House Cleaning with Mad Maids: Review & Giveaway!
July 16, 2016You may have noticed it's been a little quiet around here for the past few months, but there's good reason for it. I purchased my first home in March and it's been non-stop busy ever since! Between work, furniture shopping, and spending time with family, it feels like I haven't had much time for anything else. It's been a great learning experience and I wouldn't change a thing. My boyfriend and I are happy with where we are, but the one thing I would love to change is the amount of cleaning I do!
Shortly after I moved into my home Mad Maids got in touch with me to schedule a deep cleaning of my house. The timing could not have been more perfect - the house was dusty from renovations and despite all the wiping and cleaning I had already done, I kept finding dirty spots here and there.
Three different cleaning services (Routine/Deep Clean/Move in & Move Out) are offered by the teams at Mad Maids, where the deep clean (+$50) and Move In/Move Out (+$60) have an additional cost. If you don't need your whole house cleaned, there is the option for cleaning at an hourly rate of $45.
I scheduled my cleaning on a Saturday afternoon while I was home as I was curious and wanted to see how my home would be cleaned. The great thing about Mad Maids is that scheduling is done easily online, so their hours can accommodate your schedule. Whether you want cleaning done during the day, evening, or on the weekend, they will find a team that can work for you.
My stove top is SPOTLESS!
I live in a bungalow so there's a ton of living space that needs to be cleaned. For a deep clean of my four bedroom house, it took Mad Maids 3.5 hours, which would technically equate to 7 hours of cleaning for one person! My team didn't take any breaks and worked straight through to clean my house from top to bottom. That's the beauty of the flat rate pricing - you don't pay any additional fees no matter how long the cleaning takes. I was impressed with the cleaning done by Mad Maids. Their extensive cleaning checklist ensured that no spots were left dirty, and no fine details were missed. I was actually surprised about some of the spots they cleaned (the exterior of my front door, the cracks under my sliding windows) and appreciated their attention to detail.
THE GIVEAWAY
$200 Towards a Mad Maids Cleaning
($50 for the runner up)
Mandatory Entry: comment below telling me why you do/don't like to clean.
If you enjoy it, leave me some tips to help make my cleaning easier!
Note: leaving a comment is mandatory to enter this giveaway - additional entries
will improve your chances of winning, but will not count unless you leave a comment
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
- Follow me via Twitter (@littlmissandrea) (+1)
- Follow Mad Maids via Twitter (@MadMaids) (+1)
- Tweet about the giveaway: "Hey @MadMaids, my house needs a good cleaning! Hope I win the $200 GC from @littlmissandrea! #yeg" and link back to this post (+2)
- Follow me via Instagram (@littlmissandrea) (+1)
- Visit the Mad Maids Facebook page (+1)
- Visit my Facebook page, and share the giveaway post (+3)
This giveaway is open to anyone 18+ years of age in Edmonton. You have until July 30th to enter and the winner will be selected by random and be contacted via email. Good luck!
35 comments
I don't love cleaning just because it takes so much time and I almost never get everything clean (dusting is my worst nightmare - it feels neverending).
ReplyDeleteI don't like cleaning because it feels like undoing all the work I put into messing the place.
ReplyDeleteI don't love cleaning. So much time and effort goes in and I turn around and it's dirty again!
ReplyDeleteI feel as if I have a love/hate relationship with cleaning. I love the end result (who doesn't?) but hate the frustration of cleaning with two small children at home. Have you heard the saying "cleaning a house with children is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos "... Well, it's kinda true :)
ReplyDeleteI don't like cleaning because it's a never ending job keeping up to the dog!
ReplyDeleteI hate cleaning - especially the deep cleaning required to move! I dread moving at the thought.
ReplyDeleteI actually love cleaning but I have the "sheddiest" dog ever so it is never-ending!
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ReplyDeleteI like cleaning because it allows me to get in touch with my oft-neglected music collection. I start off all house cleaning sessions by dusting my CD shelves. I end up playing discs that I haven’t heard in years. The music spurs me on to complete the job energetically and (almost) enthusiastically.
ReplyDeleteI don't like cleaning, particularly messes made by other people!
ReplyDeleteI don't like to clean as it takes too long.
ReplyDeleteI don't like to clean because I would rather be hanging out with my family.
ReplyDeleteCleaning is a chore as i live in a household of 4 people and i am the only one who cleans up. Its like a loosing battle at times!
ReplyDeleteI dislike cleaning, never-ending job. Love the thought of having my house cleaned!
ReplyDeleteI don't like cleaning because it feels like as soon as I'm done, its dirty again :( Just one of those neverending chores!
ReplyDeleteI don't like cleaning, because I have 4 bathrooms to try and keep up with!! By the time I'm done cleaning all 4, I usually "have to go", and never get to enjoy all 4 being cleaned at once! I'm also allergic to dust.... So I'll usually take a Benadryl before I start, and then that makes me sleepy so I don't want to finish.... Oooooh the never ending cycle!
ReplyDeleteI spend too much time cleaning one area and would be too exhausted to do a good job in the next!
ReplyDeleteI spend too much time cleaning one area and would be too exhausted to do a good job in the next!
ReplyDeleteI don't like cleaning right now because there's a lot to clean to sell a condo! So I could really use the professional help!
ReplyDeleteI do not cleaning because it's never ending. With a toddler,newborn,a dog and cat by the time you are done you have to start all over
ReplyDeleteI like cleaning when it's a quick job and I can see a real difference from when I started. But I never feel like I get all the corgi hair cleaned up!
ReplyDeleteWith a baby coming along too soon to think about... I definitely could use a good cleaning up :)
ReplyDeleteI used to love cleaning. I actually found it relaxing. However, since being diagnosed with Chronic Pain twenty years ago. I find it difficult to keep up as much as I'd like. The task of cleaning has become daunting and extremely overwhelming for me. Help from a Maid Service would be amazing!
ReplyDeleteI don't like to clean lately because as soon as I do, my kids make a mess of the work I put into it!
ReplyDeleteI don't like to clean because there's always something more fun to do!
ReplyDeleteI generally don't mind cleaning, and I really like once it's all done! Though I sure could use some help with some of the extras/in depth cleaning!
ReplyDeleteCleaning is a chore as i live in a household of 4 people and i am the only one who cleans up. Its like a loosing battle at times!
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