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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    Baking soda.

    Is there nothing that cannot be treated with baking soda? It handles upset stomachs, dental hygiene, minor burns, sore throats, smelly refrigerators, dirty laundry, kitchen stains, and much, much more.

    And at some point, you can probably bake with it, too.


    And the really weird part. How many companies make this glorious substance? Does Arm and Hammer have a baking soda monopoly or what?
    Used it yesterday along with some vinegar to unclog a slow sink.
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    Has anyone used a Shamwow? Are they any good? Not that I'm looking to buy one. I'd always dubious when I see these miraculous products being used so effectively in the infomercials.
    They are very absorbent and seem to work a little better damp than dry. Don’t put them in the dryer after you wash them though, they lose some of their effectiveness if you do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by illinoisredsox View Post
    Used it yesterday along with some vinegar to unclog a slow sink.
    I tell you it's amazing stuff. How come no one else makes it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Star View Post
    Has anyone used a Shamwow? Are they any good? Not that I'm looking to buy one. I'd always dubious when I see these miraculous products being used so effectively in the infomercials.
    Question any product that is advertised as "not available in stores."

    Because we all know how those stores just hate selling products that work...

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    Quote Originally Posted by illinoisredsox View Post
    Used it yesterday along with some vinegar to unclog a slow sink.
    Vinegar is also a good cheap cleaning product. It can be mixed half and half with dish detergent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    Vinegar is also a good cheap cleaning product. It can be mixed half and half with dish detergent.

    Vinegar is the best mold killer. Bleach is actually bad as it just turns many types of mold white. But vinegar kills them. And in poorly ventilated spaces it doesn’t leave any noxious fumes. Just smells like salad dressing or Easter eggs...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Star View Post
    Has anyone used a Shamwow? Are they any good? Not that I'm looking to buy one. I'd always dubious when I see these miraculous products being used so effectively in the infomercials.
    I haven't seen those commercials but I use one of those towels (probably not that brand) every time I wash my car. They hold an amazing amount of water and dry without streaking or leaving water spots, even on the windshield. Just wring them out and go at it again!

    They're a lot like a sponge though.. you have to wet them in order to use them as an absorbent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    Vinegar is the best mold killer. Bleach is actually bad as it just turns many types of mold white. But vinegar kills them. And in poorly ventilated spaces it doesn’t leave any noxious fumes. Just smells like salad dressing or Easter eggs...
    Vinegar and baking soda are both good choices.

    I have read that Coke can be used for cleaning and removing rust, among other things. I have never tried it though.

    I have also read that coffee grounds have many uses. I haven't tried most of them, though I have used them to fertilize my hydrangeas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimmi View Post
    I have also read that coffee grounds have many uses.
    We learned a bad one in Beverly Hills Cop. (They're used to cover the scent of illegal drugs being smuggled.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    We learned a bad one in Beverly Hills Cop. (They're used to cover the scent of illegal drugs being smuggled.)
    Haha. I'm sure I've seen that movie, but I don't remember that.

    Good to know though, I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    We learned a bad one in Beverly Hills Cop. (They're used to cover the scent of illegal drugs being smuggled.)

    Eddie Murphy and Ronny Cox knew it, but John Ashton was completely unaware. Then again, he played clueless people who nod a lot for most of his career...

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    Squeeze bottled pickle relish. IT DON'T WORK FOLKS! You get pickle relish juice out of the squeeze, and no relish. Ditch that shit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoxHop View Post
    Squeeze bottled pickle relish. IT DON'T WORK FOLKS! You get pickle relish juice out of the squeeze, and no relish. Ditch that shit.
    ^^^
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    ( I won't say the "C word.")

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    Dumpling Press. Bought one for the first time and tried it about two days ago. Made chinese dumplings, will make ravioli and other stuff. It works pretty well.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNg2GOLzA9c
    In the town where I was born
    Lived a man who sailed to sea
    And he told us of his life
    In the land of submarines
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    'Til we found a sea of green
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoxHop View Post
    Dumpling Press. Bought one for the first time and tried it about two days ago. Made chinese dumplings, will make ravioli and other stuff. It works pretty well.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNg2GOLzA9c
    Funny though, I paid like 20 bucks, and it is just this cheap piece of plastic.
    In the town where I was born
    Lived a man who sailed to sea
    And he told us of his life
    In the land of submarines
    So we sailed up to the sun
    'Til we found a sea of green
    And we lived beneath the waves
    In our yellow submarine

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