Product Description

DOWN WITH LAUNDRY DRUDGERY! LET THE
QUEEN OF CLEAN® MAKE WASH DAY LOADS OF FUN!

Once upon a time, in a world fraught with shrinking jeans, dry-cleaning debacles, and endangered delicates, laundry was a dreaded chore. Then one happy day, the Queen of Clean® put an end to the vicious washand-dry cycle -- with her all-new collection of ingenious tips and natural solutions for stress-free washing, ironing, sorting, and stain-busting!

Let the Queen show you how to:

• sort laundry like a pro
• remove spots, stains, scorch marks, and odors
• soften hard water-and save clothes from a dull, gray fate
• make your own fabric softener sheets in a snap
• say good-bye to pink socks, with a foolproof colorfastness test
• line-dry clothes without hanger lumps or clothespin marks
• decipher those fabric care symbols on clothing tags
• get the scoop on home dry-cleaning kits
• discover the secrets to lint-free drying-and quick fixes for when tissues, crayons, and other foreign bodies take a spin in the dryer

The Queen provides a complete stain removal guide -- and ransacks your cupboard for amazing, inexpensive spot removers including
lemon juice • meat tenderizer • WD-40 • lubricant • salt • shaving cream...and more!

Whether you turn around family-sized wash loads seven days a week, air your dirty laundry at the local laundromat, or are among the seriously "laundry challenged," consult the Queen for no-nonsense advice -- and fabulous results!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #306314 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780743418324
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Amazon.com Review
Are you sick of turning your underwear pink and finding freshly washed tissue bits all over your new jeans? Perhaps it's time to investigate the deeper mysteries of the laundry room. There's more to clean clothes than soap and water, and Linda Cobb is willing to get down to the nitty-gritty in her simple, straightforward Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean. No question is too small for the Queen--she tackles everything from stinky shoes to starched collars.

Each short chapter concerns a specific topic, starting with the care and cleaning of the washing and drying machines themselves. Who knew the washer needed regular cleaning? A short section on line drying is included here as well; never again will you ponder the proper way to hang hand-washed slacks. Most of the chapters are devoted to various types of special problems, such as colors that ran, stain and odor removal, and cleaning large items like bedspreads and lampshades. Explanations for when to dry-clean and how to make your own spot cleaners using household items like club soda, cream of tartar, and denture-cleaning tablets are also included, alongside ironing techniques and the definitive way of color sorting. Particularly helpful are the A-to-Z guides to fabric care and stain removal at the end of the book. Each type of fabric--from delicates like chiffon and velvet to rugged corduroy and denim--has a preferred treatment and certain chemicals that it just can't handle. Talking Dirty Laundry will give you optimal cleaning results--whether you got chocolate on your khakis or wine on your wool, you'll have the problem solved before you can say, "Shout it out!" --Jill Lightner

Review
Scott Pasmore News Anchor, Good Morning Arizona Lipstick on my collar, ring around the collar? Are you kidding! Since talking with the Queen of Clean® my life has never been so clean! -- Review

Review
People MagazineLinda Cobb, the self-styled Queen of Clean®, sweeps into the big time with spotless timing for a book on dirt....Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean®...has certainly cleaned up.

New York PostThere's no stain Linda Cobb can't tame.

The Herald (Seattle)No stain has beaten Cobb yet, and she has tried and tested almost everything......

The Arizona RepublicThere isn't any stain or cleaning problem for which Cobb doesn't have a solution....

Scott PasmoreNews Anchor, Good Morning ArizonaLipstick on my collar, ring around the collar? Are you kidding! Since talking with the Queen of Clean® my life has never been so clean!

Cathy BlytheHost, "Problems & Solutions," KFOR Radio, Lincoln, NebraskaI am a huge fan of Linda Cobb, the absolutely undisputed Queen of Clean®. Our listeners love her terrific advice -- and you will too! As a matter of fact, after reading this book, you may even look forward to doing your next load of laundry!

Jana Bommersbachauthor, TV commentator, and Phoenix Magazine columnistIt is comforting and refreshing to know that for once -- not in our state capitals nor in Washington, D.C., not in Hollywood, nor in the boardrooms of large corporations -- dirt is being wiped out. Thank you, Queen of Clean®.

Customer Reviews

THE QUEEN OF CLEAN IS TOPS AT TALK
By now many of us are familiar with the "Queen of Clean," the duchess of the dustmop, the princess of pressing problems - she's frank, funny, down to earth Linda Cobb, author of "Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean." Who can forget Tang in your toilet?

This foe of all that dulls the sparkle of our homes is evidently also a bundle of inexhaustible energy as she is a regular on morning television, and publishes a bi-monthly newsletter.

Now, she's come to cure our Monday blues - laundry! If your T-shirts shrink, your socks are unpaired, your drip dries don't, the iron spews instead of steaming, give a listen to "Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean." In addition, she has more remedies for spot removal than linen has wrinkles. These cures for grape juice on gingham or jelly on jumpers are all inexpensive, effective, and surprising!

Pink undies are gone for good.
This book could be retitled Laundry for Dummies. How hard can it be to throw some clothes in the washer and then the dryer? Depends on what is in the pockets of those designer jeans ! Ballpoint pen, crayons, chapstick and now I can get them OUT-OUT-OUT. This gal is the DIVA OF DIRT.

Now I Know Why They Call Her Queen!
I have just saved a fortune! I had a small "mystery" stain on a very expensive blouse (a present from my grandmother) and I got it out using one of the Queen's remedies. This book is awesome. The Queen is so smart--and she's adorable too!