Along with all the holiday prep of decorating, gift-buying, concert-attending and cooking comes house-cleaning and getting ready for holiday guests! We’re fortunate that we travel for the holidays most years, but that doesn’t mean that I get to skip out on having my house ready – we often get surprise guests (our city is a nice halfway point on the way to Edmonton for many friends). While weekly cleaning covers the basics, cleaning for holiday guests requires a more extensive clean.
According to a Rubbermaid Awareness & Usage Study, consumers typically use sponges or disposable wipes – and sometimes both – to clean their bathrooms leaving them frustrated as they try to clean hard to reach places and balance spraying chemicals and wiping at the same time. Rubbermaid has made cleaning the bathroom easier by providing clever solutions to common bathroom cleaning frustrations in its new line of bathroom cleaning tools. These products mean business!
Spraying Scrubber
Integrated tank and sprayer allows consumers to spray and scrub at once
Tank holds 4 ounces of cleaning product, cleaning most bathrooms two times
Works with switchable pads for surface and job versatility
Available at The Home Depot
SRP $12.99
Handheld 2-in-1 Scrubber
All-purpose scrub brush with an embedded detail brush
Detail brush is great for cleaning small areas and tight crevasses such as faucets, grout and shower door tracks
Works with switchable pads for surface and job versatility
Available at The Home Depot
SRP $ 9.99
Extendable Scrubber
Combines extended reach capability for hard to reach areas with a detachable head for close-up jobs requiring more leverage
Quick disconnect for seamless detachment and reattachment of head
Pole extends from 24 – 40 inches for ease of use and comfort
Works with switchable pads for surface and job versatility
Available at Wal-Mart and Home Hardware stores
SRP $ 14.99
Flexible Scrub Brush
All purpose scrub brush that flexes to reach hard-to-access areas, such as the curves and contours of the tub or sink
Locks into “flat” position for open space cleaning
Rubberized inset for great grip
3-inch flexible tip and bristles are bendable, yet firm for optimal scrubbing
Available at The Home Depot, Wal-Mart and Home Hardware stores
SRP $ 9.99
Switchable Pads
Each pad fits three different Rubbermaid scrubbers
For most common cleaning needs
Scouring Pad: Perfect for all-surface scrubbing
Sponge: The all-surface cleaning/wiping pad
Bristle Brush: Great for heavy-duty scrubbing
Disposable Pad: Sold in packs of six and a must-have for messy, “clean and toss” jobs
Available at The Home Depot and Home Hardware
SRP $4.99
Try the Handheld 2-in-1 Scrubber for your shower door tracks – you know, that grimy gross area that a cloth doesn’t seem to do the job on. I love this tool for that cleaning job specifically – and the good news is once you use it and get the grossness cleaned, you can just do regular upkeep for a few weeks until it needs it again. Love this Rubbermaid product!
Um excited about cleaning, yeah, that’s the word, excited. While I don’t like cleaning, I love the feeling of a clean place though.
I’m lucky that our house isn’t really the hub for family gatherings, but I have still be giving my house a deep clean lately.
I’ve heard many good things about this product, I would love to win it to tackle the hubby’s bathroom, for the holidays and everyday! 😀
Blah, I hate it but once Im in my groove, I do enjoy it!
I actually don’t mind cleaning for the holidays. It is the only time I feel motivated to clean, lol.
I’m a clean freak……….i need to get one………….
I don’t mind cleaning for the holidays. It is cleaning up after the holidays that isn’t so much fun
so excited about doing the cleaning that I forgot to do it!
We’re going away for the holidays, but I still clean like crazy because I feel so guilty leaving a mess at someone elses house!
I’m excited for the end product, not so much how I get there 🙂
Oh ya, very.. I just ummmm love? it.
OMG! I’m SUPER-excited about cleaning for the holidays!!! (Actually, if I’m playing my Christmas CD’s, it won’t be that bad.)
I love having the house spic and span before decorationg!
Clean for the holidays?! Are you kidding?! 😉 Actually, I would like to clean up the area where we usually put the Christmas tree. 🙂
I hate cleaning.. Anything that can make it easier is welcome!
Can’t say I’m too excited, but I always give the house a thorough cleaning before all of the decorations go up.
What an interesting gadget!! Would love to win it!! I have severe arthritis and it would make cleaning alot easier!!
So not excited to clean.But it has to get gone. this product would come in handy.
Excited?? Eh…lol…but i would like to win this!
excited? nah,,would love to win this prize though!:)
LOL I’m STOKED and can’t wait to start!
My partner LOVES to clean, so I bake & he cleans!!! He’d be thrilled to win this!
anything that makes cleaning easier makes me excited 🙂
Always cleaning…It’s one of the constants…lol! These tools would make it easier though…especially with my bad back…
So excited!! I hate cleaning. I just need to remember that it really isn’t as bad as I think it is, especially if I do a little everyday.
I don’t have anyone coming this year, so I won’t be rushing to get it done this year, I can just take my time……
No!! Not excited!! ha ha ha!! Cheryl’s right though – a little bit at a time!
I’m so excited about cleaning for the holidays I think I’ll go start right now.
Can’t say I’m excited to clean but this would make it easier:)
So totally and completely NOT excited to clean. But its like the one time of the year my house get a thorough scrub down lol. So I guess its a good thing.
Can you give away a maid?
I am only a bit excited, we are not sure what we are going to do, my husband doesn’t really like celebrating much :/
Oh, totally excited to clean;-P lol
Really? Excited? Eh .. yeah, right …
haha! not so excited here. But some new gizmos might help.
Don’t have to worry about cleaning bc i go away for the holidays
Oh, so excited! Actually I don’t mind doing some cleaning before the Christmas decorations go up. If I have to move things around I might as well clean under them.
I seem to be always cleaning holiday or not,but,anything that makes my cleaning easier is a bonus.
Cleaning for the holidays!! Not too excited, yet no one is coming over so it will be just wonderful. 🙂
Er… yeah… sure…. SO excited! But I do like the finished product. 🙂
Ummmm sorry to say that I am not excited at all 🙁
Not much! Oh well, I’m not excited about cleaning on any day.
I am excited for a clean house! Does that count?
I actually like cleaning… and I like company… cause it means my DH will help me clean 🙂
I’m not very excited to clean.
Well not excited but it has to be done!
Not very excited to clean the house this season but necessary!
We are moving by the end of December! We need this set to clean up the new house! 😀
umm not so excited but looking forward to the holidays
not so excited
I hate cleaning any time
not excited at all
not me!
I call it homecaring to make it more enticing. That doesn’t really work.
Nothing screams Christmas more than scrubbing the bathtub. Not exactly a romantic gift for the wife but I’d win some points if she came home and the scrubbing was done. See where I’m going with this?
I hate cleaning…period! Only because the mess I’m cleaning should be cleaned by the person who did it! Lesson of the day: choose roommates wisely!
Since I will I have a newborn my mom said she would come over and help me with the cleaning so that will be great.
Well, I SHOULD be excited, but I’m so NOT! :\
Try packing and cleaning plus buying Christmas gifts and wrapping around boxes. Sound like fun?? How about moving in Jan or Feb??? Oh yippeee…
have to admit – not a fan of the ‘holiday’ season
Ahaha too funny. I’m an oddball, though, because I actually love the excuse of the holidays to do a full clean…
I love rubbermaid and I have to have my house tidy. I cant even have a dish that has been used showing. especially when I have decorated. I aways say to family clean up because “It ruins the atmosphere”.
I am not going to admit I am excited about cleaning. Maybe Santa will send me a maid.
My wife and I have a deal. I clean and she cooks for the holidays.
hahahahahahahaha! you’re joking, right???
Not too excited! I AM excited about decorating though! lol
completely excited!!!!
I do like to clean before I take out all the Christmas Decorations so that it is all done for the holidays!!!
Oh wow I can hardly wait to start cleaning for the holidays…hahahaha!!
Excited about cleaning? Hell no!
Can’t say I’m excited at all!!! But I would be excited if I won this. 😉
Any tools making cleaning a bliss, I’d love to try.
not excited at all. Try to put it off as long as I can.
I feel no excitement at all…not even a tingle teehee
Don’t like cleaning at all
maybe new cleaning tools would make me excited to clean? worth a shot 😉
I’m very excited about the holidays, not so much the cleaning.
love having a fresh clean house
Yes recycle old boxes, clean cupboards, throw away old stuff sitting there for ages.
I keep up with cleaning all year long so no special cleaning is done, one less stress
this would be great to help me clean up the dirt the kids leave behind.
I don’t mind too much. It’s always a chore I don’t like but I like a clean house so it’s worth the effort.
Actually, i love cleaning!
I know housecleaning for the holidays must be done and so I shall do it.
There is no such thing as clean. It already get messed up within minutes.
not too excited but it’s gotta be done.
Housekeeping is like shoveling when it’s snowing at my house — pointless but it kinda has to be done!! lol
I hate cleaning…but it has to get done cause I hate people seeing my house when it’s not in it’s best condition 🙂
I actually enjoy cleaning, but I don’t have to do too much for the holidays because we’ll be spending it at my parents’ house and won’t be home much.
i might be a little more excited to clean if i had these great supplies 🙂
I actually enjoy cleaning for the holidays! It gives me a reason to declutter 🙂
Super Excited!!! /sarcasm
no special cleaning anymore but I remember the days when the whole house was scrubbed from ceilings to floors!
Haha, so NOT excited about having to clean
Not looking forward to cleaning at all – but this would make things a little nicer!
Oh you know me! Just dying to clean!
You are so right!
We’re not excited about the cleaning process but the result is always nice.
Hate cleaning but at the same time do not like a dirty house!!!!
Hate cleaning but this might help.
Not really…. and unfortunately this year I have to do a “good clean” by getting rid of junk as well! Ugh!!
NO, but I see the necessity 🙂
Blech. I hate cleaning at the best of times but with the added pressure and stress surrounding the holidays, it is just plain poopy.
cleaning for the holidays is no different than my daily cleaning routine but this little tool look like it would work great
im not at all excited. I just wish we could party at someone else house.
I’m constantly trying to catch up to, never mind keep up with, a household of 6 people :s Cleaning is a constant thing here
Super excited lol
I’m looking for a cleaning fairy!
Wishing santa clause will bring an early present “maid”
I’m not really looking forward to cleaning.
nooooooo
I need to clean for the holidays right now! I am so excited!!!
I hate cleaning – I’d rather do my holiday baking!!
I really need to get to the cleaning. As I get older the less I do. LOL
yay, cleaning after a christmas party! how fun! i get to eat leftovers!
oh god no….but i am excited that ill have some time to actually do it
I hate cleaning for the holidays! I can think of much better ways to spend my time.
I am constantly cleaning with a pre schooler and baby around! never ends!
I hate holiday cleaning….arghhh
would like to get the house in spotless condition but I hate cleaning more and more, lol
With 2 dogs and 3 cats and a son and his friends coming and going cleaning is a daily chore ,anything that makes it more efficient is great.
Lol! I’m used to cleaning; with 6 children and a husband, there is always a ton of cleaning to do
We aren’t expecting company this year…but I’m cleaning the house anyway, just in case we get a nice surprise!
I dread cleaning, so any tools to make the job quicker and more efficient are welcome!
Yah – I’m jumping for joy right along side you. Oh well, at least it’s done top to bottom and I can rest easy for a while.
I enjoy cleaning as much as I enjoy washing my boys (teenaged) sweaty soccer clothes! Yep envision it! 3 teenaged boys crammed into one bathroom, in one small kitchen, …help my house!!!
Yeah, holiday cleaning…can’t wait!! House gets messy quickly with my boy and the cat. Help!
I had surgery yesterday…(gallbladder) and right now I am watching Michael cleaning bathroom…yup, feels wonderful lol
So not exciting and need all the help I can get