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K-cups...I'll get most any kind of decaf because very few of them are the darkest blends it seems. I'm happy with a medium coffee. I get what's on sale and come summer I'll be back to making iced coffee via my good old French press. and chilling overnight. DH however, gets his regular Starbucks Sumatra - leaded and decaf - from Bed, Bath and Beyond as they were the cheapest in bulk that he found.

I don't have any of the items you mention to clean! Yay!! One shower has a curtain and the other is a wet room bathroom - no enclosure or wall for the shower. Apparently that's how Navy ships are and I got the idea from a former Naval Officer in our neighborhood. We remodeled thinking of future possible ADA needs.
 
K-cups?
I am a BUNN girl, and drink so much coffee the Kcups would just irritate me! lol

Vertical blind cleaner/s? I vote garbage can! ? lol, I have ONE set of blinds, wood ones, and once a month I grumble as I use Murphy's Oil Soap on them. After I am done, at least one person in house always says, oh mom, it smells clean in here...then I am happy.

Mop for textured tile flooring? I got a steamer for my tile floors, it cleans the grout, and does an awesome job on walls too! I got a McCoulough big yellow steamer.

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots? Vinegar. Soak paper towels and flap them against the door, they do slide down, but vinegar works. Those bathroom erasers help too.
but I also recommend low watt bulbs for bathrooms! hahah
 
This may have been mentioned but I don't have a ton of Internet time so I only skimmed responses, but try using Rain-X on a clean glass shower door. So, how to get it clean, IDK. But once clean, it's easier to keep that way with something made for your car. :) Water slides off so it can't build up.
 
I'm not much help since we don't use k-cups, don't have vertical blinds, I just use a (real) sponge mop for my floors, and we have shower curtains. But one tip I am going to try for the shower tile walls is to use Rain-X on it to keep the soap and stuff from sticking so badly. Maybe that would work for the shower door once those nasty spots are off? I should mention that I am using a paste made from baking soda and hydrogen peroxide to clean the tile, and it's working wonderfully!
 
K-cups?
I use these re-usable K-cups. I love them because (1) they work, (2) they are better for the environment, (3) it's SOOOOOO much less expensive, I can use my favorite coffee. https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-K-C...rd_wg=aYXt5&psc=1&refRID=PTJV25KCA5ZZ8BSBBB8M

Vertical blind cleaner/s? We have wooden blinds here. I just vacuum them with the soft brush attachment. If they get gunk on them, I wipe them with a damp microfiber rag.

Mop for textured tile flooring? I hired a cleaning service to come specifically so that I do not have to mop because I detest it so much. :) I do have a swiffer mop that I'll use if I have to.

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots? We squeegee our shower door which keeps the spots from getting too stuck on there.
 
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Chai Tea!!! I've tried a couple different brands in the K-cups, but I didn't care them, something was off. Which brand do you recommend?

I'm so jealous you don't have blinds to clean!! Every.single.window. in this house has them!

djp332 said:
I'm only going to answer the first question - Favorite K-cup - Chai tea latte and Dunkin' Donut's hot chocolate. I usually order large quantities from Amazon. Luckily, my daughter shares her Prime membership with me.

I don't have blinds that need to be cleaned.
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That sounds yummy!!! I love a good cider!

I seriously thought about putting up a rod and curtain, but I would need two rods and two curtains!! And wouldn't you know it, I need vinegar for something else, made a Wally run and still forgot it!!! Grrrrr

umyesh said:
K-cups? Grove Square Cider

Blind and tile cleaners? No suggestions

Glass door cleaner? I put up a tension rod and curtain to keep our door clean ;) but my SIL soaked paper towels with distilled white vinegar and stuck them to the door overnight to get rid of water spots. I've used vinegar to clean our faucet heads and it always does the trick with a little scrub after.
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I love teas! Hubby brings home cases of MightyLeaf tea and occasionally a bag or two of loose teas from his work.

I LOVE plantation shutters!! Not only do they just look nicer, but they are so much easier to open, close and clean! All of these horizontal blinds are going to be the death of me! Some of them you can use the twisty rod to open in both directions, others not so much, some of them have busted strings that keep the blinds in their correct position which means the first person who uses the pull strings to open them will have their hands smacked! The Arcadia door has the vertical blinds, and knock on wood so far we haven't had any fall off!! I do need to get some 360 refills, I thought I had another box floating around, but it's just the normal ones.

I thought about getting a shower curtain and rod, but I would need two of each...and somehow I don't think hubby would be amused LOL

jk703 said:
K-Cup: English Breakfast Tea, Celestial Seasonings... but any English Breakfast Tea will work, lol!

Blinds... none currently hanging in my house. At the shore, we have the plantation shutters, and use the Swiffer 360 to dust them. Usually one of the boys will go around and do that.

Shower Doors.... I use a Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner, and one of the textured scrubbing bubbles cleaning pads. I'm weird, in the boys bathroom, I have shower doors, but I hung a shower curtain over it to hide them. Then, I don't have to worry about anyone seeing a messy shower/shower doors.
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K-cups? I use a BUNN coffee pot, so I don't use the K-cups.

Vertical blind cleaner/s? I wipe them down with a cloth and Pledge(but this doesn't happen too often. LOL!)

Mop for textured tile flooring? I have a steam mop and luv it. (When I'm way lazy, I use my Swiffer.)

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots? Uggghhhh... I hate this job with a passion. I must try the dryer sheet, like this weekend!) :-)
 
I wish we had a Costco closer to us...I prefer them over Sam's but the closes one is 15 miles away...which isn't too bad if you don't have perishables to bring home...the ice cream would be soup even using cold bags LOL I haven't tried the Cafe Escapes Chai, so I'll have to give those a try!

I'm jealous of your blindless windows!

I have a Shark steam mop, but it doesn't even hold a 1/4 of a gallon of water...whomp! I have a Hoover FloorMate, but I can't tell if the brushes are spinning or not, hubby was going to look at it, but I'm still waiting LOL I really think we need to get on all fours and do the same...I'm dreading it! I'm not sure how many sq ft of tile we have, but it's a LOT!! Entryway, kitchen, dining room, both bathrooms and the major hallways.

If your hubby is ever in AZ and bored out of his mind and longing to clean a glass shower I'll gladly take his help LOL!!

Sokee said:
K-cups?
Kirkland Pacific Bold, my men love this I stock up when there is a coupon.... like now! $5 off! I don't drink coffee so the K-cup for me is Café Escapes Chai Latte, it is soooo good!

Vertical blind cleaner/s?
No blinds in my house.

Mop for textured tile flooring?
Steam mop for me! BUT this past week I thought/knew it was time to get down on my hands and knees to wash our hardwood floor. We have about 1300sq ft on our main level (which is why It hasn't been done in..awhile) Took me hours with breaks and then the whole weekend my back was so sore! Those weak stomach muscles!

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots?
cleaner called Hubby! tee hee.................
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I love iced coffee!! Have you tried the coffee infused with NOS?? I tried it at Starbucks, but I wasn't a fan...so glad I only got a tall, because I couldn't finish it.

Ooooo!! I like the sounds of a wet room!!! What kind of flooring does yours have? That was a good idea to think ahead for ADA buyers in the future!

cookingmylife said:
K-cups...I'll get most any kind of decaf because very few of them are the darkest blends it seems. I'm happy with a medium coffee. I get what's on sale and come summer I'll be back to making iced coffee via my good old French press. and chilling overnight. DH however, gets his regular Starbucks Sumatra - leaded and decaf - from Bed, Bath and Beyond as they were the cheapest in bulk that he found.

I don't have any of the items you mention to clean! Yay!! One shower has a curtain and the other is a wet room bathroom - no enclosure or wall for the shower. Apparently that's how Navy ships are and I got the idea from a former Naval Officer in our neighborhood. We remodeled thinking of future possible ADA needs.
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Since I gave up my flavored creamer at the beginning of the year my coffee consumption has tapered off LOL!!

I have 7 sets of horizontal blinds, and one set of vertical on the arcadia door...I would LOVE to pitch them in the garbage LOL!! Only a guy would have come up with these monsters! I LOVE Murphy's Oil Soap!! I grabbed a bottle of the multi surface one that is orange scented...I'm just afraid it will turn the strings on the horizontal blinds a different color...makes me really nervous!

I was looking at a McCoulough steamer, but I chickened out and got a Shark last year LOL! Are you walls textured Anne? What paint finish do you have? I can't tell if the walls in here are semi gloss or what they are?? I needed to hang a command hook, and they tell you to clean the wall with rubbing alcohol, and it rubbed some paint right off the wall...whoops!!

I need to get some vinegar this weekend and try that! I've gotta have the brightest white light bulbs in all of our lights LOL!! Blinded by the light...

AnneofAlamo said:
K-cups?
I am a BUNN girl, and drink so much coffee the Kcups would just irritate me! lol

Vertical blind cleaner/s? I vote garbage can! ? lol, I have ONE set of blinds, wood ones, and once a month I grumble as I use Murphy's Oil Soap on them. After I am done, at least one person in house always says, oh mom, it smells clean in here...then I am happy.

Mop for textured tile flooring? I got a steamer for my tile floors, it cleans the grout, and does an awesome job on walls too! I got a McCoulough big yellow steamer.

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots? Vinegar. Soak paper towels and flap them against the door, they do slide down, but vinegar works. Those bathroom erasers help too.
but I also recommend low watt bulbs for bathrooms! hahah
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I was wondering about that!! In my mind it made sense, but I wasn't sure if it was just me LOL!! Once I get these suckers spotless I'm getting a jug and using it!

Tree City said:
This may have been mentioned but I don't have a ton of Internet time so I only skimmed responses, but try using Rain-X on a clean glass shower door. So, how to get it clean, IDK. But once clean, it's easier to keep that way with something made for your car. :) Water slides off so it can't build up.
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I asked the hubby if he thought we should get a sponge mop and he just laughed and laughed at me! He reminded me of the time I tripped over the bucket and sent water all over the place LOL!!

I thought about the Rain-X, it made sense in my head, but wasn't sure if it was just me! I'm going to give it a try though.

How thick did you make your paste?

QuiltyMom said:
I'm not much help since we don't use k-cups, don't have vertical blinds, I just use a (real) sponge mop for my floors, and we have shower curtains. But one tip I am going to try for the shower tile walls is to use Rain-X on it to keep the soap and stuff from sticking so badly. Maybe that would work for the shower door once those nasty spots are off? I should mention that I am using a paste made from baking soda and hydrogen peroxide to clean the tile, and it's working wonderfully!
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I do hate the waste of the K-cups :( I don't have buy too many since hubby brings them home from his work, but I'm getting tired of the same old ones LOL! I had to toss our reusable one when my MIL lived with us because she would dump the coffee grounds down the garbage disposal!!!! I totally forgot them to be honest.

I would love to be able to vacuum ours, but the wand isn't long enough!!

I need to get a quote from Cranmore to see how much they would charge to clean all of this crazy tile...I don't think the last tenants used any kind of mop...maybe a dry mop or scooted around in socks?

I have a squeegee, but it's useless until I get can spots off from the prior tenants...and supposedly, the wife was a professional cleaner....yeah right!



dawnmarch said:
K-cups?
I use these re-usable K-cups. I love them because (1) they work, (2) they are better for the environment, (3) it's SOOOOOO much less expensive, I can use my favorite coffee. https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-K-C...rd_wg=aYXt5&psc=1&refRID=PTJV25KCA5ZZ8BSBBB8M

Vertical blind cleaner/s? We have wooden blinds here. I just vacuum them with the soft brush attachment. If they get gunk on them, I wipe them with a damp microfiber rag.

Mop for textured tile flooring? I hired a cleaning service to come specifically so that I do not have to mop because I detest it so much. :) I do have a swiffer mop that I'll use if I have to.

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots? We squeegee our shower door which keeps the spots from getting too stuck on there.
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I love my steam mop, but it doesn't even hold a 1/4 gallon of water...

I love the way glass showers look, but yes, the cleaning is a nightmare!! GAH!!!

Lor said:
K-cups? I use a BUNN coffee pot, so I don't use the K-cups.

Vertical blind cleaner/s? I wipe them down with a cloth and Pledge(but this doesn't happen too often. LOL!)

Mop for textured tile flooring? I have a steam mop and luv it. (When I'm way lazy, I use my Swiffer.)

Glass shower door cleaner to get rid of stubborn water spots? Uggghhhh... I hate this job with a passion. I must try the dryer sheet, like this weekend!) :-)
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bbymks5 said:
I need to get some vinegar this weekend and try that! I've gotta have the brightest white light bulbs in all of our lights LOL!! Blinded by the light...
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If you need vinegar they have it at Costco for a great price that is where I buy mine. That and Baking Soda in the LARGE bag. At least those will not melt before you get home. :bk
 
And I won't have to heat the vinegar up :giggle


Sokee said:
If you need vinegar they have it at Costco for a great price that is where I buy mine. That and Baking Soda in the LARGE bag. At least those will not melt before you get home. :bk
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the steamer came with two different mop heads, one for smooth the other for texture. I use the smooth for my counter tops and appliances! pure awesome. I also steams for almost an hour non stop..cause once I start, I steam everything!!! EVERYthing hahaha Ceilings, walls, floors and handles..oh handles and door knobs...gak to grossness.
I am thinking I am a bit over the top cleaner sometimes...I have nasty popcorn in my living room and bedroom..one day the steamer is gonna help me remove that nasty stuff! lol
and lol to rubbing alcohol taking the paint off. sounds like a flat paint (my nemesis).
 
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