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Under my sink….

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MawtheMerrier Tue 22-Mar-22 10:30:32

I have a theory that the more you dislike (and avoid) a particular task, the more products you have to deal with it.

OK so what should I make of 2 unopened bags of dishwasher tabs, 2 bottles of drain cleaner, 2 bottles of Viakal lime scale remover, plus one Cilit Bang, 3 glass/window cleaning products, more multisurface cleaners you can shake a stick at and enough silver Polish to see me out. Not to mention the other products you can see.
Plus, whatever possessed me to think it would be a good idea to tidy out the cupboard under the sink?
What tasks do you hate? Do you like me, buy the product to “compensate” ?
Please reassure me I am not alone in this?

lizzypopbottle Wed 23-Mar-22 20:40:21

There's just not enough room in here but the tank for my boiling water tap takes up a fair bit of space. I have a tiny utility room so there's even more stuff under the sink in there.

Bijou Wed 23-Mar-22 21:15:04

All these cleaning products are not necessary. Soda crystals , white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, fairy liquid and bleach will cope with practically all cleaning jobs.

Naninka Wed 23-Mar-22 22:04:36

Cupboards are 600ml - both of them in the pic. So 1200ml width in total. I think that is fairly standard for a cupboard?

CanadianGran Wed 23-Mar-22 22:26:03

My large sink is on an angle, so my cupboard is octagon shaped, with lots of room, but not easy to access the back.
We keep the garbage bin, cleaners and bin liners, plant food and watering can, and a bag for recycled plastic.

It gets a wipe down fairly often (because of the garbage bin), and a more serious clean out a few times a year.

lixy Wed 23-Mar-22 22:58:08

Lots of shoe polishes for shoes we no longer have, some belonging to people who no longer live here - I don't enjoy polishing shoes at all!

TwinLolly Thu 24-Mar-22 07:50:51

Under my sink:
a roll recycling bin sacks, a roll of bin sacks,
box of dishwashing tablets,
box of dishwashing salt,
bottle of dishwashing liquid,
spray bottle of vinegar,
some hand towels and some drying up cloths.

Leapingminnow Thu 24-Mar-22 08:33:16

Love this thread, it’s made me realise my cupboard is Full of stuff I never use (hate cleaning!) and my dishwasher tabs have to be stored under the kitchen table as a result!

Shropshirelass Thu 24-Mar-22 08:37:01

Glad most of you are the same as me, I am trying to work my way through everything but I am moving away from using harsh chemicals and back to natural cleaning products so it might take a while!

karmalady Thu 24-Mar-22 08:40:26

Shropshirelass

Glad most of you are the same as me, I am trying to work my way through everything but I am moving away from using harsh chemicals and back to natural cleaning products so it might take a while!

same. I am going back to bio D products, had to store them in the garage for now. I am trying to clean as much as possible, some products take forever to use up

JackyB Thu 24-Mar-22 09:32:30

CanadianGran

My large sink is on an angle, so my cupboard is octagon shaped, with lots of room, but not easy to access the back.
We keep the garbage bin, cleaners and bin liners, plant food and watering can, and a bag for recycled plastic.

It gets a wipe down fairly often (because of the garbage bin), and a more serious clean out a few times a year.

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Mine is like that, too. I have installed little shelves to raise the bottles at the back and everything else is in a plastic crate. We used to have a tap that would leak occasionally so we have a water alarm down there which has proved very useful.

Rubbish bins are kept right at the other end of the kitchen (built in). I was fed up with people fiddling around my knees to get at the bin while I was at the sink. Also the bin is nearer the door that way, so quicker to empty it.

As bijou says, most specialist cleaning products are superfluous and under my sink many are not being replaced as they run out, instead I fill up any empty spray bottles with home made solutions.

Doughboy Mon 28-Mar-22 16:01:29

I too have everything but the kitchen sink under my KITCHEN sink, but having read that vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and a lemon do all these various cleaning jobs I can’t bring myself to throw them out. Basically everything just needs an e cloth and elbow grease.