• golden_zealot ( golden_zealot@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Television. It’s like paying to see ads.

    Hand soap. Dish soap works better and you can use it on dishes in addition to your hands.

    A dining table. I eat at my desk or standing at a counter. I was pressured into buying one by family because it was apparently bizarre to them I did not have one. Got the cheapest one I could find to appease them. I have now owned it for 4 years and it has never been used once, it just takes up space.

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      Just wanted to add that dish soap is actually very strong and removes all the natrual oils from your skin. If you are prone to sensitive skin it’s a bad habit to regularly use dish soap as it can aggrivate it. Every now and then isn’t going to hurt though.

      • ptu ( ptu@sopuli.xyz ) 
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        I’ve had glasses for a long time and interestingly they clean better with hand soap. Many have suggested to use dish soap but it seems to be less effective. I’d imagine most of the stains come from being in contact with skin so I’m a bit surprised.

      • golden_zealot ( golden_zealot@lemmy.ml ) 
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        True enough. I haven’t had any problems in using it myself but I supposed you could ratio it with some water or something to make it not as intense for hands.

        It’s a lot cheaper than hand soap too so in doing this you could probably get a tonne of hand washes out of it for really cheap.

        The primary downside to it for me is that it lasts ages and I get kind of tired of the smell.

      • golden_zealot ( golden_zealot@lemmy.ml ) 
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        Yes but I think there is a miscommunication here.

        I’m not talking about detergent/dishwashing liquid - I’m talking about liquid dish soap which I can purchase locally for about $3 to the litre and is a different thing.

        Detergent/dishwashing liquid is definitely much more expensive and probably would not be great for washing hands.

        Bar soap is definitely still cheaper though overall, you are correct.

    • comfy ( comfy@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Television. It’s like paying to see ads.

      +. And the only couple of local channels I’d even consider watching can be viewed online for free anyway.