Housewares Reviews
Simple Green All Purpose Cleaner
I bought simple green for the first time a few years back because my sister swore by its results. I found it at my local dollar General Store for around $4.00 for a 32 fluid ounce bottle. I thought this was a pretty decent price and if it …
Kalorik Chocolate Fountain
I don’t know what prompts my friends to buy me the things they buy me, but they do know me well enough to know I have a penchant for kitchen appliances and have more appliances than I have counter and cabinet space to store them all. One of my …
Ashley Pressure Cooker
I was in desperate need of a pressure cooker as the one I had before was out of commission for quite a while and I saw a pressure cooker from a brand named called “Ashley” on sale at a local store here.
I went back the next day and bought …
3D Mobile Evaporative Cooler AC-1203
I first bought this appliance when my sister came home from the U.S. Instead of buying an airconditioner or an electric fan, I decided to buy this one and I’m happy I did. It’s way cheaper and lighter than an airconditioner but works the same if not better. It’s …
Racor PBS-2R Two-Bike Floor Bike Stand
I own two bikes and I wanted a way to organize them in a neat way when I’m not using them so I decided to purchase this bike stand. This is a 2 in 1 bike stand so that’s one of the main reasons why I decided to …
Expo Original Dry Erase Board Cleaner
Expo Original Dry Erase Board Cleaner is great stuff! I bought an 8 fluid ounce bottle to use on the dry erase board at work. I was very skeptical at first. I really did not think it would work as well as it does. …
Multi functional Mandolin
This mandolin comes with 5 stainless steel blades. A grater, shredder, slicer, wavy slicer and one to Julienne. The all snap in and out of place and when not in use they are stored in compartments under the mandolin. It is made of plastic and stainless steel and best …
Mrs. Meyers Fabric Softener
After using green detergent, I found that my clothes while clean were in no way soft and had a tendency to wrinkle a lot. So I gave the Mrs. Meyers a try. It cost me $7.99 for the 32 oz. bottle, and I purchased the Lemon Verbena …
Weber 40020 Smokey Joe Gold Charcoal Grill
I trust Weber as it has been with my mother for quite a long time I think around 20 years or so and she has never had any problem as such with it. When I got married I bought ‘Weber 40020 Smokey Joe Gold Charcoal Grill’ because of two …
Sterlite 3 Drawer Wide Cart, White
I always need more space to store things in. I have a garage that we really don’t use to put vehicles in. We just store stuff in the garage and it can get to be a huge mess in there. I found some really great three drawer carts that …
Magimix Le Duo XL
Fresh fruit juice is just the thing to get your system up and running in the morning. The `juicy` fruits with a high water content like grapes, melon, strawberries and citrus fruits are among some of the best ones to juice.
This Magimix juicer was featured in the Sainsburys magazine …
Pledge multi surface
I like cleaning my house with wipes, even though its not very environmentally friendly. It is easy, and quite user friendly so I am sold!
Pledge is a real good brand, and I always use it to dust my wood furniture, such as tables, dining room chairs and so on.
I …
Coleman Pack Away four in one table
I was looking to purchase a table to use mainly for parties so I decided to purchase this one. It’s manufactured by Coleman and I own several of their products and I have to say that all of them are top of the line in my opinion when …
Oster 6330 4-Slice Toaster
Toasters are really big help to every mother especially to every working mother or office moms. We can easy prepare breakfast by using the toasters and anyone can easily do so without much of a fuss with a help of an quality toaster.
My …
Black and Decker Convection oven
The only real reason why I —˜m talking about the Black and Decker Convection oven is because in all reality, I hate this thing. I hate everything about this little convection oven. My husband bought it so that’s one of the reasons why I hate it. (no offense honey) I …
Clorox Bleach Pen
Lets begin by saying I despise doing laundry. Ok it should be simple right? You just put it in the washing machine, put the detergent in and turn it on. I stink at laundry! I cannot get stains out so my kids clothes well you can imagine! My sons …
Lenox Laurel Leaf 70-by-86-Inch Oval Tablecloth
It was really a blessing when my sister in law gave us her oval dining set. It is made of durable narra wood and still new and very presentable. She has just bought it for barely a year but she found a glass rectangle dining set which is bigger …
Crabtree & Evelyn Noel Environmental Oil
I have been a long time fan of the company, Crabtree & Evelyn ever since I was in high school and blundered into the store at my local mall searching for some nice smelling hand lotion.
And around Christmas time, while I was on the hunt for some Christmas gifts …
Home Depot Small Moving Box
This small moving box from Home Depot retails for just under seventy cents and is perfect for small items such as books, VCRs and some DVD machines, stationary items, CDs, VHS and DVD tapes, video games, magazines and can even be used for some light clothing items like socks …
Easy-Off Fume Free Max Oven Cleaner
I hate cleaning my oven. It is a messy smelly, disgusting project that takes me hours. Unfortunately, if I do not clean it, my smoke alarm goes off! Now that I babysit, I do not want to expose the children to the nasty fumes of most cleaners. I tried …
DangEZ Reacher
One of my absolute necessities in my house is the DangEZ Reacher. In fact, I wish I had a couple more to place in strategic locations. Produced by the ArcMate Mfg. Corp, the DangEZ Reacher makes life so much easier for anyone who has difficulty bending over or …
Vanity Fair Premium Dinner Napkins
I am very familiar with this particular brand of paper napkins. My first memories of them are as a kid helping to set the dinner table. I sometimes feel like it’s an indulgence to buy premium dinner napkins, and get lured away by the giant economy packs. So, I …
Samurai Shark tool Sharpener
I was always complaining that my kitchen knives were too dull. My husband always said because I am left-handed he was afraid of me using a knife that was too sharp. However he purchased a Samurai Shark tool Sharpener. The name is perfect because it looks …
Aleenes’s Original Tacky Glue
I have been using Aleenes’s original Tacky Glue for years. I love this glue, and it works great. I use the glue for many things in my house. I have repaired a small tear in a livingroom chair. I have also used it to fix wooden slats on a …
Gardena Hose Reel and Stand (Gardena System)
In Botswana, the house plots are really huge. I think this country has 3x more land than people in it. Everyone has a decent garden. My house is no exception. The yard is way bigger than the living space I have in the house. Water is however a …
Toro Snow Blower
I really like Lowes, White Marsh Maryland. We buy a lot of things from there for our home and garden. We have a rather large piece of property that needs to be shoveled when it snows and neither of us are getting any younger. SO we purchased a …
Presto Cool Touch Griddle
I am a plain housewife with three kids and the only thing I can do the best with my family is to cook delicious food for them, prepare their dress, clean our house, and many more. But when my husband suffers from different illness we both think that I need …
All Small & Mighty Laundry Detergent
I started using All detergent’s Small and Mighty about a year ago. I am hooked on it for several reasons. It comes in 3X concentrate, which means you don’t have to lug heavy jugs home every time you buy detergent. The small bottle uses less resources than a regular …
Clay Art Fifty Yard Line Condiment Server
Originally I went shopping the other night to purchase some Baseball party trays and servers, but I spotted a whole line of Football party ware that was just too cute to pass up. If you are a Football fan you will not be able to resist the …
Powerhouse Pet Odor Neutralizer Clean Fresh Scent
I am a proud pet owner, however one of the worst parts about having pets is simply the odor. While the dog that I have is small and bathed regularly he still has a dog odor. I picked up this product at my local dollar store because my husband …
Amco Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
I was looking for a large bowl so I purchased this bowl a little over a month ago and it’s amazing. I mainly use it for mixing but it works very well for other things also. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 15 dollars for …
Swiffer WetJet Pad Refills 12 box
As an owner of a Swiffer WetJet I have to purchase these refills regularly and they work very well. I usually purchase them from Wal-Mart but I have purchased them from several other stores also. One thing that I love about them is that they …
Baygon Mosquito Coil
Baygon Mosquito Coil has been a common household item in my house. I usually buy this stuff during rainy days where mosquitoes are very rampant. This product is available in two variants but I usually buy the light green color. It is less scented. It contains a stainless stand …
Mainstay Quick Drying Full Size Bath Towels
I love to buy things like towels and sheets because they are a really easy way to change the décor in my home without spending a lot of money. I was in Wal-Mart recently when I saw that their Mainstay Quick Drying Towels Full Size Bath Towels were on …
Looney Tunes Cotton Candy Maker
As a kid, I loved carnivals because they meant I could get some very yummy cotton candy, and I do love cotton candy. Unfortunately, I just don’t seem to be at those types of events anymore, so when I was able to get a good deal on the …
DIY Shower Head Cleaning
Because we have well water, hard water mineral deposits are a normal part of life. However, I am terrible about keeping my shower head clean until its too late. Usually, this is about the time that I start to lose water pressure. I recently had to clean it, so I …
Bzee Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent
Bzee Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent is the cheapest brand in the supermarket. The price is almost half that of popular brand.
Since buying a 5kg container is more cost effective than buying the smaller bottle, I purchase the 5kg container of Bzee Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent.
With this kind …
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Okay so I had these black dirty scruffs all over my white wall and I needed to get them off so I gave the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser a try and I it worked like magic and really got rid of the scruff on my wall. My walls were …
Surf Twilight Sensations Clothes Washing Liquid
Surf Twilight Sensations Small & Mighty Biological Washing Liquid is a rather sophisticated spin on a clothes washing product and I love it. This is different to any other product I have tried as it has a fragrance more like a beautiful perfume than the usual, basic, floral …
Samsung Window Rotary Compressor Air Conditioner 2007 Model
Ten years ago, I bought a reciprocating Samsung air conditioner which was excellent even when the weather was absolutely burning hot. I still have it and it is working perfectly until this moment. That was the old model, however. Two years ago, impressed by the quality of the Samsung …
Panasonic Cordless Steam Iron, NI-L45NR
I am very particular in taking care of my clothes. I’ve developed profound respect for clothes since I was young, and it’s important for me that my clothes are equally as wrinkle-free as I am well-dressed. Every weekend, I pack my clothes to the dry-cleaners, but it …
Downy Wrinkle Releaser in Original Scent
Like many professional adults I am required to have nice work clothes that are clean and smartly pressed every morning. Due to this fact I always try to iron my clothes the night before my day that way I do not have to rush needlessly around the next …
Bounce Dryer Ball
I’m used to putting my fabric softener in the dryer with my cloths so when I seen this whole bounce dryer ball I was a bit skeptical about how it worked. I wasn’t sure if it was suppose to go in with the laundry or just go in after …
Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Snow Cone Maker
I’ve had lots of fun with my Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Snow Cone Maker. It’s made for kids, but frankly, it’s an easy way to enjoy a snow cone treat or just have some crushed ice without a fancier machine.
The Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Snow Cone Maker is …
Mite-NIX Organic Anti-Allergy Laundry Rinse
I wasn’t so sure about this when I read about it in some sort of family magazine but I think it actually worked much better than I was expecting, which I guess may not be saying a lot if I wasn’t expecting much at all, but I’ll just say …
Ronco Chop O Matic
For a long time now, I have been thinking about buying a certain type of cooking utensil to make chopping up vegetables more simple. I have long suffered the effects of onions as they relinquish their solid state for something easier to eat and to compliment any number of …
Sagaform Bucket Grill
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 …
BergHOFF Stainless Steel Teakettle
I use teakettles a lot and I own several. This one works perfectly and it gets the job done without a lot of hassle. It’s very durable and it has lasted for a long time. I first purchased it from K-Mart a few years …
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