A professional cleaner has revealed the products she would never buy because they're not worth spending the money on. Alyssa Armstrong, known as @alyssascleaningcompany on social media, knows a thing or two about cleaning after opening her own deep cleaning business in Michigan, America.
On her TikTok account, she shared cleaning tips and tricks to help her 580,000 followers keep a clean house on a budget, trying out new products when they hit store shelves. In one of her latest videos, she has named four products she wouldn't bother spending the money on, saying they're either not good enough for the job or too expensive to justify.
Adding a disclaimer, her caption reads: "Buy what y’all want, this is just my opinion."
The first item she advised against is Windex, saying "[It's] not the best glass cleaner and it’s not ammonia free."
While she picked up a blue-coloured Windex, it should be noted that the brand does have an ammonia-free version of its product, which comes in purple.
Alyssa picked up a packed of Mr Clean's Magic Erasers, which are sponges to be used for everyday household use, such as for cleaning a bathtub, walls or lightswitches.
She said the sponges are "way too expensive" and "break in like five seconds."
Later, she recommended the Scrub Daddy Eraser instead, claiming: "[it] does the same thing but last longer, and is a scrubber side!"
Holding up the brand's classic yellow and green sponge, she added: "These are not cute like Scrub Daddy ones, and these stink after one use. My Scrub Daddies have never stunk."
Scrub Daddy sponges are come in all colours with smiley face on them, with a large pack costing $16 (£14) on Amazon.
The professional cleaner said she would not use Bona Hardwood Floor Polish because "It leaves a film, it’s very expensive, and I don’t care that your hardwood floor person recommended it, don’t use it."
The New York Post reached out to a representative of Bona, and senior brand manager Leah Bradley said in a statement that the product "is intended for use a few times a year, not as a regular floor cleaning product."
With the product costing around $15 ($13), Leah added: "It is a protective polish that renews hardwood and hard-surface floors by filling in micro scratches and scuffs, shielding against future wear and traffic, and adding a durable shine,"
"If the product is streaking, it can mean that there is an existing film on the floor (sometimes left behind by oil-based cleaning products), which can be removed by first cleaning with our Bona PowerPlus Hardwood Floor Cleaner."
Commenting on her video, one user said: "You are 100 percent correct on everything” while another said: "As a cleaner, I have to agree."
One woman said: "Been cleaning homes for almost 30 years, I 100 percent agree on all of these!"
However, other people defended the household products and swore by them.
One user said: "I love Bona cleaner for my hardwood."
"Vinegar and water solution and newspaper is the absolute best glass cleaner. Mr Clean sheets are amazing and take crayons and markers off anything," another user added.
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