GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (UPI) — Most U.S. women regret spring cleaning — scrubbing their home from top to bottom — but once a room is cleaned, it changes behavior, a survey indicates.
Many women opt for innovative stain-hiding strategies such as moving heavy furniture over the strain and say they are just too busy to spend hours cleaning their homes and need easy, quick-fix solutions that deliver great results, the survey of 1,000 American women 18 and older indicates.
Some women say they think keeping the living room clean is such a hassle that once the task is done, those surveyed said they are resistant to resuming normal habits.
In the days after policing the living room, 44 percent say eating in the room is off limits, 42 prohibit wearing shoes in the room, and 36 percent refuse to let anyone drink in the room.
Seventy-one percent of those polled said it is more important that their home looks tidy and clean versus being thoroughly clean.
The survey was conducted March 20-27 by Kelton Research using an e-mail invitation and an online survey.
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