Posted by Candice on November 5, 2009 at 23:22 pm
Top Gripes With House Cleaners
Does your house cleaner make you want to tear you hair out? A recent survey of CHECKBOOK.org subscribers revealed the various complaints people have with house cleaning services. Consumers’ CHECKBOOK is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization founded in 1974 with the purpose of providing information to help consumers get high quality services and products at the best possible prices.
The top gripes customers have with their cleaning service were identified.
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Posted by Candice on July 1, 2009 at 10:00 am
House Cleaning How-To: Dusting 101
Dust is not only a good indicator of whether a home is regularly cleaned or not but having a dust free home can also help to prevent allergies or allergy attacks.
When it comes to beating the dust bunnies it is important to make sure you are using the best tools – a microfiber cloth and HEPA filter vacuum cleaner. Dust collects everywhere and in all the nooks and crannies so it can be easy to overlook some of the less obvious areas. Any good cleaning service provider will tell you that the biggest reason for customer complaints is often dusting that has not been done as expected. Sometimes the time of day will hide dust that is clearly visible early in the morning.
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Posted by Candice on June 25, 2009 at 22:51 pm
Clean my room! Seriously?
It’s the time of year when parents all around the country are sending their young’uns off to college. As they leave you may have doubts about how well you’ve prepared them for life outside the home. Have you instilled them with a health self-esteem, have you taught them valuable problem-solving skills … and how to clean a kitchen?
When our children move into their own space, whether it be a first apartment or a college dorm room we’d like to think that even though it may not be worthy of a spread in Elle Décor, it will at least be clean and neat. If you haven’t spent the last decade teaching your son or daughter good housekeeping skills it may already be too late. Or you may find that their innate ‘pride of place’ shines through and they suddenly display house cleaning skills you never knew they had? Maybe when they are on their own, freed from parental reminders and cleaning services, they will keep their bathrooms clean and empty their make their beds regularly.
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