Give It a Good Sheen, Mister!

Advantages: multi-surface, good degreaser, inexpensive, gives a good shine, easily available
Disadvantages: manufacture is in the far east ,parent company tests on animals

...Mr Sheen is a world-wide brand of wax free furniture polishes, which first appeared in Australia in the 1950's. Indeed, it was the first aerosol polish in Australia, Pledge not having yet expanded to that country (Pledge was the world's first, followed closely by Mr Sheen and others). As familiar a face as Mr Sheen may be to Australians, Jamaicans, South Africans, the British, et al. it is not a brand I was familiar with as a Yank. I admit I had a sense of trepidation when my grocery delivery arrived and one of the substitutions was for my Pledge and I found in its place Mr Sheen. I accepted it, figuring as it is a market leader here, it couldn't be that bad. A quick glance on the tin told me it is manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser who I am familiar with, as they make Lysol cleaner (a disinfectant strong enough it can kill the Ebola...

Shroud 01.08.2007 · Read review
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Mr Sheen got my wood nice and clean

Advantages: Cheap. effective. smells nice
Disadvantages: Not too good for the environment

...the lounge so everything gets dirty. I usually use a duster and some Pledge Multi Surface Cleaner but when I was shopping in Poundland I noticed a pack of Mr Sheen Wood Polish Wipes with Beeswax and as it was quite a big pack (50% extra free) I thought I couldn?t go wrong for a pound! The Packaging The wipes come in a fairly flat plastic packet with a hole in the front sealed with a peel off piece of clear plastic. It contains either 72 regular or 36 large wipes depending on whether you split each of the 36 wipes into two down the centre perforations. The packet is mainly red with a honeycomb pattern across the middle and the names and colours of the various woods that it ?cleans, conditions and protects?. It also has the words ?with beeswax ? long lasting protection?. The writing on the reverse gives instructions for use as well...

SusanLesley 06.11.2009 · Read review
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FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Champagne Charlie

Advantages: Committed performances and a couple of hours of enjoyable brain candy.
Disadvantages: Toothless satire and a lack of detail.

...Charlie Wilson is a womanising, alcoholic, coke-snorting congressman from Texas. But behind the decadent exterior lies an astute political mind, which he puts to helping the people of Afghanistan in the early 1980s when they have just been brutally invaded by the Soviet Union. With the help of angry and shambolic CIA agent Gust Avrakotos and socialite Joanne Herring, he sets about making unlikely alliances with Pakistan, Israel, Egypt, arms dealers and law makers. Their success is unparalleled and funding for covert operations against the Soviets rockets from five million to a billion dollars a year. "The Graduate" director Mike Nichols continues the trend for Middle Eastern conflict movies with his latest offering. It's a shiny political romp that has a top-drawer cast and a big budget, which is used to tell of how one man made...

afy9mab 14.01.2009 · Read review
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Charlie Brooker's Newswipe

Advantages: Superb analytical and satirical programming
Disadvantages: Make more of them!

...Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the mind of Charlie Brooker, and welcome to his spin-off of his successful cult critique show "Screenwipe"; "Newswipe" - but instead solely focusing on the world of news and current affairs. Something the show's predecessor skimmed over but never tore into as deliciously as this. First aired in March this year on BBC Four, it's a fresh new programme that has been pleasantly received. Its six episodes have reached five so far (at the time of the original review), each one as superb as the last. It's main aim is to expose, satirise and emphasise the impact that rolling news channels have on our lives. From the obvious role of informing us of major news stories, to the apparent recruiting megalomaniacs that flounder on American news networks. Episode one took the ongoing saga that is the global...

carl.mcqueen 22.06.2009 · Read review
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Charlie's Angels

Advantages: Great movie
Disadvantages: none

...The scenario doesn't change much compared to the original series, not only that but, thanks to the apport of Hollywood stars like Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, Bill Murray and John Forsythe (as Charlie), the movie has become one of the best action movies made in 2000. Three women detectives, chosen for their looks, characters, toughness, are members of one of the best detective agencies, known as "Charlie's Angels". They solve the toughest cases, using all their talents and capacities to help their clients. Charlie's private investigation company is contacted by Eric Knox, a programmer, owner of Knox Technologies. He has created a unique and revolutionary voice-recognition software. Unfortunately the program is stolen and the Angels are sent to place a bug in the system of bitter rival Roger Corwin, who is under strong...

davidabraham 06.11.2008 · Read review
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Mr Sheen - Leaves Your Surfaces Fresh And Clean!

Advantages: Smells Nice And Cleans Most Surfaces Well
Disadvantages: Highly Inflammable

...Hot on the heels of my last review on Windolene it seems that that I am still in that spring-cleaning mood, and now that my windows are so clean the sun seems to shine through a little brighter than normal and makes the dust on my TV screen more prominent, which brings me onto my second review of today, Mr Sheen Original Furniture Polish. I have always used Mr Sheen Original Furniture Polish because I like the smell and know that it does a good job. It is available in other fragrances such as vanilla and summer fruits, I have seen these in the supermarket but I have always stuck to the original fragrance so I can't comment on what these are like. Mr Sheen comes in a shiny red 300ml aerosol can with the name Mr Sheen emblazoned across it in silver-white lettering. It is also available in the form of wipes which again I haven...

micksheff 19.07.2005 · Read review
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Getting passionate with Charlie!

Advantages: smells lovely, cheap
Disadvantages: no protection against sweating

...Although I often tend to carry body spray around with me, I mainly use just deodorant and perfume. After a particularly energetic game of volleyball, I used all my body spray up, so headed to Boots to replace it. Charlie is one of those brands that I used to use as a teenager, in fact, I think most girls will have had a bottle of Charlie perfume at some point, and apart from Impulse and Boots own brand, it was the only thing really on offer. Charlie Passion stood out to me straight away, as the vibrant gold and orange can wasn't a Charlie scent that I recognised. I sprayed the tester and instantly liked the fragrance - it's very fruity and sweet, and reminded me of summer. The bottle describes it as an exotic blend of Grapefruit, Papaya and (rather surprisingly, I thought) Rose. It may seem a strange combination when you see...

pink_champagne 17.07.2006 · Read review
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Mr Sheen for a lovely shine

Advantages: leaves surfaces dust free and clean
Disadvantages: none

...Furniture polish like everything else has really come a long way in the last few years. At one time you could only get one sort of polish that smelt ok if not rather woody and strong. It did the job and that was that. But now you have a range of high tech polishes that positively banish dust from your surfaces. Mr Sheen has been around since the 1960?s and is one of the most well known brands of furniture polish around. It comes in a 300ml-aerosol can and is available in original fragrance, vanilla (yucky puke), summer fruits and spring fresh. Spring fresh is my favourite as it smells flowery, but the smell is not overpowering and adds a lovely subtle smell to your home. The fragrance doesn?t disappear in a few hours either, but lasts a couple of days - giving your home a feeling of being spring cleaned!! It is quite...

aflynn_01 09.07.2002 · Read review
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Sheeny shiny Mr Sheen

Advantages: It works and smells nice
Disadvantages: not applicable!

...Drum roll, round of applause, Mexican wave...whatever takes your fancy...the loft conversion is finally completed and I can clean. Pure joy!! Poor Santa is going to choke on the dust when he comes down our chimney. Bring in the mighty Mr. Sheen. Over the years, I have tried a number of furniture polishes, the good, the bad and the downright ugly, but this is my all time favourite, and apart from the yellow rag I call a duster, nothing can come between me and this little marvel. I am not, I hasten to add, addicted to cleaning, and I don't think one furniture polish does a "better" job than another, I just like the smell!! WHAT IT PROMISES It promises to clean and shine multi surfaces and states that it has a long lasting fragrance. It aslo states that it has unique dustguard and Stainguard properties, and whilst these terms mean...

danielalong 22.12.2005 · Read review
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