Before I chuck them into the trash, I found that they are perfect for cleaning my outdoor clotheslines! We have a lot of birds at our house, so our outdoor clotheslines need wiped down before each use. I love that the seemingly unusable socks do the job perfectly and can be thrown in the wash with my cleaning clothes and reused. When they get too stained, I just use them to clean something icky like around the toilet in the bathroom and toss them in the trash.
When I was a kid, I remember going to my grandma’s house for summer vacations and she would always do her dusting and cleaning with old socks. I’m sure there are a million uses for them, so until my invisible monster decides to return all the disappearing socks, I’m just going to put the mismatched and holey socks to good use.
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Great idea! Maybe I'll start keeping some under the sink with the cleaning supplies so I'll remember :)
ReplyDeleteHi Tabby - Great idea to stash a few old socks with the cleaning supplies!
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ReplyDeletewhat a great idea. That never crossed my mind. I'm going to do the same thing now.
ReplyDelete**Yolie
OH, Here is a great use for old mismatched socks...I'm a teacher, I use them for the white board at work! I also use them for dusting in the house.
ReplyDeleteMy kids use mini white boards at school too and use the socks for cleaning them!
~michelle bank
Hi Michelle and Yolie - Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. :)
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