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Handy Dandy Tips Using a Sheet of Bounce

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners

I received these helpful tips in an e-mail and I thought my readers would find this useful as well. Who knew there were so many uses for a dryer sheet?! You'll be suprised at the variety of things a little sheet of Bounce can be used for.

  •  It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.  It also repels mice. 

 Mouse

  • To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.

 

  •  Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust  from resettling

 

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

 

  • It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

 

  • Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.

 

  • Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle. 

Car

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

 

  • To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  • 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.

 Cookies

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

 

  • Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.

 

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

 

  • Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent  before folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.

 

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

 Kitty Cat

  • 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.

 

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

 Golf

I must admit that I haven't tried any of these out yet, so if you have I would love to hear your feedback as to whether or not it actually works! Just leave me a comment about your experience.

I hope this information has helped you! If you are in the market to buy or sell your home in the Bethlehem or Dacula area, I would be happy to assist you! My passion is helping people find their dream home and stepping them through this exciting journey. I serve the Walton, Barrow and Gwinnett county areas. Call or text me today!

Photo Credit: Mouse, Car, Cookies, Cat, Golf

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Roger Johnson
Hickory, NC

Great list and uses for the product.  Another way to use a bounce sheet to freshen a home is to place one in the air return of your air conditioner system.  It recirculates the freshened air everywhere and you get a very, very light scent.

May 05, 2009 06:23 AM
Roy A. Peterson
Domicile Analysis of Texas - El Paso, TX
P.R.E.I.

Anne, thanks for the great tip on the bounce sheets and apparently from the comments above it works, guess what I'm fixing to do. LOL

                                              ~ Life is Good

May 05, 2009 07:16 AM
Ken Tracy
Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL
Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Anne.  Great post.

I will try several of these.

Thanks for writing,

Ken

May 05, 2009 07:35 AM
Sheldon Neal
Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Maywood, NJ
That British Agent Bergen County NJ

Hi There Anne !

I know of many of these uses already, but some are new to me too ! ...so thanks for passing on the good stuff when you find it !

Cheers !

Sheldon

May 05, 2009 08:08 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Anne, you have become my resident expert on the multiple uses of a Bounce sheet. Amazing list.

May 05, 2009 09:14 AM
Dan Callahan
Callahan's Home Inspections - Casper, WY

I also heard that if you throw in a sheet or two in the dryer your clothes come out soft and smell real nice!! Only kidding Anne. This is a great list and we are going to try a few of the ideas. 

May 05, 2009 09:32 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Anne! Truly an amazing list, I'll try some of them.  I really am interested about that baked on food thing -- I'm good at burning stuff because I'm on AR - LOL!!

May 05, 2009 11:15 AM
Laura Giannotta
Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Your Realtor Down the Shore!

Dryer sheets are great!  When I lived in a row house, I had some smoke damage from a neighboring home.  The fire fighters told me the best way to get ride of the smell was to put a dryer sheet behind every picture and behind the doors!  It worked!  

May 05, 2009 11:44 AM
Debra Kukulski, Broker Associate
RE/MAX Suburban - Cary, IL
SRES;SFR,CDPE;GRI;ABR;e-PRO Realtor, Northern IL

Hi Anne...great tips!  I have tried it for bees and did not find it to work...darn, too!  They get very pesty here late summer/early fall.  I also agree with Mary...the baked on food tip will come in handy!

May 07, 2009 06:46 AM
David Width Jr.
Little Egg Harbor, NJ

Many uses for such an inexpensive piece of material. Thanks for all the suggestions. I guess when golfing I could put one in my back pocket to help with the bees, and the nats and mosquitoes.

May 12, 2009 03:07 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Hi Anne ~ I knew about a few of these, but there are so many that are new to me.  I'll have to remember to pick up of box of these next time I go to the store.

Have a nice weekend.....looks like it will be a rainy one here.

May 16, 2009 03:28 AM
Barbara Altieri
Better Homes and Gardens RE Shore and Country Properties - Shelton, CT
REALTOR-Fairfield County CT Homes/Condos For Sale

I had read these tips before and remembered the one about the bees and mosquitos.  I am going golfing later and am putting a sheet in my back pocket. We'll see.  Thanks for posting all these.

Aug 21, 2009 05:50 AM