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 …

My boyfriend bought CLR Granite and Stone Cleaner to clean our granite countertop and marble tabletop after a kitchen remodel. It retails for $7.50 for a 12 ounce can and is available at home improvement locations and online. This CLR cleaner works on marble, granite, Corian, and tile. …

This play shopping cart has been one of the favorite toys of all times for my own and my daycare kids over the years. The little girls especially like to pretend to grocery shop and put the play items into their cart. Over the years, we have …

I am really not a fabric softener person. I’m definitely not one of those who gets addicted to the scent and puts in two capfuls because they assume more fabric softener must be better. No way. In fact, I used to not use liquid fabric softener at all, …

Recently, our beloved vacuum of ten years died, forcing us to buy a new one. Since money is tight, we chose to buy the Eureka Maxima Vacuum. We were able to buy this on sale at Walmart for only thirty five dollars.
This has turned out to be …

The As Seen On TV Fix It Tape is such a scandal! I have never seen something more bogus than this. I am a big fan of TV commercials and this is probably the first time I have been fooled by the commercial. The Fix It Tape seems really …

My Little Green Machine isn’t shiny and new anymore, because it doesn’t just sit in the closet gathering dust. Had to be a woman who came up with this machine! It’s not for cleaning an entire room, unless you’re incredibly bored and want to crawl around all day. …

I have used a few different cheap laundry detergents and have never really been impressed. Recently I purchased a different bottle of laundry detergent for a dollar. I figured at that price I had nothing to lose by trying it. The bottle was kind of cute with flower print …

This thing is terrific. It’s a 400W dc to ac inverter so you can run 120V household items off 12 volts DC. The device itself is pretty small and it would not take up much room in your car or camper. I personally have not used it in an …

I purchased this trash can to be used outside in my yard and I really love it. I really love the look of this thing because it blends in very well and it really doesn’t look like a garbage can which certainly improves the look of my yard. …

Wood is a type of flooring I approved of, maybe because I grew up in a house where wood dominates the second floor and even the furniture. My fortress, plainly known as my room has a wood flooring extending to other rooms. The sight of a polished wood could …

When I split with my ex, he wanted to keep the crock-pot. That was fine with me because I had been wanting to get a new one anyway. That is what prompted me to go to Walmart in search for a better crock-pot than I had before. After looking …

This brand of tissue, from a company named Willow, is not quite as good as the Kleenex or Puffs brand. I didn’t find the tissue to be as soft as the aforementioned national brands, and that was a problem for me because I like tissue that’s gentle on the …

I decided to use Arm and Hammer Laundry Detergent to try to save some money on laundry supplies. I found it at the grocery store for $4.97 for a 68.75 oz. bottle. It was also buy one get one free so I was getting double for my money. I …

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, …

I got a selection of Wax Tarts for my Christmas as I like to burn Candles and that in the house. As long as they are scented or like these then I like to have them, not keen on unscented Candles. I think what’s the point?
I had never …

One of the kitchen equipments that I had to replace was our bread toaster, which before Ondoy/Ketsana, served us in good stead for several years. I thought it was easy to just go to the mall and pick out a replacement.
There were not a lot of toasters to choose from …

I am always on the look out for a great spray bathroom cleaner, and Scum-X Bathroom Cleaner looked like it just might do the job. We have hard water in our mobile home, and consequently get mildew, this cleaner in a 675ml spray bottle promised to get rid of …

When I began knitting, my tastes had been already set on buying equipment and tools that worked, and were of the highest quality. Talking about my tools, needles, yarn and thread is something enjoyable. Money spent on good tools will last a lifetime, and possibly be handed down to …

Wrinkle Free is usually sold in travel stores to pack into your suitcase so you can remove any wrinkles from your clothes that may have occured while you were traveling. It is a product that I have used extensively for the past several years. I like to …

Move over big George, there’s a new champ in town. The Black & Decker GR100 Family Size Griddle is quite possible the best kitchen accessory since the stand mixer. When they say family size, they mean it. You can grill an entire meal at once.
Definitely comes in handy …

I really love the concept of this stuff and it was easy to use but I wasn’t satisfied with the results. I was very disappointed after using it because it wasn’t very effective at all. The main thing that I look for when I’m buying …

Every corner of my home is scented with sweet fragrance. Anyone who comes into my home never fails to pay compliment about that. Odonil air freshener is a bar which gets consumed by air and it spread perfume in the air and makes you feel good. It is available …

I needed to create a display board for the fair I will be selling my greeting cards at next Saturday. I have limited table space and wanted to come up with a good way to utilize the floor space for display so as to not take up table space. …

As kenwood appliances are known for its style, durability & performance, I decided to buy this Kenwood toaster TT920. I have been using this for more than 4 months as the previous toaster was giving some trouble.
It’s a four slice toaster with a warming rack where you can heat …

Ever wonder how you can keep your wall clean and avoid makin holes just to hang something. Well I alwyas hate it when I have to make a drill on our cement wall just to put some hook or to put something wall design and after a few months …

I was looking for an induction cooker for long. However, only recently I was able to buy one. The induction cooker that I have bought is TCL Induction Cooker and I am going to share my personal opinion about this cooker here.
First of all, the look of this cooker …

For our wedding we received a juicer. I thought it was a bit cheesy for someone to give us a juicer. But then again, I was looking for money on our wedding day as well. So here is the deal about the Breville BJE200XL Juicer. It’s a lovely piece …

I am a professional seamstress. I have been sewing for probably 30 years. My mother owned a Singer. I learned on a Singer. I always considered Singer to be the best of the best. THE name in sewing. Well, unfortunately, that is no …

I am not a big fan of cooking and still a newbie in this household chore. As a result, I have been serving really tough meat to my family, until my mother suggested I use a pressure cooker. It turns out we have a new pressure cooker which our …

Most of the Melaleuca cleaning products are well worth the money. The products are concentrated, so they will last a long time. My favorite cleaning product is Clear Power. Meant as a glass cleaner, it does a great job cleaning windows and mirrors without streaking, but …

We bought this lantern a few years ago when we camped a lot and found it quite handy. In the past, we would only use flashlights when camping but having a lantern is way more helpful. You can actually light up the whole tent with it, not …

I got my Microplane grater at Williams Sonoma about three years ago. I use it all the time. What I love it most for is grating sticky things like lemon and lime zest. I can scoop up every bit of zest by running my finger along the channel on …

I had been wanting to try the Bath and Body works scent plug in for a while when I decided to buy a few…..well not really a few, but more like 20.
What can I say I love Bath and Body works scents and they were on sale for …

Kordite Foam Plates are so flimsy and breakable. They don’t last. As soon as you place a piece of chicken or some other substantial item on your plate the food falls straight into the floor.
I used these plates at a picnic and I must say I was very disappointed. …

Stains can give everyone a really hard time. The worse stains affect your furniture and carpets negatively. Stained items can lead people to look dirty or like there items are un kept. I hate people looking at me in this light. However, it is hard to keep things from …

Spectracide Fire Ant Mound Destroyer works hard on fire ant mounds. I use this product in my yard because without it, the fire ants would take over. What I like best about Spectracide Fire Ant is that the application is easy and the poison effectively kills the queen ant. …

I am a homemaker and I like most of the products, which I have been using since a long time. And the Henko stain champion detergent powder is one of such products, which I like a lot. Actually I like this detergent powder because of 2 …

Unfortunately, I have an oven and stove top that just does not work well and hasn’t for years. I did have two burners that worked somewhat for a while, but a few months ago, they burned their last notes. So, I had to go looking for a …

All Glade carpet fresher’s smell good, but not all of them last long. I use fresh linin, and let me tell you, that stuff last and last and last. All you need is a little bit and two days later your home will smell like you just put …

I use the V-Tech CS511 cordless phone inside my home and although it’s not a very advanced phone it has worked well. I purchased this phone about 2 years ago and I have not had any major problems with it. At the time I paid about …

Yesterday I went shopping with my mother and among all the stuff we bought there were 3 Glade micro sprays, two of them with alpine fragrance and one with a fragrance of some forest flowers. She said that there was another fragrance in the shop but she didn’t want …

There is an old saying out there; “they don’t build them the way they used to.” I really do believe this saying when it comes to lawn mowers. This is because of an experience I had a couple years ago.
When I first bought my new house, money was a …

Last year my husband bought me a Christmas gift from Lowe’s that I absolutely LOVE. In our home we do not have a fireplace, and I really miss having a fireplace. It is the only thing I do not like about this house - and I love my …

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 …

I had previously used the Mr. Clean magic eraser to clean up some pretty heavy duty stains. I sent my husband to pick some up for me and he came back with something else. He bough the Great Value Miracle cleaning eraser. I didn’t know if it would work, …

I want my house to be clean and disinfected, but I do not want it to smell like bleach or to be too strong of a citrus smell. I want something that I can wipe without rinsing. Lysol Power & Free Multi-Purpose Cleaner with Hydrogen Peroxide is probably my …

I have used this scent as a Wax melt for a lot of years. I think every manufacturer has this scent so I could assume that it is a popular one. I tend to change around my Car Jar scents, but I always use this scent every now and …

Pinzon Microtec blanket is now my favorite all purpose blanket. I received this blanket as a gift from my mother and use it for our sofa blanket—”the whole family likes it a lot. It’s So soft, even after washing it plenty of times and hours of use. What’s nice …

A few months ago when my husband and I went to the beach, we purchased a nice electric grill to bring with us. The place that we were staying for a week did not allow open flame gas or charcoal grills. They were ok with the use of electric …