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[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 4 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Those are the most idiotic gimmick ever

"It gets softer in hot water and harder in cold water"

Bitch that's the complete opposite of what I want from a sponge

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 minutes ago

I bet that's just what the material does and they decided to put it on the box as a feature.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I've never used a scrub daddy so maybe I'm missing something. But what issues are people having with their regular cheap ass sponges that you need a more expensive one? I always just buy the cheapest sponges on the shelf and they work perfectly fine.

The changing hardness levels depending on the water temp sounds odd to me and I'm not really understanding the purpose.

Edit: For dishes I actually prefer scrub brushes instead of sponges anyway. Sponges give me the heebie jeebies with holding bacteria because of the retained moisture. I primarily use sponges for cleaning sinks, bathtubs, etc.

[–] Cenzorrll@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The effectiveness of the scrapey bit doesn't change in my experience, it's just as shitty when hard as it is soft. I'm sure there's a low hanging pun in there somewhere, but I hate these sponges so much I don't care to find it. Plus the sponge part is trash.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 11 hours ago

I once mentioned this utter corporate gash on Reddit and immediately got a hundred replies from one-week-old accounts saying "Oh my gaaad I love my Sponge Daddy ©®™ they're the greadest!"

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

The hard side gets harder the colder the water, and softer the warmer it is.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 22 hours ago

Yikes, these don’t look biodegradable

[–] Linktank 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you got screwed, there's only 3 in that pack!

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Screwed by his sponge daddy 😏

[–] Bell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dual-sided. Sounds pretty exciting to me.

Perhaps I’ll be able to get all the soap out of these.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

sometimes them dishes like it a little rougher.

[–] amotio@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Do you guys use the soft side for something special. I allways use the rough side.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

In general I use the rough side to do a first pass, getting rid of most of the grime, especially the stubborn stuff, rinse then use the soft side to do a second pass and rinse once more.

[–] swab148@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Now you need some sponge subs for those really nasty, dirty messes

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The original (the face) is my favorite tool to clean dishes, how do these compare?

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 22 hours ago

They're not as good in my opinion. The scrub mommy and scour daddy are the 2 must have ones.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Bought these on the suggestion of my kid. They work great.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I found that the faces seemed to break down after some time (not much). Did you experience this? I don't think I would try them again based on that.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, that's the sign to replace them. I've found they last longer than "normal" sponges still

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

But as they're breaking down where does that plastic go?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

Same as with other sponges unfortunately, down the drain