brillo pads shortage?

[farmerbarleymow]

I don't remember seeing them on sale for ages - will have a look next time I'm at the shops.

 

[cesare]

seems a bit sexist - do they do scrub mummies, and scrub non-binary parents as well?

They actually do do scrub mummies

 

[cesare]

Never heard of or seen scrub daddies. Will search thanks

Edit to add: they just look like fancy sponges?

They are scrubby, and some are half scrubby and half sponge

 

[StoneRoad]

brillo pads, according to my dad, were the work of the devil - despite him using wire wool in the workshop ...

I use a natural bristle brush or a micro-cloth to remove anything stuck on that the dishwasher doesn't get first time.
e2a and then the brush gets a trip in the DW ... and the cloths are washed.
{the dishwasher gets properly filled and used on the shortest cycle with shop own-brand soluble film tablets}

life is too short to be standing at the sink ... I can be doing something else while the machine works.

 

[Epona]

brillo pads, according to my dad, were the work of the devil - despite him using wire wool in the workshop ...

I use a natural bristle brush or a micro-cloth to remove anything stuck on that the dishwasher doesn't get first time.
e2a and then the brush gets a trip in the DW ... and the cloths are washed.
{the dishwasher gets properly filled and used on the shortest cycle with shop own-brand soluble film tablets}

life is too short to be standing at the sink ... I can be doing something else while the machine works.

Like going to work to earn the money to pay for the leccy that runs the dishwasher

 

[StoneRoad]

Like going to work to earn the money to pay for the leccy that runs the dishwasher

It's quite an energy-efficient model - but it only heats the water it uses. And I only put it on when it's got a full load. We've a mountain of mugs !

[and we're all at least semi-retired]

 

[friendofdorothy]

brillo pads, according to my dad, were the work of the devil - despite him using wire wool in the workshop ...

I use a natural bristle brush or a micro-cloth to remove anything stuck on that the dishwasher doesn't get first time.
e2a and then the brush gets a trip in the DW ... and the cloths are washed.
{the dishwasher gets properly filled and used on the shortest cycle with shop own-brand soluble film tablets}

life is too short to be standing at the sink ... I can be doing something else while the machine works.

What about things that can't go in the dishwasher - like the fittings on the gas hob? They get burn on stuff that wont soak off and that no brush or cloth has any effect on.

 

[StoneRoad]

What about things that can't go in the dishwasher - like the fittings on the gas hob? They get burn on stuff that wont soak off and that no brush or cloth has any effect on.

Yeah, I know - for that sort of caked on gunk I tend to use oven cleaner !

{funnily enough, and quite by chance, quite a few of my cooker fittings can fit it the dishwasher ...}

 

[skyscraper101]

Scrub Daddies are pretty good.

I found them pretty weak tbh. I've relegated mine to the back of the cleaning cupboard.

The best scrubber I've got is the stainless steel scourer from poundland. I blitzed my place the other day and those babies got rid of all lingering limescale around the edge of the taps and plugs and draining board. Scrub daddy is at best a gentle rub and not that great for nooks and crannies as they're small and not all that bendy. I found them pretty average for scraping anything harder than light residue.

 

[Epona]

I found them pretty weak tbh. I've relegated mine to the back of the cleaning cupboard.

I feel like anyone who has a cleaning cupboard is adulting better than I am

 

[skyscraper101]

I feel like anyone who has a cleaning cupboard is adulting better than I am

I mean, I say cleaning cupboard. I mean the cupboard under the sink with all the cleaning stuff in it

 

[UrbaneFox]

I don't remember seeing them on sale for ages - will have a look next time I'm at the shops.

Pound shops sell them. Not as good as Brillo trademark, obvs, but ok.

All hope is not lost, though. £1.90 for 10

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[friendofdorothy]

I will venture out to a different supermarket next trip.

Thank you Urban scrubbers!

 

[danny la rouge]

Where have all the brillos gone?

Gone to kitchens, every one,
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?