Microfiber cloths - yuck! - Page 2

[llamalluv]

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

I wear gloves while cleaning. (you won't feel the microfiber that way)

The only downside there is that I then have to touch the gloves.

What doubly sucks is when DH is "nice" and splurges on those gloves that are "flocked" on the inside.

Where's the skeeve smilie when you need it?

[xekomaya]

: I can't stand the feel of microfiber on my hands, but I swear by it for a handkerchief.

I had a horrible drippy cold at work one day and needed some serious absorbency. I grabbed a new auto/shop towel from the supply room and noticed it felt totally different on my face and didn't irritate my nose.. They're my absolute favorite now.

[kokonutmama]

I just had to chime it, not because I hate microfiber, it sticks to my hands but I can stand it fine, it's terra cotta that gets me, ugh, just the thought of it sets my teeth on edge. I never knew that happened to anyone else.

[Ruthla]

Originally Posted by rgrindle

Thank goodness I'm not alone in this! I was beginning to think I was a freak. I just wish there were some way around it.

There is. Use cotton rags instead.

It might not be "perfect" on things like windows, but it's good enough for me.

[LaughingHyena]

My new use for them, throw one in with a load of washing. Any tissues/paper that got left in pockets sticks to the microfiber.

I found out by accident but there was no tissue lint on any of the clothes, just the microfiber cloth I was washing.

Of course the down side is picking the lint off the cloth ewwww

[oneKnight]

The "good" ones feel icky, cheap knock-offs don't work at all and don't feel so icky. I have a whole TOWEL made of it (it was for drying car windows I think, but I got it when I had butt-length hair).

[Smokering]

Ahem.

The worst feeling in the world... worse than terra cotta, worse even than scraping your teeth on a wooden Popsicle stick... is this.

Damp fingers, such as are obtained by eating slices of apple, on the pages of an old book. A really old second-hand book, where the pages are thick and clothy, and the dampness of the fingers causes the paper to pill up into little balls. *shudder*

I have very specific aversions.

[mamabearsoblessed]

Originally Posted by Smokering

Ahem.

The worst feeling in the world... worse than terra cotta, worse even than scraping your teeth on a wooden Popsicle stick... is this.

Damp fingers, such as are obtained by eating slices of apple, on the pages of an old book. A really old second-hand book, where the pages are thick and clothy, and the dampness of the fingers causes the paper to pill up into little balls. *shudder*

I have very specific aversions.

i agree. wet hands and paper are my absolute *shudder* aversion
gaaack!!!

nak

[BusyBee]

None of us have dust allergies, but I can't imagine buying a rag. I dust with a mister and barely damp rag-recycled clothing--old socks work best. And for glass, newspaper works great with vinegar. As for the texture, it just sticks to my hands, like bugs crawling on me.

[jocelyndale]

Originally Posted by BusyBee

None of us have dust allergies, but I can't imagine buying a rag. I dust with a mister and barely damp rag-recycled clothing--old socks work best. And for glass, newspaper works great with vinegar. As for the texture, it just sticks to my hands, like bugs crawling on me.

I don't use microfiber for dusting. We have fuzzi bunz . . . with microfiber inserts. Drives me nuts.