Home and Garden Product Reviews

The Dodo Household Stuff Book reviewed by Zena from Kent in May 2010

I have to admit I am a Dodo-Pad (www.dodopad.com) fan, so when I was asked to try out the  Dodo Household Stuff Book I had high expectations. The Household Stuff Book claims to create order out of your chaos and bring harmony to your home. It has a fab wipe-clean weekly activities page, conversion tables, along with sections for birthday lists, bills, annual reminders and holiday info, you’ll have no excuse once you’ve got your mitts on one of these! Whether your home is a shell in Shropshire, a mansion in Milton Keynes, or a beach hut in Brighton, the Household Stuff Book can prevent a pickle thanks to its plethora of pockets and pouches to stuff and store in. It’s priced at £18.95 from www.dodopad.com or by calling 0845 053 1166..   

Marco Pierre White MarcO-Grill 1000 Portable Gas BBQ reviewed by Sam from Hampshire in April 2010

"This BBQ is fantastic!  We were expecting getting it set up was going to be a huge faff but it was so easy and within 15 minutes it was on and sizzling sausages.  It comes with a small gas bottle and this is the only thing that needs attaching.  No other assembly is required.  It ignited first time and was easy to control the temperature.  It's very light weight so entirely practical to take on a picnic or camping.  It also looks incredibly good!  Our only concern was finding replacement gas cyclinders but you can buy an adaptor so it will work with the more common small, blue gas cylinders found on campsites." 

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Persil Small and Mighty Bio Liquid reviewd by Sarah from Hampshire in July 2009

"Having 2 teenage boys and biological washing detergent is a must, white school shirts, grass stains to say the least. Usually I prefer to use tables as I know I am using the correct dosage, but when the opportunity to try the liquid came up I jumped at the chance!

I managed to get the correct amount of washes out of the bottle with almost enough for one more left over. The liquid is thick and has a good fragrance, fresh but not overpowering.

My first wash to put on was the dreaded white school shirts and cricket whites, a test and a half, they came out clean and fresh smelling, even the bolognaise stains down the front of one of them and grass stains on the cricket trousers!

In fact over the few weeks that I have tried this liquid I have been impressed with the cleaning power, it removes stains that on other occasions I have had to wash again.

The only downfall to the liquid is that after drying, tumble drier or washing line the clothes don’t have that lovely smell that is on the washing as it comes out of the machine.

Overall I would recommend this product, as it cleans well and is easy to dose out."  Visit www.persil.co.uk

Dettol Surface Wipes reviewed by Jane from London in July 2009

"These wipes are really handy and easy to use.  Makes giving the surfaces and high chair a quick wipe down very easy.  They also smell really nice and don't contain any bleach so I feel happy using them on surfaces that my baby comes in to contact with." Visit www.dettol.co.uk for more info.

Dr Bronners reviewed by Sam from Hampshire in July 2009

"I have to say I was quite sceptical about these products as they say that they have "All-in-one" and "Magic" soaps that can be used for washing face, floors and as a mouthwash.  Apparently they are massive in America!  The first thing that hit me was the amazing smell, good start.  The packaging is very "50s housewife" feeling with loads of writing so not very obvious how to use them.  But the bottom line is I really liked them, it's a big step to use them on the floors aswell as hands but I will have fun trying."  Available from Health Food Stores and www.victoriahealth.com.

Fun to See Room Makeover Kit reviewed by Eve from Chiswick in July 2009

"The Fun to See Room Makeover Kit is exactly that! Everything from the packaging to the actual stickers is easy to use and very high quality. The final design looked amazing and our 4 year old son had a wonderfultime helping us to design the room. Even after changing his mind a few times, the stickers pulled off and stuck back on very easily. We used the Outer Space Makeover Kit which with its vibrant colours and fundesign looks really amazing. I was surprised that there were so manystickers in the box, over 64, and they are all quite large, enough toeasily fill up a room. I think this is a great product for the price,very easy to decorate and completely transform a room in very little time."  Visit www.funtosee.com