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Check It: Vinegar and Baking Soda in the Cleaning Aisle

January 5, 2012 By Robin Strong Elton 6 Comments

cleaning with baking soda

A man builds a fine house;

and now he has a master, and a task for life:

he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair,

the rest of his days.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

We went to Target to get a desk for Cassie (Jeff built her a nice “office” to try and keep her craft detritus contained to her room) and I grabbed some (organic!) chicken and yogurt for the kids. Opposite the fridge aisles is an aisle dedicated entirely to eco-cleansers… and right smack in the middle of the Methods and Seventh Gens and Mrs. Meyer’s?

Baking soda, white vinegar and Bon Ami!

While cleaning with baking soda and white vinegar has become a common notion on the internet, it was pretty surprising to see a huge chain like this acknowledge that. Not even my co-op does this… I just thought it was super cool and I hope it reflects a changing consumer attitude about cleaning products. After all, no store does anything without thinking it will mean a $$ return for them. Presumably this is what customers wanted! (And of course, means they will eyeball all those other ‘green’ cleaning choices available. I don’t really have a problem with that.)

Have you seen any stores doing this?

Or is my specific Target eco-awesome?

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Filed Under: Conscious Consumerism: Shopping & Reviews, Green Home & Garden Tagged With: cleaning with baking soda, cleaning with vinegar, green cleaners 6 Comments

Comments

  1. Zinedine says

    January 5, 2012 at 5:59 am

    I am an ignorant man and i dont get it…seriously.

    Are those products not suppose to be there…or..they suppose to be there but never been there.?
    Am i close 😛

    Reply
  2. Maria says

    January 5, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    I am so curious to see if the local Target carries that product. Will certainly check it out this weekend. Thanks for the tip!

    Reply
  3. Mary Beth Elderton says

    January 5, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    Finally! I hope this means that more people are learning!

    Reply
  4. West Philly Mama says

    January 8, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    I’ve seen it at my target also – although we may have the same target 😉 Was very happy to see them there!

    Reply
  5. Kathleen says

    January 24, 2012 at 7:26 am

    I hoped this blog sharing their thoughts. More people
    are gain some of the tips! Keep it up!

    Checked it Out: Plumber Thornleigh

    Reply
  6. Barata says

    February 11, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    most ppoele are so convinced that they need suds to prove it's working, but the stuff that makes the suds tends to dry out your hair and skin even more.

    Reply

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