Housewares Reviews
Sharp Microwave Oven R-248F
I couldn’t imagine a kitchen without a microwave. Initially, my husband was hesitant for me to get one as he thought it would be unhealthy to just heat things up in the microwave. He was convinced otherwise soon enough. This microwave is hassle- free to use even my 2 …
Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Scrub Sponges
I have been using Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Scrub Sponges for a very long time and I have not had any issues with them. These sponges are sold in most retail stores and I normally pay about 14 dollars for a pack of 15. I believe …
Sierra Valentine’s Day Two Heart Side by Side Light Window Decor
The Sierra Valentine’s Day Two Heart Side by Side Light Window Decor cost me almost twenty dollars when I purchased it, but every time I look at it from outside the house at nighttime, I’m always impressed by how truly nice it looks in the window, even from a …
Mainstays Sand Dune Orbit Double Lounger
Well let me talk about one of the cutest things I—˜ve bought for my summer collection. I love to chill on my patio and when it comes to being outside, I need to be comfortable. One of the things I said I was going to buy myself was a …
Cuisinart Classic Toaster Oven Broiler
I have owned my Cuisinart Classic Toaster Oven Broiler for just over two years. It retails for $99.95, but I got it for free with a gift card from a local furniture store. I must say that I this would have been worth the money if I …
JumpKing 15′ Trampoline Enclosure Netting
I wanted to add an enclosure to my trampoline for safety so I decided to purchase this one. Initially after purchasing it everything worked fine but after using it for some time I did notice a few small issues with it. I purchased it from …
OXO Steel Suction Sponge Holder
I use sponges a lot in the kitchen so I wanted something to make storage a bit easier. It can be a bit of a hassle when trying to store away wet sponges so I wanted something to eliminate the hassle. I was amazed when I found …
Smith & Hawkins Amaryllis Bulb Kit
This past Christmas we were given a Smith & Hawkins Amaryllis Bulb Kit. Having never grown anything like it, we were excited to watch a flower grow in the middle of winter. The kit we received included a nice burnt-red colored pot, a coco fiber disk, an …
Home Trends mini blinds
I had no choice but to buy 2 mini blinds for my bedroom windows. I had a lovely sheer white curtain up in there, but my dog likes to bark at any one who dares to walk past our house at night. I appreciate his protection, but I get …
Method Floor Care, Wood For Good, Almond
I always look for useful products that will help me keep my wood floor beautiful. Finally, I have found one that does. The cost is just right and the smell is heavenly. I love the scent of almonds. This product will keep your floor looking naturally beautiful. It is …
Sharp R-230KW Microwave
The main reason why we purchased the Sharp R-230KW microwave is because it was rated as the best countertop microwave (by ConsumerSerach.com). It’s 0.8 cubic feet and 800 watts which is what we were looking for. It’s slightly smaller than our old Emerson microwave, but it heats food twice …
Raley’s Fine Living Containers - Big Bowl Size
These days it’s great to have some reliable containers that are multi-purpose in use. That’s why we see a lot of containers that can be washed in dishwashers, used to store food in both the refrigerator and freezer, and that can be used in the microwave. One …
Swifter wet cleaning cloths
Swifter wet cleaning cloths can replace your mop. These little cloths are soaked with a great smelling cleaner and also have a green scrubbing strip that can be turned to scrub the dirt off the cloths. The only drawback is that I think the scrub strip should …
Arial liquid detergent
Most of the people must have heard about the Arial detergent powders but it is very rare that the people know about the Arial liquid detergent. Actually the Arial liquid detergent has not gained a lot of popularity because of its high price compared to the Arial detergent …
Paul Mitchell Express Ion V.1 Dryer
I really don’t know why I bought this hair dryer when I had one that work fine, especially for the price tag on this model. I really like Paul Mitchell products and I am used to using them because of the salon I go to, plus I listen …
Rite Lite LPL775A Wireless Motion Activated LED Security Light
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 …
Heat Stream 1000 portable heater
Heat Stream 1000 is a small and powerful portable space heater. I have no idea who made it, but I am using one that was loaned to me when my furnace malfunctioned. Now that my furnace is working properly, I am still using this older model little heater to …
Whirly Wash by As Seen On TV
Whirly wash is probably the most useless tool I’ve seen and used. I got Whirly Was mainly for washing the car. How it works is it uses water to turn the brush. This turning brush scrubs your car and you can simply hold the handle and do nothing at …
Palmolive Orange Antibacterial Dish Liquid
Whenever I wash my dishes, I like to see them shine. I don’t like to have to work too hard to get these results and try to use quality dish detergents. Since I don’t like to spend too much on my cleaning supplies, I purchased some dish soap from …
CleanSafe Dust Remover
CleanSafe is a product designed to safely and efficiently clean dust out of those nooks and crannies where dust and grime often collect on your keyboards, video screens and hard drives. The product I bought came in a twelve ounce can and promises moisture free cleaning. It …
General Electrics Dishwashers Model GDF410SSFSS
I’ve had this dishwasher for 3 years now. Most of the appliance I bought when I arrived in Canada were GE ones but I wasn’t familiar with the brand and hadn’t heard anything negative about them before.
What I started to find, after a short period, was that most of the …
Mainstay 7 Piece Nonstick Cookware
I bought this cookware a few months ago that was not were near up to par. I decided to write this review to warn everyone of this faulty cookware. I purchased the Mainstay 7 piece nonstick cookware set. It came with 3 pots of different sizes, 1 frying pan, …
Air Wick 100% Natural Propellant Rain Garden Air Freshener
I like to try to keep my home smelling nice as often as possible. I like buying different air fresheners and seeing what they have to offer. I was quite shocked when I ran into an air freshener that was intriguing.
The Air Wick 100% Natural Propellant Rain Garden Air …
Vornado DVTH Whole Room Heater
Vornado DVTH Whole Room Heater
I am constantly freezing cold. Most people would be sweating at times when you could touch my hands and feel exactly how cold I am. This is year round. At my job, it gets very cold in the winter months for me. That is why …
Vivitar 7 X 50 Magnification Binoculars
Now rather than curse my crummy eyesight, I can just use my new Vivitar Binoculars. With my Vivitars, I don’t have to worry about missing a second of my favorite sporting events, sight seeing, or bird and nature watching.
If you want an idea of …
Gelert Hurricane 2 Rechargeable Electric Airbed Pump
When I moved in to this house 4 months ago, it was unfurnished. However, considering that it still took time for our personal effects to arrive and that the rent of the house was already running, I got air beds for the whole family to sleep on. The house …
NordicWare Cast BBQ Sauce and Bean Pot
As a family we like to use our BBQ as much as possible in the summer months, but one thing that has always irritated me is having to go back inside to heat up beans or sauces using a saucepan. My fairly thin bottomed pans wouldn’t cope with the …
18′ X 48″ Easy Set Pool
This Easy set pool can be found at any walmart, target, or pool supply store. I was amazed at how uickly you can set this pool up. It really does only take you thirty to fourty five minutes. It comes with a filter pump, cover, ground cloth, …
The Bissell Featherweight Bagless Vacuum
I bought the Bissell Featherweight Bagless for two reasons. One, that I was pregnant and lugging my bulky upright vacuum from room to room had become increasingly difficult, and two, we have three birds in our small apartment and they have a tendency to drop seeds and shed feathers …
Dyson DC17 Absolute Cyclonic Upright Vacuum Cleaner
I had always wanted one of these Dyson cyclone vacuums. I like to clean and having a nice clean carpet is the biggest pet peeve of all for me. I probably vacuum every single day because I hate having anything at all on my floors. And when you have …
Arf Citron scouring cream
This is another product from Saponia, my mother always buys it because it is not very expensive and it cleans good. I am not saying that it is the best product for house cleaning that I have ever tried because it isn’t but I must admit that it is …
Red Heart Light & Lofty Yarn
Since there is little else to do a New England winter (other than shovel snow and painfully stare out the window at mounds of snow just waiting for the return of spring), I try to become most active in my hobby of knitting. This year, my focus is …
Woolite Pet +Oxygen Carpet Cleaner
So many carpet spot cleaners out there on the market today; which one to choose? It can really get overwhelming standing in the store isle looking at all the products, picking up the bottle or can and reading what the manufacturer says the product can and will do for …
Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner
After purchasing an extreme successful Scrubbing Bubbles product in the past, I was a firm believer in this brand, thinking that it would consistently be amazing. In the spirit of my faith, I recently purchased the Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner for general household use. The previous product that I …
Goo Gone Cleaner
I use Goo Gone cleaner all the time for certain cleaning situations. I purchase Goo Gone at the grocery store, found in the cleaning aisle, for $4.99 and it comes in 8 oz. bottles. It is well worth the cost even though that probably sounds quite expensive to others. …
Sanyo HPS-SG2 Indoor Barbeque Grill
I decided to purchase this grill because I wanted to be able to barbeque when indoors at all times no matter the weather. This thing is amazing and it provides the same great taste as if I’m cooking on a traditional grill. I purchased it from Wal-Mart …
Ant-B-Gon ant traps
I was suffering from a spring infestation of ants in my kitchen, so I decided to buy Ant-B-Gon ant traps. They came in a package of three cylindrical metal traps, and I put two in my cupboards and one on the floor of my living room.
The reason I purchased …
Harpic Toilet Cleaner
Harpic Toilet cleaner the best disinfectant which just doesn’t make the toilet clean but also gives it a pleasant fragrance. We run a shop at the center of the town and our house is attached to the shop. Being a very small place most people come to the …
KitchenAid Countertop Oven
For $130, I expected a lot more of out the KitchenAid Countertop Oven. Unfortunately, it really did not perform as advertised.
I wanted a toaster oven because it has the capacity to toast, bake, or even broil; since it’s just my husband and I, it seemed like a great idea …
Rachel Ray Cookware
When I had my bridal shower I received quite a few gift cards, so I bought some things I normally would not spend my own money on. I saw the Rachel Ray cookware and decided to buy it, even tho it was pretty pricey. I guess I …
Drain Pro Gel Unclogger
I had this really nasty clog in my apartment sink. I tried using some of the more inexpensive unclogging agents, because I’ve never been the one to spend over 5 dollars for something like that. After trying multiple products I decided to just plunge the sink. I wanted to …
Ninja Master Prep Blender
My boyfriend and I recently moved from our studio apartment to a real one bedroom, giving us the opportunity to utilize our space, which really means buy more stuff. In an effort to be more efficient with our time and space, we decided we needed to buy a blender …
Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner
I thought that the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner would be the answer to my prayers. I abhor cleaning the shower and frankly don’t think about doing it until it looks like it needs it. So when I got this product, I was truly hoping to make cleaning …
Norpro Stainless Steel Cake Pan
When it comes to making a perfect cake I know from experience that it’s a necessity to have a really good cake pan. I make a lot of cakes and I use several different cake pans and I have to say that this one has to be one …
Nova Electric rice Cooker
My mother used pressure cooker at initial stage but once it blasted. Hence I bought this rice cooker before one month. Since its weighs around 3 kg, it is quite portable and also can be easily lifted by elder people. It is easy to use and it has a …
The Dirt Devil Swift Stick
The Dirt Devil Swift Stick is a very convenient house hold chore tool. I love it. It is so light weight. I love the fact that I can use it on linoleum or hard wood and it sweeps and sucks the dirt and stuff up. It is ten times …
Hitachi Toaster and Kettle Set
When I first moved into my flat I noticed a couple of things: firstly it was much smaller than it had appeared to be during all of those visits which I had made prior to signing my life away; secondly, you can get carried away very easily with buying …
Elmer’s School Glue
I’m no longer in Elementary School, but I still really like Elmer’s School glue. I got a three-pack for a project that I am doing, and it seems to work really well. One thing that is really cool is that it is purple, so you can see …
Space Bags
My husband and I live in a small apartment. Storage has always been our problem. With kitchen tools, there’s nothing much we can do but utilize the laundry area and keep some of our belongings there. However, with regards to clothes, pillows, curtains, comforters and that kind of stuff, our …
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