Delta Kitchen Faucet Review

When it comes to freshing up your living space, there are so many things you can change! In the kitchen, one way to enhance the look of your cooking and cleaning area is to get a new kitchen faucet! Delta Faucets has lots of beautiful faucets sure to create the right look for your kitchen!  They have a great selection of all different types of faucets, so you can find exactly what you want or need to make a beautiful kitchen!  They also offer products for the bathroom!

I was contacted by Delta to review one of their products. I chose the Allora Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet

Product Features and Benefits

* The Allora pull-down and coordinating bar/prep capture a country sophisticate flavor
* Allora, designed with the hints of the watering can inspiration
* Exclusive MagnaTite™ spray head docking ensures a snug fit of the wand
* Pull-down spout swivels 360 degrees for easy access to all areas
* Pull-down hose provides a 24″ reach
* Toggle control makes it easy to change from aerated stream to spray

This beautiful faucet is sure to make your kitchen look fresh and unique! The pull down sprayer makes cleaning dishes, prepping food and washing out the sink a breeze!  The style is simple yet looks fabulous! I love the faucet and it has gotten so many compliments!
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Delta faucets started out as a new innovation that won wide approval, and over the years, a consistently high level of quality has validated their reputation, time and again. Manufactured to meet federal, regional and local specifications, Delta faucets offer abundant replacement parts, a comprehensive warranty, and confidence earned through a punishing regimen of durability testing. Handles are turned on and off 500,000 times to ensure leak-proof performance for years. And before it leaves the plant, every faucet undergoes more than 100 hand inspections, including air and water testing.

To the customer, it can seem like each Delta faucet was made with them in mind. We listen closely to what consumers want and need, invest in extensive research and design, and apply smart technological solutions that really do make our customers’ lives easier. We are at the cutting edge of product innovation. But we’ve been there for 50 years now, so we know exactly what it takes to stay there.

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I was given this product to review on my blog. No other compensation took place. I was under no obligation to write a positive review. Photos from Delta Faucet

Tropical Traditions All Purpose Non Toxic Cleaner Review and Giveaway!

I am a new fan of Household Traditions! They have a line of household products to keep your house clean and fresh without harsh chemicals!  They are part of the Tropical Traditions family! Tropical Traditions has all sorts of wonderful coconut based products!

I got to try their  All Purpose Non Toxic Cleaner:

 

Product Description:

Safe & non-toxic, this solution is for all your household/commercial cleaning needs! Replace all of your harmful, toxic cleaners with Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner! This environmentally safe botanical mixture contains no harmful detergents or solvents, no perfumes or dyes, and is easy to use! Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner is an enzyme-based botanical formula that can cut through the toughest grease or dirt, and is completely non-toxic.

Kitchens
Spray Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner on counter tops, stove tops, ovens, refrigerators and sinks and wipe clean. For more difficult areas, let sit for a longer period of time. May also be used as a dishwashing liquid in the sink or dishwasher. Put in soap dispenser or foamer and use for hand soap. Cuts grease, wax and oil.

Bathrooms
Spray Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner in the bathtub, sink and toilet. Wipe and rinse. Also spray on soap scum, mold and mildew; leave on for several minutes, then wipe and rinse clean.

Automobiles
Use 1-2 oz. Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner in 1 gallon of water when washing car.

• Exterior: For bugs, tree sap and tar, spray directly on the area. Let sit for a few minutes, then wash off with water and a clean cloth. Works great for removing grease, dirt & oil!
• Tires: Spray directly on tires. Let sit several minutes, then gently scrub with a brush and rinse clean.
• Engine: Spray directly on cool engine. Let sit for up to 30 minutes, then wipe or spray clean.

Fruits/Vegetables
Spray on fruits/vegetables, then rinse clean.

Laundry
Pre-spray stains and spots with Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner. Use 1-3 ounces in wash cycle. Heavily soiled or large loads: Pre-spray stains and spots. If especially greasy or soiled, allow to soak for at least 30 minutes or even overnight if necessary, then wash as normal. Works great for removing blood, grease, wax, dirt & oil!

Soot/Tar/Grease/Grills
Spray directly on surface and let sit for several minutes. Scrub with a brush and wipe clean with a damp cloth. Repeat if necessary.

Other Uses
Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner can be used on carpets, walls, and floors. May also be used as carpet shampoo. (Substitute carpet shampoo with Household Traditions All Purpose Cleaner when cleaning.)

I was truly surprised to see you could even use this on fruits and vegetables!  What a great way to  be sure your produce is really clean before eating it! This cleaner has come in handy for every room of the house and even outside! I have cleaned door handles, walls, cabinets, countertops, sinks, even spot touch ups on the floor! If it needs to be cleaned, you can likely use this cleaner on it! Also I would suggest for toy clean up, just rinse off before letting your child play with the toy!  This cleaner is sure to replace other cleaners in your house! The cleaner also has no bad smell, which is key when you are constantly cleaning like I am!

One of you can win your own bottle of  Household Traditions All Purpose Non Toxic Cleaner! 

Here is how to win!!:

MANDATORY ENTRY: Subscribe to Tropical Traditions email Sales Newsletter . Leave me a comment with your email and saying that you subscribe AFTER you have signed up. you must do this or no other entry counts!!!

Extra Entries: for each that you do leave a separate entry
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Tweet about this giveaway. Include the link to this giveaway, @troptraditions and @FrugalFamilyFun

Can be up to 5 times daily, tweets must be at least 1 hour apart for entry. 1 extra entry for each tweet.

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Follow us via Google Friend Connect, worth 3 extra entries and leave me the name you used.

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Put our button on your blog, leave me the link to the blog THIS WILL BE CHECKED. 3 extra entries

Blog about this contest, including a link back to this giveaway and to Tropical Traditions worth 5 extra entries.

Contest begins now and ends October 11, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. Winner will be selected via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner must respond within 48 hours or forfeits prize. Good luck!

Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Tropical Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner Review and Giveaway!

You've heard of Tropical Traditions? They have all the amazing coconut products? Well check out Household Traditions! They have a line of household products to keep your house clean and fresh without harsh chemicals!

I got to try their  Glass and Surface Cleaner:

 

 Product Description:

• No ammonia, alcohol or harsh volatile solvents
• 0% VOC (Volatile organic Compounds)
• No rinsing required
• Non-streaking
• No fragrance or dye added

Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner uses a revolutionary technology which guards your health from harmful irritants and inhalants yet effortlessly cleans glass and most surfaces without the use of ammonia, alcohol, or harsh, volatile solvents normally found in most glass and surface cleaners; even those labeled “natural.” Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner contains no fragrances or dyes.

I love this cleaner! The gallon has lasted me through many days of cleaning up after 3 messy children and our dog! I use it on all types of surfaces and even on my glass outdoor table! It leaves a bit of a streak on the windows and glass tabletop, but the mirrors come out nice.  Could be the windows and table are just really dirty!! The cleaner doesn't smell harsh, and it is isn't a super strong scent either. No headaches from bad smells from using this cleaner! I love that these products are plant derived and work on so many differeent surfaces!!  The cleaner gets food off the stove, counters and outside of the microwave! It also worked on my wooden breakfast nook bench and even the walls! I love the cleaner and will be using it for a long time!

One of you can win your own bottle of  Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner! 

Here is how to win!!:

MANDATORY ENTRY: Subscribe to Tropical Traditions email Sales Newsletter . Leave me a comment with your email and saying that you subscribe AFTER you have signed up. you must do this or no other entry counts!!!

Extra Entries: for each that you do leave a separate entry
Follow @troptraditions on Twitter 1 extra entry, leave me your twitter name

Follow @FrugalFamilyFun on Twitter 1 extra entry, leave me your twitter name

Tweet about this giveaway. Include the link to this giveaway, @troptraditions and @FrugalFamilyFun

Can be up to 5 times daily, tweets must be at least 1 hour apart for entry. 1 extra entry for each tweet.

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Fan Tropical Traditions on Facebook 1 extra entry tell me your FB name
Follow us via Google Friend Connect, worth 3 extra entries and leave me the name you used.

Subscribe to our email updates, via google reader, or via RSS feed , 1 extra entry for each

Put our button on your blog, leave me the link to the blog THIS WILL BE CHECKED. 3 extra entries

Blog about this contest, including a link back to this giveaway and to Tropical Traditions worth 5 extra entries.

Contest begins now and ends October 4, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. Winner will be selected via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner must respond within 48 hours or forfeits prize. Good luck!


Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Water Saving Tips

As we all know, water isn’t free. Sometimes we don’t think about just how much water we really are using!! We take for granted that we have clean, freshwater at our dispense! While other countries struggle with little or no water, we literally watch it go down the drain!!  Check out these surprising facts on water waste:

An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the typical person living in a developing country slum uses in a whole day (1)

The daily requirement for sanitation, bathing, and cooking needs, as well as for assuring survival, is about 13.2 gallons per person (1)

About 95% of the water entering our homes goes right back down the drain (2)

It is estimated that over half of the water used on yards is wasted due to over watering.  (2) 

Running the tap while you brush your teeth you can waste 4 gallons of water!! (2)

How can we save water???? Here are some fabulous tips from EarthEasy:

1. Check faucets and pipes for leaks
A small drip from a worn faucet washer can waste 20 gallons of water per day. Larger leaks can waste hundreds of gallons.

2. Don't use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket
Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue or other small bit of trash, five to seven gallons of water is wasted.

3. Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators  

Long, hot showers can use five to ten gallons every unneeded minute. Limit your showers to the time it takes to soap up, wash down and rinse off. "Low-flow" means it uses less than 2.5 gallons per minute. 

4. Use your dishwasher and clothes washer for only full loads

Automatic dishwashers and clothes washers should be fully loaded for optimum water conservation. Most makers of dishwashing soap recomend not pre-rinsing dishes which is a big water savings.
With clothes washers, avoid the permanent press cycle, which uses an added 20 liters (5 gallons) for the extra rinse. For partial loads, adjust water levels to match the size of the load. Replace old clothes washers. New Energy Star rated washers use 35 - 50% less water and 50% less energy per load. If you're in the market for a new clothes washer, consider buying a water-saving frontload washer. 

 

5. When washing dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing
If your have a double-basin, fill one with soapy water and one with rinse water

6. Water your lawn only when it needs it
A good way to see if your lawn needs watering is to step on the grass. If it springs back up when you move, it doesn't need water. If it stays flat, the lawn is ready for watering.Use a conservation hose nozzle.  Another great way to save water in the yard is to collect rain water!

7. Don't run the hose while washing your car 

This simple practice can save as much as 150 gallons when washing a car 

8. Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks 

9. Use your water meter to check for hidden water leaks
Read the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak. 

10. Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables.
Just rinse them in a stoppered sink or a pan of clean water

It is also important to teach our kids about conserving water!!  By starting them out early, water conservation will come natural and won't have to be a forced effort! You are your child's teacher, so you have to show them the way!!  Simply reminding them to turn off the water when not using it, or reminding them to be sure it is all the way off can save tons of water!! 

Did you know that in other countries, millions of women and children have to spend their day traveling to collect water from places that are polluted? Because it is the only water they have, they choose to do this to survive.  In 3rd world countries, people live off 3 gallons of water a day-the amount we use in ONE FLUSH.  We all need to take our part and be aware of the amounts of water we are wasting!! Let's take care of our Earth!

Sources

(1) www.water.org

(2) chelseagreen

Rubbermaid Junk Drawer Organizer Review and Giveaway!

I bet you and I have something in common. I am sure that somewhere in your house, you have a junk drawer. Maybe it's big, maybe it's small. But it's your catchall, the place where you put this and that when you lack a better place to put it.  Stuff you can't seem to do without but don't have a good place to put it.  I know I do! I have one, my husband has one.  So I was thrilled when Rubbermaid offered me to try out their new Junk Drawer Organizer to help with my disorganization!!  Well I was a bit bummed when the dimensions of the interlocking Junk Drawer Organizers didn't fit in the drawer I wanted to use it on.  So I started trying to figure out how to best use the system, and decided to use it in my bathroom medicine cabinet! We store everything that is used often in there-toothbrushes, hair deals, medicines, etc.  Here is a pic of how it looked BEFORE:

 

Messy, unorganized and not nice too look at! We are always on the go so much that it just ended up like that.  Well no more!! Take a look at the fab job in my AFTER pic:

Nice, neat and ORGANIZED!! All the toothbrushes are together, hair ties have a place-it all fit so nicely!! The only organizer I was unable to use was the large one, I believe it is the  6"x15".  I ended up using that one on my shelf in the bathroom to put small bottles of hair products and other small things to keep them together. I can just pull out the box to get what I need and look into without having to make a mess.  The entire system makes everything nicer to look at and makes it efficient!  I was so proud I had to run out and show my husband what I had done!!  ☺  What can I say, I love being Suzy Homemaker!!

I wanted to share some fabulous Junk Drawer Organizing Tips from Rubbermaid:

Bringing order to your home's most over-used drawer

Everyone has one. But few of us use it effectively. Yes, that’s right: the family junk drawer. Almost always in the kitchen, it becomes a catchall for everything from specialty kitchen tools to spare keys, gum to school permission slips, office supplies to emergency essentials. Here’s our four-step plan to help you sort through the mess and transform your drawer from junky to ingenious!
STEP 1: ASSESS THE MESS
Take everything out of the drawer and put it on a (spacious!) flat surface. What’s actually in there? There’s stuff that should be there (batteries, extra keys), and probably a lot that shouldn’t: tools, school permission slips, junk mail, candy. Determine what’s staying, and what’s going.
STEP 2: RELOCATE WHAT NEEDS RELOCATING
Move the aforementioned misplaced items to their rightful places (in the tool box, into the garbage or recycling bin), then ensure similar items won’t end up in the junk drawer in the future. Put baskets by your front door or mudroom so kids have someplace to stash school notices, and you have a spot to put mail, junk or otherwise. Set up a plastic binder or sleeve to hold takeout menus, placing it near your phone book. And vow to take the extra time to put screwdrivers and drill bits where they belong, to avoid searching later.
STEP 3: CREATE NICHES FOR JUNK-DRAWER ESSENTIALS
Now dedicate space for junk drawer must-haves. These are the things you want on-call on a weekly basis, as when packing lunches, jotting down notes while checking voicemail, handing off the house to a home-sitter or babysitter, lighting candles, and so on. Also, you’ll want to keep some emergency supplies handy, like the essential flashlight and batteries. Shallow plastic drawer organizers, with moveable dividers that can be adjusted to fit drawer size, are perfect for all your junk-drawer needs. Flashlights, notepads and pens, twist-ties, kitchen twine, scissors and matchbooks are all accessible.
STEP 4: CONTAIN TINY MULTIPLES - OR NOTABLES
Paper clips, rubber bands, stamps and loose change benefit from further containment within the organized junk drawer. Use TakeAlongs Twist & Seal single-serving food containers to hold these easy-to-lose items. It’s also a good way to set aside spare keys.
 
Rubbermaid  would love to help one of you get more organized! One lucky reader will win a set of Junk Drawer Organizers with the following dimensions:

• 1 – 6″ x 15″ compartment
• 1 – 6″ x 9″ compartment
• 1 – 3″ x 9″ compartment
• 1 – 3″ x 12″ compartment
• 3 – 3″ x 3″ square compartments

Here is how to win!

***MANDATORY ENTRY***THIS MUST BE DONE FOR ALL OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT!
Head over to Rubbermaid.com and leave me a comment telling me something else you would love to have from Rubbermaid

For some extra entries, do the following, and for each that you do,  leave a separate comment below telling me you did it.  Example: if you  blog about it for 5 entries, leave 5 separate comments, such as "blogged here (leave me the link), entry #1" and  so forth.  shoot me an email at frugalfamilyfunspot(at)gmail(dot)com if  you have any questions!!

1. Follow Rubbermaid on Twitter (for 1 bonus  entry!)

2. Follow Frugal Family Fun on twitter  (For 1 bonus entry!)

3. Follow me on Google friend  connect (For 3 bonus entries!)

4. Add my button to your  blog (For 3 bonus entries!) (Leave me a link to the blog!)

5.  Blog about this giveaway (For 5 bonus entries!) (Leave me a link to the  blog!)

6. Tweet about this giveaway!! MUST include the link to this review AND @FrugalFamilyFun AND @Rubbermaid

THIS CAN BE DONE  5 TIMES DAILY FOR 1  ENTRY PER TWEET. THESE MUST BE SPACED OUT, NO LESS THAN 1 HOUR  APART!!  (For 1 bonus entry each, total of 5 daily!)

7.Sign  up via email or RSS Feed through Google reader for our updates!(can do  both, 2 entries for each!)

8. Fan Rubbermaid on Facebook

9. Sign up for Rubbermaid's Email Club

The contest will begin March 17,2010 and end April 17,2010 at 11:59 P.M.  PST.  One winner will be chosen via Random.org  The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond  or they forfeit their prize. In this case a new winner will be chosen!  Good luck to all!

I was not monetarily compensated for  this post. Rubbermaid did provide me with a junk drawer organizer for product review, and will also be providing the winners with one as well.

Some Photos courtesy of Rubbermaid.