competition - housekeeping

Win with Febreze

March 27, 2013 - By 

On average we spend 312 hours each year in our cars, yet cleaning our mobile home-from-home is one of the nation’s most-neglected chores, with a third of Brits only cleaning the inside of their car every six months or less!

I was surprised to hear that men clean the inside of their car more than women – with almost half (48%) of men cleaning the interior at least once a month or more, compared to 37% of women. I was offered the loan of a team of Febrezers to come and clean our car ahead of spring cleaning season. However, a couple of days later someone drove into our car (again!) and off it went to be repaired.

febreze car freshenerIf you car needs a little help then you could always try one of the new Car Air Fresheners from Febreze. Now you can bring the long-lasting freshness of Febreze from your home into your car with the brand-new fragrances, which include Aqua and Japan Tatami. You can even control the strength of the scent with the fragrance intensity button. The freshener is small and compact and should leave your car smelling fresh for up to 60 days.

To help you get your car raring to go ahead of any Easter road trips with the children, The Febrezers have shared their top 10 car cleaning tips so you can spruce up your vehicle back to showroom condition in no time! Vroom vroom!

SPICK AND SPAN INTERIORS

  1. Vigorously brush your carpets with a hard brush before vacuuming to ensure all dirt, dust and debris is removed.
  2. Remove any sources of odour (e.g. litter, mud, dog hair) from the interior and spray the car seats with Febreze Fabric Refresher.
  3. Clean the dashboard using a soft-bristle toothbrush with cleaning fluid in a circular motion to get into all the grooves.
  4. Use a large soft paintbrush to dust the interior trim, around the steering wheel and clean the air vents.
  5. Keep the air feeling fresh with a Febreze Car Air Freshener that will last up to 60 days and includes a fragrance intensity control for when you need an extra boost of freshness.

SHINY ON THE OUTSIDE

  1. Always wait for your car to cool down before you wash it to avoid soapy smears and deposits.
  2. Clean your car from the top down to avoid dirty water dripping on to the areas you have just cleaned.
  3. Roll the windows down when you clean them so you can reach the top edges.
  4. Avoid leaving your car to dry in the air as you risk smears – use a good microfibre cloth to dry off the excess moisture.
  5. Remember to clean your wheels and tyres after you’ve washed the rest of your car using fresh cleaning solution – this is because dirt lodged in the wheels may contain small stones/debris picked up from the road that could damage the paintwork.

Giveaway

I have two Febreze Car Air Freshener fragrances to giveaway. If you would like to win simply:

leave me a comment below and tell me the average number of hours spent in our cars

for an extra entry tell others about the giveaway using the Retweet button below or tweet this message: I want to #win with @gingerbread_mum and freshen up my car!

Don’t have twitter? Follow the gingerbread house page on Google + or Bloglovin’– just leave me a comment and let me know.

Small print:

There are two prizes consisting of the new Febreze Car Air Freshener fragrances. The giveaway ends April 4th at 8pm. The winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received and notified by email or their twitter handle. The prize is as stated: no cash alternatives are available. UK only.

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The winners are  Peter Hopkins and Gillian Holmes

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458 Comments on “Win with Febreze”

  49. We spend on average 312 hours in our cars each year. (That’s nearly an hour per day!)

  261. 312 hours
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  348. 312 Hours a year.

    I used to clean my car every week when I first got it, now I do it less often but still as often as I can. Perhaps every 3 weeks. I’m always doing the windows though, dirt on the windows or smears really annoy me lol.

  388. 312 hours, many thanks for the chance at this fab prize! xx

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