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how do you get tea stains out of mugs?

26 replies

wotamidoin · 07/09/2007 21:14

anyone?

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Skribble · 07/09/2007 21:14

rub hard or probably bicarb and lemon like everything else .

KTeePee · 07/09/2007 21:18

salt on a damp cloth

PeachesMcLean · 07/09/2007 21:19

Now I don't drink tea and I don't have false teeth, but for some reason I think those tablets you soak your teeth in are supposed to do the job well.

NAB3 · 07/09/2007 21:19

denture tablets.
I think

spinspinsugar · 07/09/2007 21:20

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FluffyMummy123 · 07/09/2007 21:20

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KTeePee · 07/09/2007 21:21

Cod, you said the B word again

evilreturns · 07/09/2007 21:22

washing powder. let it soak for a few hours.

FluffyMummy123 · 07/09/2007 21:22

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jaz2 · 07/09/2007 21:24

Barmans Friend powder - get it from Sainsburys/John Lewis. Put it on a damp cloth and wipe the insides of the mugs.

Bewilderbeast · 07/09/2007 21:33

milton

wotamidoin · 07/09/2007 21:53

thanks girls. don't want my mil pulling a face again!

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lilolilmanchester · 07/09/2007 22:48

My mum always used bicarb of soda on a dish cloth, old fashioned but it does work.

meandmy · 07/09/2007 22:51

if all else fails scallding water teaspoon bleach rinse well, rinse well, rinse well.

quickdrawmcgraw · 07/09/2007 22:52

Salt.
pour it in and rub it with your fingers. Comes off straight away.

themoon66 · 07/09/2007 22:53

Use a dishwasher.

chattychantelle · 07/09/2007 23:09

Tiny drop of bleach, cup full of cold water overnite. Gets rid of all stains on the cup just wash out properly in the morning

SoMuchToBits · 07/09/2007 23:10

Astonish paste from Lakeland is good for tea stains.

Califrau · 07/09/2007 23:13

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Aero · 07/09/2007 23:17

salt (or the 'b' word works too).

Spidermama · 07/09/2007 23:18

In absence of a dishwasher - elbow grease with a green scourer.

mummylin2495 · 07/09/2007 23:31

i always put some ariel in and fill with boiling water and leave for about 10mins ,and i also stick the teaspoons in the cups at the same time.

PrettyCandles · 07/09/2007 23:32

Miltons, or a dishwasher.

MissingMySleep · 07/09/2007 23:33

Easy peasy and this will clean up your teaspoons also.

Any clothes washing powder, large pile into mucky cup, add boiling water, stick in the tea stained teaspoons, leave it fr a bit - hour will do, longer if you like. Then rinse off and wipe the grime away. Worse it is, longer you should leave it, and if you use the green part of a scourer, they will be shiny shiny.

Have fun.