Multiple Use Items ~ Tips & Tricks

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USES FOR COFFEE FILTERS

1. Diffuse the flash on a camera. When you're taking a close-up,
soften the brightness by placing a coffee filter over the flash.

2. Strain wine from a bottle with a broken cork. Place the filter
over a pitcher or a carafe and slowly pour the wine into it.

3. Serve popcorn or other snacks. The filters act as disposable
bowls, so there's no dishwashing.

4. Make yogurt dip. Use a rubber band to secure a paper coffee
filter over the mouth of a deep cup or jar. Slowly pour 8 ounces
of plain yogurt onto the filter. Let drain for one hour. In a bowl,
mix the thickened yogurt with 1 small minced garlic clove, 1 tablespoon
chopped fresh parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with crackers.

5. Heat up leftovers in the microwave. Use a filter as the
protective covering over a bowl or a plate.

6. Prevent soil from draining out of flowerpots. When repotting,
place a filter at the bottom, over the drainage hole, then add the soil.

7. Prevent scuffs and scratches on fine china. Use flattened
coffee filters as spacers when you stack your dishes.

8. Protect hands from Popsicle drippage. Slide the wooden stick of
an ice pop through a coffee filter so your hands stay mess-free.

9. Serve pita sandwiches. A circular filter is the perfect size
for carrying a sandwich on the go.

10. Clean windows and glass when you're out of paper towels.
Coffee filters leave no lint or other residue.


( borrowed from ff thanks to turtleangel )

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Uses for the Magic Eraser

The Magic Erasers remove everything! My daughter colored on our couch with a red magic marker and the Magic Eraser took it right out!

The Magic Erasers are the best cleaner I have found in a long time. I took one outside to try on my white lawn furniture. I have rust in my water so my furniture turns an orange color. The Magic Eraser and a little water cleaned them up. They look brand new. This is truly a magical product which uses no chemicals. I love it.

The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser takes most stains including coffee, tea, and Kool-aid off of counters. I love it!

To remove permanent marker off leather, use a "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser". Rub lightly to not take off finish.

I hit one of those safety poles with the bumper of my SUV at a fast food restaurant (the ones that are painted yellow) It was a couple of days I tried to get the paint off so when I was cleaning my SUV I told my kids to get the magic eraser and it came right off like it says "Magic".

I used our Magic Eraser to get tough black scuff marks of our linoleum.

There were some marks on the wall by our trash can and the Magic Eraser took them right away. I couldn't live without this item. It's good to remove any scuff marks from walls too without taking off the paint. Everyone needs one of these!

I clean house and use the Magic Erasers to clean any thing from coffee pots, floors, to tubs. They are great I love them they make my job lot easier.

I keep the Magic Eraser on the shelf of my bath tub. As the water is draining out, I just wipe the sides of the tub with the Magic Eraser and it removes the "ring" of soap and any dirt that collects there. It's a lot easier than crouching over the bath tub and using spray cleaners and foams. It works really good. It also works really well on our vinyl tablecloth! The textured surface of the tablecloth often collects stains so I dampen the Magic Eraser and it just wipes away, without scrubbing or spray cleaners. It's a great product!

I had gotten a new, used, minivan. Well the tan interior showed all the dirt left behind on the steering wheel, arm rest, etc. A little water a magic eraser and all looked new again.

I use them to remove stains from tea and coffee cups and also to clean stains from my Corning ware casseroles. They are also great to clean the vinyl handles on refrigerators.

I use the magic eraser on my shower walls. It takes off all the hard water stains and soap scum instantly without all the fumes and hard scrubbing.

I had written on my car windows with window puff paint and it just didn't want to come off. I wet the windows and the magic eraser and it made my windows sparkle! Now I use it on all my windows. It's also great for cleaning the plastic and vinyl around the inside of your cars too!

I use Magic Eraser to clean the dark stains on the bottom of the tub. Works excellent!

I have those white textured plastic handles on my refrigerator. Nothing got them clean until I tried the Magic Eraser. It gets everything off. Dirt, food, you name it

The best use for the Magic Eraser??? It removes white deodorant stains from clothes! Just rub the eraser on the shirt, and the white marks are gone.



( borrowed from ff thanks to tracy )

[meems]

IMO, this is one of the best inventions in the last decade! I will tell you..one thing NOT to try it on is the cars exterior!

[cutenirish]

I just washed my no wax floors with vinager! squirt and with my (swiffer) i put a rag and off i went! The floor looks great I'll do it afew more times this week so it will be CLEAN CLEAN (some gunk on the floor that didn't come up this first time with lots of scrubbing).

[Stacy]

LOVE IT!!! I will never not have a Magic Clean eraser again!! I use it on EVERYTHING!

[DianeScraps]

I have to agree I LOVE The magic eraser! My 5yr old loves it too and does a bunch of cleaning for us with it.


Diane

[PattyC]

I Love them too. I use mine in the kitchen sink. It really makes it shine. Also, it works great for crayon marks.

Patty C.

[QueenAngie]

I just love Mr. Clean Eraser!
Great product

"How To Get The Most Out Of Magic Erasers
The only downside to these eraser blocks is that they don't last long. But that's a testament to their cleaning power -- their tiny pores get filled with all the gunk that's hiding in small spaces.
To get more life out of your Magic Erasers, try this:
1. Cut each Magic Eraser into 4 equal-sized pieces (across the shortest width of the eraser, rather than lengthwise). This way, you get 4 times the amount of cleaning out of one Eraser!

2. Lightly mist it with water (by misting or using the kitchen sink sprayer), rather than saturating it with water -- which causes it to shrivel up more.

3. Scrub lightly with the Magic Eraser, then wipe the area with a wet towel to prevent smearing the dirt/grime and remove any residue.

4. When it starts to get yucky (after cleaning a few different items), simply spray rinse it again to revive it a bit. Then squeeze the excess water out, and continue using it until it starts to shred."

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[queenofthehivemomof5]

I love them, but don't buy them anymore since they stoped giving out $1.00/1 coupons in the P&G...now they are crappy .50/1 and with them being $2.xx a pack here I refuse to pay that much for them.