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Magic sponges really do seem like they are magic

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  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    I use them too. My cooker gleams after ive used one. I bought mine from Ald! and in true money saving style i cut them in half.:D
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  • nikki11
    nikki11 Posts: 68 Forumite
    I have a pack of these, can you use them to give carpets a clean??
  • BAGGY
    BAGGY Posts: 522 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Do you wet them or use them like an eraser? If you do wet them, what with?
    ta
  • Hannah2
    Hannah2 Posts: 288 Forumite
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    Best thing ever for cleaning the le creuset casserole dish with minimal elbow grease!

    Great for the roasting tin too - no more brillo pads required!

    I wet mine with water before use.
  • CupOfChai
    CupOfChai Posts: 1,411 Forumite
    Am I using a different magic sponge to the rest of you then? I didn't think it was all that good. Not bad at removing those black finger marks on doors, but it wasn't anywhere near as good as I expected at getting the black scuff marks off uPVC door, and I can't use it on non-shiny paintwork like to get marks off walls as it was taking the paint off!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    lizziebabe wrote: »
    Never heard of these - what do they look like?

    I am assuming THESE
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Tinks32
    Tinks32 Posts: 286 Forumite
    pigpen wrote: »
    I am assuming THESE
    These are not the ones I have used in the past, so if everyone else is talking about these ones the just ignore my previous comment:silenced:!
    If you don't ask, you don't get! ;)
  • juliettet
    juliettet Posts: 726 Forumite
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    I first bought them in Canada under the name Mr Clean. They were a lot denser than the ones I got from the pound shop. I remember Lidl used to sell them too. Has anyone used them on stainless steel?
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