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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: Although I like a neat, orderly house, I'd never considered myself a good housekeeper and had had housekeepers for the past 15 years. The last one made me so angry one day, I fired her with out having a replacement lined up. I'd heard of Speed Cleaning so went right out & bought this book. This book really has taught me how to clean a house thoroughly and efficiently. During the seven months since firing the last housekeeper, my house has been MUCH cleaner than when I had housekeepers! My husband & I say the sparkle has returned. I also now feel proud to think that I am now a good housekeeper & don't have to rely upon others. I've since purchased the other four books and have been working on cleaning up & organizing the closets - but then that's ANOTHER story!
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Summary: Somewhat Helpful
Review: Although there were some helpful tips in this book, I found it very strict and not very adaptable to someone with small children. The system wants you to devote a period of time to cleaning your house in their way. That's impossible for me and there was not advice on how to change or adapt the system. The products recommended were not that great either.
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Summary: this is a godsend for the perpetual slob
Review: As someone who has suffered with a messy home for . . . uh, several decades, I can honestly tesfify that these techniques work. Campbell's "clean team" techniques can help you cut your cleaning time in half and more importantly, you'll end up with a cleaner home, with the dust out of those nooks & crannies, the splotches of paint off of the linoleum floor, the cobwebs out of the vents, the grime out of the grout in the bathroom. This is a no-nonsense, no-gimmicks (well, except for the apron), how-to book about systematically going throughout your home getting things clean. Really clean.Campbell's approach is surprisingly straight-forward and simple. Working from top to bottom, left to right, he methodically goes from room to room, explaining how to clean. He makes the basics seem simple, but his technique has you getting out grime in all sorts of often-overlooked spots. Campbell recommends that you carry your basic cleaning supplies -- a heavy-duty cleaner like 409, a windex-like cleaner, cotton towels, a scrubber, scraper & razor blade -- with you in an apron (after all, who would hire a carpenter that went back & forth to supplies every time he needed a nail). A little dorky, but three weeks after reading the book, I now own a dorky "Jeff Campbell's clean team" denim apron -- and admittedly, it's pretty handly. Campbell doesn't push his own products, but they are available by catalog. And they're good. Some of the tools he suggests (cloth napkin "cleaning cloths", a large, flat-head mop) are infinitely more effective than the old sponges, old towels, and sponge mop I had been using. Campbell's style is pleasant and easy-going. You don't sense that he advocates creating an antiseptic, anti-bacterial, hermetically sealed home where you have to leave your shoes & pets at the front door, or taking up cleaning as a hobby. Rather, he advocates using your cleaning time wisely, to create more time for fun.
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Summary: Handy and Complete Reference
Review: Bought this book about 8 years ago. Loaned it out and it never came back. I missed it so much I had to buy another! This book helps you learn what it takes to clean thoroughly AND quickly. The advice they give on techniques, tools, and cleaners is invaluable. I have less stuff under my sink, and can get my cleaning done in 1/3 the time. Great little book that takes you from step one to done!
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Summary: Handy and Complete Reference
Review: Bought this book about 8 years ago. Loaned it out and it never came back. I missed it so much I had to buy another! This book helps you learn what it takes to clean thoroughly AND quickly. The advice they give on techniques, tools, and cleaners is invaluable. I have less stuff under my sink, and can get my cleaning done in 1/3 the time. Great little book that takes you from step one to done!
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Summary: Help for the cleaning impaired
Review: I am finally getting the bathroom clean, with just one short cleaning session! Speed Cleaning doesn't give you a bunch of "helpful" hints and tips for each tiny cleaning situation. It gives you a strategy for each room and each area within each room, with instruction on products (just a few that you carry with you) and techniques (make every motion count; don't clean it if it isn't dirty) to get results with a minimum of effort.
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Summary: Help for the cleaning impaired
Review: I am finally getting the bathroom clean, with just one short cleaning session! Speed Cleaning doesn't give you a bunch of "helpful" hints and tips for each tiny cleaning situation. It gives you a strategy for each room and each area within each room, with instruction on products (just a few that you carry with you) and techniques (make every motion count; don't clean it if it isn't dirty) to get results with a minimum of effort.
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Summary: A Person's Gotta Do What A Person's Gotta Do
Review: I am not June Cleaver and neither is Jeff Campbell. While working at our Library's Book Sale, I discovered Jeff's cute little book. Hey! For 25 cents, I'll give it a whirl! I am glad I did.
I read the book. I ordered the video and some Stuff from Jeff's thecleanteam website like the Cleaning Bib (comparable to a carpenter's apron only modified for the missions at hand,) various cleaning products and carryall. My house is happier, I'm happier, and I did it all without having to borrow June's pearls. *Speed Cleaning* is a great guide to weekly cleaning. Jeff also has a book about daily clutter control, conveniently called *Clutter Control,* so that one's junque is out of way when one does one's weekly *Speed Cleaning.* He also has a book about the bigger chores done less frequently, say, like, in the Spring. Guess what that book is called? Unless one is June or her clone, this book lives up to its attribution: For those who would rather be doing practically anything other than cleaning! Try it, you still may not love cleaning, but you'll get done a lot quicker and get on with your life. s/ TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer
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Summary: This book will change your life
Review: I bought this book about 7 years ago and it was probably the best "self-help" book I've ever read. The Speed Cleaning techniques really work, even if you clean by yourself instead of in a team. You'll be so proud of your beautiful, clean home!
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Summary: If you need help, here it is.
Review: I bought this book on a lark 3 or 4 years ago, and have since bought the rest. I love these folks, and you can also get the absolute best cleaning tools and supplies at www.thecleanteam.com. Everyone else's reviews are right on par--these folks are fantastic. Their people will answer your cleaning questions even if you don't buy something from them. They are wonderful. You don't have to buy their stuff to utilize the "system," of course, but I may pop for that multi-pocketed apron one of these days. Use it and use it well!
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