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 …

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 …

For a long time I have been searching for an old-fashioned sponge mop for my mother. Most of today’s modern ‘new and improved’ sponge mops have devices that you pull and squeeze on. If you have arthritis in your hands, using these mops are almost impossible as the hands …

I wanted a good strong bag for my kitchen trash can so that the bags wouldn’t leak or break when taking the trash out. I decided that Glad brand would be the best bet for trying to get the job done right. I tried the tall kitchen drawstring trash …

Since I smoke inside my home I try to keep my house as fresh as possible. I’ve tried almost every air freshener out on the market. One that has impressed me on an incredibly high level is Febreeze Air Effects linen and sky odor eliminator. The first thing that …

I have found myself on multiple occasions looking for a quick way to wipe things down in my home. I have two busy children and always have to run behind them wiping and cleaning. I recently have been using baby wipes to wipe things down and figured this was …

I’m a huge Yankee Candle fan, preferring this method of fragrancing my home than chemical-filled air fresheners and linen sprays. I like to try different varieties but was increasingly finding myself stuck in a rut with their candles and reaching for the same variety again and again, so …

This Porter-Cable is an awesome tool, mainly because of the numerous tasks that you can complete with it. It can be used as a scraper, blade and even a sander. It’s awesome to be able to use the PCL120MTC to handily complete the same jobs that used …

I really liked using my kitchen shears. They worked really well on just about anything that I needed to use them for. However, we ended up gluing the blades together with super glue. Go figure!? Anyway it was time for a new pair of kitchen …

Typhoon Ondoy left us with a lot of clothes and various belongings that needed to be washed free of mud. The flood water brought with it a lot of mud and most of our clothes were swimming in it and the smell was horrendous. Because there was a lot …

I purchased a Bissell easy vac vacuum from wal-mart in August, as I needed a new vacuum, and I was interested in a lightweight bag less vacuum, and the price was right on this Bissell easy vac. I paid around sixty five dollars for this vacuum, it was easy to …

I’d been hearing a lot of buzz on the Internet about Mia Bella candles by Scent-sations, so I decided to order some. Everything I’d heard about them was wonderful. Everyone was talking about how wonderful they smell, how clean they burn, and how economical they were.
I thought they were …

First of all I want to talk about how much I’ve wanted one of these. Ever since I heard the Video Phone song from Beyonce, I wanted to know what it was all about. I use to think that it had something to do with a cell phone when …

WHen the “Ada Purejoy Laundry Detergent” was finished, I had to open a bag of “Ada Super-Clean Fragrant Laundry Powder” to finish another load of laundry. However, unlike the previous powdered laundry detergent; I somehow felt that even though it was from the same brand, it might be of …

Two days before I was scheduled to leave town for a couple of months, I discovered, to my extreme horror, that there was a wasp nest right outside my front door. It was not large, but I was shocked at how quickly those wasps got it built, given that …

Bending and stooping can be a challenge, when you have mobility issues, so performing some household chores, like sweeping and gathering up the dirt afterwards, can be hard to do physically. Most standard brooms require you to bend, but when you have serious back issues, sweeping can become …

The Fiskars Momentum is a push reel mower. That means it’s human powered, and instead of having blades that sweep the ground in a circular motion, it has a reel with five blades which spin forward in the direction the mower is being pushed.
Reel mowers have …

Before we got the BlendTec, my family went through blenders every few months. We’d put ice and frozen fruit in them to make smoothies, and after a while the gears or motor would wear out and we’d have to go get a new one. I first got interested in …

Having a small vacuum in an apartment is very useful. Particularly if its cordless one. I suspect many of us have yelled in frustration as you drag around one with a cord. Finding that it’s banging into door frames and getting underfoot.

The Dyson V8 is perfect for me and probably …

The Century Novelty Paper New Year Cups come eight to a pack for two dollars and nineteen cents. I purchased these cups along with the Century Novelty Sparkling New Year Luncheon Napkins and the Century Novelty Sparkling New Year Paper Plates because they all featured the same colors and …

The simple top-load Roper washing machine is a good value and seems to be a long-lasting washer capable of handling most household fabrics. This washer is available at Lowe’s for about $400, which is a good price for what you’re getting compared to some of the more well-known brands. …

I bought Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day All Purpose Cleaner for $40, with a pack of 6 a few months ago. Here is my review.
This all-purpose cleaner was made to help clean almost all types of surfaces or things. This product is like other cleaners I bought, including Greenworx but a …

I started using these mainly to clean my tub and they are perfect in my opinion. One of my most favorite things about them is that the soap is build directly into the pad. These things are completely hassle free to use and they don’t …

I have to admit I’m often appalled by the outrageous prices for paper products like paper towels, but I’ve found that some of the bargain brands are so bad they are practically worthless at cleaning up anything. So last time I went to pick up some paper towels, I …

As I am a housewife and involve myself in home decoration a lot and have to repair some big and small products at home, I need to have a toolbox. My husband’s tools are too heavy and not handy for me so I was looking for some lightweight and …

As a collector of many publications over the years, I’m a big believer in Cardboard Magazine Holders. I’ve purchased these from a variety of sources, including Office Depot and Harriet Carter.
The average Cardboard Magazine Holder is sturdy, usually made of corrugated cardboard. The standard size is roughly …

I had noticed Value Red Bathroom Tissue dozens of times in my local Safeway grocery store, but had never bought it. Its price had attracted my attention. At $1.29 for a 4-roll package I figured that it probably wasn’t very good. Other brands sold for two or three times …

I have always done my laundry with care and especially take time out on my whites. Though I am not too picky about detergents, as long as they work and smell great, I am picky about the type of fabric softener I use. I have noticed that if I …

I was in need of some strainers for this dish I was preparing. I needed a fine strainer and was looking for something that I could use for many dishes. I was not looking to spend a lot of money on the strainers and went to a local dollar …

Click Lights have been around for quite a while now. While I like the concept, I’ve just had very little luck with them. I wish they’d work as easily for me as on the commercials.
The first problem I have with Click Lights is getting the bulb and batteries …

Zwipes clothes for glass and Zwipes Cleaning Clothes found in with the automotive supplies are worth the small investment. I was searching the store for an hour for the Sham-wow without success when I remember seeing these reusable clothes on my last visit. So I went to look at …

When you have three very hair animals running around in the home like we do, you really need to find the best cleaning equipment that will pick up and last, like the Dyson SC30 Animal. When we saw the prices of a lot of the highly recommended animal vacuum …

Well my wife and I had our favorite dishwasher for well over 6 years. I mean we had fell so in love with this dishwasher that we didn’t even buy a new one when we got our new home. It finally died and we had to bury it and move …

I purchased this item recently because I was looking for a small filing cabinet for our home office. I wanted something that looked decorative and more like a piece of furniture rather than an ugly metal filing cabinet. When I saw this one on display at Target, …

Regular washing of my clothes is my weekly routine. I see to it to choose a right powder soap that is helpful to remove dirt and keep my clothes in right shape. I want that the color of my clothes are safe, I don’t often pick those bright colors …

In the area where I live, you can rarely have a breath of fresh air, and I mean, quite literally: once I finish cooking and open the window to let the cooking oil smoke out, the kitchen gets filled with the smell of exhaust gas from the street. I …

My husband Greg is a farmer and a wood logger. He works very hard and his jobs are often dirty. It’s not the kind of dirt that comes off with ordinary soap. Greg has tried a number of products but the skin on his hands was getting very dry …

I watch infomercials like it’s going out of style and it was like a gift from the gods when they opened up an As Seen on TV store in one of the malls near me. I was in heaven, literally, but my pocketbook probably wouldn’t agree. I don’t even …

This incubator is regular incubator. The size of the bath is 35 x 35 x 15cm. This is good for slow heating or cooling. This is the one that you see in bio lab. It functions okay but to me it is not sufficient because it does not have …

My new sheet sets in my house are Martha Stewart Every Day 5 Star Sheets. I was decided that all of our sheets were worn out and it was definitely time to replace them. I went to K-mart and decided to try these sets. I am so glad I …

Recently at the bequest of my persistent boyfriend, I purchased a Keurig coffee maker. Although I am not a big coffee drinker myself, Keurig also makes a good selection of teas so I figured that overall it would be a fun thing to try out.
The machine is an …

I am, of course, not a fan of garbage, but I am a big fan of Glad Forceflex bags with Febreze added. My husband and I buy the boxes of them, and I always make sure that they are the ones with Febreze. My husband has always …

I believe that this is one of the best coffee scoops that money can buy. I’ve go thrown a great deal of these things over the years and I believe that I may have found one that I can stick with. Unfortunately I find myself in a …

The Century Novelty Cauldron Set consists of three plastic black cauldrons. They’re positively ideal for the month of October and Halloween! The cauldrons resemble a traditional witch’s cauldron in design, with the cauldrons featuring a raised rim and general “o” shape where in the center, they’re fattest. Three cauldrons …

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 …

I make a lot of scrapbooking items as well as homemade soap and crafts. I was looking for the perfect punch for labels so I could make fancier looking address labels for birthday parties and so I could jazz up my homemade soap wrappers for Christmas gifts. …

When my brother first moved to his new apartment, I was there with him to help and support. I helped him move into his first apartment and even stayed with him for a week to get things settled, before I had to head home. When he moved into the …

I am always looking for a bargain, so when I found Supreme Clean liquid laundry detergent on sale for just $1 CDN, I bought it. I much prefer liquid laundry detergent to the powdered variety, and this red jug of 32 fl. Oz or (946ml) said I would get …

I go through a lot of disposable cups in my household and I have used these quite a bit. They are very durable and I believe that they are perfect. They are made by Hefty which of course is known by their toughness and I have to …