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Product review: Astonish Cleaning Paste

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Astonish paste did a pretty decent job.  In the attached video you see me cleaning the stove top and the bottom of a skillet.  The results are pretty good, although not perfect and not instant. Overall, it did a job better than other things I have tried. You can find it on Amazon by following this link. Product review ★★★★☆

Product review: Drawstring Trash Bags E'YOBE 6 Gallon Trash Can Liners

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 The E'YOBE trash bags are true size. I use 4 gallon Glad trash bags, the gold standard of small trash bags, to determine if this trash bags is sized appropriately. These bags are bigger then 4 gallon Glad bags by several inches in each direction. In attached photo you can see the yellow E'YOBE bag under the white Glad bag for size comparison. E'YOBE bags is thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness and transparency.  The yellow bag is transparent and you can see the trash inside the bag. Each bag length is 18" and the width of 22" when it is folded in half. The bag has the same width at the top and at the bottom.  The bag has a draw string, which works well to close the bag when it is ready to be thrown out. The package includes a total of four rolls, each roll has 60 trash bags. You can find it on Amazon by following this link. Product review ...

Product review: Scrub Daddy Sponge

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Each sponge is 3.75" across and 1.5" thick.  Their texture is firmer compared to common Scott Sponges used for dish washing. Scrub Daddy sponges are best for cleaning cups and pots, not dishes.  The holes are useful for inserting my fingers so I can hold the sponge, but the mouth opening that is designed for washing spoons I am not finding all that useful. The sponges did not have a smell right out of the package and so far are holding up okay. I have been using two of the four sponges for the last month. Scrub Daddy on Amazon Product review ★★★★☆

Product review: Eco Touch (LCC16) Leather Care - 16 oz

This solution cleans and conditions leather. I was particularly interested in a removing a black mark on my driver's seat. As you see in the video Eco Touch leather cleaner did it! The leather felt softer to touch and had a slight shine. However the seat is not slippery despite the shinier look. The cleaner has a mild fruity scent which I found pleasant. Eco touch leather care a white creamy solution. The new bottle came with a foil seal which needs to be removed before using the solution. Ingredients: filtered water cetyl esters (coconut-based conditioning agent) glycerin (vegetable based conditioning) fragrance preservative You can find it on Amazon by following this link. Product review ★★★★★

Product review: W&S 2.3 Gallon Kitchen Drawstring Strong Trash Bags, Heavy Duty, Clear/White, 120 Counts/ 2 Rolls

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The thing about unknown brands of trash bags is that their volume does not always match my expectation. A few times I got trash bags that were much smaller than expected.  This 2.3 gallon W&S trash bags turned out to be larger than I expected. In attached photo you can see the white W&S bag  with the white Glad bag on top of it for size comparison.  You can see that W&S bag is larger than the 4 gallon Glad bag.  It is actually bigger than the 4 gallon W&S bag which I also got (it is also white and blue draw string). W&S bags are feel slightly thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash.  I am using them in the bathroom trash bin, they work very well there because all the bathroom trash is soft and small. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness.  The white bag is semi transparent. Each bag length is 20" and the width is 18" when folded in half (36" total). Note t...

Ptoduct review: W&S 4 Gallon Kitchen Drawstring Strong Trash Bags, 90 Counts/ 5 Rolls (black)

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The thing about unknown brands of trash bags is that their volume does not always match my expectation. A few times I got trash bags that were much smaller than expected. The W&S trash bags are similar in size to the 4 gallon Glad bags. In attached photo you can see the black W&S W&S bag with the white Glad bag on top of it for size comparison. W&S is slightly larger. W&S bags are feel slightly thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness. The black bag hides the content of the bag well. Each bag length is 20 3/4" and the width is 17 3/4" when folded in half (35.5" total). Note that my measurements are slightly different from the size in Amazon description. The bag has the same width at the top and at the bottom. The bag has a draw string, which works well to close the bag when it is ready to be thrown out. The package includes 5 ro...

Product review: W&S 1.6 Gallon Kitchen Flat Type Strong Trash Bags, 180 Counts/2 Rolls (green)

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The thing about unknown brands of trash bags is that their volume does not always match my expectation. A few times I got trash bags that were much smaller than expected.  This 1.3 gallon W&S trash bags turned out to be larger than I expected it 3/4 of the size of 4 gallon Glad bag, not less than 1/2 size as the label would indicate. In attached photo you can see the white W&S bag on top of the 4 gallon white Glad bag for size comparison.  W&S bags are feel slightly thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash.  I am using them in the bathroom trash bin, they work very well there because all the bathroom trash is soft and small. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness.  The green back is pretty transparent. Each bag length is 20" and the width is 18" when folded in half (36" total). Note that my measurements are slightly different from the size in Amazon description. The bag has t...

Product review: W&S 4 Gallon Kitchen Drawstring Strong Trash Bags, 100 Counts/ 2 Rolls / White

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The thing about unknown brands of trash bags is that their volume does not always match my expectation. A few times I got trash bags that were much smaller than expected.  The W&S trash bags appear to be true size, they are the same size as 4 gallon Glad bags. In attached photo you can see the blue W&S bag on top of the white Glad bag for size comparison.  W&S is is the same size as a 4 gallon Glad trash bag. W&S bags is thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness.  The blue bag is transparent and you can see the trash inside the bag. Each bag length is 17 3/4" and the width is 15.5" when folded in half (31" total). Note that my measurements are slightly different from the size in Amazon description. The bag has the same width at the top and at the bottom.  The bag has a draw string, which works well to close the bag when it is ready t...

Product review: W&S 5 Gallons DrawString Strong Trash Bag Garbage Bag (100 Bags)

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The thing about unknown brands of trash bags is that their volume does not always match my expectation. A few times I got trash bags that were much smaller than expected.  The W&S trash bags appear to be true size, they larger than 4 gallon Glad bags. In attached photo you can see the blue W&S bag on top of the white Glad bag for size comparison.  W&S is larger by a few inches. W&S bags is thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness.  The blue bag is transparent and you can see the trash inside the bag. Each bag length is 24" and the width is 19 3/4" when folded in half (37.5" total). Note that my measurements are slightly different from the size in Amazon description. The bag has the same width at the top and at the bottom.  The bag has a draw string, which works well to close the bag when it is ready to be thrown out. The package inc...

Product review: W&S 4 Gallons DrawString Strong Trash Bag Garbage Bag

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The thing about unknown brands of trash bags is that their volume does not always match my expectation. A few times I got trash bags that were much smaller than expected.  The W&S trash bags are very similar in size to the 4 gallon Glad bags. In attached photo you can see the black W&S bag  with the white Glad bag on top of it for size comparison.  They are almost identical! W&S is just a little bit larger. W&S bags are feel slightly thinner than Glad bags, they are good for soft light trash.  I am using them in the bathroom trash bin, they work very well there because all the bathroom trash is soft and small. In one of the photos I show my hand inside the bag, I think it gives a good idea of the bag thickness.  The black bag hides the content of the bag well and this is just right for the bathroom trash bag. Each bag length is 17 3/4" and the width is 15.5" when folded in half (31" total). Note that my measurements are slightly different from th...

Product review: Bissell 1984 AirRam Cordless Vacuum

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I purchased Bissell AirRam 6 months ago.  It has powerful suction (on par with my corded vacuums),  lightweight, and flexible handle that allows me to easily vacuum under the beds and coaches.  However, this weekend the clips holding the handle broke off.  I had to tape it together with tape.  To clean it the plastic canister pops out and you can empty it without getting the dust all over the place.  The filter comes out of the back end, the filter is made out of foam rubber which I can wash. The filter takes a few days to dry so you need to plan ahead. Not sure how to replace the foam filter, when I search for a replacement filter on Amazon I could not find it. You can find it on Amazon by following this link. Product review ★★★★☆

Product review: OxiClean White Revive Stain Remover

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I purchased this powder a year ago, in March 2016. If I were to write this review right away it would have been more positive, Turns out this powder absorbs moisture from the air in the basement and becomes a rock. Now every time I have to use it I have to chip powder away from the rock sitting in the container. The basement does not smell musty and we do not have moisture problems. I have used other white revive products and decided to try OxiClean based on stellar reviews. I think OxiClean works reasonably well, but I did not notice a big difference compared to other product (Dropps, for example). OxiClean comes in a big plastic tub with a scoop, Drops comes in small pacs. I have to say that I prefer pacs to scooping the powder. Here are the reasons reasons: (1) powder absorbs moisture and becomes a solid block I need to break up when I need to us it (2) When the powder is in pacs I don't have to smell the bleach. OxiClean, especially since I have to break up ...

Product review: Swiffer PAG40509EA Duster Cleaner Starter Kit

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I have been using Swiffer duster for many years. I have tried many different duster prior to Swiffer but when I found Swiffer it was better: 1. No matter how much dust I have, it never falls off. 2. When you are done, you don't have to figure out where to shake off the dust. You just take it off and toss it in the garbage. Very handy especially in the winter since I used to shake it off outside. However, when I shake it off in the yard I would see pieces of dust on the bushes. Not any more! 3. It is light and easy to maneuver. I use it for dusting everything from TV screens to blinds. 4. It is unscented. 5. If the house is not too dusty, I can get a couple of uses from each duster. One of the duster is fluffy side and the other of the side which has sleeves to slide onto the duster handle. The fluff does not go all the way around but that is not a problem as I dust with one side only. A note on price: The best price for the duster I found at Costco especially when they...