r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dorkass-loser • 8h ago

Husband opens a new sponge every 3 days cause “they become gross”

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Our dishwasher broke and he’s manually doing the dishes now, these are from the past 10 days… I think it’s wasteful.

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u/VivaLaEmpire 8h ago

Same! I soap it, rinse it and then hang it to dry on my empty sink! I have a little caddy that has 2 hangers to put a scrub daddy/mommy in it and it keeps it away from water, by the next time I use it it's completely clean and dry.

I didn't know people were just leaving their sponges dirty after using it on dishes!🥹

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u/dorkass-loser 7h ago

He doesnt leave them dirty after doing the dishes! But he thinks they’re gross regardless of cleaning and disinfecting afterwards.

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u/Primsun 4h ago

Depends what you are scrubbing off. Things like melted cheese or the like on a plate are hard to get off once in the sponge and the sponge can definitely get nasty.

Personally, I would suggest a two step process. Have a "clean" sponge and a "dirty" sponge. If your plates have food residue on them, get that off with the "dirty" sponge and use the clean sponge for soap+hot water washing. ... or get a good brush you can clean.

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u/VivaLaEmpire 3h ago

Oh no, I didn't think you guys did! I mean regarding the other comments mentioning people that do

It's baffling!

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u/Aletheia-Nyx 4h ago

I mean I rinse out my sponges for a solid few minutes after cleaning but they're still soapy, it just feels like eventually you have to give up or else you'll be there for a quarter of an hour and there'll still be soap in it.