Housewares Reviews
BergHOFF Stainless Steel Teakettle
I use teakettles a lot and I own several. This one works perfectly and it gets the job done without a lot of hassle. It’s very durable and it has lasted for a long time. I first purchased it from K-Mart a few years …
EZ Foldz 12-Inch Folding Step Stool
I originally bought this step stool for a friend of mine as part of her shower gift. She is very small and has a really hard time reaching kitchen cabinets. When she received it she was so excited about it and after several uses she couldn’t say …
Toro Electric Trimmer 31358
I have had the Toro 13 inch electric trimmer for 3 or 4 years now.
I like this trimmer because at 4.75 pounds it is lightweight and easy to use. If you have a small lawn you can plug it in and cut all of your grass with …
Member’s Mark 16 Oz. Clear Plastic Cups
I’ve been purchasing Member’s Mark 16 Oz. Clear Plastic Cups for a few years now, and I really love them. I use a lot of plastic cups and have tried different brands, but this brand, which I believe is exclusive to Sam’s Club, has been the best of …
Black and Decker Smart Brew
I love a good cup of coffee in the morning, who doesn’t? I also like Black and Decker products which is what led me to buy this coffee maker. The previous one we had started leaking so it was definitely time for a new one. Heaven forbid should my …
Safety 1st Lever Handle Lock
Because I have a day care in my home, and I have two babies here during the day, I have tried to keep my home as child-proof as possible. Once the older baby was able to get around and open drawers, cupboards, closets, and other things around the …
Amco Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
I was looking for a large bowl so I purchased this bowl a little over a month ago and it’s amazing. I mainly use it for mixing but it works very well for other things also. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 15 dollars for …
BonVie Mini Mixer
This mini mixer lasted me approximately four and a half weeks before it kicked the bucket on me. I tried replacing the batteries and new batteries didn’t bring it back to life. I’m pretty sure nothing happened to it during this four and a half week period that could …
General Electric Electric Oven and Hob Model JCS630
I have a kitchen full of General Electric Appliances. This hs nothing to do with brand loyalty. I just didn’t know any better when I was outfitting my first apartment.
Unlike the vast majority of those appliances, however, the oven isn’t complete trash. It’s still not very good but at …
Cuisinart DLC- 10S Pro Classic 7- Cup Food Processor
The food processor has become an integral part of today’s kitchen just because of its quality of speeding up lot of jobs which includes slicing, chopping, shredding, mixing and also kneading dough. I wanted to have one that has different bowls so that I can do as much variety …
La’s Totally Awesome Laundry Detergent
I have used both the red and the green bottles of La’s Totally Awesome Laundry Detergent. My experience with both has been horrible. First I will tell you about my experience with the red bottle and then I will tell you about the green bottle.
I first purchased a red …
Kleenex Lotion Tissues
One of my pet dislikes is when I have a box of tissues that sheds dust and particles everywhere each time I pull a tissue out. This gets worse, for example, when I blow my nose and find that I start choking, because I have breathed in a …
Instyler Rotating Iron
The Instyler Curling Iron is known for using a rotating brush to straighten or curl hair. The fist set of bristles separate the hair for even heat to the hair and the second set of bristles puts a shine and finishing touch to the result of your hair …
Brawny Essentials Trash Bags
I have been using these trash bags for about a year now and they work perfect. They are very cheap and I have noticed that the are priced at almost half the price of others. They are sold in box of 5 for 2 dollars. I …
Honeywell Tower Air Purifier
I received this oscillating ifD Tower Air Purifier by Honeywell as a gift about 10 months ago. I use it in my small office where I get a lot of dust daily, probably from a nearby freeway.
There is a 3-stage filtration system with a washable pre-filter, 2 washable …
Purex 2X Ultra Concentrate Laundry Detergent
I get excited when a product comes out which saves me money. But of course, it has to work well too, or any money you save is just a waste. I bought Purex 2X Ultra Concentrate liquid laundry detergent last week because it was literally half the price of …
Oxo Good Grips 37481 Grout Brush
I wanted an easier way to clean the grout on my floor so I decided to purchase this brush. I am very happy with the purchase and I believe it was a great buy. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 7 dollars for it at …
Bounce Dryer Sheets
I like to make sure that my clothes don’t have static cling in them after I do the laundry. In order to do that, I started using dryer sheets to stop the static cling. I chose Bounce Dryer sheets because it seems to be a trusted name. I purchases …
Jack LaLannes Power Juicer
I’ve just started the whole juicing thing and when it comes to juicing I have totally met my limit. When you juice you have to get the right kind of juicer and I don’t think that I got the right one. My experience wasn’t all that great. I’m not …
Century Novelty Valentine Heart Garland (Product Item Number: 070-100)
The Century Novelty Valentine Heart Garland cost me one dollar and sixty cents. It’s a twelve foot long red garland that consists of red hearts. The red hearts reflect light well because they’re metallic in design. Since they’re metallic, when light hits the surface of the hearts, some may …
TOP Anti-Bacterial Laundry Detergent by Lion Japan
The TOP Anti-Bacterial Laundry Detergent by Lion Japan was introduced in Singapore about five years back and I was tempted to use it because apart from the usual claims by any other laundry detergents like removing tough stains, removing bad odor, prevent color fading this one went one step …
Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit
The Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit doesn’t work like it says it does, or at least it didn’t work for me. I put this
little machine to the ultimate tests. I have two guys living with me that work on jet engines daily. They come home …
Signature Classic 3.2 Quart Deep Fryer
I received my Signature Classic 3.2 Quart Deep Fryer as a Christmas present last year. I was really excited to try it out as I love fried foods, but want some control over the types of oil used, and to ensure the food is drained of the oil …
Sanyo 3.6 Cubic Foot Refrigerator
The Sanyo 3.6 Cubic Foot Refrigerator in our master bedroom is exactly the same brand of refrigerator we have in our office. But my husband and I got a better bargain here because while our office actually bought this for PHP12, 100, we got it cheaper at PHP11, …
Arm & Hammer Liquid Laundry Detergent- Clean Burst Scent
I remember that my mom used to use baking soda a lot when I was a child, and so when I first came across Arm & Hammer’s Liquid Laundry Detergent I decided that it might be worth giving it a try. I found it at on sale Wal-Mart for …
Bissell No Bag Vacumm Cleaner
I bought the Bissell Powerforce Bagless Easy Empty Dirt Container with Washable Filters Vacuum Cleaner with high hopes. I liked that it was bagless because I did not want to have to keep buying bags and the bag process can be pretty filthy. It looked easy at …
Pyrex Dishes
I keep seeing stories of Pyrex dishes shattering, in some cases even cutting and hurting people. I don’t know what to think about this. I have had some of my Pyrex for years and years and some is fairly new. I have never had any break other than by …
Raley’s Fine Living Heavy Duty Cutlery
Not long ago I tried the Safeway store brand of cutlery and found it to be okay and probably better than expected. In contrast, I actually expected Raley’s Fine Living Heavy Duty Cutlery to be much better than it is.
I purchased two different packages. One was a …
Wilko Everyday Value Lemon Cream Surface Cleaner
I have to live on my own wages and I really find it difficult to stretch my money to pay for everything I need all at once. I love to spend money on nice toiletries and skin care and make-up, but there are some items that I am …
Salt Rock Lamps
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. …
Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Natural Cleaning Products
Mrs. Meyers line of cleaning products do what they promise in that they provide you with a non toxic product that does actually clean your home and leaves it smelling fresh. I would recommend some but not all of the products, however.
The Dishwashing Liquid - At $4.99, this …
Glade Pine Scented Air Freshener
I have been using the Glade Pine Scented Air Freshener in the bathroom at work. My experience with this air freshener has been very pleasant. Please let me share it with you.
I like the fact that the air freshener comes in a nicely packaged case. It has a deep …
Baygon Insect repellant spray
Rainy season is the season when insects pester the house throughout day as well as night, everywhere we see moths and various kind of insect hovering around especially when we switch on the light. These insects are really hard to get rid off and however hard we try one …
X-14 Mildew Stain Remover, Deep Clean
So we’ve had this ongoing problem with our bathroom. When we first moved in two years ago, the bathroom was the only point of concern I had because the tile grout along the surround of the bathtub was in pretty gruesome shape and looked like it was just full …
Pledge Multi-Surface Cleaning and Dusting Spray
I have been using Pledge products for years. To me pledge and wooden furniture go together like peanuts and M&M’s it’s just the perfect combination. I have however started using pledge multi-surface spray here recently and thus far I really like it. I saw it on television …
Renuzit Super Odor Neutralizer Spray
I’m always looking for ways to keep my household smelling clean and fresh. I’ve tried a variety of odor removers and fragrances but I really like Renuzit Super Odor Neutralizer. Although it comes in other scents, I’m partial to the Orchard Garden scent.
Don’t expect this product to completely …
d.light LED Solar Rechargeable #S20 Area Lantern
I purchased the d.light LED Solar Rechargeable Lantern because I had an issue in my apartment that I assume many people face.
The light switch for the living room in my apartment is actually in the kitchen so whenever I came home at night I would have to stumble …
The Bionaire BAP706 Air Cleaner and Ionizer
The Bionaire BAP706 air cleaner and ionizer is a rather useless machine. The guaranteed whisper quite machine turns into one of the loudest machines running in your house by the time the 90 day return policy for most stores is over. Well, that was what happened with …
Charm Room Fragrance Air Freshener
I have had this can of Charm Room Fragrance for ages it seems and it is still going strong. I am sure I did not pay much for it and I got a large, 330ml cannister for that. What I like about this is that it does …
Vim Drop Dish Wash Active Gel
I ran out of dish washing liquid and that is why I went out to buy anew and I was able to buy Vim Drop Dish Wash Active Gel. It is lemon in scent which is a liquid gel that is used to wash off dishes to be spic …
Flash Multisurface and Glass Spray
I would imagine that we have all looked for a great cleaning product that does everything, so that there is no need to buy loads of cleaning products to do all the different jobs that we find ourselves doing when we are cleaning the house. Well I think at …
Carbro Hot Iron Cleaner
I am doing everything at home now as my helper has suddenly turned entrepreneurial and decided to sell sweets in front of her house knowing that she will be unemployed once we leave in 6 weeks. The dreaded ironing chore is my sole responsibility since I got back here …
Honeywell Mini Tower Surround Heater
We bought this heater for camping. We have a trailer, and it does have heat, but we usually don’t need to run the heat except for at night if it gets really cold out. We needed a little space heater that was just enough to take the …
Tide with Febreeze Laundry Detergent
I recently decided that despite my tight budget I’d go back to top of the line commercial laundry detergent instead of making my own because the odors were not coming out of my child’s clothing. I was lacking the essential oils that give it the scent and couldn’t get …
Studio Silversmiths Etched Glass Cake Plate with Dome
I was pretty displeased with the Studio Silversmiths Etched Glass Cake Plate with Dome. This item cost me almost thirty dollars and I didn’t feel at all like the cake plate and dome was worth that kind of money. Although I only had one problem with this cake plate …
Memory Foam Pillo, As Seen on TV - Standard Size
I started using contoured pillows about 6 years ago and ever since then, I can’t go to sleep or get a good night’s sleep on a regular pillow. The one that I have used till now were foam pillows but they were not the kind of foam that is …
Sole piatti Odour stop super-de-greaser
I usually wash the dishes by myself although we have a dishwasher for several years now. Usually there’s not enough dishes to make the dishwasher full and sometimes not even half full, there’s an option that makes the dishwasher wash less if it is not full but I rarely …
Gorilla Tape
This has got to be the best general purpose tape ever. It only costs $2-$8, depending on where you buy it. It’s easy to rip into vertical strips. It holds anything together, wood, plastic, metal, even at cold temperatures. I did find, however, that in minus 38 degrees(really I …
Philips cucina HR 1560/63 hand mixer
I really like to cook, and I really like to make cakes. There was a period when I used to make a cake or bake biscuits at least 2 times a week. I dn’t do that any more because I noticed that as much sweets I can make my …
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