Advantages: Freshens and fragrances
Disadvantages: Scent doesnt last for very long

...I didn't even realise they still sold Shake n' Vac in the shops, until I noticed my boyfriend using the product at his, when vacuuming the house. I also noticed the rooms smelt more fragrant and fresher. You may remember the advert which was remembered for the iconic dancing woman shown between 1979 and 1989. The advert featured Jenny Logan dancing around a living room in high heels shaking the powder onto the carpet and hovering it up whilst singing a musical jingle. The main lyric is "do the shake n' vac, and put the freshness back". In 2000 the advert polled 18th place in the Channel 4, The 100 greatest TV adverts programme. The actual jingle from the advert is as follows: (This may jog your memory to remember the advert!) Stale smells up here often come from down there, in your carpet. Smells from your dog... Read review

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Advantages: Very strong reliable wet and dry vacuum cleaner.
Disadvantages: None whatsoever.

...The best range of vacuum cleaners ever made has got to be the Aqua Vac range. We've had loads of different hoovers over the years ranging from the little dust busters & dirt devils right up to stuff like the Dyson and the Vax, but I have never had one like the Aqua vac. I have had the Aqua vac for about 9 years now and it's still just as powerful and useful as when we first brought it. If you've read about the Vax that we use these days, you already will have a good idea of the type of hoover the Aqua vac is. The only real difference is the motor size, the Aqua Vac has only a 1000 watt motor, but you wouldn't think it, the power is amazing. When the wife got her new Vax a couple of years ago, I got to have the Aqua Vac for the shed, caravan and so on. I think the upgrade was just for a change really as the only thing wrong... Read review

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Advantages: Great lingering fresh smell
Disadvantages: One carton doesnt last long

...After vacumming the carpets and cleaning, some days i find the house never has a fresh smell its probably that my house is like picadilly circus at times with the kids and their friends running through it dropping everything in their midst. Familiar to some im sure. A few years ago i remembered a product my mum used to use when i was young and i'll never forget that advert - do the shake and vac and put the freshness back!!! After using the product again after many years i have to say its still as good as my mum swore by all them years ago (well not that many!!). Glade shake 'n' vac is a product that you sprinkle onto your carpet leave a few minutes then hoover up its that simple not effort involved. PRODUCT Shake n vac is available in three fragrances although i dont think ive found a shop yet that sells all 3 fragrances... Read review

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Advantages: smells nice, freshens, cheap
Disadvantages: doesnt last long

...To be quite honest, I have always used something in addition to my hoover, to add freshness to my house. I tend to simply sprinkle fragrance oil sinto the filter of my hoover so add the fragrance to my hoover bag. I never actually found anything that would neutralise the smells which became stale within the carpet. We have all heard of companies that offer odour neutralisers. The most famous at the moment has got to be frebreeze. But to be quite honest, are they really worth the money you spend!?! Okay, so they work, and your house smells nice for a couple of days. But I always find that the smells come back. Then you do it again, then the smells come back. A week later, you have an empty bottle and have to fork out another £3.00 for some more. I decided to try something completely old fashioned and tacky! Shake 'n' Vac. I remember... Read review

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