May 6th, 2014 by Mark Bristow

Much like writing a bestselling novel, everyone wants to HAVE CLEANED their house, but no-one wants to actually CLEAN their house. Wouldn't it be great if there was some kind of cleaning shortcut?  If you know of one, share it to win a Bissell carpet cleaner! Here are a few pieces of inspiration to get you started: Home remedies While there's no true substitute for a bit of hard work ... Read more

August 12th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

Do you have a furry friend in your life?  Someone who’s adorable, friendly and much-loved, even if they do sometimes get underfoot, leave little surprises around the house, or turn up in the fridge? PS: As cute as it looks, please don't put your cat in the fridge. If you’ve got a pet, there’s a decent chance that your house may have fleas. And I don't mean the ... Read more

August 7th, 2013 by Richie Black

A non-stick frying pan isn't just for Christmas. So why the callous abuse and careless mistreatment of Teflon-coated utensils? Well, here's where Appliances Online draws a line in the sand. You've gotta treat these things with due care and attention. Or they won't stick around for long. First - what is a non-stick frying pan? Unlike the ordinary type of pan, you won't have to soak a non-stick cooking ... Read more

July 18th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

If your TV’s looking a bit iffy, then maybe it needs a spot of maintenance.  If tweaking the picture settings doesn’t help, perhaps the problem is on the outside of the set. Here’s our guide to cleaning a flat-screen TV, and why it’s important to look after your AV equipment. "But I already know how to do this!" “What’s there to say about cleaning a TV?” I hear you ... Read more

May 22nd, 2013 by Louise Carter

It was a Friday night, and after a hard week of appliance blogging, I was in the mood to let loose: So there we all were at the pub, having a merry old time indeed. However, not all was well with my lovely aunt – who I had spontaneously decided to invite along: "I'm fine!" she insisted, whilst trying to use a beer coaster as a pillow. "I think ... Read more

March 28th, 2013 by Richie Black

The Office Kitchen is a place of anger and rivalry, of shifting territories and battle-lines drawn. Can you think of another space that inspires such antagonism, outrage and the violent use of passive-aggressive hand-written signage? These problems apply to ALL office-spaces. They are not unique to mine or yours. However, brothers and sisters, I’m telling you: they need not be. Let us acknowledge the universal truth of ... Read more

February 22nd, 2013 by Mark Bristow

It happens to the best of us.  There you are, having worked hard to cook up an amazing meal, and just when you're sitting back and feeling really good about having eaten said meal… …you notice the dirty dishes, piled up next to the sink like the Leaning Tower of Pisa (or possibly Mount Vesuvius). When faced with a terror like this, it’s all too easy to panic, ... Read more

February 11th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

Is the inside of your fridge a bit of a shambles? It's all too easy for mess to build up in a fridge that's seen a lot of use, until it eventually starts to resemble a dumping ground for half-finished foodstuffs. If your fridge is so messy that it starts attracting cats, you may have a problem... But even if you replace your old fridge with a new ... Read more

February 6th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

The other week I was helping to reorganise someone's sizeable CD collection; a collection large enough to take up three floor-to-ceiling racks from a certain Swedish furniture company.  One by one, we removed the CDs from their old homes, dusted off their cases, and put them into their new order. As most of the collection had previously been digitised, not many of the CDs had been listened ... Read more

August 7th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were all worried about how we were going to do the laundry in the winter. Now spring is nearly here, bringing with it blooming flowers and trees, warm and windy days, pets rampaging about and shedding their winter coats… Yep; we're heading into allergy season. It’s bad enough that all of these allergy-inducing natural events occur around this time of year, ... Read more

August 2nd, 2012 by Krissy Davis

Remember the $1 million gold vacuum we told you about last month? Well the manufacturer of the GoVacuum GV62711 appears to now be taking a slightly different approach, reconsidering its outrageous $999,999 pricetag and is now accepting offers from interested parties in a bit to increase sales. “It's perplexing to me, but as of now we've not sold a single vacuum," creator and vice president of sales and ... Read more

July 30th, 2012 by Krissy Davis

When it comes to cleaning around the house, vacuum cleaners are among the tools we come to rely on the most to get the job done. But when it comes to comparing makes and models, how do you decide? According to the results of a new Reader’s Digest survey, trust is one of the greatest influences when it comes to purchasing decisions - even when it comes to ... Read more

July 24th, 2012 by Krissy Davis

The only thing harder than shopping for someone that already has everything is trying to find a unique Father's Day gift when Dad hasn't dropped any hints. Giving your old man the perfect present on his special day not only shows him how much he's loved, it can also set you up for 12 months of being in Dad's good books. But how do you narrow down your ... Read more

July 10th, 2012 by Keri Algar

Screen star and working mum Georgie Parker will be pushing vacuums in pictures for LG as the company's new brand ambassador across the home appliance category in Australia. Parker, who has played Ruth 'Roo' Stewart on Home and Away since 2010, has been picked by LG for her promotion of style and family values. The 47-year-old is also a representative of the National Scoliosis Foundation and the Steve Waugh Foundation. "I'm ... Read more

July 4th, 2012 by Keri Algar

Justin Haver says that he's not a smart man. But during the middle of one random night, while using the bathroom no less, the vice president of GoVacuum.com had an idea that 'struck him like a freight train'....a golden vacuum. "Eureka! I'm a genius," writes Haver in his blog. Six months later Haver's inspired idea has come to fruition in the form of a 24K gold plated vacuum ... Read more