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Husband doesn’t understand the whole dishcloth/cleaning rag thing!

(114 Posts)
JamesandJon33 Wed 30-Jul-25 20:09:48

So do I , flannels too.

BlueberryPie Wed 30-Jul-25 20:09:43

So, your husband thought you'd like newer cleaning rags but you don't.

You wild things.

Chocolatelovinggran Wed 30-Jul-25 19:58:01

To add to the 1936 vibe here, I'm proud to say that I knit my dishcloths from cotton.
My children think that I am ...nuts..

Sago Wed 30-Jul-25 19:56:36

Oh keep them coming please!

I feel more normal.

Claremont Wed 30-Jul-25 18:44:26

Oh I get you, totally. I have just found again a whole roll of uncut, unstitched teatowels, in the best cotton, white with red check- left over from mum's trousseau in 1936! Glad DH totally understand how much better they are then any morden ones. And yes, old ones which are getting too ragged get cut and used as cleaning/polishing squares.

SueDonim Wed 30-Jul-25 18:38:18

I have a hierarchy of cleaning cloths, all in my head. Woe betide anyone who messes with it! grin

When I was about 40 I was rushed into hospital with acute appendicitis. I asked my Dh to go home and pack a bag for me, including a towel, soap and a face cloth. I discovered when I opened it, post-op, that he’d given me a dish cloth instead of a face flannel! He claimed he couldn’t tell the difference. confused

Mt61 Wed 30-Jul-25 18:24:53

Know what you mean. I like nice white Lancashire dusters, not those horrible yellow ones. I hide mine as my hubby will pick up the first rag that comes to hand. I have had tea towels twenty odd years, still snowy white.
Men don’t have any idea about cleaning cloths. I keep dish cloths & tea towels separate from my cleaning gear, otherwise he would use the dish cloth on his DIY projects 😩

Jaxjacky Wed 30-Jul-25 18:23:39

Probably as I don’t have any of either!

JamesandJon33 Wed 30-Jul-25 18:23:25

My DH thinks dishcloths and cleaning, polishing cloths are interchangeable. Think yourself lucky Sago

Astitchintime Wed 30-Jul-25 18:21:18

Sorry Jaxjacky, I disagree……….one can never have too many dishcloths and cleaning rags……..one use and they’re consigned to the laundry basket 💁‍♀️

Jaxjacky Wed 30-Jul-25 18:18:20

That’s an awful lot of cloths/rags.

David49 Wed 30-Jul-25 17:56:12

Personal attachment to Lancashire dishcloths is new to me.

JaneJudge Wed 30-Jul-25 17:53:39

He’s wrong

Sago Wed 30-Jul-25 17:41:16

We recently moved home and we have got rid of masses of stuff and bought lots of lovely shiny new things.
However some things cannot be replaced.

I have a huge kitchen drawer with a basket of probably 30 dishcloths and another of cleaning rags.
The cleaning rags are pure linen tea towels that are old and worn, they polish like magic, the dishcloths are proper Lancashire dishcloths, I think some of these have been with me 40+ years.

They work brilliantly are not made in China and I love them.

My husband cannot understand my attachment and bought me some new dishcloths (yes been thoroughly spoilt I know!)they are Chinese rubbish so have been relegated to the utility room.

He thinks I am mad……I think I am perfectly sane.

AIBU?