I did the unthinkable.
I posted not one but three pictures of the inside of my toilet.
It’s not my fault.
Wait, don’t hit that little “x” up in the top right corner yet. Hear me out. Your toilet might just thank you…
Now before you think what a wack job or I would never do that how brave I am. Let me assure you, bravery would have been taking a picture BEFORE I cleaned it.
We live in Boonieville. Population: 12 (people that is, one of which is “The Sheriff”), 31 horses and 2,678,932 mosquitos (at last count).
We take our water from a well so it’s hard. Like really hard. Not sure if you’ve ever seen a toilet after four years of “torture by hard water” (and you won’t see one from me, I’m not that crazy, truth be told, I forgot to take a picture, I would totally have posted a picture of that) but it’s not pretty.
I’m sure you’re thinking, why not just get a water softener and be done with it. First of all, then I wouldn’t be able to blog about it, secondly, I love the taste of our water (I love the taste of most water, if you think that water doesn’t taste different, well, that’s a whole other post), thirdly, have you ever showered with soft water, might as well have a shower in slime and last but not least, it costs money and I’m frugal.
Over the years, we have tried everything. Well, we thought we’d tried everything. We’d even gone into Ottawa to purchase several products from specialty stores (at over $20 a flush). None of them worked. And not for lack of elbow grease. We pretty near sprained joints that I didn’t know existed trying to get the bowl clean.
It was so bad that people would ask us “what’s up with your toilet”. In the back of their minds, I’m sure that they were dreading the response, I mean, what if I said it was well, you know.
That was until we found this.
“It can’t hurt to try” he said, “besides, it’s on sale”.
Three days later, I managed to coordinate the application of said product before bedtime and in the morning, presto, half the stains were gone and I hadn’t even torn a rotator cuff. The next night, I drained out some of the water and applied again. Almost gone. And the next night, you guessed it, it was as new as the day we bought it (I won’t go and say “as clean as” or “clean enough to eat out” of because well, that’s gross).
Don’t listen to me, you be the judge.
Have you Ever Tried Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner?
Disclosure: Journeys of The Zoo was not compensated for this post in anyway (unless those coupons that I cut out of the paper count). I think the fact that there’s a sticker across the brands name (which I didn’t place there), says it all but just in case. Not that I wouldn’t be open to the idea…
AWESOME! haha
all praise the toilet
Barnicles
I was literally toppling off the couch with laughter by “hadn’t even torn a rotator cuff”. You are freaking hilarious and I NEED to try this on ours.
My pretty Gravatar is gone. 🙁 Oh well. I can see it in my mind. 🙂
That’s awesome! And pretty funny 🙂
Kinda want to see the before picture – you make it seem so awful!! lol
Brie @ BreezyPinkDaisies
Oh, I have seen it and it was pretty bad. I think I've even asked 'what's up with your toilet?'.
I am in awe, but I must ask – is it safe for septic? I always have trouble finding something that I know to be safe(r) for my septic system…
Guess what we just bought yesterday when I finally caved and went out for groceries? You got it. Going to try your overnight trick on ours. I’ll be sure to report back! 🙂
We had the same problem and I love this product! A co-worker had turned me onto it and swore it worked, boy does it ever!
Seriously, it’s probably disturbing that I am as excited as I am right now, to find this product. We have bizarre stains that can only be hard water. I say “bizarre”, because they began about a year ago and are only in one of our toilets!!!!!!!!!!! To my knowledge, our water has not changed in the last year and it’s certainly not different in one toilet than the other. I have tried everything, but they just don’t budge. I guess I actually have NOT tried EVERYTHING, because I have never tried this product. But you can bet I WILL try it and will let you know how that goes. Hope it works for me!! Well…for my toilet, you know what I mean…
i like this toliet bowl cleaner it works
I just rolled up laughing when I read this. Written beautifully, thank you for making my morning. Btw, that’s also the one I use – my advice, store in a plastic bag, mine dripped a little and now my brand new cupboard has a blue stain on the bottom, grrr.
Dear Elizabeth,
Isn’t it amazing! I hadn’t thought about “the drip”. I always wipe the top off (little kids) and store it on the top shelf so I wouldn’t notice if it dripped anyways. Thanks for the tip and all your support. I always love seeing all your comments. They make my day 🙂
Besos, Sarah
It’s good stuff, and do’t you love a great deal! Great blog!
I love you !! I have the same issue and since I am going shopping tomorrow I am going to pick this up. Thanks for the great reveiw
Dear Jo-Anne,
It works like a charm! I had a 2-for-1 coupon and got them both for $3.99. No regrets.
Let me know how it goes. Put that on the list of things I never thought I’d say…
Besos, Sarah