when detergent fails to do the job.....

Try 2 spoons of bleach with half a lemon in luke warm water, sweetie. Let it lie for about half an hour then you can wash them. That ought to help. TATA.

Like coffee stains or something? I go at it with Ajax cleanser and a scrubber...

hi bluepavilion try some boiling water with plenty of baking soda in it to get rid of tea and coffee stains in your cups. of course bleach in hot water can work but then your cups will smell of cholorox so I prefer hot water and baking soda to the bleach method

Never let the cup stand with liquids for a long period before washing it, and if you got to wait with washing then pour it with water first... But that ofcause only works with new and unstained cups, but I dont know about old stains? Maybe a chemical of some kind?

For stubborn stains like these we soak them in hot water with liquid detergent meant for eating utensils a few minutes before washing them up. It should work for cups and the like.

I used to use the metal scourer to clean the cup,I have heard that the toothpaste has the same effect but I have not try until now,maybe you can have a try and tell me the result :)

Hi, I also facing the same thing like you. Some of my mugs looks pretty nice from outside,but there is some stain inside and I am trying to clean it up all the time. I have found out few methods and it does help : 1. put a teaspoon of baking soda mixed with water and scrub over the cup. 2. wet the cup and add some salts and scrub over the cup. 3. mixed 50/50 portion of seasalt and white vinegar, it does help to remove the stain. Give it a try and hope it works for you.

One good thing to do is to use some lemon juice and freshly boiled hot water. Let it soak for a while then wipe it clean. You could also use white vinegar, that is usually good enough for the job. Another popular method is to use sterelising tablets like steradent, which are usually used to soak false teeth in!!

I use soft scrub and it contains bleach so what I do basically is use a dab of it and with my sponge and it gets it all out. This way I do not have soak and or leave any dishes for later as I am one when I am ready to do dishes I like to do them all at once.

Hi bluemoonpavilion! I have encountered the same problem before. I used to drink coffee and tea when I was still a student. As a result my coffee mug got stained. I put some chlorine inside my mug and when the stain started to fade I washed it thoroughly. My mugs regained its whiteness and until now I am still using it. I don't let coffee or any dark colored drinks stay long in it and I always wash it immediately after every use so that the stain will not recur. Oooops! I don't know if what I did was safe and healthy so if you have other safer means of removing them please do so. Have a good day and happy myLotting! :D