to want a dishwasher?

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I live on nmy own, so not much washing up but I HATE it. I HATE it. I would rather clean the bathroom than do it. I soak stuff then forget about it and come back to cold dirty water with bits floating in it.

Would I be really lazy to get one? Just a wee £140 one.

YANBU!

The bastid things dont unpack themselves, but its not a "messy" job at least.

And the dishes are dry and ready to put away, which you have to do anyway if you do it by hand.

Get one!

a wee one uses almost as much water, and the same amount of electricity as a full sized one. So get a full sized one you will be amazed how quickly you could fill it up!

We got one when DD was born, so as to free up a bit of time/arguing. It is probably one of the top things I could NOT live without now.
But I agree, its a pain that it does not empty itself. DH and I, instead of arguing about whose turn it is to wash up/put away now argue about who will unload it

YANBU.

I don't know how i lived without mine - well, actually i do, i'd say i was going to do the dishes, manshape would say that he'd do them in a bit, and i'd end up doing them myself in the morning...

So. I got mine from ebay. Best £20 i ever spent!

Pavlov - get 2 and find something else to argue about!

I have no space :( So will have to be a small one.

YANBU.

In our last house we had no room for a dishwasher. The day we moved in here, we went immediately to Currys and bought one, I refused to be without one for a single day longer than I needed to.

You can unload in the time it takes to boil the kettle for a cuppa - about the same length of time it takes to run a bowl of hot water to even start the washing up!

Buy it now [hgrin]

YANBU. We've not really got the space for one, or the money to buy one but I'm really, really trying to think of a way round both of these problems...

I've had a look on Gumtree and there seems to be a lot of secondhand ones about. Not sure how reliable secondhand would be but god it's tempting.

YANBU i got one a few months ago, it is FANTASTIC and i have never regretted it.

buy one and enjoy it - life is too short not to.

That's true what Alibaba says - it seems like a big faff, but its because you are spoilt!

I wouldn't be without mine.

I can suffer the loss of two desperately wanted pregnancies within the space of 4 months... the dishwasher looked like it was packing up ...and I was considering bereavement counselling*. Thankfully my wonderful husband fixed it!

*Before anyone takes offence and slates me for the above comment - the losses actually devastated me, but I've got a naturally dark sense of humour and I'm now at the point of laughing through the despair of it all. If you don't like it - shove it up yer chuff-chuffs.

Tatty - despite knowing that I am still slatternly about unloading it and the next dirty load piles up around it

But, when I do decide to do it, it is very very quick [hgrin]

emptyshell - no shoving required here :) I hope you are blessed with a healthy baby very soon x

Am used to using dishwashers everyday at work, dont mind putting it away at all as its clean and easy. I have always hated washing dishes. You are really persuading me.

Now can I buy one, get it delivered AND get someone to fit it (like up to the water etc) for me?! Im sure a company comet or currys maybe did that for my wahsing machine.

It's the fact they DO actually get the dishes and glasses really clean and sparkling so you can flounce around the kitchen pretending to be a domestic goddess that's the best bit.

Ours was a hand me down from MIL... you can all complain about MILs... MINE GAVE ME A DISHWASHER!

"manshape" made me laugh.

I'd love a dishwasher. Hopefully when we move.

Heres a random question - Could I put it on a table? Or would it be safer on the work top?

Oh god, get one.

Mine broke down last week and I nearly left home.
Worst. Week. Ever.

Think of the price-per-use. Pence. Worth it.

I really want a dishwasher too but really struggling with where on earth to put one. Presume it would have to go on the same wall as plumbing for sink etc. I have a space where drawers are which might work for a slimline one but would mean a lot of faffing

YANBU, I would love one more than anything as I HATE washing dishes and have even said it would be acceptable for dh to get me one for Christmas, however he pointed out that to have a dishwasher would mean giving up the washing machine as my stupid old house has no room for both (sulks with pouty bottom lip) [hsad]

themeow we are in an apartment with a kitchen you can't swing a cat in.

We got rid of a much needed cupboard to fit it in. I threw out many items of tatt essential kitchen ware in order to make space! Drastically re-organised how we store things and what we have in the kitchen. It HAD to be done.

Find a way! I bet you could if you were creative.

GET ONE. I have only got a slimline one as thats all I have room for.
Just myself and little girl here, but I would not be without it. I still love that moment when you push the on button and then walk away!!

YANBU
Get one - they are life changing. A boon for those who loathe washing up and also get things far cleaner than any human could.
We rented a house while we were waiting to move into one we had bought. No dishwasher - after 2 weeks we purchased and installed one because life without was unbearable.

I have a great dish washer,its names Mike :o and its 18 years old and when poked with a stick enough does a pretty good job

Good lord, you HAVE to have a dishwasher! They've even got water economy & power saving on their side, plus they wash up more hygienically. I live on my own. My full-sized dishwasher cost £45 on eBay [smug]