Dri-pak Soda Crystals

In my eternal quest to try and save money, and allow me to spend more on the finer things in life (nice holidays etc), I've reading up a lot on different ways to shop and save. My latest discovery is Soda Crystals and for this I need to thank Kim and Aggie and my other half being late home, causing me to watch their programme on BBCAmerica (Their show is on 4 times a day in America, can you believe it?). My shopping bill seems to get bigger and bigger and I often find new products I want to try out, or 'need' as they claim to 'better than the rest'. My biggest expense always seem to come from cleaning products, be it limescale removers, washing powder, fabric ...  Read the complete review

I am always amazed when people say to me that they have never heard of soda crystals, or “washing soda”, as it is sometimes called. Almost none of my friends use it. Yet soda crystals have been around a long, long time – in fact, at the beginning of the century they were virtually the only cleaning product available except for soap. And this is probably why they are not in demand today, as they are seen as old-fashioned, and too general in their action. It seems that consumers today want specialised products, the very best that new technology can provide. I have always bought soda crystals as a 1kg pack of crystals from the laundry aisle in the supermarket. ...  Read the complete review

Recently I'd been hearing 'glug glug' noises for a while after using the bathroom sink, and so I decided to give it a good clean. For some reason I decided to scrape a cotton bud down the side of the drain, and was disgusted at all the gunk that I got out. My house was rented out to students last year and doesn't have the best drain system in the world anyway, so I'm not too surprised it was in that state! After I'd scraped for a bit, I noticed a distinct eggy smell and decided something else had to be done! My first stop was (of course) dooyoo to check out the best drain cleaning solution. Though the ones I found such as Domestos and Buster had great reviews, ...  Read the complete review

Around a week ago I noticed a rather unpleasant cabbage smell eminating from my washing machine every time I opened or closed the door - it got steadily more pungent until a couple of days ago when I took my "clean" washing out and noticed the cabbage smell was now transfering itself onto the clothes. I quickly pegged them out and was thankful it was a good dry day but knew this problem needed resolving. After spending a while googling various ideas it became apparent there was an underlying theme - soda crystals. I purchased these from tesco costing £0.64 for 1kg - it was the bag I bought for this job not the spray. It comes ...  Read the complete review

~~~Why I am even interested~~~~ To quote Koshka on a comment she placed on one of my reviews.....I am such a domestic goddess........ok...Maybe Domestic Diva is more apt! LOL. Goddesses wear little black dresses, high heeled shoes, and have great nails and just so hair and make up. Us divas, get to wear jeans and be more casual! That's my story and I am sticking to it! Anyhoo, as a domestic diva, I am always managing some household task or another. I like to have things fairly tidy, definitely clean, and I absolutely refuse to spend a fortune! I grew up with a very 70's military Stepford mom. Base housing had to meet certain standards of ...  Read the complete review