Eco-Orange Cleaning Solution: WTH?

So me and the family are at the neighbors last night for a fiesta themed party. Tacos, nachos, beer, liquor, kids everywhere & neighbors. I'd say maybe 7-8 families. All is going well until the subject of this Eco-Orange stuff came up!

My wife had previously bought some & casually mentioned it to me, but neglected to mention the price of this crap. So when it came up, one of the other people at the party said that it cost like $130 - wha? WTH?? Are you kidding me? I thought 409 was so great. I began going off.

Now I should mention that I am a loud-mouthed and at times abrasive individual, and when I get a few beers in me - watch out! I don't get violent, but the potty humor can reveal itself and if the wrong subject comes up I can get extremely opinionated (e.g., politics, money, etc.). So when I hear that this stuff cost us $80 (my wife didn't go for the larger product thank God!), I began to freak and do not let go of the subject for quite a while.

My wife burries her head and indicates that she's happy that I found out about it in front of all these people vs. at home where I WOULD HAVE went freakin' berzerk behind closed doors. Yeah, she's right & I'm glad it happened that way too because in retrospect I'm ashamed for having given her such a hard time in front of the neighbors. I've got an apology waiting for her when she wakes up (long night=sleeping in late & missed church, oh well).

Anyway, so have you heard about this Eco-Orange?? You should at least be aware of how these people work! They go door to door & sell it (which means my wife opened the door for a stranger - topic covered last night). They do a test and if you fall for it they radio some dude in an unmarked truck who comes barreling up with out of state plates to drop off the goods. Hmmm. Sounds kinda like the guys who stop ya and say "yo, the warehouse at work put an extra pair of speakers in the back of my van & I'll sell them to ya for $50" (unfortunately I fell for that one as a young lad).

Now I've done some initial googling on Eco-Orange and I'm not finding any negative reviews yet which is good. And I'm not saying that the stuff doesn't work because I don't know. But $80?? Come on that is ridiculous. Nothing can be that good. Like I said, and this is not an endorsement unless they wanna send me cash, 409 works great & costs so much less. Rest assured that I will test the stuff, but even if it does work NOTHING is worth $80!

Lesson learned: 1) wives, don't open the door for solicitors - period! Something could've really gone wrong (and it did because I'm out $80, but you know what I mean). Us husbands love you & can't protect you if you open the door for a stranger while we're at work. 2) ADT or any security system would not protect you if you open the door 3) CHERISH YOUR WIFE! I realized, though after the fact & after a good night sleep, that my wife was doing what she thought was in the best interest of the family. She thought (and maybe she's indeed right) that she was buying a quality product that we could benefit from. For that she should not be chastized or belittled in front of others (or behind closed doors) but commended.

Time to go ask for her forgiveness. Have a great day, K? Cool!