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By: TrudyAnn

TrudyAnn — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:22:40 +0000

I don’t use many paper products at all…..for me, It’s never been cost effective. I purchase Bar towels and/or packages of handtowels at a discount, for napkins. I have lots of different colors….for the children, we use colored wash clothes….so much more practical, and absorbent, if there is an “accident” as there is invarriably when the kids are around….LOL. We have the terry cloth at hand, and the spills are mopped up quickly. I also give cloth diapers to new moms….if not used for baby’s bottom, they make great burp cloths! Guess I’m just oldfashioned! The fact that it is ‘eco-friendly’ is a perk!

By: funny

funny — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:50 +0000

@ frugalscholar: My mother probably vibrates in her funeral urn every time I toss the dishcloth on the table to use it as a napkin. I’m sure she’d think it was very déclassé. Oddly, we always used paper napkins…I can’t remember ever seeing cloth napkins except when guests were invited for holiday meals. I didn’t start using cloth napkins until several years into my marriage, and then not only my mother but my friends wondered allowed why on earth I’d want to be bothered with the extra laundry.

@ SimplyForties: Darn! Wish I’d known! We could’ve bought some. M’hijito’s roommate’s girlfriend put his off-white napkins in the laundry with a red throw rug…turned them all pink!

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:54:07 +0000

I love cloth napkins. If you aren’t handy, you can always get extremely cheap ones at the change of he seasons; fall ones in Spring, pastel ones in August, etc. Before I sold all my stuff and moved away I sold most of what was a huge supply of cloth napkins. Estate and garage sales are clearly a good place to look too!

By: frugalscholar

frugalscholar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:54:42 +0000

As a child, I hated napkins and loved using dish towels. Why should a dish towel (bigger, more absorbent, etc) be just for alone-time? Just because a merchant deems a dishtowel for dishes and a napkin for meals, why should we?

In my house, we all use dish towels–the big ones. Love them! So glad I’m out of the closet on this. (The linen closet?)

By: funny

funny — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:00:19 +0000

Great idea! And it’s a use for the LIfetime Supply of Costco peas.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:01:57 +0000

Decant some frozen peas into a ziplock and then it will contour to what ever part is injured. Can re-freeze if needed, Just don’t confuse with edible peas.