News — Laundry

s Whether it’s red wine on your favorite blouse or a greasy splotch on your sofa, a significant spill or splatter can be enough to send anyone into a tizzy! It’s easy to panic and make a rash decision about stain removal in haste, but making the wrong move can ultimately be worse than taking your time to think things through! While I can’t stop you from panicking over a sudden stain (believe me, if I could, I would have done it for myself already!), I can explain why it’s important to avoid certain panic-induced stain interventions! And that’s what...

Or have the kids just gone mental at messy play? Why is it always the case the day the kids insist on wearing their favourite outfit, they decide to break out ALL THE PAINT that day? Smudges of paint that get stuck in clothes can be very difficult to remove. If you are not aware about the components that make up paint. Keep in mind that there are various types of paint which means there are also different ways on how to scratch them off from a piece of clothing. Here are some of our best tips that can help...

If you’ve gotten stuck with the repetitive and dull task of doing the laundry in your household, the odd washing machine disaster is bound to happen sooner or later. However, because sharing is caring, we’d like to share some laundry pearls of wisdom, so that you can learn from the mistakes we’ve made. We’ve listed typical laundry mishaps and their probable causes below. Buttons on a shirt feel loose and stretched out – This can happen if the shirt is regularly washed while still buttoned-up. Take the time to unbutton all dress shirts and flannel shirts before washing. Unusual rips or...

We get so many questions about how to save money on groceries but very few about how to save money on clothes, even though many people spend two or three times as much per month on clothes than they do on their groceries. I was talking to a woman recently who was bemoaning the fact she had just lost her job and didn’t know what she was going to do for medical insurance. Then she started talking about how much she loved her clothes and couldn’t give up buying them. She had a large collection of shoes, purses and tops....