There have been similar threads in the past, but I think it is time for an update.
So here’s mine: Rubbermaid pve sponge mop. Great if you have wood or tile floors and pets. Raving reviews on amazon and one of those products you often see people asking on the web where they can get replacements. I actually buy mine at Amazon US and have them shipped to the Netherlands. They are that good.
So what are yours?
Goo-Gone. That stuff works as advertised. It removes glue from stickers and tape without attacking the underlying products. Do not use Goof-Off since it will often melt painted surfaces.
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What stats does it have? Is there a pvp version?
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Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
Back on topic, I’m a big fan of the George Foreman Grill. Great gift for single guys. It will cook any kind of meat. I guess you could cook other stuff in it, too…but as I said…great gift for single guys. They like meat. Hell, I got married three months ago, and we still use mine regularly.
To my chagrin, GHD hair straighteners really are far, far better than any of the cheaper ones I’ve tried, and I’ve heard the same from several people.
Snark clip-on tuners. Durable, reliable, decent price, good sensitivity level. I strongly advocate tuning by ear for newer musicians, but when you’re in a noisy area, this thing can be a total lifesaver.
Not Rain-X! I read about how great it was in one of these threads, and tried it, and now whenever it rains my car sounds like I’m plucking a live turkey. The wiper blades do this groaning stick-slip thing so violently that people who know my car insist we will take their car instead. I have tried various ways of cleaning the windshield and nothing has fixed it, and I might consider having the windshield replaced. I don’t know how Rain-X got on anybody’s nice list, but I’d pay easily $50 or so to reverse that decision - maybe more…
Rain-X is one of my favorite products, I use it all the time. I’ve never had the problem you’re getting, and I’ve been putting in on various vehicles for 17+ years. No idea why it hasn’t worn off your windshield either, the stuff doesn’t last through to many showers.
Have you checked your wiper blades? Maybe something is wrong with them and needs to be replaced.
L’Oreal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes mascara. I have wispy little eyelashes and this stuff is AMAZING. Easy to apply, no clumping, stays put until removed with warm water, no flaking and long long long pretty lashes. If they ever stop making it, I will be devastated!
I have THREE George Foreman grills, though not intentionally. I had one and married one. Then we got one together. 
The third one is the best; it’s larger, and the plates are removable for putting in the dishwasher. I grill the hell out of everything with this thing, mostly in the summer when I grill a lot of vegetables. Love the George!
My contribution: Heel Rescue Foot Cream. I have the softest, most gorgeous feet on earth thanks to this stuff. Both in summer (when I’m in sandals all the time) and winter (when they get as dry as a horse’s hoof)!
I’ve used Rain-X, Goo Gone and the Foreman grill. I give them an enthusiastic yes, yes, and no. Rain-X works beautifully, and I reapply it every few months to my windshield. For Goo Gone, I’ve got mice in my house, and used a glue trap. At the time, the mice avoided it, so I moved the trap, and in accordance with natural law, it fell sticky side down. After several minutes, I managed to pull it up, with a lot of glue stuck to the floor. Goo Gone got rid of the glue without ruining the finish on the floor.
The Foreman grill works, and cooks food well enough, but what I don’t like are its limitations–most models, if any, don’t come with any sort of temperature control, for instance, or on/off switch. Plug it in to turn it on, unplug it to turn it off. Not all come with removable plates which are necessary for that type of grill. The countertop grill idea is great, but for my money, I’d rather have a different brand (and I’ve had 2 Foreman brand grills, and a Food Network branded one I bought from Kohls). Next time, I’m looking into a Cuisinart model that has removable plates and adjustable temp controls.
For a service that works, and it’s never a bad idea to give a gift like this, AAA auto club. A few weeks ago, I had a flat tire, and I had it on the jack, but I couldn’t get the wheel off. I don’t have jackstands, and didn’t like the idea of banging on the wheel hard enough for the car to fall off the jack. I called AAA, was told it’d be 45 minutes before the guy could get to me. About 25 minutes later, he shows up, bangs the wheel a few times, it comes off, and I changed my tire. I’ll stand by AAA til the day I die.
3M’s Command hooks. Yes, they’re expensive, but they hold better than most stick-on hooks, and more importantly, they release cleanly. Just what you need for hanging decorations and lights.
Got critters? Get Nature’s Miracle - the original version in the white bottle. Blot up the “oops!”, soak it with the NM, and keep a lid on it for two or three days to let the enzymes feast on the icky stuff. Most people who say the stuff doesn’t work aren’t letting it stay wet long enough. If you’ve got a rugby player at home, this stuff also works well on removing blood from fabric. 
Well, I have to say, the GFG is the wrong way to cook round steak. Unless you really, really need to exercise your jaws.
Mister Clean Magic Erasers.
Honest-to-GAWD, they clean damned near everything!
The cheap knock-offs work just as well.
Soap scum in showers. Unmentionable “taffy” at the bottom of the refrigerator. Grease. Smudges. Crayon. Unidentifiable crud. No kitchen, and no bathroom should be without a Magic Eraser.
Mister Clean makes a Magic Eraser floor mop that doesn’t impress me that much. Probably because I’m enamored with the Swiffer Wet Jet mop concept. But I’m waiting for a Magic Eraser toothbrush, acne cleanser, and baby wipes.
It really is MAGIC.
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WTF is round steak? And what single guy on the planet has ever made one? Single guys cook burgers, chicken, porkchops, and t-bone, sirloin, porterhouse or ribeye steaks.
Round steak. Hrrumph.
Don’t know if this is available in the “real world” KIDDING! When my mom and I went to London to see the Pet Shop Boys ballet (AMAZING!) Out of nowhere she said “Oh, I saw an ad for a home show, let’s do that!” Well she humored me, so I figured I should humor her. She was interested in how a British home show might differ from an American one. Surprisingly? Not much at all! (They have booze samples though, which must’ve led me to the buying of Ron Popiel-esque slicer/dicer apperati).
Ok, that’s the lead-up, One of the stalls was a guy pimping something called “Revive Power Paste.” This is (from his demonstration) cleaning wonder of the world; fighter against crime; etc. He was offering something ridiculous like 4 tubs for ten pounds or something. Mom and I agreed to split an order and god bless him for waiting for us to fumble through all our unfamiliar cash/change. (I think we might have even short-changed him and he didn’t even care.)
Result? This shit is THE BOMB! It’s “sick” as the kids say. I don’t clean anything ever, so when I do it needs to be hardcore. It has outdone itself, especially for the reasonable price.
Oh, they’ll stop making it. I give it 3 months, tops. Why? Because I just went out and bought some.* Yeah, it’s pretty amazing.
*Seriously, would you mascara making people stop fiddling?! I’d like to buy the same mascara that I know I like, but y’all are ever-changing the bottles and the brushes…probably everything *except *the actual mascara!
Well, what is it? Like a scrubbing paste? What do you clean with it?
I nominate Clarins Beauty Flash Balm. I am allergic to everything and this does not irritate my skin. I was using Origins Constant Comfort and they stopped making it, and I heard about this called “eight hours of sleep in a tube.” I wasn’t going to try it because the ingredient list says it contains fragrance, but I went to the Clarins counter and asked for a sample. This stuff is awesome. It absorbs into my skin like nothing I’ve ever tried, and does not make me itch. It’s pricey, but I got a Macy’s gift card that will cover it.
Heh. Round steak is cheap and flavorful, and it makes great chicken fried steak, once it’s pounded into submission. It does not do well in the GFG, though.
The ‘Travelers Mug’ by Westmarine. Its not the prettiest coffee mug, but it won’t spill & it absolutely will not break. Yes, you can hammer nails with it (you might get some sloshing of coffee out of the top though). You can also engrave/personalize it (SEARS does that by me).
If this mug springs a leak, hit the deck. You’re under fire.
Shout color catcher. I had washed a sweater with white stripes with something purple, and the white stripes had turned pink. I thought I’d just have to toss the sweater, but I decided to try the Shout color catcher sheets. I used 3 sheets (the maximum recommended), and they restored the sweater perfectly. I can’t vouch for throwing all your colors together and just adding a sheet, and some reviews suggest that this doesn’t work perfectly, but for correcting mistakes, they are great.