When it comes down to doing laundry, I like to get my clothes free of stains, cleaned and smelling great. Over the years I’ve come to trust using the brand Sun for my laundry needs. I began using the powder formula before graduating to the liquid version, which turned …

I will be honest about something right up front. I have never really thought highly of table top grills. I always thought that a full grill was better. Now I see that I was mistaken on that assumption in more ways than I realized. You see we had planned …

Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer Deluxe is my first juicer. It does the job well, but then I’m only a moderate juicer. My household uses it maybe once or twice a month for the extra health benefits. It does what it’s supposed to do, meaning it will juice fruits …

I usually clean my windows with Windex Glass Cleaner, but recently I have been switching over to all natural cleaning products for cleaning my house and ended up switching to a more earth friendly glass cleaner. That cleaner is the Seventh Generation Natural Glass and Surface Cleaner. The earth …

During one of those visits to my cousin’s place- my daughter happens to spill the grape juice on her dress. As I was trying to remove the stain from her dress with a wet cloth- my cousin immediately gave me a pen. For a moment- I didn’t know what …

Cutlery is something that every home needs, but it can be surprisingly expensive and replacing it can blow a fairly large hole in your budget. This is even more the case if you want to have a spare set as well as the utensils you use on most occasions, …

I am always shopping at Dollar Tree, the well known store where every item is one dollar or less. I recently found the most gorgeous wine glasses for one US dollar each. They are clear with no designs, and quite large.
My friend Sally laughed when I told her about my …

I have recently come into the possession of a new salad shooter thanks to my parents because the one I had before I have had since college, and it wasn’t on its last leg but I still needed to upgrade nonetheless. I have been a fan of the Presto salad …

I needed a dehumidifier for my basement because it is extremely damp down there. I need to keep the water out so that the musty smell doesn’t overtake the house. I found a good dehumidifier at Walmart for $175.71. It was a Frigidaire Dehumidifier so I was confident that …

When I moved into my new apartment, I needed to purchase just about everything new. I wanted to get a nice bath set for my bathroom to show a little bit of my own tastes. I had never been on my own before and this time I got to …

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 …

I have wood floors throughout my home (except in the bathroom, kitchen and sunroom, which are all tiled) so the only thing that I need a vacuum for is the area rugs and dusting the ceiling fan and hard to reach corners. Since I was going to buy …

I’ve had my West Bend 12 inch electric skillet for a number of years now yet I don’t remember ever using it; at least not until the other night.
I was grilling hamburgers outside and my grill ran out of propane. Since we were starving, I figured I would finish …

I have always loved having a slow cooker in the house. I use it for practically everything. I discovered that I could cook a 3 lb. Pork roast in there and have the most delicious pulled pork sandwiches for a week. I think it is one of the best …

I originally purchased this inflatable cot for camping, or for my son to use when he spent the night at his grand parents. The product is a combination of an air mattress and a cot, so essentially it’s like an air mattress that is raised off the …

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 flutuate between Fabric Conditioners. I guess I do have my favourites, and it’s often between the 2 brand named ones over here that I buy from. They are Comfort and Lenor. Often the Softners are on offer for £1 for the Concentrate, so when that happens I will …

When the tin of my favourite disinfectant spray, the reliable Lysol, recently shrunk, I was disheartened. The price wasn’t going down so I didn’t understand why the volume was, although, with todays economy maybe it was only my wallet who wasn’t comprehending so well. While I was looking at …

The Boulder Party Cups can be purchased from ALDI Food Market stores for one dollar and ninety-nine cents. In one package comes a total of twenty-four sixteen-ounce cups. There are two packages to choose from: a package that contains green cups and a package that contains red cups. Both …

This past Saturday, my wife and I really wanted to make chicken on our grill. But, the weather refused to cooperate and I ended up having to make dinner indoors instead.
I was just going to bake the chicken in the oven. But, my wife reminded me of the Hamilton …

I have used Jack La Lanne’s power juice for the past few years. In that time I have had to buy it three times. Each time the price ranged - the most recent one was about $100 at walmart. I have seen price listings for as low as $70 online …

The Pledge Fabric Sweeper for pet hair is a relatively new product designed to clean pet hair from furniture and other fabrics. I purchased one to see how well it would pick up dog hair from our couch.
The design of the fabric sweeper is really just 2 lint …

Our yard is full of plants and flowers. We have baskets, pots, vines, and flower beds surrounding our house both in the front yard and the back. During the summer months these flowers are always beautiful and plush, thanks to Miracle Grow Plant Food. I use …

I love this particular trash can because it’s beautiful as well as practical. I especially love the graceful half round shape. I feel it would well in almost any sized kitchen. I wound up with the 40 liter size. I did look at the 50 liter size, but decided …

We live in a condo and don’t have much of a patio to call our own. Our unit is in a building with four other units, and ours is upstairs. We have a killer balcony that goes along the entire side of the building, and it’s all ours, but …

The Henko stain champion is the very popular detergent powder, which is used to wash the clothes. I had heard a lot about this detergent powder by my friends and my relatives. Once I decided to use a packet of the Henko stain champion and I bought …

The first new vacuum sweeper I ever had was a shiny red plastic Dustbuster loaded with lots of plastic attachments. I had upgraded from a reconditioned 1950 Kirby so I was pretty excited about the new spiffy, 12 amp, multifunctional cleaning machine. Compared to the old, all …

I have wasted more paper towels because I only need a little piece but have to take an entire sheet just to wipe up a small spill or to use as a napkin. When Bounty came out with Select-A-Size paper towels, I knew I had to try them. It …

I had always used the old fashioned fabric softener sheets, until I was introduced to Purex Complete Laundry Crystals. The smell is unbelievable, the price is affordable, and they are convenient and easy to use. A family friend was over using our washer and dryer because hers had broken. …

The Maytag High Efficiency Washer is just great. To start with it is very easy to use. It has different settings and a lot more buttons than my old one but it is all self explanatory making it simple. It gets your clothes very clean and you can put …

Dawn dish detergent is touted for being one of the best detergents for getting grease out of the way. I do like this dish detergent very much. Dawn dish detergent bubbles up very nicely with very little help. It stays foamy the entire time you are doing the dishes …

For anyone not familiar with stuff made by Miele, you should first know that everything this company makes is top notch and high end. This isn’t the stuff you can just pick up at a Walmart; it is high quality. Vacuums come in two types of models, …

Glade - Holiday Collection: Hollyberry Wreath is a decent scented candle that I sometimes light. It does not offer quite as strong of a scent as the homemade gingerbread or peppermint crush scented candles, but it offers a pleasant scent nonetheless that does a good job of adding to …

I was in the market to purchase a multi cooker so I decided to go with this one. The Presto 6020 is a multi cooker that has several different uses, you can use it to deep fry or even steam foods. It is sold at several retail …

I purchased Urine Gone at Linens n Things for $19.99. The box included a 24-ounce spray bottle of Urine Gone and a battery-operated black light. Urine Gone is a stain and odor eliminator with enzyme action. Urine Gone claims it “effectively removes new or old urine stains and odors …

We bought Allure Traffic Master at Home Depot the summer to replace our ancient carpet. We followed the instructions exactly and even left the flooring in the room 2 weeks at 75degrees to acclimate before laying it. Soon (within hours) some of the flooring had pulled up in corners …

Today I will be reviewing the Mig Star 250 welder. I have been a certified welder for about 6 years now and have worked with many machine including Miller and hobart products. I came across this welder by accident, as I was looking for a capable machine for …

One lazy Sunday afternoon we decided to surf the Internet, we both use Laptop computers and often find things of interest to show to each other. I had just started looking at the new Nintendo games on the market and hubby was yelling me!
He had found exactly what we …

I use this to label a lot of things around the house and it really comes in handy. I prefer it over using the regular sharpie because it’s easier to write with and it’s a lot easier to keep up with. I first started using …

I have found a miracle product called Bar Keepers Friend. I know it has probably been around forever, but I have only just discovered it and want to tell everyone how really fantastic it is.
I recently decided to change completely from non-stick cookware to all stainless steel cookware. …

This is my first time to use Seventh Generation Toilet Bowl Cleaner, but I found myself liking it anyway. Why? Because it does what it’s supposed to do. It arrived in 8 bottles, each weighing 32 oz. The bottles are all big and heavy, but with a cap that is …

This brush really does come in handy when it comes to removing lint. I have owned it for a while now and I’m very satisfied with the results that I get after using it. I purchased it from Wal-Mart a few years ago. When I purchased …

Kwik ‘n Fresh Aluminum Foil is not a product that lives up to the quality aluminum foil that is made by Reynolds. It’s an off-brand that unfortunately is also off when it comes to mimicking the quality that Reynolds Aluminum Foil is known for. One of the major reasons …

This is really a cheaply made toothbrush holder. I purchased it because it looked quite nice: it was bronze and had an oval bottom that sat on top of a larger oval bottom, and on the left and right stood two poles that culminated with two spherical balls on …

Sitting in front of the computer for long hours gave rise to physical problem like back pains so after being advised by the doctor to switch to an orthopedic mattress, I still went about searching for something to ease my back tension and found this Bio-Aire Mattress Pad product from …

This toaster oven is the most convenient thing since, well, sliced bread. We use it to reheat food in small portions, to cook small foods, to make toast and to make hot sandwiches.
It has a toasting rack and a little baking pan. There are two dials, one …

Cascade is the best dish washing detergent I have ever found, but it is expensive. It gets all of the dishes clean but I feel like it’s way too expensive. The tablets are the best, I think they have it in the powder the liquid and the tablets. I …

The Oster 10- Speed Blender is a decent find. This blender gets the job done and is effective for making smoothies, frozen drinks and blending ingredients for soup. I purchased one several years ago and it works great. I don’t use my Oster that often because it stays at …

The Crofton Oscillating Fan Heater is portable heating device that I came across at an ALDI Food Market store for fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents. It’s not a particularly tall oscillating heater and it’s designed to sit on a table some other surface. Due to its size, it’s light …

I purchased this to repair a part of my driveway and I have to say that it worked very well. It is sold at most hardware stores but I purchased it from Lowe’s for a price of 10. It comes in a 5 pound bag so you …