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Microfibre Cloths

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  • spirit
    spirit Posts: 2,886 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi all,

    I went into Savers yesterday and bought several packs of 3 cloths (assorted colours) for 99p and stocked up on stardrops. I cleaned the shower and tiles this morning with the stardrops and it's come up a treat.

    As for cleaning the cloths, the kitchen ones i pop into the dishwasher spread out on the top rack. all other ones I soak in either Milton or Steradent overnight.
    Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j
  • Rachie_B
    Rachie_B Posts: 8,785 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    bought the 3 pack of white ones in tesco yday ,wow ! only used them on mirrors / glass so far but im well impressed !

    went round with one slightly damp one and a dry one to buff after ,should have seen the colour of the cloths afterwards,more beigey brown than white im ashamed to say
  • Smiley_Mum
    Smiley_Mum Posts: 3,836 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    I got two in Tescos this morning for my mum @ 99p each, only ones they had. Then I went get some Stardrops out of Semichem in town and what did I see... microfibre cloths, 3 for 99p, they had lime green, a mid bluey/grey colour, white and orange. Typical. Oh well... at least I know they are there. The cloths are about the size of a regular wash flannel. Around 33p a cloth, cheapest yet. Every other place I've seen they are £1 a piece. They are not as thick as the Tesco ones but good enough for the price. Wouldn't go back to regular dusters etc now since I found about these.
    “Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde
  • Lady_E
    Lady_E Posts: 1,046 Forumite
    Anyone tell me what Stardrops are?? Is it a trade name for something ??
  • mcoletta
    mcoletta Posts: 102 Forumite
    They are really cheap as well if you know where to shop, the best place to get them are in a shop called Half Price or Less, I got mine for 39p!

    http://www.halfpriceorless.co.uk/

    Go there and go to store finder, the only problem is that the stores are in the middle of England!
  • loopylass
    loopylass Posts: 1,296 Forumite
    yes my nearest store is 58 miles away lol
    pity really because that looks like a good shop but i settled for some in tescos 3 white ones (think they were 99p)
    still a bargain :j
    mcoletta wrote:
    They are really cheap as well if you know where to shop, the best place to get them are in a shop called Half Price or Less, I got mine for 39p!

    http://www.halfpriceorless.co.uk/

    Go there and go to store finder, the only problem is that the stores are in the middle of England!
  • spirit
    spirit Posts: 2,886 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi,

    the Stardrops was 59p in Savers so I bought a couple of them.

    A question for you. I used to work part time as a carer a while back and i went to this lady who was in the final stages of cancer. anyway, she had very thin skin by then and had been given a microfibre 'towel' to dry herself with. She loved this because all she had to do was pat herself with it and she was dry in seconds with no rubbing.

    Now, I don't have thin skin or owt, but wouldn't mind getting one of these - useful for folk with dogs too I should imagine. Anyone got one or know where to get one? otherwise i might have to sew a patchwork one from my cleaning cloths! ; /
    Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    spirit the single ones all seem to work out really expensive at around £12 but QVC have a set of seven for £27.27

    http://www.qvcuk.com/ukgasp/frameset.asp?aol_refer=false&dept=ukAMBDAY&ref=FAA&&
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • spirit
    spirit Posts: 2,886 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    absolutely bril, I hadn't thought of looking there, thanks Moggins!
    Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j
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