I live in a former walk-up attic. It was converted into an apartment years ago (decades) and a family with children lived up here for at least 10 years. Those kids played inside the crawlspaces and pulled much of the insulation down. The apartment runs a …

Our kettle was getting old. It still worked, but the limescale was growing limescale, and the thought of drinking water from there was just getting too disgusting. Rather than using limescale remover (in other words putting chemicals in our kettle, which is equally disgusting in my opinion!) …

My uncle who is the elder brother to my mother is a shopkeeper and he is having a very big shop on the main road in the city where he lives. The shop, which my uncle owns, is made of glass wall and glass doors. And as …

If you went to the grocery store you would notice a lot of products not necessarily new but with variety of add on, call it marketing strategy. I said that because I was looking for a pair of household gloves when I saw this Scotch Brite All Purpose Household …

The Hello Kitty popcorn popper is a cute and fun addition to any house, or at least it is to mine. I got it for Christmas and didn’t think I would ever really use it because I tend to stick with microwave popcorn over anything else. I did manage …

I purchased this Hoover “Hush” vacuum cleaner about 4 months ago from Home Depot, on-line, through their web-site. Hoover makes this “Hush” model as a non-commercial one as well, however I opted for the commercial unit due to the sale price I bought it for. I am very happy …

I’m glad mom convinced me to buy the Tornado mop in preparation for the typhoon months a couple of years ago because there have been too frequent basement floodings that bailing water manually was too laborious when the submersible pump wasn’t installed yet.

The Tornado mop was a huge …

Downy Antibac is a variation of Downy; a brand name of a fabric softener produced by Protec & Gamble. The product claims to give your clothes a unique scent and at the same time, help repel those mosquitoes away from you. From my experience of Downy Antibac, I can …

Joy Ultra Concentrated Dishwashing liquid in lemon flavor is a very pleasant looking yellow colored thick dish washing liquid. But the power of Joy dishwashing liquid is not great when considering the thickness of the liquid. Even when it is labeled ultra concentrated; my results do not show Joy …

In our home, we have our share of plants and if I say so myself, they are thriving and very lush. Aqua Globe Water Bulbs have become a regular components of their care. Prior to my experience with Aqua Globe Watering Bulbs, any time we would go out of …

I was in need of a book shelf in my living room. I did not want it just to store books, but also to put a few knick knacks on and part of my DVD collection. I thought this would be the perfect way to start organizing my living …

Living in Australia, we’re no strangers to spiders, insects and other creatures. I don’t mind if they’re outside, but I just can’t stand when they’re in my house. Because of this, I always have a can of Mortein Fast Knockdown Multi Insect Killer handy in case any …

I purchased this hamper over a year ago and it has been wonderful. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 20 dollars for it. It’s a bit expensive compared to others that I priced but I believe I made a great purchase.
It’s 23 inches tall and …

Some time back, we purchased the Farberware Special Select Toaster Oven. I, personally, had high hopes for the product, that it would give the desired-results. I’ll cut to the quick. We hated it and seldom used it. Finally, we put it up on Freecycle and gave …

The GKI Bethlehem Lighting Pre-Lit Indoor Outdoor Christmas Wreath With Seventy Red Color Lights cost me thirty dollars when I ordered one a year ago and for the most part, I feel it was thirty dollars that was wasted. Although the Christmas wreath appeared attractively designed in the picture, …

I’ve had dogs and cats all my life, and I love my pets, I really do. But sometimes, when I come home after a long day at work, and my kids have been busy ignoring the dogs when they are whining to go out, the last thing I want …

We have very hard water in our household, and even though I have a good quality dishwasher, I still struggle with getting my glasses and silverware sparkly clean. I have always felt that Cascade powder worked the best for me, and have used it for a few years …

Even here, in Canada, during the summer, it get really hot. That is originally the reason I purchased my Lasko fan. After 3 years of using it, I would definitely say I am very satisfied with it.
It is easy to assemble, taking only about half an hour. The …

In my house we love to cook, we love to put huge meals together from time to time. One of the things we like to do outside of cooking huge meals is putting together simple meals. Since it’s getting a little cold outside we like to cook soups and …

I purchased my very first home a few years ago and I use Comet with Bleach to clean and deodorize most surfaces in the home including my appliances because of Comet’s promises to remove tough stains without scratching the surface.
Comet is an all purpose cleaner that is safe to …

I bought this combo package recently at the London Drugs chain store when my plastic egg poacher broke. I’ve always been a huge fan of plastic egg poachers because they are so easy to use.
For example, instead of frying my breakfast eggs, for which I have to use …

I’m a huge fan of the NordicWare range of cookware so wasn’t at all surprised to receive several items for my birthday from various friends and relatives, including this beautiful Lemon Loaf Pan which I couldn’t wait to use as I enjoy making sweet or fruity loaves and the …

Raid Deep Reach Fogger is an effective pest control utility especially apt for getting rid of cockroaches. Quite an innovative product, it is easy to use. Safely store all the food items, open all the cupboards and racks, close all the windows, press open the lid of the fogger …

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. …

A friend recommended that we try the Neptune Electra-scent. I was able to find the Neptune Electra-scent at our local dollar store which makes this product very affordable to use for scenting our home. The store had vanilla and Hawaiian mist scents available. I chose the …

The Bissel Pro Heat Clear View Home Carpet Steamer is a must have product if you have kids or pets. We bought a carpet steamer because I got tired of scrubbing my carpets. We bought this one without reading any reviews. It came with
attachments and I …

Lowe’s Kobalt brand Wall Mountable Wet/Dry Vacuum is a powerful and versatile shop-vac with some qualities that also make it quite useful as a household unit. It is a smaller sized vacuum and fairly light for its size. Being wall-mountable, it is perfectly suited for use as …

I have to say that I would be lost with a Scotch Lint Roller. I love these. Now, there are lots of other lint rollers on the market, some that you can even get at the dollar store. In my opinion, the Scotch Lint Roller is …

I take a lot of care about my health and I never take any chance in case of my health. And of course I also do take a very good care about the health of my family too. That is why I never take any chance in …

My 5-year-old niece received this toy for her birthday, and was very excited about it. I think she envisioned being able to make plates of cookies or brownies to share with her friends. At least, thats what I envisioned… I never had an Easy Bake Oven when I was …

We live in a small apartment and have two cats so we are constantly battling pet odor in our home. I often trying different sorts of air fresheners looking for one that will take care of the cat odor while keeping our place fresh and clean smelling. I have …

I love to cook, and I’m almost always in the kitchen. Trying new recipes has always been fun for me. One item that I love to use when cooking and storing is Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil. I have tried other foils in the past, and they just don’t do …

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 …

I love this product! We have dogs so we are always looking for a good air freshener. Citrus Magic Air Freshener works so fast and so well, with it’s 100% natural citrus ingredients, that when we buy it, we buy multiple bottles at a time.
I have not found any …

I am one of those people who likes to maintain a well stocked pantry, and I include house hold items like laundry detergent and toilet tissue in my items to keep plenty of as well as other similar items.
I was shopping at Big Lots about eight months ago, and …

Scotch Brite Copper coated scrubbing pads are a fantastic tool for cleaning your kitchen. I recently discovered these will remove long dried grease out of the corner where our fry pot sits. I have tried everything to clean that corner including Grease Lightening and other products but …

The Wilton Mini Ghost Pan is an aluminum Halloween-themed baking pan. Although sold separately, it’s part of a line of Halloween-themed baking pans that are all made by the Wilton company. The baking pan has six slots which can be filled with cake batter, brownie batter or even gelatin. …

One of the most important part of the house is the bedroom and so I took time to search for an affordable yet quality bed. I considered two options, one is getting a spring type bed and the other one is to buy the foam type. I have used …

Since my wife and I are just starting our family and there’s just the two of us so far, we decided to purchase a simple Wimpex Hot and Normal Water Dispenser as it is really cheap and functions well. What i didn’t expect though is the fact that when …

About 4 months ago I bought the Dryer Max balls at Walmart for about ten dollars. I was promised sightly fluffier towels but what got me was less drying time, and that of course means less energy used. These are blue balls with little nubby things all over them …

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 …

I was very impressed and actually a little in awe when I saw my sister in law using this Mr.Clean magic eraser. I went and purchased one for myself and got into a little bit of a cleaning spree. I used the magic eraser in a combination with spray …

I used to purchase my paper plates at Walgreens because I could sometimes get them, the Walgreens brand, for as cheap as ninety-nine cents for seventy-two paper plates. The paper plates were nine inches, just like these. When they weren’t on sale, they were around a dollar and thirty …

Often I find myself waiting in the car at school bus stops, or while other’s shop and it’s hard to sit idly by. Little by little I’ve found ways to keep myself occupied such as keeping a book on hand, or an emery board near by, but …

I absolutely do love the Breville Blender. The ice crush feature is probably the best feature as it crushes the ice prior to making the shakes. It is nice to have the automatic touch buttons and I am in love with how much horse power the Breville has, 7 …

George Forman�s �Next Generation� grill is probably the most useful household appliance that I have ever used in my life. This is great for a mother with little time, a professional who wants a quick meal or a college student who does not know how to cook. I used …

There is a great deal to be said about the Rowenta Advancer Iron which is Model Number DZ9080. I believe some persons will think that the Iron is a bit on the high-side as far as price; however, that said, it has a good deal of favorable features. …

I always want my surroundings to be clean and well disciplined. It may be about any thing, the cleanliness is very important for me. So when I talk about the cleanliness I also want to talk about a floor cleaner, which I use. I am going …

I use this bottle a lot when doing outdoor activities and I can say that it really does come in handy. It holds a lot of water and it’s easy to carry around which are a few of the reasons why I love it. I purchased …

Since our energy rates went unregulated last year and BGE and Constellation Energy are making a killing off of Maryland Citizen’s we have had to find ways to saving every penny that we could in order to pay these skyrocketing bills. We replaced our outdoor porch light with …