# Cheeky Cleaning Tutorials The Method Cleaning Tutorials Will Send Your Roommates a Message By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-04-18 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/method-cleaning-tutorials References: [refinery29](http://www.refinery29.com/2014/04/66393/method-cleaning-videos) & [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqcAM6xk7n1_BMYctYi4ZQ-He3mV5mYo6&v=jKJEpOGwG4o&feature=player_embedded) The Method cleaning tutorials are a passive aggressive way to send a message to your heathen of a roommate. You would think that things like [loading the dishwasher](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/figure-02) and using coasters would be commonplace for the year 2014, but clearly humanity has not evolved at an even rate. Unfortunately, some people appear to have been raised in a stable, meaning they haven't learned the social etiquette associated with living with others. Thankfully, [these tutorials are a funny way](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/so-clean-you-can-kiss-it) to get your point across in 15 seconds or less. Narrated by a charming Frenchman with impeccable manners, the series covers hard-to-talk about issues like [washing your hands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scienceforward-cleaning-startup) or taking out the kitty litter. Skip the awkward conversations orchestrated through Post-It notes on the fridge, and simply link them to one of these cheeky videos instead. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.4/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Passive-aggressive Cleaning:** Opportunity for cleaning companies to create products and services that playfully address messy roommates. - **Humorous Cleaning Tutorials:** Opportunity for cleaning and home improvement influencers to share entertaining cleaning tutorials for social media platforms. - **Innovative Household Reminders:** Opportunity for tech companies to create household reminder apps with a touch of humor to encourage good housekeeping habits. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Cleaning Companies:** Cleaning companies can develop cleaning products and services that specifically target messy roommates. - **Home Improvement Influencers:** Home improvement influencers can create social media content that tackles the topic of cleaning with a humorous twist. - **Tech Companies:** Tech companies can create household reminder apps with a touch of humor to encourage good housekeeping habits and build user engagement. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Playlist-Paired Household Cleaners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-house-clean.md) - [Style-Conscious Cleaning Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everyday-cleaning-tools.md) - [Anti-Water Waste Cleaning Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waste-no-space-campaign.md) - [Stress-Reducing Cleaning Songs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tidy-up-tune.md) - [Humorous Quick Cleanup Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flip-desk-concept.md) - [Family-Focused Cleaning Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-messes.md) - [Short-Form Soap Operas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cleantok.md) - [Social Home Cleaning Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clr-brands-so-clean-so-hot.md) - [Quirky Toilet Brushes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stylish-toilet-brush.md)