We're totally down with spring cleaning. Hell, we've even come up with some great checklists to make sure we don't miss a spot. But we have to admit, in this line of business, we've come across some completely ridiculous cleaning tips. And we mean ridiculous. Don't believe us? Well, just recently we found one that involves ironing ribbons -- RIBBONS. With that said, we've rounded up nine of the "WTF" tricks (with some "Type-A" moments from our own archive) that will stay out of our to-do list for the time being. Or forever.





  • Toothpaste On The Iron


    Maybe it's because we hardly use our irons that we find <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/03/how-to-clean-iron-with-toothpaste_n_1937277.html" target="_hplink">cleaning them with toothpaste</a> to be a bit, well, silly.




  • Dusting Baseboards


    When was the last time you walked into someone's home and said, "My, what dirty baseboards you have! You should run <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/dust-baseboards-with-dryer-sheets_n_2529663.html" target="_blank">a dryer sheet</a> over them." Probably never.




  • De-Crumbing The Toaster


    Here's brand new information: toast makes crumbs. If this impedes your breakfast routine, then by all means <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/how-to-clean-a-toaster_n_1914362.html" target="_blank">de-crumb</a>. Otherwise, let's go back to thinking about better things than toaster debris.




  • Blow Drying The Chandelier


    Chances are, if you own one of these, you've just been using a good old feather duster to clean it. And that means you've being doing it wrong. What you really need is <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/17/clean-a-chandelier-hair-dryer_n_3093759.htm" target="_hplink">a hair dryer</a> -- duh.




  • Dusting Blinds


    Is there anything more annoying than <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/organizing/how-to-clean-blinds/index.html" target="_hplink">cleaning blinds</a>? Probably, but when you're doing it, there doesn't seem to be.




  • Ironing Ribbons


    We weren't lying about this one. Reddit user greatdane4 <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/1co9ks/get_rid_of_ribbon_wrinkles/" target="_blank">uploaded this photo</a> of a ribbon being placed over a light bulb, demonstrating how you can easily remove its wrinkles. Because how could you <em>live</em> with yourself if your ribbons are not perfectly straight?




  • Scrubbing Cookie Sheets


    We're lucky if we clean our ovens, let alone detail the cookie sheets after they've been through the dishwasher. But an overachiever would totally take the time (and we mean <em>time</em>), to <a href="http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/05/new-life-for-old-cookie-sheets-again.html" target="_hplink">scrub these</a>.




  • Dusting Light Bulbs


    Why would anyone take the time to <a href="http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/clean-light-bulbs.htm" target="_hplink">dust a light bulb</a>? To make your home 20 percent brighter, of course!




  • Dusting Picture Frames


    We totally get running a rag over your photo frames, but <a href="http://www.qtips.com/tip-jar/detail/114964/cleaning-tips" target="_blank">using a Q-tip</a> to make sure you get in all the nooks and crannies? That's crazy.





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