This Girl’s House

January 18, 2010

Saving on Fabric Softener

Filed under: Cleaning,Product Review — ThisGirl @ 8:32 pm

bounce_.jpgWith 7 to 10 loads of laundry a week, we go through a lot of fabric softener.  I have an older washer and dryer, so that means that I do a wash, and then after the wash has been completed, I run a rinse with fabric softener.  So basically the wash runs 1.5 times.  And then last November, I saw the Bounce Fabric Softener bar.  Just attach it to the inside of your dryer, and it lasts between 2 to 4 months.  I bought the bar at my local grocery store for $8 and figured why not, it was worth a try.  I fastened the bar to the inside of my dryer and said ”sayonara” to the liquid fabric softener that I loaded into the washing machine and the fabric softener sheets I placed in my dryer.  Sure enough, it was still going strong in January.  I was still smelling the fresh smell of fabric softener every time I opened my dryer, and my clothes felt good and smelled fresh.  So I figured this was the way to go.  You don’t know how much time and water has been saved with the fabric softener bar.  And then when I went looking for replacement bars, I found out that they don’t sell replacement bars.  You have to buy the whole kit.  That was a little disappointing.  I hate the idea of having to purchase a kit again and again, but then once I realized that the the adhesive container isn’t really that much plastic, and when I compared that little piece of plastic to the amount of time, money and water that the bar saved, I thought it hands down worth it.  There are a variety of opinions on this product however.  Here, read some.  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2557111/bounce_dryer_bar_review_fabric_softener.html?image=902987&cat=46.  I also found a great deal on this bar at Amazon.  With prime shipping, the replacement bars costs me only $6.07 a piece.  However, a few days later found a better price at Amazon for $2.78 a piece with Amazon Prime, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BH4TTI/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img.  

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 The used up bar looks like a used up bar of soap.  One reviewer stated that she puts the bars in her glove box to keep her car smelling fresh.  That sounded like a good idea to me.

October 12, 2008

The Garage Floor Was Poured Yesterday and I Can’t Quite Talk About It Yet

Filed under: Building,Cleaning — ThisGirl @ 1:22 pm

Steve didn’t get to sleep until 3 this morning.  It’s set but not quite dry.  I can’t quite talk about the experience yet.  I’m too exhausted.  There is mud and dirt everywhere.  I decided to start by cleaning the kitchen, and work my way from there, since I have 3 day weekend.  I found a really good article about kitchen cleaning at Cleaning up the Kitchen’s for the Holidays.  Of course, this doesn’t quite describe the degree of work that I’ve got to do.  The doors were left open almost all day yesterday.  I have no screens so there is the problem of the flies, and suddenly I realize that there is significant grease built up on the kitchen cabinest, and that over the cabinets is a bad place to put knick knacks, at least not if you cook to any degree.  Yuck.

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