The Overachiever's Guide To Ridiculously Thorough Spring Cleaning (PHOTOS)

When was the last time you ironed your ribbons, hm?

We're totally down with spring cleaning. Hell, we've even come up with some great checklists to make sure we don't miss a spot. But we have to admit, in this line of business, we've come across some completely ridiculous cleaning tips. And we mean ridiculous. Don't believe us? Well, just recently we found one that involves ironing ribbons -- RIBBONS. With that said, we've rounded up nine of the "WTF" tricks (with some "Type-A" moments from our own archive) that will stay out of our to-do list for the time being. Or forever.

Toothpaste On The Iron

Overachievers Guide To Cleaning

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