to think about hiding DH's handkerchiefs??

[sparkleymummy]

I just think they're horrible. Surely they're not hygienic. His mother insists on buying them for him every christmas and he insists on using them.

I'm going to bin them whatever you all think but just wondered whether I'm alone in this view?

foul hideous things
burn 'em

More environmentally friendly than tissues. Cheaper too. Softer on the nose.

I used to be a bit iffy about dp's, but I've got used to them. They're very him. And dd loves daddy's hankies which makes me smile because when I was little I loved my dad's big red spotty hankies.

Yes, a bit unhygenic, but there are worse things to be.

Tell him to wash them himself

I like them but I do cull them when they have holes and bike oil on them.

Father Christmas brings DH a pack every Christmas.

They are a bit like a grown up muslin - can be used for all manner of things in an emergency.

Come to think of it not sure DH ever uses them for his nose more an all purpose cloth!

mildmannered
I am at you saying your dp's hankies are "green"
eeew!

They are ghastly. Bin them. I would think boil washing handkerchiefs is less environmentally friendly than using recycled paper?

Oh God I've just fished them out of the bin on the strength of the "they're very him" argument.

Ok so yes they make him look like a bit of a geek but who cares about that.

Bless him

My dh couldn't live without his hankies! I've just ironed about 50 of them. I do think it's rather old fashioned but yes, environmentally it's better than tissues I suppose. He isn't going to change now anyway.

Waht does he do with 50 hankies?

you dont boil wash hankies do you?

i prefer hankies, must get some more.

Some days he uses several and sometimes I'm a bit behind with the washing/ironing!

I love a hanky, even though I'm not a blerk.

Surely no more unhygienic than a washable nappy?

I boilwash nothing, me.

I don't boilwash either. Just go in with the other whites...

Misdee, you do ??
I didn't know that there was a need to boil wash anything these days.

I have been searching for hankies for DS - there aren't any blue small ones (women's size) which is a shame... he loves them (he's 5!)

thanks mmj

Revolting unhygienic things. Bin them.

they are a source of reinfection spreading viruses etc around I would bin them and use tissues
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My DH hates tissues and thinks they are more unhygenic than hankies.

m happy for him to use hankies.

I once said to someone that hankies always struck me as a bit unhygienic and she said "yes, but it's a class thing." So there you go. There may be more to those squares of cloth than just nose wiping.

Hankies feel much nicer on the nose, and can just go in the washing machine when necessary. But there's no need to iron them FFS! Why iron something you're going to blow your nose on? Might as well iron something and wipe your bum on it...

DH never uses anything else and the DDs love nicking them. I wash them at 40 with some Napisan in the wash. If he didn't use them what the feck would we get him for Christmas?