Housewares Reviews
Discovery Kids Indoor/Outdoor 2-pc. Play Tent
I purchased this tent/tunnel play center because it looked like something that my son and his friends, as well as my day care kids, could have fun playing in. The play center has a small, dome-shaped tent that has a tunnel attached to it to crawl through. …
Raid House and Garden
Most insects are carrier of diseases and I think all will agree that they must be terminated. Sometimes I have insects at home that I need to use a pesticide to eradicate them.
It is not easy for me to find the …
Purex Ultra Concentrate Laundry Detergent
I have been in search of laundry detergent that is affordable and yet does not sacrifice quality and care of clothes. I have been an avid Tide user for long and I love how it cares for our clothes. The problem is that it is getting really expensive now. So …
Steeltek Pewter Veil Soap and Lotion Dispenser
I never will purchase another Steeltek product for as long as I live. This was my second Steeltek product. The first was a toothbrush holder that peeled like crazy and fell apart in the span of a month and a half and through no fault of my own. I’m …
Libman NittyGrit Roller Mop
I purchased this mop for cleaning my kitchen and it has been great. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 20 dollars for it. I have not found it in any other stores besides Wal-Mart but you may be able to purchase it online also. …
Dawn Hand Renewal with OLAY beauty dish washing liquid
Dawn has released a new dish washing liquid that contains hand renewal with OLAY beauty. I clean several loads of dishes each day and was looking for one that would not dry my hands out as badly. So far, I am very pleased with this dish washing …
Step2 Naturally Playful Sand and Water Activity Table
During the summer, I have a house full of day care kids. The kids always enjoy being outside, and we have a variety of back yard equipment and toys to keep them entertained. Along with our swing set, I wanted to get the kids a sand box …
Pier 1 Imports Tea Light Candles
My husband and I like to entertain a lot during the autumn months when it is cool and breezy. We have purchased several items from Pier One Imports in the past and one specific thing that I like to buy at Pier One Imports is their Tea Light candles. …
Fit & Fresh Hot Lunch Container
This twelve-ounce container from Fit & Fresh works really well to keep food good and warm for hours on end. This container is especially good for a small serving of pasta, a can of soup, some chili, or even things like beef stew! The twelve-ounce container holds a good-size …
Magikan trashcan
So I get this coupon in the mail for a free trashcan; all I have to pay is the shipping cost which isn’t much. I jumped on the offer! Now I know that there are some who would consider getting a trashcan in the mail a bit odd; but …
Ty D Bol Liquid Bowl Cleaner
I wanted to focus on getting my bathroom toilet really clean. I am always using the toilet brush and some sort of cleaner, but I wanted to get some real sparkle into my toilet. I like to shop the inexpensive way and headed to my favorite dollar store to …
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 …
Kleenex Expressions Tissues, Upright Box
I love how much cuter tissue boxes have gotten in the last couple of years. And Kleenex still makes the best. Best tissues, best boxes. The Kleenex Expressions tissues are incredibly stylish. My favorite one right now, at least for my bedroom is called Marquetry. It’s a silhouette of …
Ornel calming fabric conditioner
My mother is always buying different products for washing the clothes. I guess she first looks what’s on the discount and then what smells the best. I mean, at least I do that usually. I know which are my favourite brands of every product and if any of them …
Folex Carpet Cleaner
Have you ever seen what baby formula can do to a carpet? If not, it leaves stains that turn a greenish black color. We bought our house from my husband’s uncle. When we moved in, his wife explained to us that all of the horrific stains on …
Gift Warehouse Gold Star Tree Topper (Product Model Number 37263)
The Gift Warehouse Gold Star Tree Topper cost me four dollars and twenty-five cents when I bought it last year. It still retails for around that price. It’s a very affordable Christmas tree topper. The reason it’s priced as low as it is compared to many other Christmas tree …
Wolfgang Puck Indoor “Reversible” Electric Grill/Griddle
Honestly, I never thought I’d ever want to wax poetic about a grill, but this one makes me almost want to be a real poet so I can extol its many virtues with the proper language. But honestly, as cliche as it might sound, it literally did change our lives, …
Ziploc Double Zipper Gallon Storage Bags
I just recently started using these bags and I was initially amazed by how well these bags work. I purchase a box of these bags for around 8 dollars and a box contains 52 bags. This is a bit more expensive than other brands of zip lock …
Eureka 2 in 1 Steam Mop
The thing I dislike about using a mop is no matter how much you think you have cleaned it there is always a residue of bacteria breeding within the fibers. I had been on the market for quite some time to find a mop that I would feel comfortable …
Carpet Fresh with baking soda - Gardenia
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. …
Dollar Tree Angled Broom
When it comes to getting a broom for my home I will never spend too much. I don’t think that a broom is the sole most important thing in the house but it is needed to keep a clean home. I won’t spend more than 2 dollars on a …
Waterford Beaumont Ceiling Fixture
When we first purchased our home, we had these weird hanging lights in our kitchen that not only didn’t give enough light, they were a hazard because we were always hitting our heads on them (I don’t know how the last homeowner lived with them).
Out of pure frustration, …
Three-Bulb Flashlight from Publishers Clearing House
A few months ago my mother bought a flashlight from Publishers Clearing House. It was a “buy one, get one free’ deal. She couldn’t get it to work so she called me over to look at it. Well, it was the worst flashlight I have ever seen! In fact, …
OXO Plastic 3 piece mixing bowl set
I got this mixing bowl set as a housewarming gift and I have since gotten quite a bit of use out of it. The set came with three mixing bowls in small, medium, and large. The bowls are white in color, and they are fairly heavy-duty compared …
GE Spacemaker Microwave
My old microwave is broken. I really need to get the new microwave since we are using it so often for cooking as well. But to be quite honest, we did not really have budget to buy the new one. So, we were looking in the best buy store …
Party City Happy Halloween Door Decoration
The Party City Happy Halloween Door Decoration product is something that can be attached to a door or a wall. It goes over the door and serves as a colorful Halloween decoration for those passing on the road or sidewalk to see. It measures thirty-three and one-half inches by …
Palmolive Pure and Clear
I originally bought the new brand of Palmolive Pure and Clear dish soap because it was on sale and I had a coupon. I really wanted to try it because it was free of scents, dyes and chemicals that were unnecessary, which is a total plus for me …
Soft Scrub Bleach Gel Cleaner
I wanted a cleaner that I could use that would get the soap scum out of tubs and stains off the kitchen counters without leaving scratches all over. I had heard of Soft Scrub and decided to give it a try. I thought it might be a safer alternative …
Bissell lift off
The bissell lift off is the absolute best vac I have ever used. It is made for homes with pets, and it really gets the hair up. I have 3 dogs so there is allot of hair. I bougt a carpet scrubber, and when I scrubbed my carpets the …
Pringles Sour Cream and Onion Chips
I am a huge Pringles fan. I will choose this product over just about any other brand of chips that are currently on the market. I like Sun Chips too, but there are times when Pringles is the only chip that can satisfy my need for something crunchy.
I …
Nostalgia Electrics Movie Time Popcorn Maker
Friday night is officially family movie night at our house. With times being a little tight lately, I’ve cut back considerably on our entertainment budget. While I want to save money, I don’t want to sacrifice on our enjoyment of the film. That’s one of the reasons …
Allure Terrific Master (Traffic Master) Flooring
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 …
Euro-Pro Super Shark
Since I’m always looking for easier ways of doing things, I purchased the Euro-Pro Super Shark with great hopes. It was lighter weight than anything else I had and looked easy enough to use on television.
Unfortunately, I’m really not that impressed with it. The main problem I’ve …
Cuisinart PerfecTemp Kettle (CPK-17C)
I usually use the traditional metal kettle for my water boiling use. I recently got the Cuisinart PerfecTemp Kettle. This kettle is probably one of those better designed and quality kettles. I have considered getting one of those cheap plastic water kettles/ boilers. However, I find that they …
Got2b Glued Spiking Glue
I bought this little tube of spiking hair glue at Walmart and paid less than $2 for it. It is definately worth its salt!
My son is 4 and has decided that he wanted his hair to be a green liberty spiked mohawk like the guy in his skateboarding Xbox …
First Alert Carbon Monoxide Detector
We had never had a carbon monoxide detector before, and never thought we needed one. After all, it was only recently that we had begun hearing about carbon monoxide detectors, they were never even a consideration not too long ago. Then, after several friends urged us to …
Black & Decker cordless pruning saw
I have a lot of trees in my back yard and, because the previous homeowners didn’t take care of them or take the time to plan it so the trees weren’t so close together, they are overgrown into each other and full of dead branches.
Trimming the trees has always …
Black & Decker SpaceMaker 12-cup Under-the-Counter Coffee Maker
The Black & Decker SpaceMaker 12-Cup Under-The-Counter Coffee maker is truly a great product. To start with I love the fact that I save so much space with this. Anyone who has limited counter space will definitely love this as much as I do because it really helps out …
Uratex Foam Mattress/Bed
Uratex foam is the most durable foam I’ve ever known. When my husband and I were married we purchased a new bed but it in a year time the bed was destroyed. The mattress loosened and beneath the covering I could feel its fibers were slowly turning into pieces. …
DeWalt DW980 HD XRP 1/2″ cordless drill/driver
The DeWalt model DW980 Heavy Duty (XRP) 1/2″ drill/driver is yet another well built tool in the massive DeWalt line. This model comes with a hard case, two 12 Volt batteries, and a plug in charger for the batteries. The reason we purchased this unit was to insure that …
Black & Decker Toaster Oven
My new Black & Decker Toaster Oven is the best one that I have ever used. I have always loved the convenience of a toaster oven but this one goes the extra mile. It is not very big but still has plenty of room on the inside. It has …
Bissell Deep Clean Premier
After having dirty carpet for about a year and being too lazy to rent one, my carpet looked horrible and I was ashamed to even have company because of it, so I decided this year I was gone get me a carpet cleaner of my own. The time …
InterDesign Kitchen! Over Cabinet Towel Bar From World Market
I came across this towel bar on the back wall of World Market while I was shopping for kitchen utensils. I was actually a little unsure as to whether I should by it, even though it was only 8 dollars.
The last time I can remember buying an over the …
Bar Keepers Friend Cleaning Powder
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. …
Top Innovations SF-275 Steam Cleaner
We got this steam cleaner/vacuum with the hope that it would clean our tile bathrooms and kitchen floor. To say we have been disappointed would be a understatement. The cleaning surface of the mop head is too small. So small in fact that you have to wear yourself out …
Spic and Span Bathroom Wipes
I have found that cleaning with cleaning wipes is just what I needed. It is great for people like me who don’t have a lot of time to waste on cleaning and bringing out every cleaning product in the cabinet. I have recently been trying different wipes and decided …
Rival 38601 Smart Pot 6-Quart Slow Cooker
I always remember, when I was growing up, my mom making chili in her Crock pot. I finally got my own slow cooker. It was given to me as a gift, from my mom. I even received a few cookbooks, so I was fully prepared to …
Space Bags
I, like many people, are always looking for better ways to store things. Several years ago I lived in a single wide trailer and space was something I just didn’t have. I saw commercials for Space Bags and decided to give them a try.
Space Bags are plastic …
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