Dept. of Clean Living. We have heard so many raves about method cleaning products that we thought we'd just post them and see what else everyone has to say. We have yet to test them.... maybe because the oddly bright colors put us off.
Clean and green, method was begun in 1999 by Bay Area chums, Eric Ryan & Adam Lowry, with an aim to create totally biodegradable, environmentally sound cleaning products. In just over 5 short years, they seem to have succeeded.
With bottles by Karim Rashid since 2002, the complete line now extends to laundry, specialty surface, dish, hand & body wash and all purpose cleaners. They are available at Target (good prices) as well as Gracious Home, Duane Reade and Gourmet Garage. MGR
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I live in Mexico and do not have a wide choice of environmentally friendly products here. I don't often go to the US so I was delighted when I found Method products in the local supermarket. I started with the dishwashing soap and I found it to be very good. I prefer the cucumber fragrance to the lavender. I just bought the granite and marble cleaner and it really did bring a shine to the surface - usually I am very wary of what on use on these kinds of surfaces. I wanted to find out more and that's why I ended up here, I will definitely try the stainless steel wipes and the laundry detergent.
Thanks to everyone for their comments, it's great to hear others' opinions.
Yeah, have to say I can't really see that they clean all that well. I prefer Bon Ami. I think the housekeeper stopped using it. After her first week, I noticed the bottle was really low, now it's remained at that level--I think she's given up on it. And I really like Caldrea for dishsoap.
Method is now in Canada! Shoppers Drug Mart carries a good selection (not all of the products, but hopefully will some day). There is also a generic brand, Bio-Life, that I haven't tried. And I think Wal-mart might have a generic brand up here too (?).
Anyone from Ohio? What stores carry Method there? Is the "Odd Lots" mentioned above in Ohio too?
I'm not a fan of the hand soaps. I prefer Kirk's Castile bar soap. Call me old fashioned.
Also, I find the bottle shapes annoying. Don't like 'em. Don't like 'em. Don't like 'em.
I must admit that after reading this I'm curious about some of the other products. But would def. hide the bottles.
Has anyone tried the Method wood floor cleaning product? Is it anything like Murphy's Oil Squirt & Mop?
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I usually use murphy's oil soap to clean my wood floors, but I just purchased the Method wood floor cleaning kit. I will post to tell you how it works. Has anyone tried the granite/marble spray and cloth?
I justbought the wood floor cleaner set while at Lowes. I was there for something else but wanted tosee if therewas a microfiber mop/brush set that I could use on my wood floors as that is what my mom uses on hers and it works great. The Method packaging caught my eye and so did the bright colors.
With two kids I try and make sure all the cleaning supplies are safe. So this product caught my attention. I brought it home and tried it out and I have tosay the floors look great.
I am going to try the other products as soonas the ones that I am currently using are empty.
I only wish the Commisary carried this product..oh well at least Lowe's is right down the road. So anyone in the Greensboro, NC area they have the products there.
I was visiting and helping out at a house where Mrs. Meyer's products were used exclusively. I used them for two full weeks.
While I loved the countertop cleaner spray (great lavender scent and worked very well) I couldn't believe the price on the small bottle of dish soap, which worked well and was pleasant to use. (It may be available directly from the manufacturer for a better price, but it was over five dollars for a not large bottle. ) The dryer sheets did not soften anything at all, although the lavender scent was wonderful.
I imagine that old fashioned Castile soap would be a better deal for the dish soap, and something else is needed to soften clothes either in the washer or dryer. I applaud the company for its biodegradable products. I just think the price for the dish soap is out of reach for many people and wonder if home-made alternatives would work just as well and save people their hard earned money.