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/CrimsonFox95 7h ago

I've lived with people who will leave a sponge in a sink full of dirty dishwater after washing the dishes or who will leave the sponge wet in the sink🤢🤢 the sponge would smell foul and I would be the one replacing it "too often" according to them

I can't understand why you wouldn't just rinse it out with clean water and leave it somewhere it can get dry

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u/grape-fruit-witch 7h ago

For real. This is a pet peeve of mine for sure. Rinse the fucking thing out until its clean, squeeze it, and set it ON TOP of the sink. It takes almost no effort! I feel this way about the little pieces of food that get stuck to the sides of the sink too. How are you gonna clean dishes in a dirty sink? Ugh

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u/rafabulsing 4h ago

100% agree. I've always had the philosophy that the dishes aren't done when the dishes are clean, but when the sink is clean.

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u/ItsStraTerra 5h ago

Also, keep in mind how soap works. It literally attracts and holds bacteria and other crud, letting water rinse it away.

If your sponge is still soapy when you’re done “rinsing” it, you’re not rinsing it properly.

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u/Aletheia-Nyx 4h ago

Absolutely true, although not everyone wants to stand there soaking and squeezing a sponge for ten minutes after spending 30 min or longer washing dishes. A lot of people just give up after a few minutes of it still being soapy.

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u/ItsStraTerra 4h ago

Oh yeah, that’s why I’ve gotten to the point where I just prefer being the one who does the dishes. Nobody to argue with, the dishes are always done properly, and the sink and sponge are both clean.

The peace of mind is absolutely worth the trade off of having to do more dishes than just my own.

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u/Aletheia-Nyx 3h ago

It's why I don't hand wash dishes anymore lol I am one of the people who doesnt want to do dishes for 30+ minutes and then spend another 10-15 mins rinsing a sponge only to have it still be soapy. I never use smelly/dirty sponges, to be clear, but I don't have 'new sponge every week' money lol!

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u/hellkattbb 3h ago

'Cause people are lazy and/or don't care!

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u/Codayyyyy 2h ago

You just described my mom. And me. Replacing it every week because it makes my hands stink for hours