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Haven’t had a Household Quickie posting for a while. Also, I’m still suffering with the writer’s block that crept through the blogging Realtors’ world a few weeks back.
So today I turned to my favorite humorous cat website (is there more than 1 of these I wonder?) for inspiration.
And whammo! It came immediately.
One of the best household care tips I ever got was this: when your plastic shower curtain liner gets icky with mold, scum and other unmentionables, pop it into the clothes washer with some towels. Add bleach if the towels are white and the liner is clear or white plastic.
It just that simple. Out of the washer comes a load of clean towels, ready for the dryer, and a shiny clean, like-new shower curtain liner.
Now I’ll admit that shower curtain liners are a mere $5.99 at Target online, but with all the recent talk of economic crisis, belt-tightening, sacrifice and so forth…. Saving $5.99 is better than buying a new liner and tossing the old (mildewy) one into the trash. They aren’t biodegradable, ya know?
Besides $5.99 buys a really big Starbucks’ coffee. Or a really small sandwich for lunch on the go, once the real estate market picks up again.
Heather Barr is a Realtor. She's a chow hound, a gym rat, and the only political junkie in the USA who can actually keep her political views to herself. Instead, she focuses on educating her clients about the often-confusing world of residential real estate.
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Really good point, Artur. As I typed this I thought about that. Consumers wanting to be “green” face a dilemma, no 2 ways about it.
On the other hand, consider the chemicals used, the time and energy: maybe it’s better just to buy one.
By washing the shower curtain you are also helping out the environment. Great tip. Thanks Heather.