For this third and final installment I’ve saved the best last!  The final three products I have to share with you from the Procter & Gamble family are the Swiffer WetJet, Febreze Candles and the Swiffer Dust & Shine furniture polish.  Don’t forget to check out the contests, recipes and homemaking tips from Home Made Simple.  Right now they have some easy, do-it-yourself upholstery directions for making over furniture.  As usual, the links are Canadian, but you can easily find the sites for other countries by navigating through the region selector on each page.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a frequent user of furniture polish.  At the moment most of our furniture is hastily constructed from unfinished dimensional lumber, but we do have a few finished pieces that I was able to test the Swiffer Dust & Shine furniture polish on – our kitchen chairs.  The scent I used was the lavender/vanilla, it was light and pleasant and the wax free, spray on polish resulted in a heightened level of shine on my chairs.  Since I’m not a regular polish user I was actually surprised by how shiny the polish left my chairs.  You can give this polish a squirt on leather, finished wood, laminate, marble or granite surfaces.

Unfortunately, the Febreze candles were a disappointment for me.  If I wasn’t already familiar with otherbrands of scented candles I would have appreciated Febreze’s entry into the marketplace more than I do.  Sadly, the scent of the odor eliminating candles was very minimal.  If you’re looking for a strongly scented candle, these aren’t your best option.  I was able to burn the Apple Spice & Delight Candle, but I couldn’t noticeable detect the action of the odor eliminating core or any strong aroma.  The candle itself is lovely, with it’s glass jar and cheerful red and white wax combination.  They also last for 30 hours, which is a great value for the price. 

I have saved my absolute final product for the end; the Swiffer WetJet. I’m in love.  No longer do I need to heat water, add soap, grab a mop and go through the wet, sloppy process of cleaning up the floor.  I don’t know about you, but I suffer from procrastination issues when it comes to mopping the floor.  The WetJet makes it so easy – just pop in some batteries, cleaning solution and of you go.  Whether you want to wash the entire floor, or just to grab the juice the children spilled on the floor, the WetJet is on hand.  I did find that if grime was very caked on and sticky the scrubbing strip on the side didn’t always suffice, so out came the butter knife.  For maintenance and quick spills though, I can’t think of a better product for finished floors.  I’m addicted.  Yes, you do need to purchase refill solution and pads, but the convenience of just grabbing the WetJet and scrubbing the floor without the prep work is worth it. 

Even better, if you’d like to try the WetJet for yourself, Swiffer offers a money back guarantee.  If you try the WetJet and it doesn’t clean better than a mop (accomplished by trapping the dirty solution in the pad rather than just pushing it around the floor), you can get your money back.  Even sweeter, there is a $3.00 off coupon on Save.ca if you’d like to pick up a Swiffer WetJet Starter Pack.  Personally, I’ve got my eye on the SweeperVac now, for sucking up all the dust bunnies before using the WetJet.

I hope these reviews of new home cleaning products have been useful to you as you make decisions regarding the new items available for managing your home.