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April 17, 2013 9:04 pm at 9:04 pm #609054Torah613TorahParticipant
Someone told me they wash plastic cups.
I think this is being too thrifty, and have not eaten or drunk anything in their house from non-absolutely-certain-to-be-new items since.
Do you think this is a reasonable thing to do?
April 17, 2013 9:46 pm at 9:46 pm #946848ubiquitinParticipantIm not following your logic. Do you think they are too thrifty? Or that they dont clean their dishes well?
What is the connection between the two
April 17, 2013 9:48 pm at 9:48 pm #946849Torah613TorahParticipantDo you think people serving guests in washed disposable dishes is disgusting, or a thrifty way to behave?
Hope that’s clearer. I’m a bit muddled today.
April 17, 2013 10:02 pm at 10:02 pm #946850🐵 ⌨ GamanitParticipantIt’s ridiculous. If you feel like washing, use glass
April 17, 2013 10:06 pm at 10:06 pm #946851Ðash®ParticipantIt depends on the item. Some plasticware is designed to be washable and others aren’t. Cups that are reusable will have a molded edge rather than a rolled edge.
April 17, 2013 10:30 pm at 10:30 pm #946852☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantNo
April 17, 2013 10:37 pm at 10:37 pm #946853WIYMemberYou want to wash your plastic cups that’s your business but serve me in fresh plastic cups plates and utensils!
April 18, 2013 12:08 am at 12:08 am #946854commonsenseParticipantI know of people who wash out paper towel to reuse them.
April 18, 2013 1:31 am at 1:31 am #946855Torah613TorahParticipantGamanit, DaasYochid, WIY: Agreed.
Dash: Yes, I mean rolled ones.
commonsense: Where do they dry them?
April 18, 2013 1:42 am at 1:42 am #946856squeakParticipantAt least they wash them
April 18, 2013 2:00 am at 2:00 am #946857yaakov doeParticipantIf they wash them and they are clean – what’s the problem. I know people who wash real dishes and never get the grease off
April 18, 2013 3:38 am at 3:38 am #946858commonsenseParticipantThey lay them out or hang them on something to dry.
April 18, 2013 3:57 am at 3:57 am #946859popa_bar_abbaParticipantI don’t get it. If they serve you in washed crystal, you will be fine. But in washed plastic not? I get that you won’t do it in your house and that you think it is crazy, but why would you not drink from a cup simply because they are crazy?
April 18, 2013 4:08 am at 4:08 am #946860OneOfManyParticipantThrifty? More like convoluted…why buy them and wash them if you can just wash your regular glasses and dispense with the disposables altogether? o.O
I would drink from them though. like popa said.
April 18, 2013 4:10 am at 4:10 am #946861MorahRachMemberI never thougt about it before, but yes it does seem pretty gross and I’m not sure why.
April 18, 2013 4:13 am at 4:13 am #946862Ðash®ParticipantYou can always explain to them that the designers of this product focused on the cost of manufacturing rather than reusability, conequently there are crevices that cannot be washed leading to bacteria growth. You could go a step further and show examples of reusable plasticware, these are generally made from harder plastics to prevent absorbtion of food and lack crevices that cannot be cleaned out (althouth they are often treated as disposable).
April 18, 2013 8:35 pm at 8:35 pm #946863pou_bearMemberI once went to an Israeli family for shabbos, so you can imagine all the chumus, tehina and other Israeli foods we were fed. I was repulsed when I saw the hostess washing out all of our plastic ware. Forks, knives, plates, cups – you name it!
Rest assured, our plates felt quite slimy the next day. Ugh, washing plastic utensils are a big nono.
Most people buy plastic for convenience, the convenience is to throw them out. If your already washing them out why not use regular dishes?
April 19, 2013 12:55 pm at 12:55 pm #946864Torah613TorahParticipantpopa_bar_abba:
One assumes that their crystal / china / corelle is washed with soap and water, and then air dried or dried with a clean towel. As Dash pointed out, those items are intended to be washed and do not retain germs as much.
At home, we do occasionally reuse plastic cups during the week, but we write our names on them and would never give one to a guest.
OneOfMany: Exactly.
MorahRach: Glad I’m ont the only one.
pou_bear: I’m so sorry you had to go through that.
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