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AIBU?

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To want a dishwasher?

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legaleagle21 · 26/05/2010 09:39

We are currenty having a new kitchen put in and i thought it would be a good idea to have a dishwasher. I am just wondering what people that have them think.

My husband is dead against it - says it is a waste of money and they recycle dirt! Says he knows 'loads' (not sure who all these people he talks to about dishwashing are!)that have them and never use them.

He does his bit in terms of the washing up - so it is not a case of him saying we dont need one but he never washes up.

I thinbk one would be good if only for hiding dirty dishes and making the place look tider than having dishes on the draining board.

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ShrimpOnTheBarbie · 26/05/2010 10:38

I can't even imagine why he would think that it recycles dirt? Put one in and in 6 months time he'll think it was his idea.

emptyshell · 26/05/2010 10:40

Mine's broken down twice this week. I can deal with the miscarriage from the previous week - but I would have needed bereavement counselling if hubby hadn't managed to get the dishwasher up and running again! (I threatened to walk out if I had to live in the same house as him without a working dishwasher because he does the male thing of using every plate in the kitchen to make a sandwich).

TaurielTest · 26/05/2010 10:46

My aunt and uncle were given one as a wedding present and say now that it was their best gift - not the machine itself, the time it gives them to spend doing things with each other and not washing-up. They then got us one in our first flat, I wouldn't be without one now (even if it meant no washer or dryer, like Sunshine said).
Who are these people he knows who have one and don't use it?!

echt · 26/05/2010 10:55

For years in the UK, we had dishwasher, at least from Mon-Fri: an au pair. Now we rent in Oz, and wouldn't be parted from the mechanical version. The liberation from shite, especially DH's ideas of handwashing with his mole-like vision, is unbeatable.

FelicityMintcake · 26/05/2010 10:57

Ooh no couldn't be without the dishwasher. I wish they'd invent one that loads an unloads itself too

emptyshell · 26/05/2010 10:59

I wish they'd add some level up sound or flashy lights if my husband puts a plate in the right way around... might train him to load the thing properly since nothing else has worked!

Mandi1984 · 26/05/2010 11:01

Tell him he can do the washing up then!

We are in a (temporary) flat with no dishwasher and it is driving us both insane!

nickelbabe · 26/05/2010 11:06

even my DF wants a dishwasher - he lived on his own for years and enjoyed washing up, but now i live with him, we cook (rather than ready-made food on a bakingtray) and there are a lot more dishes.

he hates seeing the pots pile up, but he just doesn't have the time to do it.

TheCoalitionNeedsYou · 26/05/2010 11:12

Washing up is a waste of life.
Get a dishwasher.

Olifin · 26/05/2010 11:24

YANBU. I couldn't live without my dishwasher; I really do appreciate having it.

nymphadora · 26/05/2010 11:26

We have a tiny kitchen but dishwasher was well worth it. If you run it full its more economical and I think its more hygenic but cant prove that!

kamsmum · 26/05/2010 11:38

Life is SO much simpler and easier with a dishwasher. We had to install new plumbing which cost more than the actual dushwasher but it was really worth it.

GET ONE!!

Opinionatedfreak · 26/05/2010 11:42

A dishwasher is a dealbreaker for me.

I was really put off a lovely house by the beautiful handbuilt kitchen which had a double belfast sink but no dishwasher. I also hate belfast sinks as I live in perpetual fear of chipping them.

I now live in a house with a much less grand kitchen with a stainless steel sink & dishwasher.

I'm spoilt though I've never not had one. My parents got one of the first ones as a wedding present (and are still only on their 3rd one - they last pretty well!)

skybright · 26/05/2010 11:45

Get one,my current kitchen is too small for a dishwasher. I miss it soooo much.

whatwasthatagain · 26/05/2010 11:53

I was only thinking about dishwashers this morning, and that my mother never had one, and how much time we spent washing and drying after every meal - although it was always a good opportunity for a chat. I wouldn't want to be without one - just being able to chuck everything in after a meal is great - although I never do pans and glasses in it. And I have a belfast sink.

Fibilou · 26/05/2010 11:54

YANBU. I would rather lose the washing machine than the dishwasher.

"recycle dirt" ? what nonsense

PlanetEarth · 26/05/2010 12:39

I'm on the fence about dishwashers. We have one, and we do use it every day... but... now and then the stuff that comes out isn't clean, and then it's harder to get the bits off than if you'd just washed them yourself in the first place. Also, they're very expensive to run - just have a look at the price of dishwasher tablets versus washing up liquid. Hot water is irrelevant to us as the boiler is on anyway, and since it rains constantly I'm not bothered about using up water washing up. And re the environment, that's a big piece of equipment to manufacture and a few years later put into landfill. Oh and they wear your plates and cutlery out quicker too!

stripeyknickersspottysocks · 26/05/2010 12:44

Tell your DH that in America they don't sterilise baby bottles as research has shown that washing them in a dishwasher is enough to kill the bugs/sterilise them. So they must be hygenic enough. I reckon its more hygenic than scrubbing at plates with a brush/sponge that's used over and over again.

Plus if you sell your house in the future having a space for a dishwasher would help sell it. I would not buy a house unless it was possible to put a dishwasher in and I wouldn't like the thought of having to rip cupboards out to put one in.

lazylula · 26/05/2010 13:03

I didn't want one when dh suggested we got one. in the end I gave in and I am so glad I did as it is so much easier than washing up all the time. That said, I would cope if we didn't have one (I did for 2 months when ours broke and we had to wait for the new parts).

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