My designer washing up bowl is ruined! (sort of lighthearted)

[HorsePetal]

Ok so I'm aware that this is hardly important in the grand scheme of things but last Saturday I went out for lunch/shopping with an old school friend.

We were in the Cotswolds and I clearly thought I was a lot posher than I actually am because I decided to spend just shy of £60 on a Normann Copenhagen Washing Up Bowl (I know!)

So I have been admiring it all week and will admit that washing up has been a bit more pleasurable until last night when I decided to soak a baking dish in it overnight (baked on pasta sauce).

This morning is it RUINED with a big bloody orange tide mark all around the rim which won't budge.

Should I take it back? I'm going to look like a fool aren't I? They are going to know that I am not really worthy of a posh washing up bowl (do posh people even eat Spaghetti Bolognese?).

Do you think they will refund (as not fit for posh purpose or something?)

I don't have a washing up bowl but then I always find a mug with half a cup of tea in it so have to head off to the bathroom to empty it before I wash it. If you have a bowl you can just tip it down the side. Maybe I need a trip to the Cotswolds to get myself a new bowl !

I wasn't even aware that you could buy washing up bowls that cost £60

What's wrong with just tipping it down the sink dexter I'm confused?

also you could point out the qualty is not up to scratch..

for 60 pounds you expect it to be good qualty which means not staining.. esp after such a short amount of time.

Wondering if sparklyfucker and dexter73 live anywhere near the Cotswolds

I very nearly bought one of those. Still lust after it.

I too have a Belfast Sink and a washing up bowl is a must.

I may ask for one for Christmas.

Would you like mine? It's a limited edition pale blue one with a red marbled effect [grin}

OP I really like your washing up bowl, ludicrously expensive as it is. Yes, you're crazy to have bought it , but I feel your pain.

As pp said, take it back with an entitled "obviously, I'm going to get a refund" attitude.

(SIXTY QUID???)

Oh damn. I want a yellow one and they don't do a yellow one. My KitchenAid is yellow and I wanted it to match.

sulks

saves money

DH would divorce me if I spent £60 on a washing up bowl!

(I think I've probably spent more for less in a moment of Post Lunch Bonhomie, so you have my sympathies)

I'd take it back and get a refund then spend it on seeing someone to help you with your expensive washing up tastes!

I've tried to resist - but, I can't.

Normann-with-two-n's has three "n"'s.

As you were.

When I saw your thread title I knew which bowl it would be.

My friend had that on her Wedding List and I was shocked at a £60 washing up bowl (particularly on the wedding list of a couple who had lived together for years and already had a perfectly good washing up bowl).

Sorry to hear your tale of woe. I would try returning it for an exchange (and never putting tomato based washing up in the new one!)

Good luck!

this is the kind of shit that happens to me

however...

60 quid
on a washing bowl

hahahahahahaha!!!! OP thanks for sharing !

Its nice, and I can see why it appealed

BUT SIXTY FUCKING QUID

And, whilst you're making your complaint - point out the typo on their webpage. Unless "bruch" is a designer way of spelling "thing to wipe crud off your dishes".

I'm generally cross and grumpy today. Thanks for the chance to vent.

Bruch. Sheesh.

oh fuck they do them in pink

I want one now

But as its the equivalant of 2 chanel pro lumiere foundations, maybe not

I'd take it back, just done a quick google and its common. Have a look ar the Amazon reviews many of which mention staning

Do you have to wear those fancy marigolds with gemmed cuffs while you're doing the washing up in it?

hang on hang on....

its not only a sink bowl...

The rubber material used is approved for food and can be used for salad or fruit.

Use it as a wine or champagne cooler or to keep soft drinks cool.
Use it for storing children's toy or magazines.

it has ALSO WON AWARDS!!!

Awards: Formlandprisen 2002 in Denmark & DesignPlus 2002 in Germany.

I kinda want to know how the awards cermony went.. and if theres a award for a toliet brush or toothbrush holders

My mother has a similar problem with her actual sink..... The most expensive mistake she's made. Don't ever buy Corian.

To help with removing the stains made by just looking at the sink I drop about 4/5 Milton tablets in some warm water and let it do it's thing.

It is a pretty bowl though and I would be very annoyed that it has stained!

Littletulip - I can't tip it down the sink because I have just filled it up with hot water and Fairy liquid so I would have to empty the sink out first to empty the tea out and then fill it up again!

Horse - I leave near Oxford so not close but not that far.

Leave it in the sun. It will disappear.

Is that why it costs sixty quid? Because it can double as a children's storage unit or a magazine rack??
Who wants a red rubber magazine rack anyway?