Dishwasher or Hand Wash?

United States
October 29, 2006 9:24pm CST
My ex and I used to argue because, we both hated washing dishes, but he wanted an automatic dishwasher and I said they don't clean dishes good enough - do you wash dishes by hand or use a dishwasher?
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@aprilsue00 (1991)
• United States
31 Oct 06
I use a dishwasher. there is no way I could live without it. There is six people in my home and we use a lot of dishes. Without my dishwasher I would be washing dishes all day long.
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• United States
1 Dec 06
sometimes I feel like that's all I do all day (nodding)
• Netherlands
30 Oct 06
There is no way that I am washing anything by hand, and neither would my boyfriend. We use a dishwasher and it works brilliantly. I think dishwashers are more sanitary because the water is far hotter than that you handwash. No way could you put your hands in that hot of water. So I would say that you should have one because you will like it and wonder why you never had one.
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• United States
1 Dec 06
all the ones I've had so far never did a really good job. Maybe I need to look at more expensive ones or something.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
30 Oct 06
Dishwasher all the way. The dishwasher can get the disher cleaner than I can and it uses much hotter water than I can take putting my hands in.
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@chileman (967)
• Australia
30 Oct 06
We are getting a dishwasher put into our new place that is being built right now but we usually wash by hand if it is a small load anyway, if we have a party or friends over then we will use it.
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@heat2502 (764)
• United States
25 Nov 06
I wash dishes by hand that way i know they are clean.
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@piggott (71)
• Canada
25 Nov 06
by hand but i wisg i had a dish washer
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• United States
24 Nov 06
I hate emptying the dishwasher worse than I hate washing dishes. For me it's easier to just do them every evening and get it overwith.
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@tareqfayyad (1674)
• United States
20 Nov 06
by hand wash...i feel that is more clean ...i am love to prepare anything by my hand.......bye
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@achilles7 (1276)
• India
1 Nov 06
I like dish washer.But I have no money to buy one. So I do hand washing
@Lisamommy (111)
• United States
1 Nov 06
I agree they don't wash dishes that well. But I still would rather use it, than spend all that time over the sink. THe funny thing is that if the dishes don't come out clean, I will still put them in the cabinet. Sometimes I will rinse them off or pick off the item left behind. If it's too bad than I will just rewash the whole load. www.babytalkhomemaker.blogspot.com
• United States
1 Nov 06
DISHWASHER ALL THE WAY!
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• United States
1 Nov 06
dishes - dishes
I do not have a dishwasher. I use to have one and I used it a lot. I was the only one who loaded it and I rinsed very well. Now I do all my dishes by hand and I prefer to be the one who does it because my husband only gets things 75% clean. I have to wait til he leaves the house to do them again so I don't hurt his feelings.
• United States
1 Nov 06
Ok, this is a fight I have in my house all the time. I wash my dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I don't rinse the soap off, I just scrub them before putting them in. My husband thinks it's strange that I wash the dishes before washing the dishes. I don't care, I know my dishes are clean when they come out.
@vhansen (2029)
• United States
24 Nov 06
I prefer to hand wash.Somehow not matter what I use the dishwasher just doesn't get them clean enough.
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@ladygator (3465)
• United States
20 Nov 06
we hand wash dishwasher is not good, at least mine isnt
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• United States
31 Oct 06
Well, I just hate washing the dishes but i am forced to every day because the appartment i moved into doesnt have a dish washer. It sucks. I am thinking about just buying paper and plastic plates ect..
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@maddog108 (3435)
• Australia
31 Oct 06
hand wash
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@clownfish (3272)
• United States
31 Oct 06
I end up doing both - because of the things that can't go in the dishwasher.
@Funloving (879)
• India
31 Oct 06
both
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@massaj03 (4367)
• United States
31 Oct 06
I perfer hand washing.
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@salex142 (686)
• United States
31 Oct 06
My mom always told me that its never clean unless u do it yourself by hand...