Thursday, April 16, 2009

Bounce Dryer Sheets

Okay, this isn't food storage, but it does have some useful information about something most of us have...
> The US Postal service sent out a message to all? letter
> carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets
> to keep yellow-jackets away.

>
> Use them all the time when playing baseball and? soccer. I
> use it when I am working outside. It really works. The?
> insects just veer around you.
>
> All this time you've just been putting Bounce in the
> dryer!
>
> 1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.
> It also repels mice.
>
> 2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers,
> or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering
> your vehicle.
>
> 3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that
> don't get opened too often.
>
> 4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a
> belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
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> 5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or
> computer) screen.
>
> 6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling,

> wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to
> keep dust?? from resettling.
>
> 7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a
0sheet of Bounce.
>
> 8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual
> sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
>
> 9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
>
> 10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle
> through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
>
> 11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of
> Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
>
> 12. To freshen the air in your car20- Place a sheet of
> Bounce under the front seat.

>13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in
> a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean.
> The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between
> the food and the pan.

> 14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of
> Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
>
> 15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of
> Bounce will magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
>
> 16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe
> the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from
> resettling.
>
> 17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used
> sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
>
> 18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual
> sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

> 19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in
> your shoes or sneakers overnight.

> 20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep
> the bees away.
>
> 21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before
> folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.

> 22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe
> lovebugs off easily with the wet Bounce.


1 comment:

  1. I knew that it repelled yellowjackets, but wasn't aware of the other uses! Is this the scented or unscented Bounce?

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