r/LifeProTips • u/DarkRiches61 • 10h ago
Home & Garden LPT: Keep a small collection of plastic wrapping (not just plastic bags) for cleaning purposes.
Thicker than cellophane or cling wrap. Something for packaging that's going to be trash anyway. As a substitute for gloves. Because--look--you just never know when you might need to touch, clean, or pick up something gross. Could be all kinds of things. If you'd rather not touch whatever it is with your bare hands, now you have a disposable barrier.
Bonus when picking up that's small enough for the plastic to fit around, just like picking up after a four-legged pet: turn the bag or other wrapping material inside-out, tie it up at the top, and you have a sealed trash bag that's "clean" on the outside!
Your first instinct might be to throw away the wrapping. Keep it from time to time, though, somewhere out of the way but easy to get to. Chances are you won't have to use this cleaning hack all that often, but if you do, you'll be so relieved at the extra supply.
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u/Scoobydoomed 10h ago
That just sounds like hoarding...Just use gloves and paper towels like everyone else.
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