What do you do with the spare washing up glove when the other one breaks?

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We have a large collection of left-hand washing up gloves as the right one always breaks first, presumably because we're both right-handed. I don't like to bin the left hand glove as it's still usable and seems a waste, so I keep them.
Sometimes I use a left-hand glove on my right hand to use them up. MIL says she turns a left-hand one inside out to use on her right hand. I've often thought that it would be helpful if a pack of gloves came with a spare right-hand gloves, or if you could buy single gloves. Are we the only people who have this problem?

YABU - just bin it like a normal person
YANBU - shops should sell spares!

You can cut them up to make rubber bands out of them 🤪

Make a funny chicken

I keep it as a spare until one of the opposite hand breaks. But I really hate waste too.

I turn them inside out like your MIL

I used to turn them inside out too. Or keep for pulling up weeds from flower pots or other messy jobs that only require one glove.

Now I make DD wash up (no gloves)

Turn them inside-out, of course.

Ooh, my daughter would like that one!

I use it on the wrong hand, but I never considered turning it inside out.
Total Game changer, I’m a bit excited for when my next one rips.

Turn it inside out

This is what I do. I assumed everyone did.

I think you are cruel to separate it from its mate. They go to glove heaven together.

I'm quite ashamed to admit that I'd never thought of turning the left handed one inside out

I'll be doing that in future though!

At 69 pence in Home Bargains I throw them away.

I’m left handed so the left breaks first. Maybe I should be looking for a r handed glove buddy. Maybe I should invent a glove swapping app that’s a lot less filthy than it sounds.

Put them on olio for free. You might find a left handed person with a pile of right handed ones to swap.

or buy a dishwasher!

@ilparadodosdoltos cross post. The app you want it called olio. You can put on things you want to get rid of, but also put a wanted post on there 'Looking for left handed washing up gloves' etc.

Turn it inside out and use it for "in the garage" jobs. (just so visitors don't think I'm tight.)

I had not thought of turning inside out (shameful I know)

However I think I will keep binning them (even more shameful and my apologies to the planet)

Opening up a new packet of Marigolds, putting on fresh gloves, and getting stuck into a pile of washing up is a real treat

That’s amazing. I had no idea! I can finally be of some use to the world!😁

I think you need to share a picture of this!

@Darkclothes We already have a dishwasher, but somehow still end up doing a lot of washing up - saucepans, oven trays etc don't fit in the dishwasher.

This made me laugh, because I feel exactly the same!

I try and avoid sending unnecessary waste to land fill. Every little helps.

Mine too!

Like many previous posters I turn the undamaged left hand glove inside out and wear it on my right hand.

I also buy slightly more expensive gloves in the first place, as they last longer.