A few years back, I saw an ad for something called the Make & Shake Ice Cube Tray from East Hampton Industries. This was in a catalog that carried a lot of unique home items. Some were cheap rip offs and others worked quite nicely. I …

I got a couple of these security lights mainly to go switchless. I placed these lights throughout the house. I only placed them in places I don’t go to often such as the washrooms and the basement. I also placed these lights in the hallways and they act as …

I detest stains. I absolutely hate staining anything, clothing, carpets, anything at all that I like and that I do not want to replace. I actually do not believe that I am a messier eater than anyone else, but judging by the number of stains I get on my …

I purchased this booster seat when my son had outgrown his regular car seat. I thought that this seat was a good value for around $25. The price of this seat was quite low compared to most of the otther seats we saw. This is a basic …

On the surface, this Mr. Clean Magic Eraser looks pretty much like a regular sponge. I didn’t see anything very special about it the first time I bought it, but I had yet to try it and was still holding out hope that it would do everything I was …

I’ve always been a gadget and gizmo kind of girl, so my husband always feels pretty sure I will like any present that has a plug on it. Well he was surely right on target with the Pizzazz Pizza Oven by Presto. It’s not the type of …

The Four-Bin Condiment Server is very attractive in its neat white color and its four removable sections. I find this really handy and very useful in making my favorite condiments reachable without any hassles at anytime we eat. I don’t need to bring 4 containers anymore on the …

Since oil prices are getting to be a pain, I started to look for alternative means of heating my small house in the winter. Not usually using a lot of money on electricity, and not having the time or money to switch to natural gas, the logical step seemed …

I recently purchased this little scale by Weighmax and I must admit that I am quite thoroughly impressed by the punch packed into this scale. With a maximum weight of 35 pounds it is quite capable of handling the majority of all packages that I need to weight. I …

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 …

Tide is a trusted brand of laundry detergent, I have used Tide for years. When Tide introduced the Tide To Go Pen, I was skeptical. For the simple reason that I thought the container was too small to justify the price.
A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I were …

Okay, I think just by the name we all know of what to expect from this product. Its been around for so long now and has built and receive the trust of its consumers.
Since I was a child I already saw this brand used by my dad and …

Intertape Duct tape is a brand of duct tape that I use on a regular basis and I would certainly recommend this tape. I purchase this tape from many different hardware stores and the price is usually around 1.50 but the price can vary. I have tried …

I have a lot of company Zepter kitchen equipment and so happy about it. I would give a few tips about Zepter pots. I have 4 pots and one frying-pan. Pots are really great and have perfect thermometers on covers. I used before Berghoff pots, but thermometers are so …

In our house we don’t have a dishwasher so I have to clean the dishes by hand. I usually hate washing the dishes by hand and dread doing it until I picked up and started using Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Liquid Dish Soap in Lavender. Now my favorite thing …

Sometimes it’s hard to remember back before some wonder of our world was present. What did we do before cell phones? Before fax machines? Before Tefal Products?
I well remember iron skillets that were big, heavy, and hard to clean, or portable electric skills that were convenient …

I was so excited when Kroger had Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent 2/$5. It is usually $2.99 - $3.50. I also had coupons that were fifty cents off of one. Kroger doubles coupons up to sixty cents!! So that doubled fifty cents to make $1 …

Prestige is a very good and very famous company which produces many kind of cookware, non-stick cook wares and the gas stows and many more such products and the quality of the products of the company prestige are very good and standard. The cost of the products of …

I always though I’d keep my gas range forever. Electric ranges have always been too slow to heat up, too long to cool down, uneven ovens, etc. But this new range I just purchased, it’s a Godsend. The Frigidaire FES365EC 30-in. Electric Slide-in Range outperforms my previous gas range, …

Even in these days when so many people, including me, watch a lot of their movies online or via their PCs, a lot of us still have a fairly sizeable pile of DVDs that need storing, and simply piling them up on tables does tend to lead to disaster …

I got this queen sized sheet set at an Aafes exchange store. I’d like to point out that “Simply Perfect For The Home” is actually a brand name. Anyone who shops at U.S. millitary exchange stores is probably familiar with this brand name because they are the company that …

The Odyssey White Hot putters have gained considerable acceptance on the professional tours. Your can easily recognize them by their distinctive white face. For the regular golfer, the odyssey two ball mallet putter is the most recognizable. This putter has two galf ball sized circles inscribed …

This was one of the dumbest things I have purchased thus far. Why? I have so many reasons why I felt like it wasn’t worth the darn box it came in. For one thing they have the audacity to charge almost $100 for this thing. I wouldn’t have …

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 …

It lets me chill out since the day of its association with me.
It is the Whirlpool Magicool 150 QC air window conditioner of 1.5 ton, installed in my bedroom.
When I bought it, I compared its price with the other companies’ models available and found this air conditioner to be …

What pushed me to buy an air purifier was the nasal congestion I experience almost at a daily rate. I had nothing to blame other than the AC unit, so I cleaned the filter as usual. The condition persisted and I was convinced that the air inside …

I love scented candles, especially during the colder times of the year, when all you want is to snuggle up under your blankets with a cup of hot cocoa and a nice book. The candles add that coziness to the room and if they can also make it smell like …

Green works laundry detergent is a new offering from Clorox. It says on the bottle that it is 95% natural, which I suppose is the draw for many people. To be honest, I started using it because I got a coupon for a free bottle. Now I’m on my …

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 …

Weber One Touch Gold 22.5 Inch Grill looking for something that is a bit more old school then you may just be looking at the right thing. I’ve always like the old school grill, and I think that is because that’s what my father taught me on. Now don’t …

Perfume oils are one of the basic components of fragrances. Brought by my fascination to perfumery, I often wondered how fragrant oils turn into perfumes. I have used one or two perfume oils in the past and there’s something different about the raw scent of oils that’s …

Any task or activity can be done with ease provided you have the right tools and devices. Cooking is one such activity or chore as I see it. Cutting up things is a major part of cooking which probably takes the most energy of them all. The rest is …

After the great Ondoy flood which reached up to the second floor of my house, my neighbors and I were left with a lot of cleaning to do, which at first looked so insurmountable. After hiding out for several days in a relative’s house, I finally worked the nerve …

I consider myself environmentally conscious; I try to buy organic when I can, and I love to find nontoxic cleaning products that seem to clean as well as their toxic, harmful counterparts.
So I purchased Earth Friendly Products’ Wave Auto Dishwasher Detergent (about $6.99 for 50 ounces) instead of my …

Elba is a pioneer manufacturer in cooking range and similar kitchen products. An Italian brand which I purchased for my newly bought home. Initially, when my contractor installed the kitchen cabinets, something went wrong which gave contiuous sparks on …

Anyone who owns a pool knows that more often than not, pool supplies are rather costly. If you intend to use your home pool at night, there are often few options aside from having pool lights installed into your pool. That requires one to hire an electrician …

I love Palmolive products but often find them too expensive for my budget. When Ultra Palmolive Scrub Buster with Micro beads dishwashing liquid was on for half price at my local grocery store I quickly bought it.
I am currently in the process of moving, and needed to wash and …

I don’t like to spend a lot on trash bags, so I have never really been the Hefty type of girl. However, I have had plenty experience with them and their trash bags are superior. I don’t personally purchase them, and when I moved out of my mother’s home …

I just recently started using these but I have had a great experience with them so far. The main reason why I decided to give them a try was because they are supposed to eliminate odor. I was a bit skeptical of this initially but …

After having a lot of fun and great dinner in any friends or family get together arranged in my house, what I immediately desire is to clear up. I mostly leave my house on my kids to clean but they are not allowed to enter in the kitchen since …

People nowadays either weekends or weekdays are busy with many activities for the day. Due to this, some do find hard to maintain proper cleanliness in their households especially in cleaning the refrigerator because of unwanted odors stored.
I am one of those people who have no much time …

I never really have been the one to use oven mitts. I always figured a dish cloth or sponge was sufficient for removing a hot pan out of the oven. I had been doing it like that for years and did not think I would change. That I until …

Like everyone else in the world, I am always on the look out for ways to save money. When I noticed the prices at the bistro in my office building going up, I decided to reevaluate buying my lunch there several days a week. I thought about my laziness …

So my mom and I went shopping for things around our house. We went to this hardware store and bought this cleaning stuff that suppose to freshen up carpets and things alike. I have used it for two of our carpets and I can say that I am satisfied. …

For most of my life, my family has used Tide detergent in the powder form. I don’t actually recall my folks using anything else and I’ve basically just followed suit. Recently, though, I tried out Tide with a touch of Downy detergent just to see if it …

I use this in my kitchen for holding my peppers, salts and other cooking items and I believe it’s perfect. I has been a wonderful addition to my kitchen. I bought it about a year ago from Wal-Mart. I paid around 15 dollars for it when …

We have a pool in our back yard that we enjoy during the summertime. There are always kids coming in and out of the pool, and quite often they have grass and dirt on their feet ,which in turn gets transferred into the pool and then needs to …

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. …

I use this thing a lot when making tea or other hot drinks and it certainly gets the job done. It’s well made, easy to use and I have not noticed any significant problems with it. I purchased it a few months ago from Wal-Mart and when …

If you have sensitive skin like I do, then you should try this laundry soap. It’s good for the price especially if you do a lot of laundry. I spend about $10 a month on roughly 30-35 loads, depending on the items. I have a family of three, so I’m …