Sunday, April 29, 2012

Saving Money on Those Double Febreze refills

I purchased one of those double scent Febreze air fresheners a few months ago on clearance at target and I loved it because (as the commercial stated) I didn't get used to the one scent because it alternated between scents. But today I found out as I went to purchase a refill that the refills are between $7(walmart) and $10 (target) which made me pick up an air wick instead which was $5 for 2 different scented refills @ target. (and I also picked up some knock-off dollar tree scents to see if they would fit in my air wick)


I got home, threw the old Febreze canister in the trash and put the warmer under the sink for the next time refills went on clearance, then something struck me, I dug through the trash which I thankfully had just changed, and pulled out the old double scent Febreze canister and this is what I did: (keep in mind if you are in love with the Febreze scents & no other scent will do this isn't going to work for you)





I pulled the top off of both sides of the old Febreze canister (which is surprisingly easy) and pulled the wick out. (that's not a cigarette behind the Febreze canister, thats the old wick, which is why I don't reuse my wicks. They look like a fire hazard)





























I then pulled the wick out of the Airwick refill (preferably have 2 so you can fill both sides of the febreze canister), its a bit contemptible but it will come out just pull fairly hard & be careful not to spill it.





















Then the rest is simple, pour both your Airwick scents into both sides of the Febreze canister sides, and insert the new wicks from the Airwick into the Febreze canister and put the caps on. The wicks from Airwick are slightly longer but it doesn't seem to matter in my Febreze warmer. And you now have a new refill at half the cost. (or less if you get off-brand scents or make your own)