Is it a little wierd to wash paper plates, styrofoam cups, and ziplock baggies and reuse them? My gradmother does this, and i find it a little gross/odd, you?
2007-06-19 15:13:59 · 10 answers · asked by Alayna 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
IT STEMS FROM A TIME WHEN PEOPLE HAD SO VERY LITTLE, AND THEY SAVED EVERYTHING, NEVER KNOWING WHEN THEY WOULD GET ANYTHING ELSE, OR WHEN THEY WOULD NEED WHAT THEY HAD. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER IN LESS THAN STELLAR FINANCIAL CONDITIONS, MAYBE IT WAS WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN, BUT AT SOME POINT, AND THEY WILL GO SO FAR AS TO SAVE THE TWIST TIES FROM BREAD BAGS, OR THE BREAD BAGS THEMSELVES. I KNOW THAT IT IS GROSS, BUT AS LONG AS IT IS NOT UNSANITARY, I FEEL SHE SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE, AND NOT EMBARASSED. IT WOULD ONLY HURT HER FEELINGS, AND JUST TAKE A NEW BAG WHEN YOU GO TO VISIT OF PLATES OR CUPS OR SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE HER REUSING LIKE THAT. IT MIGHT STOP SOME OF IT IF SHE FELT LIKE SHE HAD A NEVER-ENDING SUPPLY.
2007-06-19 15:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by mountain_momma2005 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Washing dishes is less expensive than paper plates. If you use plates for each person at each meal(5 plates, 3 meals a day), that is at least 105 paper plates per week, not counting what you use as serving dishes. That's about $4 or $5, unless you get the super thin plates for around $2 or $3. That will average about $8-$10 a month for the cheap ones, and $16-$20 a month for the more expensive ones. Are you also using plastic cups and silverware? That adds to the cost. Over the course of a year that would be around $96-$144 for the cheap plates, and $162-$250 for the more expensive ones. The cost of one set of Corelle is around $30 at Walmart. You can always find dish soap for a dollar or less a bottle.
2016-05-20 02:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well baggies can be cleaned enough to reuse, but paper plates are a health risk as are styrofoam cups, you need to tell granny not to do that.
2007-06-19 15:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've seen people do this. My friend's parents wash plastic forks and spoons. Creeps me out. I never use them. I'll use a real fork if I have to and just wash it myself.
Maybe grandma's trying to save money? Older people don't have a lot of money. I would try buying her a cheap set of real plates, if she doesn't have many. She may be too proud to ask. Buy them, and just slip them into her cupboard one day. See what happens.
I dunno about the ziplock bag thing, plastic absorbs odors, and tastes, I wouldnt re-use them personally.
2007-06-19 15:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
she could probably be from the generation where she lived through the depression and had nothing
buy her at least plastic plates, cups
the paper material over time can harbor harmful bacteria
2007-06-19 15:17:56 · answer #5 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on how she is washing them. Alot of older people do these things because they feel that throwing them away would be wasteful if they could possibly be used later.
2007-06-19 15:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh cups yeah not the plates. .
2007-06-19 15:18:10 · answer #7 · answered by Crogdar Gnarhan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of people doing this, however it seems unsanitary to me and I would never do it.
2007-06-19 15:16:49 · answer #8 · answered by If the shoe fits... 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.It's highly unhygienic, and almost impossible to get fully clean.
2007-06-19 15:21:19 · answer #9 · answered by Sara U 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yea its gross and weird. They aren't meant to be used again. Let her borrow some money or get her *** a job.
2007-06-19 15:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by ruggala 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋