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Let's start a thread of just random advise / hacks

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washingmachineslivelongerwithcalgon · 21/08/2023 17:19

No specific topic, just great advise you'd give.

Keep it simple.
(Apologies, I didn't know which other category to put this under that would gain traction)

I'll go first:

  • don't sweat the petty stuff, & don't pet the sweaty stuff.
  • if you can't open a food jar, pierce the top to get the air out and it opens right up!
  • drizzle a tablespoon of marmite into the cooking fat before you roast your potatoes (and drizzle some over the spuds)
  • if you don't have egg cups, use shot glasses
  • hair spray gets most things out of carpets. (Learnt this when staying at a boyfriends house as a teen and dropped lipstick. Blind panic and hairspray saved me!) used it ever since, in emergency situations.
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MaryLivingOnDreamsAndCustardCreams · 21/08/2023 17:32

Istanbulnotconstantinople72 · 21/08/2023 17:31

My advice is to never read the first comment on a MN post because it's always either completely mental or just pointless

This is so true 😂

Istanbulnotconstantinople72 · 21/08/2023 17:31

My advice is to never read the first comment on a MN post because it's always either completely mental or just pointless

wagasallday · 21/08/2023 17:30

Washing up liquid gets most food stains out of clothes. Put a bit on the stain, scrub it (with a towel or your thumb) little bit more on the stain and straight into the washing machine as normal. It’s got orange sauce out of white tops! Swear by it

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Unnecessary wasn’t it really

jaundicedoutlook · 21/08/2023 17:27

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