Beware: The Swiffer Wet Jet

Every once in a while I use cleaning stuff bought at the store even though my husband is against them. But I am very picky when it comes to buying it. I make sure It is safe, easy to use and effective. Right, now I only use scrub for my bathtub and toilet bowl, and I like them. If you like these kinds of stuffs, you better be careful; the swiffer wetjet is one you wouldn't want to use. Read on...

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Recently, someone had to have their 5-year old German Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely healthy until a few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see what the cause was.The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had ingested poison of some kind. The dog was kept inside, and when he's outside, someone's with him, so the idea of him getting into something unknown was hard to believe. My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which stated "may be harmful to small children and animals." He called the company to ask what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find out that antifreeze is one of the ingredients (actually, he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from antifreeze.) Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the solution, then licking its own paws, it ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver. Soon after his dog's death, his housekeeper' s two cats also died of liver failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their Floors. Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as possible so they don't lose their animals. This is equally harmful to babies and small children that play on the floor a lot and put their fingers in their mouths.

Reasons Why You Should Watch Your Wallet

Pick-Pocket is the famous way people get rob. Sad to say, because of poverty, many people does it for a living. Unfortunately, the authority rarely caught these kind of people. So what do you think we can do to avoid this crime? Here are few ways we can protect ourselves:

In a somewhat alarming report released by Javelin Strategy & Research earlier this week, identity theft was up 22 percent in 2008. And I could've been the victim of the most common type of theft—the low-tech kind that happens when you physically lose your financial information. According to the report, where the method was known, nearly half of fraudsters (43 percent) took advantage of lost or stolen wallets, checkbooks, and credit and debit cards.
Even scarier: Women were more likely than men to have been victims last year. Some 26 percent more likely. So what can you do?

Guard your pin. Use a credit card in stores instead of a debit card—it’s too easy for someone to see you entering your four-digit pass code. At the ATM, shield your pin-punching hand with the other one, and put your debit card away quickly.

Get less mail. Switch as many items as possible to electronic statements and bills. The less you receive by USPS, the smaller the probability that someone’s going to snag your info out of your mailbox.

Report lost or stolen cards immediately. Nearly three-quarters of fraud incidents happened less than a week after the data was swiped.

Set up alerts. Men were more likely to use email or mobile alerts to clue them in to suspicious activity. Talk to your credit card company about whether those kinds of tools are available to you—then use them.