When the Holidays End, Prevent a Holidaze From Taking Over

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WHEN THE HOLIDAYS END,
PREVENT A HOLIDAZE FROM TAKING OVER

Cleaning Ideas From SC Johnson Create a New Beginning at Season’s End

RACINE, Wis., – The hectic holiday season can leave people holidazed and in no mood to clean when the festivities wind down. In fact, according to the SC Johnson “Sleigh Bells Ring, Are you Cleaning?” Survey[2], almost four out of five people (79 percent) don’t look forward to the “gift” of the post-holiday season mess.

Of course, post-holiday clean up isn’t any easier when 78 percent of people skip pre-holiday cleaning tasks – with 60 percent blaming it on time – and 59 percent avoid it by keeping things out of their guests’ sight.

“If there’s a down-side to the holiday season, it’s the clean-up after the last guest has gone home,” says Kelly Semrau, vice president of Global Public Affairs and Communication for SC Johnson. “To help with post-holiday cleaning blues, SC Johnson offers convenient products and easy-to-follow tips that will quickly solve the holiday mess.”

The gift of clean

Closing the shower curtain on a dirty shower or locking a room filled with old holiday decorations only leads to post-holiday headaches. Avoid the added stressor by creating a New Year’s cleaning resolution with tips from the experts at SC Johnson. If you ask yourself...

How do the lights get tangled every year and what do I do with all these fragile decorations?
Try this:

• Use egg cartons to store small, breakable decorations – they’re more likely to stay snug and secure as boxes get moved around.

• Use Ziploc® Easy Zipper Storage & Freezer Bags to pack and store everything from lights to treasured craft projects.

Who really wants to clean up after guests leave?
A few quick tips will ease the pain:

• For ring marks left on the glass tables and baking disasters in the kitchen, use Windex® Glass and Surface Wipes to clean glass and countertops in one swipe.
• Treat the kids to a treasure hunt! Have each child search the house for objects left behind by relatives and friends. Kids are sure to rise to the challenge and parents won’t have to search under each bed.

How can I make the holiday season keep on giving?
Take time to reorganize and do a quick inventory:

You received yet another university t-shirt from your daughter. Surprise her and create throw pillows for her dorm room from the extra t-shirts. When sending the care package, slip in a Glade® PlugIns Scented Oil Light Show to help keep her room retro chic and smelling great with colored lights and fun scents.

After the initial wow, many kids’ gifts get left behind in the toy box. Teach children the art of giving by donating an item they’ve loved to a charity so other kids can enjoy.

Years of family traditions

For 121 years, SC Johnson has been helping families care for their homes during the holidays and making post-holiday clean-up quick and simple. SC Johnson continues to provide cleaning innovations and solutions allowing families to maintain their homes better and in less time. Already in 2007 SC Johnson, released Ziploc® Big Bags with the new Double Zipper Seal for the tightest seal ever and a natural, flexible shape so they can fit into places where storage boxes can’t. The new Scrubbing Bubbles® Fresh Brush MAX provides a heavy duty, disposable toilet cleaning system that cleans tough stains like hard water, limescale, rust and more. Pledge® Multi Surface Floor Cleaner ensures consumers can safely and easily clean all types of floor surfaces with one product. fantastik® Clean & Shine, contains a revolutionary blend of powerful cleaners and residue-free shining agents to cut grease and grime while leaving a shine—and a fresh scent.

More information can be found at www.scjohnson.com

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1 For the purposes of this study “holiday hosts” were defined as U.S. adults ages 18+ who have ever hosted activities and/or guests for the holidays. Harris Interactive conducted this online survey on behalf of SC Johnson between July 27 and July 31 2007 among 2,244 U.S. adults ages 18+. Sampling error is +/- 3% for the total sample. This online survey was not based on a probability sample.

1 Harris Interactive conducted this online survey on behalf of SC Johnson between July 27 and July 31 2007 among 2,244 U.S. adults ages 18+. Sampling error is +/- 3% for the total sample. This online survey was not based on a probability sample. For full methodology, including weighting variables, please contact SC Johnson.

As released by SC Johnson