Tuesdays are "I Tried It Tuesdays" where I'll tell you about something I recently tried -- an item, a movie, an activity, etc.

Today's topic: Stain Buddy

What it is: Stain remover

Why I tried it: My mother's a big QVC shopper. Seriously, she has the QVC credit card and everything. She saw Stain Buddy on QVC and ordered it for herself. One day, when Kelly was about 3, she dumped an entire bottle of liquid vitamins (brown) on her brand new light gray carpet. I tried to clean it up, but ended up just covering it up with a couple of cute throw rugs (when you can't get it clean, go shopping!). My mother noticed the stain a month or so later and insisted she could get it out with Stain Buddy. I told her it was an old stain and there was no way it was coming out. She wanted to try anyway.

Did it work? I still can't believe it, but it did. It took some elbow grease, but...darn if that stain isn't good and gone...all of it.

How do you use it? On old stains -- and, I'll just admit that by the time I get around to noticing stains at my house, they're usually old and dry -- you just spray the stuff on...give it a few seconds to soak in and rub it in with your fingers. Blot with a clean, white towel and voila -- stain is gone. It can take several applications, but....if you keep working it -- the stain will lift. Remember to test it on your carpet first to be sure it won't discolor it.

How much is it? Currently...two bottles for $20 at the Stain Buddy Web site. .

Would I use it again? Yes, I would...and I do. With two kids in the house, I use it a lot. In fact, I just noticed when cleaning Kelly's room on Friday that she spilled some red nail polish on her carpet (and, covered it up with her cute throw rugs -- like mother, like daughter) and tried Stain Buddy on it. It didn't take it off completely...yet...but with a few more applications, I think it will.