18 August, 2011

Summer Is A Verbomercial

scene opens at 7am with a vacationing Babe groggily emerging from the bedroom to find me steam vac-ing the kitchen floor...

Moi: pppSSSHHHHHHhhhh... pppSSSHHHHHHhhhh...
Babe: WHAAAT. is that thing???

Moi: (très cheery) That's my new Shark! I looove it!

Moi: (still cheery in A Stepford kind of way) Kimba got one too!
Babe: Okaaayyy...

Moi: It's sooo much better for the Ti-Babes cuz you don't use any chemicals, just water
Babe: Mmmmhmmmm...how much?


Moi: NotthatmuchcuzIgotitatBedBath&Beyondusingmy20%offcoupon. (shifting back to my sales pitch mode) And it gets the floor so clean I could lick it!
Babe: Please don't

Kindness of Kimba for introducing me to the Shark. I wasn't the ooonly one enamored enough to wax on about licking her clean floor...XXOO

18 comments:

  1. I have been considering one of these for several months, and I think your recommendation seals the deal. After all, the Barkeeper's Friend rec changed my life. Well, okay maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but it did work wonders on the pots and pans annnnd enabled me to get rid of several other products cluttering up the under-sink real estate. Thanks!

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  2. clearly just added one to my registry.

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  3. I have three, yes three, of the regular shark vacuums. They are GREAT for quick kitchen clean-ups...

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  4. Going to put this on my list.... thanks for the recommendation! I have seen it at Tar-Jay, an wondered about it.... so now I know!

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  5. I have both that model and the hand held cleaner. I love them. I was amazed the first time I used mine at how much stuff came off of what I thought was a clean floor. Love how you threw that 20% off coupon comment in....guess you saved enough to buy more of that 28.00 hand soap...lol!

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  6. I love the Shark Steam Mop too! Have you tried out all the attachments? It works great in the bathroom as well.

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  7. Hey girl - I met Lori from Shopaholic in Alabama yesterday and she told me I should message you! I've been reading your blog for awhile and finally had put it together that I went to high school with your hubby. Small world! :)

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  8. oh I have been meaning to purchase one for a while!! I have heard the first time you use it, you're amazed at how dirty the floors really are. Also, have you heard about the Lotus cleaning system? It turns tap water into a sanitizer. You can put it in a spray bottle and go to town, AND use it to clean food!! http://www.tersano.com/

    I want both!!

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  9. I don't have the Shark (except in dustbuster size) but I do have the Haan Steam Cleaner, and I love it. I should probably USE it a little more than I do, though...

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  10. Love this post. Is it streaky? I had a Bissell steam mop that was pretty good but I returned it because it left horrible streaks on my tile floor. Was okay on the wood, though. Do you use just tap H2O or filtered H2O? Someone told me filtered or distilled what you should use.

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  11. Ahhh, a fellow Clipper huh Annie? I'll be sure to tell Babe.

    And, yes, I highly rec the Shark and, no, it's doesn't streak. At least not on these 30 year old kitchen and bathroom floors...XXOO

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  12. Oh, now I want one to replace all my swiffers!

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  13. I see you pulled the trigger, uh?

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  14. Intelligent woman you are. I think I need one.
    pve

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  15. This is all I have ever used at my new house. Used to use swiffer but with all the hardwood and tile in this house I would have been changing pads like crazy. It works soooo good and you know I love the chemical free!!

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  16. I adore my Shark floor steamer! I wonder how I ever lived without it. I highly recommend the handheld steamer by Shark, too. It has nifty attachments you can use to clean virtually EVERYTHING.

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  17. Just bought this as per your recommendation. It is FABULOUS! I have a cleaning lady that comes weekly but I was always astounded when I would need to wipe up a spill how dirty my floors still appeared. Now I can get my own OCD on. I would totally lick my floor.

    P.S I had been eying this item for a while since I have a semi-germaphobe husband. Your seal of approval was key to that trip into the Beyond.

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