Product Review: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

December 17, 2008 · Filed Under · 7 Comments 

A few weeks ago the folks at Proctor & Gamble sent me a package asking if I would take the ‘Magic Eraser Challenge’!  My first thought was, “Didn’t I go on that ride with my 4 year old daughter at Disneyland last year?” But once I opened the box and realized what the challenge entailed, I was intrigued to give it a try and an honest review.

As you can tell from the picture, they sent me a 2-pack of the Magic Eraser, a sample of the leading brand (Clorox with Bleach), a couple filthy & greasy tiles, some crayons, and an orange Crayola marker. I was very impressed with the very thorough and easy to use testing kit!

So here is what I did: I put the orange marker on one side of each tile, crayon on the other, and then I just wiped in the center of each tile to see how well both products took off the grease and dirt. For the Clorox spray, I just used a regular scrubbing sponge from our kitchen. The results will amaze you (maybe):

As you can tell from the after picture the Magic Eraser won this challenge hands down. I must also add that I scrubbed really hard on both tiles and the Clorox just smudged the grease while the Magic Eraser sponge took all 3 stains off with relative ease. Very impressive. I then took the dampened sponge and used it on the handle of our refrigerator and it easily took off years of hands prints and built up dirt and grunge!

I was so dang excited that I went around our home and discovered that the Magic Eraser also works great on walls, floors, doors, appliances, showers, and even my dirty tennis shoes! As for price, I saw it at our local store for $2.69 for a 2-count package. Give it a try, I think you will be just as impressed as myself.

Have any of you had a similar or different experience with the Magic Eraser? I look forward to your comments.

“Un”Frugalist Picture of the Day

December 9, 2008 · Filed Under , · Comment 

While visiting my folks a couple weeks ago for Thanksgiving, I saw this in their garage and just froze in my tracks and stared!  As many of you are already aware, my Dad is the most frugal guy I know, but my Mom on the other hand, suffers from the “It’s on sale, so I must buy 6, syndrome”.  Mom, what the heck happened?  Did I have up a great coupon for Shoes.com or Zappos and you just couldn’t refuse?

Although, I have to admit, the picture is kind of like the classic book, “Where’s Waldo?”  Can you figure out how many pairs of shoes are actually in the picture?  I think I count 6. How about you?  (Note to Mom: Sorry, I just couldn’t resist! Are we still invited for Christmas? ;-) )

Review: Elite Occasions.com

December 5, 2008 · Filed Under · 2 Comments 

A couple weeks ago, Chelsea at Elite Occasions.com contacted me and asked if I could mention her gift basket business on my blog. I told her to send me a gift basket and I would be more than happy to do a honest review. She thought that was a great idea and I received my custom gift basket yesterday. How cool!

Now I should preface this review by saying that I have never gotten a gift [...] Continue Reading…

Protecting Your Money With Secret Discounts

December 3, 2008 · Filed Under , · 1 Comment 

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! If I don’t eat again for a couple more days I think I will be just fine. What is it with the Pumpkin Pie? No matter how much turkey and stuffing you eat, you still can’t resist a slice (or three).

But anyways, I want to publicly thank Jennifer over at The Gift Therpaist for mentioning Rather-Be-Shopping.com to WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh as a great place to go for [...] Continue Reading…

Cyber Monday Coupons!

December 1, 2008 · Filed Under , · 1 Comment 

If you are interested in doing some Christmas shopping, boy, you have picked the right day. I have gotten flooded with online coupons for today, Cyber Monday, which of course is suppose to be the biggest online shopping day of the year. Not sure if it will pan out that way, but I sure have gotten some great deals that I wanted to share. Just don’t let your boss snoop over your shoulder while [...] Continue Reading…

Kreativ Blogger Award….aww shucks, thanks!

November 19, 2008 · Filed Under · 3 Comments 

I started this here blog a little over a year ago and one of my first readers was Melanie at Thrifty and Creative. Not sure if she is just slow, or has some major problems, but she actually enjoyed what I wrote! :-) Now she has awarded me with the Kreativ Blogger Award. I guess mis-spelling the word creative is kreativ? Or perhaps this is a Russian award. Whatever the case, I am honored.

But anyways, [...] Continue Reading…

Online Toy Registry for Kids?

November 12, 2008 · Filed Under , · 2 Comments 

Not all change is a good thing.

The other morning I stumbled upon a website that just rubbed me the wrong way. It is called KidsReg.com and it is a free gift registry for kids. So essentially kids can sign-up with the website and then create a registry with everything they want for Christmas, birthdays, etc.

Needless to say, I am not a fan! At first I couldn’t put my finger on why I didn’t like the idea, then [...] Continue Reading…

Christmas Shopping Tips That Will Keep You Sane

November 7, 2008 · Filed Under , · 8 Comments 

I am posting this now because one of my best tips is to shop early, and don’t procrastinate. The old me would have posted this on December 22nd. Not this year baby! Here are some shopping tips that have worked well for my wife and I the past few years.

Shop Early! - I don’t mean at 5 a.m. either. I mean like right now! 2 reasons: You won’t have to catch a taxi from your [...] Continue Reading…

Use Rather-Be-Shopping.com and ‘Save With Dave’!

November 6, 2008 · Filed Under , · 1 Comment 

I was honored once again to have Rather-Be-Shopping.com featured on a newscast. This time it was fairly close to home, broadcast down in Sacramento on CBS 13 TV. The feature is called Save With Dave and every weekday, Dave Bender finds a great resource that will help you save some dough in everyday life. Good stuff. Now, before you say anything, I realize this video is totally ghetto as I couldn’t find a way to [...] Continue Reading…

Anybody Have a Coupon For Straight Bones?

October 30, 2008 · Filed Under · 2 Comments 

I could really use one right now! The x-ray below is that of my 4 year old daughter. Her big brother was chasing her on the front lawn a few days ago, she tripped, he landed on top of her like an NFL linebacker and this x-ray is the result. A broken clavicle, or shoulder blade for the anatomically challenged. She will be fine but keeping her arm immobile has been the biggest challenge [...] Continue Reading…

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