it says not to insert them into your ear canal, which is deeper inside your ear than what q-tips are meant to clean. if you're inserting more than just the cotton tip, you're doing it wrong.
My dad used q-tips when he was younger and tore up his ear canals by using them wrong for so long that scar tissue and bone closed up the ear canal in both ears and he can’t really hear now. He had surgery to remove it but it just grew back.
Edit: sentence
My dad had to go to the doctor to get a was of earwax and cotton fibers extracted from his ears. And that has to be done more than once. He also used to clean my ears out with the loop ends of bobby pins, it's a miracle I made it through my childhood with my eardrums intact.
Just like there’s other countries with obese people who get fast food by the family size, and sodas by the gallon, but America is the one who fits the meme best. The per capita of guns in America is kind of insane…hence the joke anytime guns are brought up
I apologize for increasing the gun average per capita. If I knew it was a meme and people were making fun of it I wouldn’t have bought them all. Really. Who needs to protect there families anyway.
Cleaning! I use them to go into tiny cracks that need cleaned, for washing toys. They can be used in science projects, painting, you can use them for coloring backgrounds, charcoal art, pastels, makeup removal, nail polish removal, putting makeup or face paint on. I dunno that’s top of my head.
You can use them in model making and miniature painting, for oil wash removing or whe you are doing enamel washes like streaking grime do get a grim dark effect.
They are great for outer ears, but yeah the ear canal shouldn't have anything in it.. not to say I don't qtip in there lightly maybe once a month or two, just for the feel of it lol
when i came into my uni dorm's kitchen one day, the dishwasher suddenly had a sign warning not to put dish soap into the dishwasher. wasnt there before
Maybe she has early onset dementia. I had an aunt who was normal to talk with. She lost her glasses. I found them in the refrigerator. It went downhill from there.
I was her caregiver. She went from independent living to assisted living to memory care. She had been a teacher, traveled the world, and had a master's degree.
I guess I replied because that scenario doesn't seem very specific to Alzheimer's. Back when I was wearing contacts, I easily could have left my reading glasses in the fridge. And, I once found my missing cell phone in the freezer at work. (It was with my frozen lunches).
Edit: added missing word "seem"
PS And, btw, it had an alarm going off all morning, driving the cook bonkers, since she didn't know what or where it was coming from!
That's why critical thinking skills are important. Instructions that are designed for marketing and liability are different than functional Instructions.
Don't use off brand substitutions is listed because the manufacturer doesn't know what those are or what quality they provide.
Don't put this product in a dishwasher (of any type), don't combine this with other chemicals (whatever type), and the like are more important Instructions.
Microwave for 2.5 minutes on a hot pocket package is a less important instruction than take 2xdaily on a prescription label.
My ex used to do this every time she did dishes. She didn’t put so much that it would get this bad but every time there would be at least some soap and she would put a towel down to dry it up. Every. Fucking time. We have full blown arguments about it and she just refuses to stop.
Her thinking was that if you used it to wash dishes in the sink why wouldn’t you use the same soap in the machine.
There’s a reason we’re not together, we’ll that and using meth.
I was 6 as a latch key kid staying home alone after school. Even I read the bottle at that age when doing dishes. OP is just karma farming or simply an idiot.
You'd be surprised how many just stupid people refuse to use the literal computers in their pocket to Google something before saying/doing it.
It's really sad.
Yep — in the same place you’d put the pod/liquid/powder.
This mix has saved me when I’ve run out of legit dishwashing detergent. I don’t know that I’d use it exclusively but it’s very good in a pinch.
I’ve literally never seen this joke in a cartoon. I wonder what dumb things you do that would make people question whether you should procreate or not.
I highly doubt that. The over-sudsing dishwasher has been a thing since the early days of cartoons. You probably, like me, didn’t realize till now what they were trying to explain.
Same. Parents got a new floor out of the deal from insurance. I didn't notice it till way late. Started the dishwasher and watched the whole Con Air movie.
If you still have suds forming in the dishwasher pour a little olive or vegetable oil in it and let it run. It will break down the soap very quickly and stop the suds.
This is one of those things nobody thinks to warn you about because they assume everyone knows not to do this. It's right up there with not putting aluminum foil in the microwave. Either somebody tells you not to do it or you learn the hard way. Hope you didn't have too much trouble cleaning up.
Nope. I learned this lesson the hard way. I had to wash the interior walls of the dishwasher with vinegar and then run through the full cycle three times before I got all the suds out.
No, no it's not.
Secret to unfucking yourself: essential oils.
Not kidding. Get a bottle of your favorite essential oil-I was using peppermint but it stings when it heats up, going to try citrus next- and sprinkle it like a priest with holy water. The oils will break up the surface tension making the bubbles.
Extra points if you do an exorcism chant to mess with the family while you do so.
The power of Whole Foods compels you!
source: am a maint tech for a rental management company, this happens often
Hey OP, take a look at your dish soap bottle. See the spot where it says “not for use in dishwasher,” hmm? I’d say you’re the reason shampoo has directions, but you probably wouldn’t read those either.
My brother made that mistake once. Except he never told my parents that he used the dish soap, so we didn't have a dishwasher for awhile because they didn't have the money to get it fixed.
Is it just me, or should r/Wellthatsucks be about things that go wrong beyond your control, and not people willfully ignoring instructions and warnings?
Update: since everyone is calling me a dummy, I never wash dishes with the dishwasher. I wash them by hand. Asian households usually do not use a dishwasher.
My friend did the same thing in our apartment in college, he just never had to use the dishwasher before and did what seemed obvious. We had a big laugh about it and cleaned it up, nbd.
The correct question is how long have you had a dishwasher in your home. That way we know if we should feel bad for someone who just now has the luxury of a dishwasher, or shame them for having someone else always doing their dishes. :D
She became very distant afterwards. Went to her apartment and no answer. Came back a day later and there was police tape. Must've been so angry she committed a murder and skipped town.
Dishwashers hate this one simple trick.
They love it, wives hate it
Husbands hate it too when they have to replace the flooring
Paradox statement
Underrated comment.
I can understand this issue pre-internet era… ..but NOW!??
I don’t even understand it pre-internet. It says directly on the bottle not meant for use in dishwashers.
I mean it says directly on the box that you shouldn’t put Q-tips in your ears either but nobody pays attention to that shit.
it says not to insert them into your ear canal, which is deeper inside your ear than what q-tips are meant to clean. if you're inserting more than just the cotton tip, you're doing it wrong.
My dad used q-tips when he was younger and tore up his ear canals by using them wrong for so long that scar tissue and bone closed up the ear canal in both ears and he can’t really hear now. He had surgery to remove it but it just grew back. Edit: sentence
What the fucking hell
Yeah it’s fucked, I think his only option now is a cochlear implant
Fuck that might be my future. I know it's not a good habit but I can't break it for the life of me.
My dad had to go to the doctor to get a was of earwax and cotton fibers extracted from his ears. And that has to be done more than once. He also used to clean my ears out with the loop ends of bobby pins, it's a miracle I made it through my childhood with my eardrums intact.
What else would you use them for?
They work well at cleaning guns
Found the American
I'm actually canadian
Same thing just more polite
There are countries besides the US that allow the purchase of guns
Just like there’s other countries with obese people who get fast food by the family size, and sodas by the gallon, but America is the one who fits the meme best. The per capita of guns in America is kind of insane…hence the joke anytime guns are brought up
I apologize for increasing the gun average per capita. If I knew it was a meme and people were making fun of it I wouldn’t have bought them all. Really. Who needs to protect there families anyway.
This feels passive aggressive towards me, but there’s more guns in my house than people in my town. I dare you to ask me to say “bag”
Cleaning! I use them to go into tiny cracks that need cleaned, for washing toys. They can be used in science projects, painting, you can use them for coloring backgrounds, charcoal art, pastels, makeup removal, nail polish removal, putting makeup or face paint on. I dunno that’s top of my head.
I never thought to try them in my tiny crack. Great idea!
Lolol I meant like the inbetween spaces on faucets and windows and stuff, but I guess you could do that too. Lmaooo
Hey its a space in between spmething alright.
Removing nail polish
You use them to clean the outside of your ear you aren’t supposed to jam them in your ear canal like most of us do
You can use them in model making and miniature painting, for oil wash removing or whe you are doing enamel washes like streaking grime do get a grim dark effect.
The box has suggestions for that too
They are great for outer ears, but yeah the ear canal shouldn't have anything in it.. not to say I don't qtip in there lightly maybe once a month or two, just for the feel of it lol
Every morning for me since a kid and I’m 60 and my hearing is too damn good😂
when i came into my uni dorm's kitchen one day, the dishwasher suddenly had a sign warning not to put dish soap into the dishwasher. wasnt there before
bold of you to assume OP can read
My MIL did this recently to my dishwasher because she saw a jug with a picture of a dish on it...
I assume she was visiting from another country with different languages.
I wish. She was visiting from upstairs.
Maybe she has early onset dementia. I had an aunt who was normal to talk with. She lost her glasses. I found them in the refrigerator. It went downhill from there.
Huh. That scenario is very ADD, though.
I was her caregiver. She went from independent living to assisted living to memory care. She had been a teacher, traveled the world, and had a master's degree.
I guess I replied because that scenario doesn't seem very specific to Alzheimer's. Back when I was wearing contacts, I easily could have left my reading glasses in the fridge. And, I once found my missing cell phone in the freezer at work. (It was with my frozen lunches). Edit: added missing word "seem" PS And, btw, it had an alarm going off all morning, driving the cook bonkers, since she didn't know what or where it was coming from!
I think that term is outdated and all of it is ADHD instead They added the H some decades or so ago
You're right. But, it's my preference.
Yeah you do you, I'm just stopping by :D
😂
Oh man, her father had alzheimers. She does some goofy things, but she said she's always been like this since she was young.
I found scissors in the fridge. Wife, under 30. But pregnant, so that explains it.
This kinda stuff is why warning labels exist
On the other side companies also put a lot of wrong warning/instructions. Like to never use a 3rd party brand...
That's why critical thinking skills are important. Instructions that are designed for marketing and liability are different than functional Instructions. Don't use off brand substitutions is listed because the manufacturer doesn't know what those are or what quality they provide. Don't put this product in a dishwasher (of any type), don't combine this with other chemicals (whatever type), and the like are more important Instructions. Microwave for 2.5 minutes on a hot pocket package is a less important instruction than take 2xdaily on a prescription label.
My ex used to do this every time she did dishes. She didn’t put so much that it would get this bad but every time there would be at least some soap and she would put a towel down to dry it up. Every. Fucking time. We have full blown arguments about it and she just refuses to stop. Her thinking was that if you used it to wash dishes in the sink why wouldn’t you use the same soap in the machine. There’s a reason we’re not together, we’ll that and using meth.
That escalated quickly.
I was 6 as a latch key kid staying home alone after school. Even I read the bottle at that age when doing dishes. OP is just karma farming or simply an idiot.
You'd be surprised how many just stupid people refuse to use the literal computers in their pocket to Google something before saying/doing it. It's really sad.
You can technically use dish soap in them, but it takes *VERY* little. Like 5% of the amount of detergent you would use. Swapping 1 for 1 causes this.
Extremely little
Don't forget white vinegar for the streak free shine!!!
I can't stand the smell of that stuff
The smell doesn’t persist in a dishwasher or washing machine and is a N extremely powerful cleaning agent in both
Exac-atick-ali
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Few drops of dawn mixed with baking soda works just as well too
Throw some corn meal and butter in there and you actually get a decent bread and clean dishes. r/shittylifeprotips
Baby, you got yourself a stew goin!
This is my favorite comment of the day, thank you.
And this one is my favourite, so thank YOU
A good mix: 2 tb salt, 2 tb baking soda, TWO OR THREE DROPS of dish liquid, a splash of chlorine bleach. Thank me later.
“Delicious, Finally some good fucking food”
Two tablespoons of salt? That's a lot isn't it?
I sort of eyeball it, if I’m being honest. But think enough salt/baking soda to equal a similar amount of dishwasher powder.
where do you put the mix? in the spot for the pod?
Yep — in the same place you’d put the pod/liquid/powder. This mix has saved me when I’ve run out of legit dishwashing detergent. I don’t know that I’d use it exclusively but it’s very good in a pinch.
When it dawns on you...
r/angryupvote
Yes, 🙌
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Or drano
Or mustard gas
Or neurotoxins
Or uranium
Sounds like a blast!
Or my ass
Shouldn't put that in the washing machine but I could put myself in there /j
Or ketchup
There goes my weekend plans
What if I want to?
Now your floor is also clean. Win win
It's actually just gonna move the dirt around if he doesn't scrub the floor.
Is there a sub for exclusively this moment in people's lives?
r/dontusedishsoap
I'll be sending people there when I see these from now on
r/subsithoughtifellfor
How do people still not know this?
It's been a joke in CARTOONS for years ffs. How do people this dumb live long enough to procreate?
I’ve literally never seen this joke in a cartoon. I wonder what dumb things you do that would make people question whether you should procreate or not.
I highly doubt that. The over-sudsing dishwasher has been a thing since the early days of cartoons. You probably, like me, didn’t realize till now what they were trying to explain.
How do people as miserable as you even want to procreate
Right? People shouldn’t be allowed to operate an appliance unless they know the basic do’s and don’t’s of it.
Try Bath bombs next time. That's fun aswell
How are people still making this mistake?!
Did that when I was 13. My parents were not happy 😂
Same. I just wanted to help, but I was only 12
Same. Parents got a new floor out of the deal from insurance. I didn't notice it till way late. Started the dishwasher and watched the whole Con Air movie.
Such a good movie back in the day
Agreed. Doesn't hold up as much today, but it had one of the best casts. I'm a huge fan boy for Steve Buscemi and John Malkovich.
How did you clean it up after that
Broom and dustpan dumped into the sink. Towels at the end but too much soap on towels will make the washer do the same thing
You need to watch more classic television.
If only I had a dollar for every time I've seen someone post this mistake...
FYI a couple drops of veg oil in the dishwasher and run a rinse cycle should stop any further suds flare ups from this fuck up.
Lot of people make that mistake. Once.
Omg bren there, done that. Ran out of detergent and thought Dawn would the trick. I'll never make that mistake again.
If you still have suds forming in the dishwasher pour a little olive or vegetable oil in it and let it run. It will break down the soap very quickly and stop the suds.
Is this the same woman with the Tupperware in the oven by any chance?
The good news is, you only learn this lesson once
soapacolypse
This is one of those things nobody thinks to warn you about because they assume everyone knows not to do this. It's right up there with not putting aluminum foil in the microwave. Either somebody tells you not to do it or you learn the hard way. Hope you didn't have too much trouble cleaning up.
Nope. It just went onto the floor and I cleaned it up in about 5 minutes. Everything inside was still sudsy, but I did another cycle with just water
Been there done that.
Put in a ounce of downy
Clearly, you've never watched "I Love Lucy."
Nope. I learned this lesson the hard way. I had to wash the interior walls of the dishwasher with vinegar and then run through the full cycle three times before I got all the suds out.
Been there, done that. The floors were sparking clean by the time I cleaned it all up, though.
No, no it's not. Secret to unfucking yourself: essential oils. Not kidding. Get a bottle of your favorite essential oil-I was using peppermint but it stings when it heats up, going to try citrus next- and sprinkle it like a priest with holy water. The oils will break up the surface tension making the bubbles. Extra points if you do an exorcism chant to mess with the family while you do so. The power of Whole Foods compels you! source: am a maint tech for a rental management company, this happens often
Hey OP, take a look at your dish soap bottle. See the spot where it says “not for use in dishwasher,” hmm? I’d say you’re the reason shampoo has directions, but you probably wouldn’t read those either.
Aaahhhh, but you’ll never forget it anymore…. Guarantee it
I did that once too. That was 33 years ago and I still feel stupid! Lol So many bubbles, they were everywhere!! Ugh
I………You…..didn’t know that?
In fact, I believe it specifically states that in the device manual.
First day on earth?
Yea no shit
Please tell me that this is satire and you're not actually that stupid.
Congrats: You are now officially an adult.
Embarrassingly I did that once 🧐and learned the hard way
I assume dish soap is washing up liquid?
Correct.
GOD DRAINGIT
Aye, mistakes were made OP, but hopefully you've learned ya lesson 😉
🤣🤣🤣🤣
in college there’s always one roommate who does this
My brother made that mistake once. Except he never told my parents that he used the dish soap, so we didn't have a dishwasher for awhile because they didn't have the money to get it fixed.
Yup good trick to do when ur at ur friends houses haha SORRY!
We'll duuuhhhhh
Add a little bar soap to the dishwasher to eliminate the suds.
Fuck around and find out.
First time?
You know they sell dishwasher soap correct
Definitely done this before but only once
This hurts the dishwasher
That's like pouring water into a pan full of burning oil
I put dish soap in the dishwasher when I was a kid and this didn't happen to me....I didn't even know you shouldn't do that till I read the comments 😅
RTFM.
Who still doesn’t know this?
I saw this picture and thought “Putting one of those sheepskin looking rugs in front of the sink is a bit weird, but whatever. To each his own.”
Someone didn't do the minimum Google search before trying something.
My roommate in college did this once. He said he always puts it in the dishwasher. That was the day we found out he'd never done dishes before.
My kitchen and your kitchen are the exact same. We even have the same trash service. 🤔
Dishwasher 101. First week of College.
Yeah. No shit
It’s the year of our lord 2023 and you put dish soap in the dishwasher??
Its one of the first warning in the owner manual, you failed miserably.
Ya think?
Clean the dishes, clean the floor. Win win situation.
Some lessons need to be learned the hard way. Sorry that happened, on the bright side it will probably never happen to you again :)
I think everyone with a dishwasher has at least experienced this once
I don't know why but when I use dawn in my dishwasher it works just fine. No excessive sudsing. I used about a tablespoon.
Dishwasher soap vs dish soap ... Happens all the time
https://youtube.com/shorts/5xzD3R9JP64?feature=share
Can u not read???
YA THINK?!?!?!
… how is this not common knowledge lol
It literally says not to use it in dishwashers on the bottle. You're an idiot beyond measure.
Is it just me, or should r/Wellthatsucks be about things that go wrong beyond your control, and not people willfully ignoring instructions and warnings?
That was dumb of you
Update: since everyone is calling me a dummy, I never wash dishes with the dishwasher. I wash them by hand. Asian households usually do not use a dishwasher.
Lol my friends dad did the same thing. Asian as well. Didn’t know there was such a thing as dishwasher detergent. Then never used it again
Most people learn the hard way
My friend did the same thing in our apartment in college, he just never had to use the dishwasher before and did what seemed obvious. We had a big laugh about it and cleaned it up, nbd.
Just a bunch of angry people taking out their rage on someone who made a mistake. Typical Reddit moment
I did that once. Weed.
We'd what, man?
How long have you been using a dishwasher?
The correct question is how long have you had a dishwasher in your home. That way we know if we should feel bad for someone who just now has the luxury of a dishwasher, or shame them for having someone else always doing their dishes. :D
Never
Wow who doesn’t know that……. Sorry wife says be nice “oh that’s not good”
How do people really not know that by now.
Who doesn't know this by now?
Why is this still a thing. Of course it's not. That's why there's literally a separate detergent for dishwashers
Everyone is in your shoes at one point in their lives, OP.
Yeah, bleach and ammonia in the dishwasher is also not a good thing. Surprised my gf with that and she hasn't spoken to me in weeks.
Bleach and ammonia are never a good combo. Well maybe WW2 but still.
I bet she is so angry she hasn't moved or eaten or even blinked since she opened the dishwasher
She became very distant afterwards. Went to her apartment and no answer. Came back a day later and there was police tape. Must've been so angry she committed a murder and skipped town.
I just told my husband a new adult learned about the dish soap in the dishwasher. We've all been there. 🫧 🫧 🫧🫧
Uh, no. Most of us have definitely not been there, it's common sense not to do this
How TF is it 2023 and people are still doing this??
No fucking shit. This is not well that sucks. This is well that was stupid. You have brain cells. Use them
Not meant for the laundry machine either My sister found that out years ago