All good things must come to an end. Our annual Fall 2 for 1 sale ends midnight (EST), Sunday Sept. 30.
I have several posts on my blog describing my love for these cloths and all that they can do for you. The fact that you can get 2 for $7.99 is great news. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by.
NOTE: Colours vary and may not match those shown above.
A couple of years ago, someone had the bright idea to… wait for it… DISCONTINUE THE DUST PAD for the deep clean mop!
I was outraged! I mean, that thing is magic. AND after the General Purpose cloth, it was my most-recommended e-cloth product. They stinking discontinued it. I was so distraught, confused and angry, that I didn’t even post about it on my blog (that would have been one very harsh and blunt post). I just couldn’t comprehend the reasoning.
But now, after a couple of years of me pestering the powers that be – and getting customers to do the same.
This is seriously good news, folks. I’ve got a couple of blog posts here and here about how it compares to the Norwex pad, how much I love it and how I couldn’t live without it. Check them out. And if you have questions, fire them off to me. I’m happy to answer!
In OTHER BIG NEWS, our annual Fall 2 for 1 Sale is on. 2 amazing cloths for $7.99.
Foreword: I am aware that most parts of the Instant Pot® can be cleaned in the dishwasher. I’m going to focus on the outer “Cooker Base” part that includes the buttons and heating element.
Living in Japan as a (mostly) non-Japanese speaking person is in many ways like living in a bubble. Thanks to the internet, I had access to most news and current events but keeping up with music and new-fangled kitchen appliances is tricky. So I was mighty bewildered when my facebook feed lit up over the Christmas break with post after post after POST by friends touting the great things they cooked in their new Instant Pot®.
And…
…now I have an Instant Pot®.
Part of the beauty of the Instant Pot is how easy it is to clean. Essentially everything except the outer “cooker base” can be put into the dishwasher.
One of the questions I’ve seen come up frequently in the facebook groups is how to clean the top of the base. I mean the part that the lid slides into. It collects gunk and grease and liquid.
Well, let me introduce you to the Kitchen Dynamo by e-cloth®. See how it fits right into the groove there?! Read on…
I’ve had my Instant Pot® for 3 months now. I use it at least 3 times a week and thanks to my Kitchen Dynamo, it looks brand new.
For more information or to purchase the Kitchen Dynamo, please visit eclothusa.com.
I know, I know, I know. It seems like I’ve disappeared from the internet. I’m not updating the blog, and I’ve been slow to respond to comments.
Apologies!
You know… I moved to Japan. That was a year ago now and I’ve gotta tell ya, this place is awesome! I have contemplated blogging about our experiences here but frankly I’m afraid I would just be worried about blogging all the time. There are so many new – and STRANGE – things for me to experience here and I just want to focus on enjoying them. Not on writing about them.
But I am still here. Lurking around the internet. I’m still selling ecloth products and I respond to questions on the website (eclothusa.com) within a day. So if you’ve got specific e-cloth product questions, that’s the place to ask.
Keep in mind that I’m 12-16 hours ahead of USA time. So depending on what time you contact me (at eclothusa.com website), I may respond almost immediately… or it may take me a day.
In case you’re wondering, it’s stinking hot here in the summer. Humid and evening temps rarely go below 30 degrees Celcius. I realize there are hotter places in the US but for this Canadian, it’s mighty uncomfy.
There are many, MANY things I could share with you, but here are just a few to wet your appetite.
Up close at Sumo practice
Squid is available everywhere, cheap, in massive quantities. Remy is NOT impressed!
$50 cake- beer can for scale. It was small!
There is a hole in our floor for storing rice.
This is the control panel for our TOILET!!! You should see the one for our tub. There are 7 more buttons on the outside of the flap that is flipped down.
All carrots in Japan are exactly the same size and shape!
There are some INSANE roads in Japan. Windy, steep and hair-raisingly narrow.
This is the truck that moved our furniture across town. It took 2 trips.
Let me give you a couple of scenarios, because I know YOU would never let your precious e-cloth or Norwex cloth come into contact with bleach.
Disclaimer: These scenarios are loosely based on emails I received from kind readers like yourself.
A man (we’ll call him “Husband”), your dream man, is working shirtless, flexing his muscles as he loads laundry into the machine. Heck who cares what he looks like, HE’S DOING THE LAUNDRY!
Love, right?
He looks your way and dazzles you with a wink and a smile as he throws your Norwex and/or e-cloths into the machine. You smile back and silently congratulate yourself on how well you trained him (Yes, I realize that I’m totally stereotyping here.)
But wait. What is that? WHAT is THAT? Is that BLEACH!?
Everything goes slow-mo.
Your face transforms to a look of utter fear and horror as you raise your hand to your 
mouth and shout/SCREAM “Noooooo-oooooo-ooooo!”.
You run, slow-mo-style, across the room.
But it’s too late, my friend. The bleach is in the washer with your adored microfiber cloths.
A woman (we’ll call her “Well-intended-mother-in-law” – WIMIL for short) is visiting. You’re a tired mom with busy kids and the cleaning and cooking have fallen by the wayside. WIMIL has generously offered to do some cooking and cleaning.
Cooking is done and WIMIL heads to the bathroom to make it sparkle. Kids are at school and you’re relaxing with a book and a cup of tea, thinking: “Life is good right now“. You are absolutely loving your WIMIL.
But wait. What is that sound? That sounds like a spray-bottle. You think to yourself “I don’t have any spray bottles“. And then you smell it.
Spray-cleanser-with-bleach!
You jump up from the couch, spilling tea in you lap and on the upholstery (but you don’t worry because you’ll clean that up with an e-cloth in a moment). Like an Olympian, you hurdle over the coffee table and stray toys to the bathroom and find WIMIL happily wiping the spray-cleanser-with-bleach with your bathroom e-cloth/Norwex cloth.
Note: This image is from thedailymail.co.uk. It’s not my mother-in-law and that is definitely NOT an e-cloth or Norwex cloth in her hand. I just thought the picture was hilarious because of how dressed up she is. Click on the link and you’ll see the entire article with lots of pics of her cleaning in her gorgeous dress. Obviously I need to step up my cleaning wardrobe.
You gasp – but silently of course because this is your WIMIL, after all. Then you turn and swear (again, silently), walk away and make a mental note to have your laundry-doing-wonder-husband to give your WIMIL a quick e-cloth/Norwex lesson.
E-cloths (and Norwex) work so well because of the quality, number, and thinness of their fibers. Bleach can degrade and break down the fibers, making them less effective.
Firstly, take a deep breath. It’s not the end of the world.
As always, if you have questions, please feel free to ask. I’m always looking for new ideas for blog posts and your questions are of great help. If you’re asking, chances are lots of other people are wondering too.
I’ve converted you, right? Somehow, either here on my blog, or on my facebook page or personal email, I’ve led you to the lighter side of cleaning and the wonderful world of e-cloth.
You’re loving your e-cloths. You love them so much you’ve told your friends, family and even strangers.
They all love e-cloth… except that one hold-out. That one person that just doesn’t see how much easier their cleaning could be. Or how much safer their cleaning could be. Or just how much better their cleaning could be.
You’ve tried everything and you just KNOW they’ll like it if they just give it a chance. I know this because many of you have emailed me telling me about that one person in your life.
(Note, some of you may be sworn “bacon is cooked in the oven” peeps, like me but to convert the hold-outs, you’ve got to cook it on the stove top) Let the grease splatter everywhere. The more grease the better. Then show them how easy it is to wipe up all that grease – and have a squeaky clean stove – with a damp e-cloth. If you fold the cloth in half, and then in half again, you’ll have 8 sides of the cloth to use. With this folding method, you should be able to clean the entire greasy mess without having to rinse the cloth until you’re done. Get your friend to rub their finger across the stove afterwards so they can hear the squeaky clean-ness.
greasy fingerprints on walls, pee around the toilet, yogurt (dried or fresh) off the floor or walls, marker/crayon/paint off walls or furniture, an entire glass of spilled milk, chocolate out of the couch, etc.Do you have a friend or family member that just can’t seem to make the switch? Or did you “convert” someone to e-cloth? I want, no NEED, to hear about it so please do share!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When the e-cloth warehouse gets crowded, you save big! We’re clearing out a number of products, which means super-amazing prices for you.
Most exciting for me (and it should be for you too!) is the sale on what I’m calling Kate’s Power Pack Blue (really called “Aquarium & Vivarium” pack, but that title is sooooo stinking boring and limiting).
The Power Pack includes a General Purposecloth AND a Glass & 
Polishing cloth for only $7.49!!! (Compare that to $30-$40 on the Norwex Basic Pack, which is essentially the same).
We also have the Pink Power Pack on sale but it’s slightly more expensive because $1.50 of the cost is donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Check out the blog post I wrote all about them some time ago!
The Dual Action Car Wash Mitt is another one of my favs. 
It’ll easily clean grease, oil, dirt and salt off your vehicle. And kids love it. This would be a PERFECT stocking-stuffer for a lot of people!
A number of the e-body products are also on 50% off.
I USE and KNOW all of these products. If you have questions, feel free to ask.
The new Wash & Wipe Dish Cloths have been very, VERY popular. So popular that we sold out of them in record time and the poor, poor people had to wait for more.
And let me just tell you that my husband said “I like that new cloth”. Them’s strong words coming from him! He is NOT one to voice his opinion on cleaning products. Or on anything really, for that matter.
We think you’ll like it so much that for a limited time, we’re giving them away FREE!
Free? What’s the catch?
No catch, you get one free with the purchase of either a General Purpose cloth or a Glass & Polishing cloth.
I know, I know. You want to reach through your computer and kiss me, don’t you.
Enjoy!
I get sooooooo many emails asking “Kate, when is the next Buy One Get One Sale?“.
Well wait no longer! Now’s the time.
While supplies last we’ve got the General Purpose and Glass & Polishing Cloths on sale: TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
And double-jackpot-jump-for-joy-kiss-me-hot-DANG, the 2 for 1 General Purpose cloths are DARK this Fall. That means they’ll hide the stains… which I KNOW is a dream for many of you.
GASP! Brown and Dark Green! Looooove it! Now my boys can clean their bikes without me having a hissy-fit about the stains on my precious e-cloth afterwards 😉
And the colours on the Glass & Polishing cloths ain’t bad either.
2 Glass & Polishing Cloths OR 2 General Purpose Cloths for $7.99
Take Note: These sale cloths are in limited quantity and are only available while supplies last.
As always, if you’d like more information or have any questions, drop me a comment below. If you’re wondering how these compare to Norwex cloths, take a look at the drop-down menus at the top of my blog. I’ve got lots of e-cloth vs norwex comparisons including the e-cloth General Purpose vs Norwex Enviro AND e-cloth Glass & Polishing vs Norwex Window.
Now go save yourself some money!
Quick Answer: Absolutely! You can use vinegar with your e-cloth® (and Norwex) cloths.
Long Answer: Read on…
By now, you probably already know that e-cloth (and Norwex) microfiber works to clean almost everything with only water. The science of those millions of fibers is fantastic, isn’t it?
But I know – and can understand why – some people take a little coaxing to believe that the e-cloth is really cleaning that well and maybe you think you need a little extra something to help it along.
I mean the whole “e-cloth® picks up over 99% of bacteria” thing. It’s got you wondering, doesn’t it. Am I right? You can’t see bacteria so how do you know it’s gone? Luckily, e-cloth has taken the guess work out of that by having an independent laboratory prove it. But still…
You’ve been using homemade green cleansers for a while and have an addiction to vinegar. Whoa! I know it Sista. Vinegar ROCKS! And now you’ve got yourself a brand new e-cloth (or Norwex) and an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other:
Angel: “Kate tells me it’s OK. Kate tells me it works. I love Kate.”
Devil: “Who is this Kate, anyway? What does she know? GO GET THE VINEGAR!”
Angel: “Oh yes, vinegar. Vinegar is good. Vinegar is a workhorse. But hey, Kate never told me anything about vinegar…”
ASIDE: If you’ve read this far, you’re getting an idea of how my mind works. I have many, MANY little back-and-forth conversations with myself every day.
In any case, this is my VERY long-winded way of telling you that, e-cloths will clean everything very well with just water. Vinegar is not necessary, but you can use vinegar with them if you want.
For the record, 99% of the time, I use my e-cloths (and Norwex) with only water, but there are a few cleaning jobs that I find vinegar helps with:
I’m pretty sure those are the only times I use vinegar to help my e-cloths clean. If you’ve got other suggestions, please let me know!
I clean a lot of very dirty things with my e-cloths. They get pretty stained and grungy looking and I know some people have had an issue with stinky norwex or e-cloth products (admittedly, it the stink even happened to me once. Yes, me, High-and-mighty-self-proclaimed-queen-of-e-cloth-Kate). Stink comes when the cloths aren’t rinsed out well enough and grease, bacteria, or even soap residue builds up on the fibers. If any of these issues has been a problem for you, have no fear, VINEGAR TO THE RESCUE. I’ve written 3 posts in the past that may be of help/interest to you:
