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  • #609054
    Torah613Torah
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    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?

    #946848
    ubiquitin
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    Im 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

    #946849
    Torah613Torah
    Participant

    Do 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.

    #946850
    🐵 ⌨ Gamanit
    Participant

    It’s ridiculous. If you feel like washing, use glass

    #946851
    Ðash®
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    It 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.

    #946852
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    No

    #946853
    WIY
    Member

    You want to wash your plastic cups that’s your business but serve me in fresh plastic cups plates and utensils!

    #946854
    commonsense
    Participant

    I know of people who wash out paper towel to reuse them.

    #946855
    Torah613Torah
    Participant

    Gamanit, DaasYochid, WIY: Agreed.

    Dash: Yes, I mean rolled ones.

    commonsense: Where do they dry them?

    #946856
    squeak
    Participant

    At least they wash them

    #946857
    yaakov doe
    Participant

    If they wash them and they are clean – what’s the problem. I know people who wash real dishes and never get the grease off

    #946858
    commonsense
    Participant

    They lay them out or hang them on something to dry.

    #946859
    popa_bar_abba
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    I 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?

    #946860
    OneOfMany
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    Thrifty? 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.

    #946861
    MorahRach
    Member

    I never thougt about it before, but yes it does seem pretty gross and I’m not sure why.

    #946862
    Ðash®
    Participant

    You 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).

    #946863
    pou_bear
    Member

    I 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?

    #946864
    Torah613Torah
    Participant

    popa_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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