My wife
Is wonderful, lovely and perfect in just about every way.

Except that when she does the washing-up, she insists on using ten times as much washing-up liquid than necessary.

While I will give a light drizzle over a plate - enough to enable the hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules to mix and wash off under running water with a brush - she will squeeze a huge great ejaculation of liquid onto a sponge, and half-fill the sink with the suds - for each and every item.

I have to speak to my bank manager every time I go to Tesco to stock up on Fairy.
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 23:44, 12 replies)

But I should say again...
.. that I still love her to bits because she's the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me :)
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 0:03, closed)

and even so...
i'm with you ;)
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 5 Aug 2011, 0:07, closed)

Stick a bit of caustic soda in the sink with the WUL and let it soak for a while, that'll get everything REALLY clean.
Just make sure there's no aluminium or soft plastics in there, it'll knack them right up.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 0:24, closed)

Grounds for divorce.
(cowler and for those reasons... I'm out, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 2:14, closed)

Stop buying Fairy.
If she uses that much, just buy the cheapest store brand going. It'll make no difference.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 2:52, closed)

My use of "Fairy" in the last line was a case of elegant variation
Although we do sometimes buy it when there's an offer on, and the very cheapest store brands are not antibacterial.
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 8:49, closed)

Antibacterial?
WTF do you want that crap for? Are you washing in effluent?
( SteamedCleaner, Sat 6 Aug 2011, 13:46, closed)

Antibacterial?
*seethes*
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sun 7 Aug 2011, 15:45, closed)

But not the very cheapest, they're value-engineered to fuck and hardly have any active content.
An ordinary supermarket brand WUL will do the job just as well as a big-name brand - or better, now that some of the branders have cut down their actives to save money.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 6 Aug 2011, 3:53, closed)

My school had a way of dealing with this
Dilution, massive dilution.

Buy one bottle and split it between about ten opaque empties. Top up with water. Instant savings!

Be sure to replce with a normal one when you have guests over. You don't want them thinking you're a tight-arse-weirdo.
( Yo 'Ho of Charlie mass-market saucetrepreneur, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 10:50, closed)

as opposed to the kind of weirdo that has their guests doing washing up for them?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 11:41, closed)

If I did that...
She'd know it was diluted, and therefore squirt as much is necessary in order to make up the difference :)
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Fri 5 Aug 2011, 23:36, closed)