Last summer I had my first encounter with sharing living quarters with rats. I bought rat poison blocks and set them out trying to lure the rats to their death to no avail. Next I tried snap traps but they weren’t fooled. So then I tried glue traps which worked …

The Crimson Cardinal Red Throw and Accent Christmas Pillow cost fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents when I purchased it in January of last year when all Christmas items were slashed in price. The regular price for one of these pillows is almost twenty-five dollars now and I think that’s …

Recently I tried out Safeway Assorted Spoons, Forks & Knives. To be up front about it, this wasn’t my first choice. I had ordered something else that wasn’t in stock and so ended up receiving these. According to the box packaging, these spoons, forks, and knives …

This is an excellent carpet machine to have. My husband bought this for me for Mother’s Day and I couldn’t be more tickled with it.
First, it’s a light weight machine. It’s easy to push and pull while cleaning.
I really like that this machine will heat the water an extra …

When we bought our home, the previous owners decided to include all the major appliances, which made our transition much smoother than if we had to buy everything new. We didn’t care what condition the appliances were in, as long as they worked. We checked the washer, dryer, fridge, …

To go green is what one can do to address climate change. Our family takes part in this timely campaign by using Philips Essential Energy Saver 8W ES E27, a bulb which we alternately use with CFC. How does our simple initiative can help our planet? Less energy consumption …

This little oven cooks one great rotisserie chicken, and who doesn’t like rotisserie chicken?
First let me say that there is nothing like driving a few miles to the nearest supermarket for rotisserie chicken, standing in line waiting to get checked out for 10 minutes and spending 15 to 20 …

Spray N Wash Stain Remover is an excellent thing to keep handy in your laundry room. I once spilt an entire glass of grape juice down the front of a nice new light pink blouse i had purchased. i was devestatated, bt thought I would give spray n wash …

I really like the Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels! I like that you can select a size and not waste it. I felt like when I bought regular paper towels, that I was wasting them. I’d have this big sheet for a little mess and it was …

I bought Braun Silk Epil SoftPerfection electric hair remover after doing some online research and reading customer feedback. It seemed like a good product within my preferred price range, plus I had already owned a Braun hair remover before, and it was good, so I decided to go with …

The only real reason why I bought this Portable Microwave oven was because my wife and I went on a trip together and I hate using the Microwaves that I run into. I hate not having my own stuff, so I went and bought the Wavebox Portable Microwave oven. My …

I got one of these Panasonic vacuums because I heard that they were pretty good. I chose this one in particular partly because it doesn’t take up as much space as other vacuum cleaners. I guess the size isn’t that much smaller actually. To me, it is just only …

At first, I was very hesitant with this skillet. I have had several negative experiences in dealing with As Seen On TV and its partner Showcase. To me, there is a slight trick or catch to all their products that they are not telling you about. You end up …

I cannot stand to have any sort of a bad odor in my home. It drives me crazy and I will spend hours cleaning and freshening my home until I find the odor and eliminate what’s causing it. One of the biggest areas that I have issues with is …

My family and I have been using Imarflex Airpot for more than four years now. It has been a good help for us in the house. I find it very useful in our household in providing hot water. Before we were still boiling water and transferring it on a …

I enjoy the scents of Air Wick Fragrances so much, that I stock up on them everytime I go to Wal-Mart. They are only $2.46 a piece.
I like having a different fragrance in every room of the house.
I think Air Wick is now coming out with more scents. I …

Reusable products are always a good thing for me because I take a lot of pride in the fact that I’m careful with the environment. I really watch what I’m doing and recycle my cans and paper, but sometimes you just don’t know what to do with things like …

My best friend had a house fire a few years ago and it was all because of a home heater that he and his wife were using. I have always been scared of those types of heaters because if they ever tipped over or over heated, then they would definitely …

I love the great outdoors and I spend a lot of time out in it during the summer months. My favorite summer time activities include picnics, boating, camping, car trips and what have you. I like to stay hydrated and/or just quench my thirst with a good, ice cold …

I’m not usually one to get wrapped up in all this anti-bacterial, sanitized world nonsense. I’ve always taken my bathroom cleaning pretty seriously though. It’s the one room in the house I want to smell like bleach when I was done scrubbing it.
Or, I USED to. Now …

It is an established fact that for a healthier life we should inhale good quality air that is free from pollen grains, dust particles and smoke.
We also know that these air pollutants can be disastrous in case of asthma patients.
These air pollutants go inside our breathing system and cause …

Tide To Go stick is a fantastic helper. I’m not sure how I’d make it without Tide To Go. I’m one for making messes. Yet, with Tide To Go I can simply wipe it on my shirt. It really works. I like that …

I really like Aleene’s clear gel tack glue in the 4 oz bottle. I use it all the time and I do not have to worry about using it all up because it cost about $1.50 per bottle which is cheaper than buying super glue. I love …

One of the things that I noticed was that whenever my husband and I had trash, we ended up throwing it away in the trash can. That wasn’t the problem though, the problem was that whenever the trash got full we would just through it in the garbage pale …

One time we have a special occasion in our house and we have a lot of visitors their, my officemates, best friends, relatives, boyfriend, neighbors and some family friends.
We have fun at the whole night which started at six o’clock PM and should be finish at twelve o’clock PM …

West Blend-Espresso/Coffee Maker is a two in one machine. In my opinion, this device is not worth the $50 that you have to pay for it. That is actually a very economic price for a machine that can either make an espresso or a pot of coffee, depending on …

Because I run a day care, we have toys all over the place. It’s imperative that I have storage and organization for all the toys. We have a playroom in the basement and the kids love to play down there, but between legos, dolls, and games, sometimes …

Fed up with the erratic water supply to our house, I thought of installing a bore well with a motor. But someone advised me go in for a Crompton greaves 1 HP submersible pump instead of the usual monoblock pump.
I paid heed to the advice and called a licensed …

The living room is where the family spend most of their time of the day. It’s where the kids play. It’s where the whole family watch TV shows and eat popcorn. We sometimes end up falling asleep in the living room while watching late night shows. The question is, …

Just like with toilet tissue, there are a vast variety of paper towels available on the market, and I’ve used a large number of them over the years. My favorite one of these is currently Brawny Giant Pick A Size Paper Towels.
I’ll say up front that I don’t …

I have never been the type of person to spend a lot of money on hair products. I never buy salon shampoos because they are so expensive and are really no different from other products found in the supermarket. My main two brands of shampoo and conditioner are White …

I use Ariel detergent for my laundry and I do admire the quality of the product. But what I am noticing is the way they present their product to the public, sometimes seem to be ineffective or unrealistic. That should be unnecessary coz the product itself had earned a …

Pril is a utensil cleanser concentrate manufactured by Henkel India Ltd. In India dishes are done more often manually and very few people use dishwashers. I have used Pril liquid for doing dishes and found it so satisfactory that I have been loyal to it since a number of …

We love meatballs in our family but I have never mastered the knack of cooking them without a sauce, until I came across this excellent Meatball Griller from NordicWare, my absolute favourite cookware brand.
It is a metal pan which has been shaped to hold twelve good sized meatballs, …

I hate ironing second only to doing the laundry in the first place. In fact, I don’t even own an ironing board, and when I go clothes shopping, I try to stick to materials that dry well, without wrinkle production. This isn’t always an option, though, especially now that …

Every now and then I stray from my regular products to try something different to see if it will work. I picked up a bottle of All Ultra Free Clear Liquid Laundry Detergent from Walmart one day on one of those whims. I got the bottle of detergent for …

This product is very good. I use it all of the time to wash clothes. I love the smell and it does not make me itch like some other detergents. It gets my clothes clean within one wash. I don’t us a lot of the detergent per …

I am using bar soap in washing my clothes before, I consumed 2 bar detergent soap in washing all of it and the result It took me an hour before I clean the clothes. And my hands, it was totally bruise because of the harmful ingredients of my ordinary …

A new apartment means new accessories; we bought a new bed, a new TV, digital camera, laptop computer, and an absolute necessity: a new vacuum cleaner.
Prior to buying a new vacuum, I did a fair amount of homework and finally decided upon the Dirt Devil Extreme Power Stick Vacuum. …

Who does not want to make their life easier? Even I wish to make my life easy and very simple to live. Especially in case of cooking I have this idea. And that is why I use the MTR Palaw tastemaker, which is available very easily …

I recently received a sample of bounce awakenings fabric freshener. My favorite thing about this fabric freshener was the smell. It is called awakenings and it does have an awake smell to it. I know that smells kind of silly and you may not understand that but I really …

The SIGG Traveller Bottle in White 0.6 ltrs is one of my favourite items to carry in my bag whenever and I am going out.
SIGG was founded in 1908 in Switzerland and it is today the leading brand of reusable water bottle in the world being sold in over …

There is no doubt that part of the American past time and hobby is to have outdoor parties, including barbecue parties. Who wouldn’t want the idea, when this is the best way to enjoy and spend your time with your family and friends, right?
Recently, I broke my antique barbecue grills …

Recently while I was at the Dollar Tree, I decided to try their brand of dishwashing detergent to save money. I decided to give it a try, for a dollar it was worth a shot. Compared to other brands at the grocery store, this is a cheap …

I am taking more interest in my health, and as a result I’ve joined a gym and have also decided to eat a bit more healthier than I normally do. It is for this reason that I decided to get myself a juicer, in order to make fruit and …

By the time Winter comes around I’m still in the grilling mood. Unfortunately I can’t bring my outside grill on the inside, so I have to find a way to change things up. I used to complain all the time about how I can’t grill my meat due to …

Everyone should own one of these! The Bosch Tassimo Single Serve Coffee Maker produces a fantastic cup of coffee in about 60 seconds —“ how can you beat that. I used to own the Braun Tassimo maker until moving country (different voltage). Having reluctantly given my …

I haven’t bought many Life brand products but this Life Laundry Stain Remover is definitely one I will buy again. Recently I was in Shoppers Drug Mart and went to pick up my regular brand of Laundry Stain Remover only to find the Life brand was $3 cheaper and …

I know we all want to go green and help our environment. That is a wonderful thing but sometimes in the effort to go green we can put ourselves in and unknowingly unsafe position. I want to review the GE Energy Smart Compact Florescent Light Bulb (CFL) for this …

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 …