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GreattTips....Who would have thought?
Published on May 31, 2005 By foreverserenity In Misc
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. The yellow jackets just veer around you. And all this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer!

It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.

It also repels mice. Spread them around foundation areas, or in trailers, cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.

It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.

Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

Eliminates static electricity from your television (or computer) screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.

Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.

Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.

Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.

Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.

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.

Eliminate odors in wastebaskets.. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.

Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.


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

Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.

Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. Keeps them smelling fresh.

Comments
on May 31, 2005
It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.

I've got to try this one because of the hot weather we now have an influx of ants all over our home!


Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

This I do all the time!


Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.

And these too!

Sometimes with the generic brand of dryer sheets too!



on May 31, 2005
Does it slice, dice and make julienne fries too? Throw in the Ginsue Knives and you've made a sale!! ;~D
Thanks Serenity, these are interesting!
on May 31, 2005
"Does it slice, dice and make julienne fries too? Throw in the Ginsue Knives and you've made a sale!! ;~D
Thanks Serenity, these are interesting!"

Ha, ha, Ted, funny! You're welcome!
on May 31, 2005

Throw in the Ginsue Knives and you've made a sale!! ;~D

Cant do that in England.  They just banned them!

As for all the uses, makes me wonder if I want to stick it in the dryer any more!  It is a walking toxic factory!

on May 31, 2005
"As for all the uses, makes me wonder if I want to stick it in the dryer any more! It is a walking toxic factory!"

It does make you wonder about that doesn't it!
on May 31, 2005
I am wondering, with its myriad uses, whether it will also keep cockroaches away. The other question I have, in keeping with Dr. Guy's response, is how much damage does it do to the environment?

Thanks for an interesting list.

Cheers,

Maso
on Jun 02, 2005
I am not too sure what bounce is, but i put a small bar of fragrant soap in drawers and dampy places to keep out bad smells.

on Jun 02, 2005

I am not too sure what bounce is, but i put a small bar of fragrant soap in drawers and dampy places to keep out bad smells.

It is a sheet you put in with clothes to go in a dryer to stop static cling and make them fresher and softer.  Artifical Clothesline is what I use to call it.

on Jun 02, 2005
I am wondering, with its myriad uses, whether it will also keep cockroaches away. The other question I have, in keeping with Dr. Guy's response, is how much damage does it do to the environment?Thanks for an interesting list.


I wouldn't be surprised if it did Maso! Yes, that does give you food for thought doesn't it? Who knows what leaks into the environment if it does all that and U R welcome!



I am not too sure what bounce is, but i put a small bar of fragrant soap in drawers and dampy places to keep out bad smells. It is a sheet you put in with clothes to go in a dryer to stop static cling and make them fresher and softer. Artifical Clothesline is what I use to call it.


Yea, what Doc said! Artificial clothesline........har, har...!



but i put a small bar of fragrant soap in drawers and dampy places to keep out bad smells.



This is good to do too but I dont' anymore. I'm always afraid of the "rub off"of the soap onto clothing etc., so now I use little potpourri packages......mmmmm! And sometimes I go into my favourite perfumery and spray samples on those little cards they give you - those last a long time too in drawers!