Saturday, December 12, 2009

My Shark-Like Cleaning Abilities..and a Giveaway worth $99!

On Thanksgiving day, I found myself taking a small break between cleaning my entire house and both sides of our family arriving for dinner. As I sat on the couch with my feet up, I realized that I had just used THREE Shark cleaning products, all in one day, to prepare my house for the crowd that would be arriving soon.

When I went to New York this fall for the Ninja release, they also sent me home with a wonderful array of Shark Cleaning products to try out. I was excited, but I figured that I already had a house full of cleaning products, so I wasn’t sure if I would use them all or not.

It was on Thanksgiving day that I realized that these products had most definitely entered my world, and had made it much easier to prepare for my guests.

The Shark Steam Mop has completely replaced my Swiffer Wet Jet, along with my frustration with it.

Shark_Steam_Pocket_Mop

I love Steam Mop because it uses no chemicals yet cleans and sanitizes, is completely safe for my hardwoods, actually CLEANS my tile (something I was starting to think was impossible), and has a long enough cord to clean my entire downstairs without having to change wall outlets.

Plus, it makes really cool steamy noises.

The Cordless StickVac has greatly improved the cleanliness of my floors because it is so quick and easy, resulting in me actually USING it, as opposed to my old, heavy, corded vacuum.

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This is the lightest yet suctioniest vacuum I have ever used. I love it! I don’t have to plug it in, it takes up hardly any room in my pantry, and I can whip it out to clean up a toddler’s huge mess (I may or may not have vacuumed Radford himself that day) or quickly get the needles up from the Christmas tree.

And the Multivac is an awesome convertible tool that I typically keep in it’s handheld mode and use to continuously to vacuum up the mounds of fur that Oreo leaves behind on our furniture. Although this vacuum isn’t quite as simple as the StickVac, it’s transformer-like abilities are pretty cool. It can be a hand vac, a canister vac, or an upright vac. The suction power is awesome – it really does actually get Oreo’s hair to turn loose of our furniture, something that has always taken a TON of human effort (or, as my parents call it, "elbow grease") in the past.

(AND it’s a whole lot cheaper than that other brand of vacuum that “Never Loses Suction” – a much smarter decision!!)

So I’ve been playing with those products and LOVING them, but I saved one product to give away to you The Portable Steamer, worth $99!!

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Perhaps one of the most versatile products that Shark makes, this thing is really cool – without using any chemicals at all, it can deep clean AND sanitize your kitchen, glass surfaces, countertops, toddlers (okay, maybe not safe for use ON toddlers), and can even be used to steam your clothes!

I love Shark’s determination to revolutionize cleaning to remove all of the harmful chemicals that we have in our homes. From allergies to potential toddler hazards, we all know that they aren’t the greatest thing to have around. But with the Shark products, you really can clean – without using a single chemical!

It’s hard to believe, but it definitely works.

Would you like to try it for yourself?

To enter to win the Portable Steamer, simply leave a comment below.

You can earn up to four extra entries by:

  • Follow Shark Cleaning on Facebook or Twitter
  • Subscribe to OR Follow my blog
  • Follow me on Twitter OR my new fan page on Facebook
  • Tweet, blog, OR Facebook about the giveaway

(be sure to leave separate comments for your extra entries.)

Best of luck! This giveaway is open until Monday, December 28th. The winner will be selected randomly and announced on Tuesday, December 29th. Open to U.S. addresses only.


Disclosure: I was not paid to write this post. I was given the cleaning products listed above to review, but my opinions are completely my own.

392 Comments:

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Angela said...

I would love to try this!

Angela said...

I also subscribe to your blog.

Mama Hen said...

Thanks for the great giveaway!

Mama Hen said...

I also follow you.

Lora said...

I would love to try this, as I continue to search for ways to minimize our use of chemicals.

Elizabeth said...

This looks like it would be handy to have!

Elizabeth said...

I also follow your blog.

Rachel said...

I would love to try this in my showers.

Rachel said...

I follow your blog

Rachel said...

I follow you on Twitter

Marie said...

I am always looking for a way to clean with less chemicals. My little guy cannot take the fumes. They cause him to be unable to breathe. Cleaning with steam-what a great idea!

Marie said...

I follow Shark Cleaning on Twitter.

Faith said...

i've heard about these and I'd LOVE to win one...great review by the way...you make me want to go buy a few...lol!

Faith said...

by the way, i also follow your blog through google reader. =)

Marie said...

I follow the blog

Marie said...

I follow you on Twitter

Kitty Engle said...

That looks like some really cool products. I have the original Shark and it worked great in it's time.

Marie said...

I just FB'd about the giveaway.

Mysharona said...

great device

lisaray said...

This would be SO great! I hate using chemicals on my counters, and they don't even do that good of a job. I think steam would make things SO much cleaner. (Hmmm. I wonder how it would do on my walls, which really need a thorough cleaning. The cleaners I use seem to stip the paint and leave the dirt! I'd sure like to give this a try!)

Michele said...

Lord knows, I need some shark-cleaning products. Should I ask Santa? That's just wrong, isn't it?

Christen said...

Sounds like they have some awesome cleaning products! I'd love to try one out!

Christen said...

I follow your blog

emily said...

I know I could probably look this up myself, but out of sheer laziness... do you know if the steam mop works on hardwood too?
If they didn't pay you, they should have:)

Kimberly L said...

Really nice, would love to win this

Kimberly L said...

I follow your blog

Kellyn said...

I would love to try this as well!!

Gina said...

I would like to try this...

Gina said...

I'm a feed subscriber...

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

very nice

julis55 said...

I would love to try this in my showers

myntric said...

I'd love to win!

sweepmom said...

I have the Shark floor steamer and love it. I would really like to win this for other areas of my house.

Marcia said...

This product is new to me but I can see myself using it if I win. I love the Shark Steam Floor Cleaner for my tile too.

Don said...

My wife sure could use this product. How lucky we would be if we won it!

buzzd said...

This would be great for cleaning tiles!

Sonya said...

This sounds so neat. Thanks!

amadeus said...

They all look like great products!

Michelle said...

I think suctioniest is my new favorite word! :-)

And I am really wanting to try out that steamer. My floors need it...especially after that big party.

Michelle said...

I follow you!

Michelle said...

And I am joining the facebook page NOW!

Susan (5 Minutes For Mom) said...

Wow that's a whole lot of vacuuming you've been doing.

I love vacuums that are light and portable.

bfox74 said...

I love my shark steam mop...would love to win this!!

blueviolet said...

That is so cool! It's a great size too. I would love to try it!

blueviolet said...

I follow you!

blueviolet said...

I follow you on twitter (blueviolet)

blueviolet said...

I follow Shark Cleaning on twitter (blueviolet)

Jackie said...

Thanks for blogging about these new products, I had not heard about them! Thanks for the great giveaway!

~ Cee ~ said...

Ooh! I'd love to win -- especially if it cleans toddlers! ;)
Thanks for this great opportunity!
ceevegnashville [at] gmail [dot] com

Missybeez said...

I would love to win this.I hate using chemicals to clean the house.


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Missybeez said...

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Missybeez said...

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Amber said...

I'm a wardrobe stylist so I would love to win this!
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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Sunnyvale said...

I can use this on my kitchen floor and would love to have it.

Joy said...

This product sounds amazing. Would love to win. Thanks!!!
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Anonymous said...

Great product. I would love to win. emmy5905@embarqmail.com

Jill said...

Me please!

Jill said...

You lead, and I follow!

llinda29 said...

I have never tried this. It could work good

EDRing said...

This would be perfect for my daughter. She has quite a bit of tile hard wood floors.

Ellen
eering99@hotmail.com

kayte71 said...

This sounds great! We have switched to all natural cleaning because of allergies and this would be really helpful.
kaytewatts AT aol DOT com

jennifer said...

Sign me up Rachel! This is an awesome giveaway!

Annette D said...

I would love to try this! We have mostly tile and wood floors due to allergies, so this would be perfect for us!
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Annette D said...

I follow Shark Cleaning on twitter
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Annette D said...

I am following you on twitter annedoggett
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Miss Manda said...

thanks for the great giveaway!


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Miss Manda said...

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Miss Manda said...

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Sue E said...

I have a Steam Mop and love it. I would be thrilled to add the portable steamer to my cleaning arsenal. Thanks!

sueellison@hcecwildblue.com

Sue E said...

I follow you on Twitter as suebaby05.

sueellison@hcecwildblue.com

J.K. said...

i hate cleaning, but would love to try this out!

J.K. said...

following you on twitter (genny315)

J.K. said...

following sharkcleaning on twitter (genny315)

erin m. said...

This would fufil my mom's house cleaning wishes!
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Madam Pince said...

Steam cleaning is the best way to go -- I saw Kim Woodburn use it on "How Clean is Your House?" and was amazed!

Sabbie Bee said...

A comment. :-)

Plus I want to add that my 9 year old son would love this. He would have my whole house steamed inside and out. LOL

Sabbie Bee said...

Became a fan of shark on facebook

Sabbie Bee said...

I follow your blog

Bacallsmom said...

I would love to try that on my bathroom tile. Thanks for the chance to win.

Bacallsmom said...

Fan of Shark Cleaning on Facebook (Susie Randle)

Bacallsmom said...

Following you on Twitter (kailua67)

SproutBabyMom said...

Ooo, I love the steam mop, can't wait to try the handheld steam!

wendy [at] sproutbaby.com

Tracy B at FeedSack Cooking said...

i would love this. thereis no carpet in my houseand I am always needing a quick cleanup. thanks fora great giveaway

Tracy B at FeedSack Cooking said...

i am also a follower

littlelatina said...

this is a fantastic prize

Ann Marie said...

I would love this too!
we bought a steam mop for the Jones House, and "borrow" it for our house! ;)

Ann Marie said...

ok and i follow you

clc408 said...

I've been wanting a steam cleaner for a long time. Thanks for the chance!

CrazyDaisy said...

I would love to win this my house is so hard to keep clean and I could use any help I can get.

allison said...

I just moved back into my house which has 60% tile floors. This would be AWESOME for it!

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Kyla said...

I would love to try this. I have the big steam cleaner and use it all the time on my floors, but would love to try this on my (actually hubby's clothing).

Kyla in KY

Rachel@just another day in paradise said...

I totally want the steam mop. It looks awesome.

Rachel@just another day in paradise said...

and I follow you. . .

Rachel@just another day in paradise said...

and I follow you on twitter.

pick me : )

kayte71 said...

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jennielee226 said...

I love multi purpose products.
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This Is The Day said...

I never got a swiffer b/c I read that the chemicals are poisonous and can get on the hands/feet of kids and animals and then if they lick them it gets ingested, so I really like the chemical free part.

jennielee226 said...

I am a fan of shark on facebook
username jennifer lachman
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jennielee226 said...

I follow you on blogger
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jennielee226 said...

I follow you on blogger as jennielee226(at)gmail(dot)com

Susan K. said...

That product looks great. I would love to try it

Jackamo said...

I would love to try this product!

J. Cannon said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

Jackamo said...

I follow your blog too!

Jackamo said...

I posted a link on FB to your giveaway.

Susan C. said...

Great giveaway! Would love the chance to win. Thanks!

Susan C. said...

I subscribe to your blog by RSS feed.

Michele said...

This would be great!!!
Michele
cheled77@hotmail.com

Michele said...

I follow!!
Michele
cheled77@hotmail.com

jill rollins said...

I would love to try this product. Just looked at it in the store on Friday. I have the steam mop and absolutely love it. I also have the Shark sweeper. We are impressed with it also. Did not expect it to work as well as it does.

sweetiesteph23 said...

These products look great, awesome giveaway!!

mogrill said...

Would love to try this out. Thanks for the chance.
mogrill@comcast.net

Trina said...

Oh enter me!

Trina said...

I follow your blog!

Trina said...

I follow you on Twitter!

ohstac said...

I've heard awesome things about the Shark--would love to own one!

alsongbird said...

Rachel...sign me up!

Cheri said...

OMG, Rachel, I asked for this for Christmas, I would LOVE to win this. This new house of ours here in AL has either wood floors or tile, what a help that would be to own one of these.

Cheri

Jessica said...

This sounds awesome! I'd love to win!

jjak2003(at)gmail(dot)com

mlambchopper said...

I would love to win any of those Shark things. I love your blog..I am Rachel's mother..faraway Rachel.

I love your writing and the pictures of your little girl and of your sweet family.She's adorable.

Also, I'll have you know for the first time in our lives...we actually wanted Alabama to win. Since you are a Bama fan and I like your blog, I relented and was happy to root for Alabama.They played awesome! We sure have stunk it up this year..GO SOONERS!

Aaron Henggeler said...

Great gift!!!!!!!!
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kayte71 said...

http://twitter.com/kayte71/status/6744385205
kaytewatts AT aol DOT com

Michele said...

Thank you for the giveaway. I'd love to try this cleaner.

mar said...

I could sure use this portable steamer after all the holiday traffic in my house!

loretta said...

I might actually clean if I had this!

ehhogan said...

What a great cleaning tool this would be!


ehhogan at bellsouth.net

Deborah said...

I'd love to win the Shark Steamer! The fewer chemicals in our lives, the better off we are. Thanks for the chance! asthenight at gmail dot com

Deborah said...

I'm following SharkCleaning on Twitter (AsTheNight). asthenight at gmail dot com

Deborah said...

I'm following ObjectivityRach on Twitter. asthenight at gmail dot com

sweetsue said...

Every time I see the commercial for the Shark I tell my boyfriend how much I need one!
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sweetsue said...

I am following SharkCleaning on twitter as ptowngirl.
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sweetsue said...

I follow your blog.
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birminghammommy.com said...

My old steam cleaner finally croaked! I'd love to win this! Jamie

♥ Karla ♥ said...

I have wondered about the steam mop... good to know.

♥ Karla ♥ said...

I am following on twitter too.

♥ Karla ♥ said...

I am following YOU on Facebook now.

♥ Karla ♥ said...

I facebooked about the giveaway as well. Great giveaway.

♥ Karla ♥ said...

Following Shark Cleaners on Facebook (I'm a fan) instead of twitter. karlaandrobert @ digis . net

Lianne said...

Count me in! With 2 kids and a third coming, you know I need this!

Gwen said...

This looks like it would be a lot more fun than a bottle of spray & some rags.

Bunny said...

Saw this on TV this morning and it looked like a great thing to have.

Erica C. said...

This would be great to have around the house. Thanks!

Barbarawr said...

Wow - what a great prize!

Barbarawr said...

I follow SharkCleaning on twitter - bsw529

Barbarawr said...

I follow you on twitter - bsw529

Barbarawr said...

I tweeted: http://tinyurl.com/ye8jymy

Barbarawr said...

I subscribed with google reader

basktcakes said...

I would love to try this. Thanks for the opportunity
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Jennifer Leigh said...

I think this would finally get my kitchen clean LOL! Thanks for a chance!

Jennifer Leigh said...

follow you on twitter

Jennifer Leigh said...

Follow them on both facebook and twitter!

Jennifer Leigh said...

Follow your blog!

Linda said...

I have one of these steamers on my wish list!!I would have so many uses for it!
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roseh2o19 said...

i'm simply leaving a comment

Ken said...

I want to steam my way to clean. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

Janna @ Feed Your Pig said...

Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!

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jannajanna@hotmail.com
www.FeedYourPigBlog.com

mlambchopper said...

Dying to win anything SHARK!! If I win...I'll try to find a real shark looking thing in Maui..and pose by it!!! (We leave Jan 1..results announced the 28th)
PERFECTO TIMING!!!

Might have to settle for whales. We're going on a whale watching boat. Whales might look friendlier.

I shall tell all 3 girls who have Facebook and Rach's cool sister who twitters, too. Maybe I can talk my soo into "tweeting" for me, too!

And, am I subscribed to your blog? I'll ask Racho to check that out for me?

On a fun/curious note, did you have a lot of nicknames like Rach?
She had Baby Rach (initially), Racho (by young sister, Holly) refusing to say it right, Rach, and Rachie along with your basic "Rachel" Just curious.:)

Peace out, new friend.

Dree said...

I'd love this. Thanks for the chance.

Dree said...

Twitter follower @DreeG

Sarah said...

I like the idea of cleaning with just water.

Tammy Pereira said...

I've been asking Santa for this! I hope to be your holiday winner! Thanks for the opportunity!
LayDeeBugLove@aol.com

Happi Shopr said...

With Daddy battling cancer, Mama could really use this to keep the germs at bay. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com

Jeanna said...

Would love to win one of these! :) What a great giveaway!

Jeanna said...

I also read your blog regularly.

Greta said...

I would love to win this :).

Greta said...

I follow you on Twitter.

Greta said...

And I subscribe to your blog!

Rachel said...

mlambchopper - I was pretty much just Rach - one person called me "Ra" but I hated it - seemed rather lazy to only call people by their first two letters. :)

Aisling said...

I love my steam mop and this would be another great product to have. I'm all for eliminating cleaning chemicals.

Anonymous said...

Two features make me want this steamer - no chemicals used and the extra-long cord. Thanks for this offer.
oak462@juno.com

heaventrees said...

I hate cleaning but it might be fun to do floors with the Shark!

paula michele said...

This would be great with 4 kids and a dog.

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paula michele said...

I follow them on Twitter- ksh123

Anonymous said...

I hope i win this

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Amanda said...

I have yet to try a steamer. Would love to.

Amanda said...

I hope I'm lucky! :) macd82 at gmail dot com

rg9mi said...

Mr I Subscribe
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Steam clean - no other way
thanks

Cynthia said...

Great review!

jsc123 said...

This would really come in handy around our house.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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jsc123 said...

I am following Shark Cleaning via Twitter as jlsc123.

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jsc123 said...

I am subscribed via email as jweezie43[at]aol[dot]com.

jsc123 said...

I am following via Twitter as jlsc123.

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calvad said...

I would love this for my floors.

KowgirlsRule said...

I have been wanting one of these cleaners. Great prize.

amy said...

this would be perfect.thanks
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yellowlabs said...

Thank you for the awesome giveaway!

yellowlabs said...

I follow on Twitter. (eveningstarr1)

scottsgal said...

sounds like a great product - please count me in
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intime said...

would love to steam my stinky floors intime@myself.com

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kayte71 said...

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ktgonyea said...

Count me in - I would love this :)

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Janea said...

I have some areas I have been neglecting that I think this would be perfect for.

Daniel M said...

looks like a very handy item, already got several things in mind i can use it for - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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