Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ingenious Uses for Vinegar, Salt, Coffee Grounds, String, Panty Hose, Mayonnaise, Clothes Pins, Aspirin, and More than 200 Other Houlsehold Items
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621452123 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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The over 2,300 extraordinary uses includes: • Aspirin can revive a dead car battery and a coating of petroleum jelly will keep the battery’s terminals from corroding • A dab of shaving cream can keep your bathroom mirror from fogging and can remove juice stains on carpeting • Petroleum jelly makes a great lip balm, makeup remover, and moisturizer • A turkey baster is the perfect tool for watering Christmas trees and hard-to-reach plants • Beer can be combed through your hair as a setting lotion, used as lure to trap insects, and polish gold jewelry • Sandpaper can be used to sharpen needles and scissors, roughen slippery soles of new shoes, remove ink stains and scuff marks from suede, and remove stains on grout lines • Wax paper will prevent a cast-iron skillet from rusting, restore the nonstick surface on your iron, and use on the bottom of a microwave when cooking messy foods If you hate to throw things away or if you delight in dreaming up new ways to use ordinary items, then you’ll love the ideas in this book. Discover ingenious ways to use or reuse more than 250 common household items to replace, restore, repair, or revive almost anything in your household—including yourself.When you have a household problem, don&r
Extraordinary Excellent buy!! especially in today's economic timesit's great to be able to find inexpensive and for the most part environmentally friendly ways to get things done around the house!!! easy to use, everything is broken down by the product and it's uses, but you can use the index in the back to look up a problem and the corresponding pages with solutions.i am very happy with this purchase, especially since i now have an excellent solution to stinky sink drains!! (baking soda and vinegar!!) ther. "I have enjoyed reading the different things that are around us everyday" according to Gail. Interesting book to have. I have enjoyed reading the different things that are around us everyday to help with solutions.. "Five Stars" according to No pen name. This is my second copy, so I can lend it out to friends.
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Further information about the company can be found at rda . Our portfolio of products includes our flagship magazine Reader's Digest; Taste of Home, the world's largest circulation food publication; The Family Handyman, America's leading source for DIY; and a suite of Enthusiast titles including Birds & Blooms, Country, Country Woman, Farm & Ranch Living and Reminisce. Reader’s Digest simplifies and enriches consumers’ lives by discove