Housewares Reviews
Scotch Brite No Scratch Scrub Sponges
I used to think that a sponge was a sponge and was not too picky about the type that i used. Unfortunately, I was wrong and I have ran into quite a few faulty sponges. I hate buying a pack of sponges and having to use the whole pack …
Mr.Clean Magic Eraser
I got a free sample of this product and was pretty skeptical but since it was free I thought I’d give it a try.
I was surprised that the spongy material would actually take the fingerprints and food stains off my walls but it really did!
The product gets a bit …
Dirt Devil vision wide glide 12 amp with motor guard
This review is for the Dirt Devil vision wide glide 12 amp with motor guard wide 15″ nozzle. This was the worst vacuum cleaner I have ever used. This came with a small attachment that you can use to clean furniture or stairs. It uses a sort of momentum …
Joy Dishwashing Liquid
Before I used to use a bar soap to clean our dishes after eating. And I am so pissed after because I have to keep on washing it like three times and I have to soak the frying pans with a hot water just to take off those oils …
Treasury Clear Plastic Wrap
You know I never used to use plastic wrap much but my mother and grandmother was always using it. I just didn’t see the need for it because there are ziplock bags and such available. It is only recently when I started to get back into baking and now …
O’Cedar Grout Cleaner Brush
I know from experience that it can be a really big hassle when trying to clean grout lines because it’s hard to find anything that’s able to fit. I started using this brush a few months ago and they work very well. This thing certainly does get …
Tide Pods Liquid Laundry Detergent Packs
I like to use Tide a lot since it is almost the only product that will get my husband’s clothes clean and remove deodorant stains in a single wash. For the most part, I like to use Tide liquid because it seems to take less than the powder. However, that …
Martha Stewart Clean Carpet Spot Cleaner
I had done a review on a Martha Stewart Clean Toilet Bowl Cleaner, and it stands to reason more of the Martha Stewart line of cleaning products would soon follow because I have this slight obsession when it comes to her and all her powers of home decor and …
GE Dishwasher GSD500P-35AW
One of the appliances that I acquired when I purchased my home was a dishwasher. It was so nice to not have to worry about such things when moving house, and I was just happy I wouldn’t have to wash dished by hand. However, after using it for several …
600-Thread-Count Solid Sateen Pillowcase Pair
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 …
DangEZ Reacher
One of my absolute necessities in my house is the DangEZ Reacher. In fact, I wish I had a couple more to place in strategic locations. Produced by the ArcMate Mfg. Corp, the DangEZ Reacher makes life so much easier for anyone who has difficulty bending over or …
Master Lock 5401D Select Access Wall-Mounted Key Storage Box
In a span of 20 years I could no longer count the time we’ve changed the locks in our house because it was either I or my son who’d lost the sets of key to the doors of our household. My husband really suffered terrible headache with the two …
Libman Curved Kitchen Brush
I own several of these things and they tend to work very well. Although they are intended to be used in the kitchen, I’ve used them for scrubbing other things also including for bathroom cleaning. I do a lot of cleaning and of course I’ve used several …
Axion Dish Washing Liquid Green Lime
When I moved out of my parent’s house I tried my best to be thrifty. I started off with trying different brands to use for my own household. I bought from brands that offered the cheapest prices. But cheap is not always a guarantee you’ll save more in the …
Bialetti Moka express stove top Coffee Machine
Every morning in my house, we have to have a fresh batch of coffee made for not only me but my husband as well. We can’t start off our day without it. Our old coffee pot ended up going bananas on us so we had to buy a new …
Frigidaire FAD704TDP 70-Pint Dehumidifier
This summer has got to be one of the worst summers for New York. We experienced high temperatures, and not only that but around here is really humid, so that just makes it even worse! We have experienced numerous heat waves, and there were few little things you could …
Holmes Tower Quartz Heater space heater
I was looking for alternative source for heating my home. Since my home was built in 1896 and very drafting I wanted to buy some space heaters. I went to Target and saw these Holmes Tower Quartz Heaters. I had bought (x3) smaller heaters from Holmes at Wal-Mart like …
Scotch brite rescue pads
Scotch Brite rescue pads are the greatest thing invented. They replace brillo pads that rust up and lose their soap. The only problem is that they were hardly advertised when they came out yet are always stocked in supermarkets next to the brillo and sos pads. …
Smartek Handheld Powerful Garment Steamer
The Smartek Handheld Powerful Garment Steamer was a waste of my money and I’m here to complain about it. I’m not sure who convince me to even buy this thing but I did and now I’m regretting every bit of it. First of all I want to talk about …
Glade clean linen
Glade Clean Linen is one of my favorite aerosol air fresheners on the market, I feel that if your home is stinky, it is dirty. When I have completed my daily house cleaning, I give my house a walk thru with a can of Glade aerosol air freshener, and …
Lasko Room Heaters
About a year ago, my dad brought home a couple of Lasko room heaters for our individual rooms. Our house is a pretty old house, and it is not insulated very well. As a result, it’s really hot in the summer, and freezing in the winter. The heat and …
Dry Dock Hygienic Air Dry Dish Mat
I needed some more room for dishes so I purchased this dish mat to use to dry dishes and I love using it. I use it mainly for cups and large pots and pans because considering that it’s completely flat it doesn’t work as well when drying plates. …
Awesome Cleaner
The dollar store sells this cleaner called Awesome and it is a great multi-purpose cleaner and you can not beat the price at one dollar a bottle. I usually buy about five per month and this I use to clean everything in my house.
I use this …
Totes Micro-Mini Umbrella from Tesco
I have lost the label to this umbrella but I think it was called a mini Tote, but anyway I bought it at Tesco for the very reasonable price of £7.50. I will describe it and hopefully you can work out which particular umbrella I am talking about. …
Char-Broil Smoker from Home Depot
This past summer we were planning a large party and my husband wanted to buy a smoker for the event, and cook some briskets. He has always wanted a smoker, and we started shopping around. We found one at Home Depot call Char-Broil that cost $150. It looks like …
Sunlight dishwashing liquid
As a sole home owner I have to do all the shopping myself, and since I am relatively new to this whole setup I have decided to stick with household products I know will work, as they have been tried and tested and they have worked well before.
As for …
Magic Bullet
I must admit that I am normally a skeptic when it comes to purchasing things off of an informercial. I had seen a commercial for the Magic Bullet, which is suppose to be this ingenious system that cuts your cooking time and promises to do jobs in less than …
Office Star Resin Multipurpose Table
I purchased this table to use around the office and I have to say that I really love it. I purchased it from Amazon.com and I paid 50 dollars for it at the time of purchase. I was a bit skeptical at first and I didn’t want …
Godrej Pentacool Refrigerator
Many years of sweet remembrances since the day we purchased this fridge in cherry colour. It is a double door refrigerator with power and compressor operation LEDs on the front panel. It has a shockproof body and is 100 % cfc-hcfc-hfc free, frost-free fridge. It also has a zero …
Green Wash Ball
My detergent powder though of a very good quality, sometimes irritated my sensitive skin resulting in rashes. Although this happened occasionally —“ I had kind of accepted it and treated it with medications till it got healed. But when I happened to come across —˜Green Wash Ball” which was …
Scott’s Miricle Grow plant food
Scott’s Miricle grow is the only plant food I use. I have used other fertilizes and plants foods in the past, but am now only true to Miricle Grow. I do not just naturally have a green thumb, but my friends and neighbors are under the impression I do. …
Mr. Bar-B-Q 18-Piece Stainless Steel BBQ Tool Set
If you’re someone who is into grilling and outdoor barbeques, then I would highly suggest you run out and purchase the Bar-B-Q 18 piece cooking set.
Bar-B-Q 18- piece cooking tool set is a grill master or grill beginners necessity. I’m not yet comfortable with grilling outdoors on a big …
Broom and Dustpan Set
Bending and stooping can be a challenge, when you have mobility issues, so performing some household chores, like sweeping and gathering up the dirt afterwards, can be hard to do physically. Most standard brooms require you to bend, but when you have serious back issues, sweeping can become …
Nikon 8072 Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
I bought Nikon 8072 Microfiber Cleaning Cloth for $7.86 online. Here is my review.
They are much like your kitchen rags, but they are meant to last a longer time, because of how they are made. These towels are measured 6.2 x 2.5 x 0.7 inches, …
JT Eaton Trap-Em Yellowjacket and Wasp Trap
This is an absolutely horrible product! I have had two of these traps hanging in my yard for nearly three months (since May) and the only thing I have caught in them is one moth and two ants (for both traps). I know there are many yellowjackets and wasps …
OXO Good Grips Soap Squirting Palm Brush
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 …
Sunbeam Iron with Auto Shut off
The only reason why I’m talking about this iron is because my wife made a huge fuss about this iron. She kept telling me that we needed a new iron so I went out and bought the Sunbeam Iron she had been talking about for a while. I didn’t …
Stanley power lock bladearmor 8m/26′
This is a tape measure that can extend up to 8m. This has cm on one side of the blade and the other side has inch so it is very helpful when some directions give you only either measuring unit. As the name indicates, this has powerful lock system. …
Daisy Bathroom Cleaner
It looks like I will be reviewing quite a few economy products for a while as I am now out of work again as my temporary work assignment has come to an end. Since being made redundant last year I have learned how to buy my essential shopping …
Black & Decker 68″ x 26-1/4″ x 14-3/4″ Multi-Purpose Cabinet
This cabinet was a birthday gift for my husband a while back. I knew he needed some extra storage space in the garage for his tools and job supplies, as well as pool chemicals and lawn and garden items. HE had built some shelves already, and also …
DIY Homemade Play Dough
My youngest daughter is very much into arts and crafts, and recently began experimenting with making molds from playdough and clay. However, they are both very expensive and she goes through it very quickly.
I was online recently when I saw a recipe for homemade playdough. It sounded really interesting …
Art and Cook Dessert Scoop
What really attracted me with Art and Cook Dessert Scoop is its color. I was then looking for simpler but effective ice cream scoop which even my small grandchildren could handle with ease when I came across this Art and Cook Dessert Scoop. When I saw the pink …
Mainstays Large Plastic Clothespins 36-Pack
I must admit, I was quite surprised when my mom brought home a bag of large plastic clothespins. We have lots of wooden clothespins, and I had never used these large plastic ones. They actually looked more like toys than durable clothespins.
Although we have lots of wooden …
Sun powder laundry detergent
Sun laundry powder detergent really sucks! Yes it is cheap too buy but is it really worth it? Too me it is not worth it at all, this product sucks.
Sun laundry powder detergent doesn’t even have a good scent to it. A lot of laundry detergent makes your clothes …
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 …
Hamilton Beach Panini Press
I’ve had this Hamilton Beach Panini Press for a while, but just recently began to actively use it, and boy, do I love it! I’ve always wanted some type of sandwich grill or sandwich maker, and when I was able to claim this as a prize for something, …
Kirkland Signature Dish wash liquid
I bought this Kirkland signature Dish wash liquid from costco.The main feature that attracted me to buy this dish wash liquid is it can be used to wash vessels both using hands and also using dish washer.Some available dish was liquid cannot be used to wash through hands …
African Wild Child Handwash Blast Strawberry
The original reason for me buying this product was its incredible value. A 500ml bottle for only R20. That is 200ml more than most leading liqud handwash brands.
I switch to liquid hand wash while I was at university. I was sharing a house with a room mate and realised …
Sunbeam Classic 3964
Ironing clothing is my absolute least favorite chore in the world! I only lug the ironing board out when absolutely necessary, which roughly translated means: When every other conceivable plan to crease creases, unwrinkled slacks and press shirts has failed. You can imagine my frustration when …
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