Trying to choose a good cleaner can be a hassle because the store shelves are full of so many different cleaners, and a lot of them basically do the same thing.

Personally, I clean about 200 homes in a year's time -- not including my own home. So I use a lot of cleaning products.

I have tried a variety of different cleaning products, but I usually stick to the ones that I think are the best. 

These household cleaners work the best, in my opinion:

Got an email from a visitor to this site the other day:

I'm hoping you could give us some insight here. Our son used a permanent purple hair dye, and very badly stained our vinyl tub surround [it's BRAND new] that is only 6 months old. We no longer have the manufacturers info on the tub, so ANY help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for having the site. -- M.W.

Since I seem to be on a mission to document every possible way that Magic Erasers can be used to solve unique problems around the house (see below), I thought I'd share.

Perhaps others can use this info, should you happen to get a bad stain in a bathroom tub surround.

I've written about how amazing Mr. Clean Magic Erasers are before.

But these nifty little sponges continue to amaze me...

Here are a few more first-hand examples of how the Magic Erasers have made our home and other products look like new again!

Ever wonder what those black lines are along the edges of your carpet -- at the baseboards and under doorways?

With two dogs in the house 24/7, we NEED a powerful carpet cleaner more often than we'd like to admit!

I can't tell you just how many times I've used our Bissell Pro Heat steam cleaner to clean up even the toughest of pet stains.

If you're wondering how it works, and whether or not it's worth the money, consider this...

...than a maid!

But, since we don't currently have maid service at our residence (yet!), cleaning the house is a chore that we regretfully have to do ourselves.

Case In Point:
Recently, our big dog had a bout with "the runs", and since Jim is only mildly helpful in situations that involve strong odors, gooey discharges or excrements, I'm now a PRO when it comes to "deodorizers" and "stain removers".

Which gives me a chance to share some highly recommended products that we use regularly...