Go back to good old fashioned Dish Cloths!!!

fudgem

The point about the dishcloths costing more to wash that buying disposable ones would be valid if you were washing them on their own, but putting them in a white wash you were already doing costs nothing more. I agree about the quality of Lakeland, they might cost a little more to begin with but they do last for ages

Juicy_Tube

Austin_Allegro wrote:

I hardly ever buy cleaning cloths. J cloths and disposable cloths etc are just a waste of money and landfill space.

For washing up, I use economy scouring pads from Sainsbury's, I think it's about 30p for five. Each pad lasts about a month.

For other jobs like the floor, bath etc I just use rags - old vests, t shirts etc cut up into squares with pinking shears.

I wash in boiling water or soak these in bleach to sterilise.

I have started using old bits of towel for cleaning the floors, bathrooms etc. Much easier as they have some substance and cost zilch. HELP, I am turning into me Mum!! (As long as i don't start usung hubbies old underpants!)

Still use j-cloths for kitchen and wash in dishwasher too at 60 every day, but might start using 'proper' dishcloths after reading this!!

JTx

student100

Juicy_Tube wrote:

I have started using old bits of towel for cleaning the floors

You don't want to know what my parents use as floorcloths.





Well, OK, if you do want to know, they use old cloth nappies.
Although they don't much resemble nappies now seeing as my brother is the youngest child in the family and he's nearly 18 now

So yeah, I think they got their money's worth

paulinelewis

Lakeland cleaning products do not last the time, look at ENJO , great website for chemical free cleaning, just using cold water and a fibre glove! really works and saving loads of money!

Lara

buffers wrote:

I always put my dishcloth on top of the dishes in the dishwasher. This sterilises it and keeps it nice and white and is NO TROUBLE!

I've been doing this for ages aswell:) .

If you have a Costco card they sell packs of 20 dishcloths (can't remember the price though ages since I had to buy any;) ) and they are brilliant.

Although I always pop my dishcloth at the top of the dishwasher I also pop them into a whites wash whenever I am doing one.

J-cloths can be washed but they come out so "manky" IMHO they're not worth using/washing.

nursemolly

my local tesco today....10 dishcloths for 24p and 10 yellow dusters for 24p...

maggie1976

My Mum used to use old fashioned dish cloths, and to clean them, would boil them up in an old saucepan kept just for that purpose. She'd also prod them with the end of an old wooden spoon which became all faded. Hmm, saying that, maybe she put some kind of washing powder in with it too?

chinagirl

I love the old dishcloths too, although I often ask myselft, why do I wait til they resemble a "string vest" before buying a new one, as they are less than 50p in most shops.

I also love the "micro-fibre" cloths that you can buy now, they really clean without any streaks, and don't use any added chemicals. they also can be washed and last for ever.

Lyndsay_21

ok i am confused what is the difference between j-cloth and dichcloth? Which one is the white stringy one is that the dish cloth
Personally i get my cloths from aldis that i use for wiping down side etc. u get about 5 and they're all different colours and they wash and bleach really well.

Ticklemouse

I love micro-fibre cloths too. Bit of cold water in a spray bottle and I clean everything from furniture to windows to my leather suite. Just bung them in a wash and start again. You can pick them up for well under £1 now so I've got a few.

As for dish cloths - I use clean ones every day, stick them in my wash, but if you're worried about germs if you're having a 'good clean' - bung them in the microwave when wet for 1 minute and zap. Just remember not to wring out straight away, or your hands won't be worth much for a while