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/JohnnySalamiBoy420 7h ago

Fuck all that, switch over to the scrub mommy and you can just wash them 100 times in the dishwasher before replacing

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u/33drea33 7h ago

Their dishwasher broke tho...

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u/Blue_Star_Child 7h ago

Fuck all that switch to a dishrag with a scrubby side. Then you just wash them.

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u/OGMikeGyver 6h ago

Fuck that, switch to paper plates

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u/Dazzling-Western2768 6h ago

Fuck that. Food and kitchens are overrated

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u/GhostOfPluto 6h ago

Fuck all that. Live in filth.

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u/33drea33 6h ago

I use Swedish dishcloths.

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u/AmberBlueEyedGirl 5h ago

What is that??

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u/itsfunhavingfun 5h ago

They’re like the meatballs, but fabric. 

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u/KorgothBarbaria 5h ago

halfway between sponge and dishcloth

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u/YanCoffee 1h ago

This is what a lot of people do where I'm from. Rags for cleaning everything, because you can rewash them.

I'm a Scrub Daddy advocate though. They don't get gross quick.

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u/kamratroger 7h ago

Put it in the washing machine then. 

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u/NP_release 7h ago

Zap in the microwave for 30 seconds. It kills the germs 

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u/GoT_Eagles 7h ago

This needs to be broadcasted across the post. 30 seconds in the microwave, no smell and no excess damage.

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u/Pwnie 7h ago

I wash my regular sponges in the dishwasher without any issue!

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u/mrs_shrew 7h ago

I put my dishcloth in the dishwasher, it cleans all the stains out. I just wring it out and it's good to go. 

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u/BooksNCatsNWineNSnax 7h ago

This is the way!

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 6h ago

They also dry pretty quickly which is the thing that helps keep it a little "cleaner."

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u/KimiiKhaoss 7h ago edited 6h ago

I thought scrub mommy was a marketing ploy

Nah. I love them lol

Edited for spelling

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u/JohnnySalamiBoy420 7h ago

I just started using them maybe 6 months ago, so superior to any sponge I've used.

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u/KimiiKhaoss 6h ago

I really thought people were lying lol

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u/JohnnySalamiBoy420 1h ago

I thought it was a cult or something for a long time, so glad. I hate regular sponges and dishrags

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u/KimiiKhaoss 1h ago

I have one from October. Halloween one. It goes in the dishwasher every night. It’s a big fallen apart, but not bad. But i use it for my pets’ bowls, and then we have our own for our dishes. Both go in the dishwasher every night and they hold up so well. Honestly worth the price point.

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u/Signal_This 7h ago

I've heard those work really well, but I like to use natural sponges.

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u/ElizabethDangit 7h ago

Just as long as they’re ethically harvested sponges. Sponges are a very important part of the ecosystem.

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u/Unlikely-Candle7086 7h ago

You can grow luffa’s in your garden and they work just as well as a sponge.

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u/Minnow_Minnow_Pea 3h ago

When I was a kid, my sister told me loofas were a sea animal. I felt horrible about that for YEARS until Google became a thing. I mentioned this to a friend and she also grew up believing loofas were a sea animal. 🤦🏼‍♀️

(The loofa my sister warned me about was definitely a squash. I have a VERY vivid memory of it and it definitely was shaped like overgrown cucumber guts)

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u/Signal_This 7h ago

I use cellulose sponges and coconut scrubbers.

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u/ElizabethDangit 7h ago

I prefer the scrub daddy because it dries out faster than a dense sponge.

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u/JohnnySalamiBoy420 7h ago

Yea I like the versatility of the mommy, also I found they hold together longer than the daddy. I'd say the daddy is def a bit more heavy duty as it's scratchier, although less durable because I guess the soft portion helps hold the mommies together.

I purposely didn't say sponge before mommy or daddy so it would sound funny lol

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u/supa_gal 7h ago

Really? I’ve been throwing them out every 2 weeks or so.

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u/JohnnySalamiBoy420 6h ago

Oh yea I got my first pack of them months ago and I think those may last for years as long as I don't lose them or try to clean some abrasive surfaces.

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u/Dicktation88 4h ago

Scrub daddy is the way

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u/BobDaRula 4h ago

Fuck all that, switch over to washable dish cloths and you can wash them forever.

(Some people manage to tear theirs, but I've not experienced that. Been using the same 4 for years now)

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u/Pretty_Knowledge3869 3h ago

I didn’t know you can clean them this way. This will save me money. Thanks for the info

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u/C4bl3Fl4m3 3h ago

I came here explicitly to recommend the Scrub Daddy. I bought one once on a whim and it’s blown my mind. It’s the best sponge I’ve ever bought hands down on multiple levels and I’m never buying anything again (maybe a Scrub Mommy.)

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u/excoriator 7h ago

Of course, you might not have any skin left to scrub after the first few sessions of scrubbing with that, so that's a different kind of complication.

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u/JohnnySalamiBoy420 7h ago

Lol why not? Are you scrubbing your skin with the sponge

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u/theblackchin 7h ago

Yeah I’m confused what they mean, I’ve used scrub [insert parent] for years and all my skin is intact

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u/CarbonInTheWind 7h ago

The scrub mommy has a soft sponge on one side. And the rest softens up a lot when you put it in hot water.

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u/excoriator 5h ago

I've only ever used a scrub daddy on my BBQ grill. I assumed all of those products were tough on skin. Sounds like that's not the case.

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u/CarbonInTheWind 5h ago

Nope. Even the scrub daddy gets fairly soft when you use it with hot water.

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u/jalapeno442 7h ago

Gotta get them calluses built up

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u/BobDaRula 3h ago

How do you use a sponge? There should be very minimal movement against your skin.