TOP TEN CLEANING TRACKS REVEALED
Alesha Dixon, The Boy Does Nothing, has been named as the nation’s top cleaning song, according to new research from home and garden retailer, wilko.
The 2008 hit topped the list of best cleaning songs, beating out world renown tracks from the likes of Queen, Dolly Parton and Beyonce.
Delving into Brits’ cleaning habits, the new research also revealed that the average home is using three self-created hacks on a weekly basis, with 25 to 34-year-olds being the most likely to use a self-made hack.
Following the research, the retailer is bringing 2022’s festival season to a close with a unique event; the world’s first festival devoted entirely to cleaning.
The free event, dubbed the House of Hacks, takes place at Leeds Trinity Shopping Centre on 12th October and features cleaning influencer headliners, top tips and demos for hacking cleaning jobs inside and outside the home, Instagram photo stations, product giveaways and even a ‘spin to win’ washing machine, where guests can bag themselves a year’s worth of free cleaning products.
In the survey of 2,000 UK adults, the household tasks we find most time consuming and would love to easily solve were revealed as: deep cleaning the oven, cleaning the bathroom, weeding the garden, washing the windows, cleaning up after the dog has been on a muddy walk, and washing up after dinner.
In response, wilko has used its own cleaning team’s knowledge, paired with influencers’ expertise and customer advice, to create hacks for these problems – all of which will be on show at the event, alongside other helpful hints.
Also onsite will be cleaning influencers including This Morning’s Queen of Clean, Lynsey Crombie, real life cleaning demos, cleaning consultations and product giveaways.
As well as helping guests to hack their personal cleaning needs, wilko will also be asking guests to share their own top tips in exchange for the chance to win cleaning prizes, helping to spread the nation’s housework knowledge even further.
The brand’s survey data found that the average home is using three self-created hacks on a weekly basis, with 25 to 34-year-olds being the most likely to use a self-made hack.
When it comes to shortcuts, Leeds locals came out on top, with an average of nine hacks in use, which is why the Yorkshire city was chosen as the event location.
Advice aplenty is expected to be collected from the attendees, as 81 per cent of us have already created at least one hack and 74 per cent of us state that we love to share our advice once we have a simple solution around a home or garden chore.
A third of us list Instagram and TikTok as our most used tool for finding helpful hints for around the home, and the average British adult now spends an hour a week watching social media tutorials for cleaning, decorating and DIY and gardening.
While we can’t keep away from the likes of Mrs Hinch, it’s interesting to note that we trust advice from friends and family twice as much as we do that of online personalities.
A spokesperson for wilko said: “Google searches for ‘cleaning tips’ are up 200 per cent – and this, coupled with our love of influencers and real life tips, suggests that housework has never been a hotter topic than right now.
“That’s why we decided to host the House of Hacks; the world’s first event devoted to cracking those cleaning jobs and to pooling real families’ solutions for everyday housework.
“We can’t wait to welcome guests to our event and look forward to not only helping them get every job in the home done, but also collecting their ideas so that we can help others too.”
The House of Hacks, from wilko, takes place at Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre on 12th October 2022, 9am-4pm.
The UK’s top cleaning songs ranked
Alesha Dixon, The Boy Does Nothing
Rose Royce, Car Wash
Dolly Parton, 9-5
Queen, I Want to Break Free
Irene Cara, What a Feeling
Whatta Man, En Vogue
Sheryl Crow, All I Wanna Do
The Killers, Mr Brightside
Beyonce, Break My Soul
Beach Boys, Wipe Out
