My "Almost" Dollar Tree Fail

I try to save money as much as possible and I also try my best to purchase natural, or natural-ish cleaners for our home.  It is not a hard and fast rule to me that I buy 100% natural cleaners.  I try to keep the house clean 90% of the time with plain old soap and water as I go throughout my day.  I wipe off counters and floors constantly so the need for a deep cleaner isn't really necessary most of the time.  When it comes to cleaning out a shower or toilet, nothing beats the smell of bleach in my opinion!  Living with boys, it is a must!

In a moment of weakness I purchased this product from the Dollar Tree (where I get many of my cleaners).

It is LA's Totally Awesome Window Clean

I read the ingredients and was happy that I could pronounce most of them and the list wasn't longer than my son's Christmas list this past year, not to mention it cost a dollar and I needed window cleaner.  I bought it.  When I got home I began to experience some buyer remorse.  Why would I buy a cleaner that is predominantly made of vinegar and water?  I have a squirt bottle (which I bought at the Dollar Tree)  at home with those two things already mixed together in my laundry room.  My only piece of mind was that it only set me back a buck, so lesson learned.

Well I am going to ruin the end of this story for you right now and I say I cannot tell you how quickly you should get in your car and drive to the Dollar Tree to get this stuff!  I LOVE it!  It not only cleans windows well getting gunky fingerprints and dog nose smears off and leaves them streak free (even when my kids are doing the window cleaning -  no streaks!), it also works well on my stove top burners!  I have had built up, burnt on, caked on, greasy black stuff slowly collecting on my stove top since we got it.  I tried vinegar soaks, Barkeepers Friend, Soft Scrub, Easy-Off and more.  None of it worked 100%, some worked better than others but there was no real winner of the bunch.  Until I tried LA's Window Clean on it!  I have no idea what made me do it. I think what happened was I wanted to buff off the finger prints and just sprayed it on.  I wiped the cleaner away and was shocked at how easily the spots came off.  I kept spraying and wiping and 5 minutes later my stove top looked brand new.  I am not certain what a "surfactant" is, but maybe that means "totally awesome grime remover chemical".   I will buy a case of this if I need to.  It is most definitely going on my regular Dollar Tree monthly shopping list.

And it cost a Dollar and I hated myself a little bit.  How quickly life can turn itself around.