On Thanksgiving day, I found myself taking a small break between cleaning my entire house and both sides of our family arriving for dinner. As I sat on the couch with my feet up, I realized that I had just used THREE Shark cleaning products, all in one day, to prepare my house for the crowd that would be arriving soon.

When I went to New York this fall for the Ninja release, they also sent me home with a wonderful array of Shark Cleaning products to try out. I was excited, but I figured that I already had a house full of cleaning products, so I wasn’t sure if I would use them all or not.

It was on Thanksgiving day that I realized that these products had most definitely entered my world, and had made it much easier to prepare for my guests.

The Shark Steam Mop has completely replaced my Swiffer Wet Jet, along with my frustration with it.

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I love Steam Mop because it uses no chemicals yet cleans and sanitizes, is completely safe for my hardwoods, actually CLEANS my tile (something I was starting to think was impossible), and has a long enough cord to clean my entire downstairs without having to change wall outlets.

Plus, it makes really cool steamy noises.

The Cordless StickVac has greatly improved the cleanliness of my floors because it is so quick and easy, resulting in me actually USING it, as opposed to my old, heavy, corded vacuum.

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This is the lightest yet suctioniest vacuum I have ever used. I love it! I don’t have to plug it in, it takes up hardly any room in my pantry, and I can whip it out to clean up a toddler’s huge mess (I may or may not have vacuumed Radford himself that day) or quickly get the needles up from the Christmas tree.

And the Multivac is an awesome convertible tool that I typically keep in it’s handheld mode and use to continuously to vacuum up the mounds of fur that Oreo leaves behind on our furniture. Although this vacuum isn’t quite as simple as the StickVac, it’s transformer-like abilities are pretty cool. It can be a hand vac, a canister vac, or an upright vac. The suction power is awesome – it really does actually get Oreo’s hair to turn loose of our furniture, something that has always taken a TON of human effort (or, as my parents call it, “elbow grease”) in the past.

(AND it’s a whole lot cheaper than that other brand of vacuum that “Never Loses Suction” – a much smarter decision!!)

So I’ve been playing with those products and LOVING them, but I saved one product to give away to you The Portable Steamer, worth $99!!

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Perhaps one of the most versatile products that Shark makes, this thing is really cool – without using any chemicals at all, it can deep clean AND sanitize your kitchen, glass surfaces, countertops, toddlers (okay, maybe not safe for use ON toddlers), and can even be used to steam your clothes!

I love Shark’s determination to revolutionize cleaning to remove all of the harmful chemicals that we have in our homes. From allergies to potential toddler hazards, we all know that they aren’t the greatest thing to have around. But with the Shark products, you really can clean – without using a single chemical!

It’s hard to believe, but it definitely works.

Would you like to try it for yourself?

To enter to win the Portable Steamer, simply leave a comment below.

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Best of luck! This giveaway is open until Monday, December 28th. The winner will be selected randomly and announced on Tuesday, December 29th. Open to U.S. addresses only.


Disclosure: I was not paid to write this post. I was given the cleaning products listed above to review, but my opinions are completely my own.

391 thoughts on “My Shark-Like Cleaning Abilities..and a Giveaway worth $99!

  1. I am always looking for a way to clean with less chemicals. My little guy cannot take the fumes. They cause him to be unable to breathe. Cleaning with steam-what a great idea!

  2. This would be SO great! I hate using chemicals on my counters, and they don't even do that good of a job. I think steam would make things SO much cleaner. (Hmmm. I wonder how it would do on my walls, which really need a thorough cleaning. The cleaners I use seem to stip the paint and leave the dirt! I'd sure like to give this a try!)

  3. I know I could probably look this up myself, but out of sheer laziness… do you know if the steam mop works on hardwood too?
    If they didn't pay you, they should have:)

  4. This product is new to me but I can see myself using it if I win. I love the Shark Steam Floor Cleaner for my tile too.

  5. I think suctioniest is my new favorite word! :-)

    And I am really wanting to try out that steamer. My floors need it…especially after that big party.

  6. Wow that's a whole lot of vacuuming you've been doing.

    I love vacuums that are light and portable.

  7. Ooh! I'd love to win — especially if it cleans toddlers! ;)
    Thanks for this great opportunity!
    ceevegnashville [at] gmail [dot] com

  8. This sounds great! We have switched to all natural cleaning because of allergies and this would be really helpful.
    kaytewatts AT aol DOT com

  9. Steam cleaning is the best way to go — I saw Kim Woodburn use it on "How Clean is Your House?" and was amazed!

  10. A comment. :-)

    Plus I want to add that my 9 year old son would love this. He would have my whole house steamed inside and out. LOL

  11. i would love this. thereis no carpet in my houseand I am always needing a quick cleanup. thanks fora great giveaway

  12. I would love to try this. I have the big steam cleaner and use it all the time on my floors, but would love to try this on my (actually hubby's clothing).

    Kyla in KY

  13. I never got a swiffer b/c I read that the chemicals are poisonous and can get on the hands/feet of kids and animals and then if they lick them it gets ingested, so I really like the chemical free part.

  14. I would love to try this product. Just looked at it in the store on Friday. I have the steam mop and absolutely love it. I also have the Shark sweeper. We are impressed with it also. Did not expect it to work as well as it does.

  15. OMG, Rachel, I asked for this for Christmas, I would LOVE to win this. This new house of ours here in AL has either wood floors or tile, what a help that would be to own one of these.

    Cheri

  16. I would love to win any of those Shark things. I love your blog..I am Rachel's mother..faraway Rachel.

    I love your writing and the pictures of your little girl and of your sweet family.She's adorable.

    Also, I'll have you know for the first time in our lives…we actually wanted Alabama to win. Since you are a Bama fan and I like your blog, I relented and was happy to root for Alabama.They played awesome! We sure have stunk it up this year..GO SOONERS!

  17. I'd love to win the Shark Steamer! The fewer chemicals in our lives, the better off we are. Thanks for the chance! asthenight at gmail dot com

  18. Dying to win anything SHARK!! If I win…I'll try to find a real shark looking thing in Maui..and pose by it!!! (We leave Jan 1..results announced the 28th)
    PERFECTO TIMING!!!

    Might have to settle for whales. We're going on a whale watching boat. Whales might look friendlier.

    I shall tell all 3 girls who have Facebook and Rach's cool sister who twitters, too. Maybe I can talk my soo into "tweeting" for me, too!

    And, am I subscribed to your blog? I'll ask Racho to check that out for me?

    On a fun/curious note, did you have a lot of nicknames like Rach?
    She had Baby Rach (initially), Racho (by young sister, Holly) refusing to say it right, Rach, and Rachie along with your basic "Rachel" Just curious.:)

    Peace out, new friend.

  19. mlambchopper – I was pretty much just Rach – one person called me "Ra" but I hated it – seemed rather lazy to only call people by their first two letters. :)

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