviews of it I had read online and because the retailer William Sonoma carries it and …