tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post1529292360355022888..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: How to Replace Paper Towels with RagsMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-60896797663028760852022-10-12T09:16:24.064-04:002022-10-12T09:16:24.064-04:00Thanks for your post. It's very helpful post f...Thanks for your post. It's very helpful post for them, which is not aware about cloths saving. If anyone interested about wi-supply.com, then visit <a href="https://www.wi-supply.com/product-category/paint-care/canvas-drop-sheets/" rel="nofollow"><b>Canvas Drop Cloths</b></a>. Here you will get best Wiping Cloths.wi-supplyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383472171614820056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-59472068492030215352020-02-14T01:27:04.482-05:002020-02-14T01:27:04.482-05:00Wow this is fine ideas !! I used Microfiber towe...Wow this is fine ideas !! I used <a href="https://www.hysupplies.net/car-wash-detailing-microfiber-towels" rel="nofollow"> Microfiber towels </a> for wiping the surfaces. These High absorbent towels wipe the dust away from the surface without making lint. Melvin Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131101623803091512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-33410402754405844242016-08-25T05:11:02.513-04:002016-08-25T05:11:02.513-04:00I like your rag idea!! Affordable wiping rags prov...I like your rag idea!! Affordable wiping rags provide a huge selection of color wipers and rags. Our cleaning rags, wipers and towels are best to use in your daily needs.<br /><a href="https://www.affordablewipers.com/" rel="nofollow">new wipers</a><br /><a href="https://www.affordablewipers.com/" rel="nofollow">disposable wipes</a><br /><a href="https://www.affordablewipers.com/" rel="nofollow">white knit rags</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637638936365704805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-59591872521699755042012-08-22T20:47:22.236-04:002012-08-22T20:47:22.236-04:00loves2spin, I love my microfiber cloths and I keep...loves2spin, I love my microfiber cloths and I keep them separate from my rags, mostly for dusting. Maybe I should do a post on them.<br /><br /><br />Sarah, I never heard of surgical towels (and am horrified that the hospital just throws them away), but I have a few doctor friends that I'm going to query to see if I can get some too!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-1185569877884158872012-08-22T19:20:44.397-04:002012-08-22T19:20:44.397-04:00I always cut up our too worn out towels into rags,...I always cut up our too worn out towels into rags, and sweatshorts, etc. They go into a basket in the garage as well as a few in the kitchen drawer with dish towels and wash cloths....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-16200286848413498602012-08-22T14:44:12.732-04:002012-08-22T14:44:12.732-04:00I love this b/c I love rags. My dad is a physician...I love this b/c I love rags. My dad is a physician and he hoards those blue (clean) surgical towels (that would otherwise be thrown away) at the hospital, and he gives them to us for rags. <br /><br />I use them for everything I would use a paper towel for. Come to think of it, about the only time I use paper towels is when cooking bacon to soak up the bacon grease. And even then I feel like I'm throwing $$ away. <br /><br />Good idea about saving and cutting up old clothes.Sarah Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023901303151195275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-71827649266685269532012-08-22T06:52:01.232-04:002012-08-22T06:52:01.232-04:00I do have some paper towels, but only use them rar...I do have some paper towels, but only use them rarely and the only cleaning I would do with them is, ahem, pet - related. Years ago, I bought a package of 25 microfibre cloths at Sam's Club for about $10. They are so sturdy, I think I'm going to have to put them in my will. I use them for EVERYTHING else, cleaning related. I like your rag idea!loves2spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072576848451758173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-29418749328473411732012-08-22T02:57:31.029-04:002012-08-22T02:57:31.029-04:00I use rags or old flat nappies (diapers) and stopp...I use rags or old flat nappies (diapers) and stopped buying paper towels a long time ago.<br />I knew in our house, if they were there they would get used (not by me...) but nobody misses them when they're not!<br />I use old butter wrappers for greasing cookware- keep them in the fridge- and drain anything very greasy on scrunched up brown paper veg bags.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-58474897573872001152012-08-21T23:38:12.346-04:002012-08-21T23:38:12.346-04:00Ah, you don't want to hear about our system, o...Ah, you don't want to hear about our system, or lack of it...we're still in convenience/survival mode...(think Clorox wipes - a lot of them - AND paper towels)<br /><br />But I love to read about how you do things. Makes me happy.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759532237777191430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-89428833757324592892012-08-21T21:11:55.781-04:002012-08-21T21:11:55.781-04:00Sara, I only use 100% cotton for rags, whether it&...Sara, I only use 100% cotton for rags, whether it's woven or knit. I like t-shirt rags for dusting, but I use thicker rags when I'm scrubbing.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-51381339988752213682012-08-21T19:26:35.174-04:002012-08-21T19:26:35.174-04:00I keep rags from clothes and old dish towels in a ...I keep rags from clothes and old dish towels in a drawer in the kitchen. There's also a roll of paper towels up on a high shelf in a cabinet, used only for things like draining bacon and wiping out cast iron skillets. <br /><br />I'm curious if you have a preferred type of clothing for rags? Most of mine were men's undershirts in their previous life, and I find them ok, but not perfect for cleaning. I've been trying to decide whether our four-year-old set of prefold diapers are looking worn enough to move to the rag bag yet.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757909704243925338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-87697324231793273472012-08-21T17:01:08.689-04:002012-08-21T17:01:08.689-04:00Similar to yours. I have some paper towels but the...Similar to yours. I have some paper towels but they live in the back of the cupboard under the sink. My husband is the only one that uses them and even that is becoming less and less as he gets used to my earthy ways :)<br /><br />I do prefer a real washcloth (tho not a new, puffy one) for cleaning. The clothing rags I use for the nasty cleaning/household jobs or cleaning up dog vomit/pee. Then they go in the trash. Ick.Zoëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942708135461787133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-34977403471976112002012-08-21T12:14:39.477-04:002012-08-21T12:14:39.477-04:00We have a pretty small house so all the rags live ...We have a pretty small house so all the rags live in an box under the bathroom sink with the cleaning supplies which is quite centrally located. Like you I wash them with like colors, except for the very, very dirty jobs. I have a roll of paper towels that was a partial used roll being cast off by the custodial staff where I work. It lives in the clutter bottom drawer of the kitchen. Matt didn't even know it was there apparently as he was wishing we had some the other day for frying. I told him we DID and where they were. He has no idea. BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-62827715245815656672012-08-21T11:45:34.553-04:002012-08-21T11:45:34.553-04:00I keep rags in a drawer next to the kitchen sing; ...I keep rags in a drawer next to the kitchen sing; in a drawer next to the downstairs bathroom sink; underneath the sink in the main bathroom.<br /><br />I do keep a roll of paper towels on the counter, but we soooooo rarely use them! I figure that I buy about 2 rolls of paper towels a year - we can afford that!! But the savings from rags! Oh, my. We save so much by using rags.Naptime Seamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971159046347608338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-39696747581731893482012-08-21T10:20:33.851-04:002012-08-21T10:20:33.851-04:00I keep a bucket of rags under the sink in the kitc...I keep a bucket of rags under the sink in the kitchen, next to the dish soap and scrub brushes. I also have some up with the cleaning supplies in the laundry closet. But, I confess, my husband likes to prepare some of his food (toasted sandwiches) on paper napkins for breakfast, so I keep a roll on the counter anyway...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757226979393134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-26059948669357333742012-08-21T07:30:51.080-04:002012-08-21T07:30:51.080-04:001. No paper towels on the premises.
2. I buy dark...1. No paper towels on the premises.<br /><br />2. I buy dark, all-cotton, absorbent washcloths/rags in bulk and keep them stacked above the washing machine. <br /><br />3. Kitchen washcloths are white.Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.com