Loading the damn thing and unloading takes as much time.
Not to mention washing off the worst of the dirt because the machine can't manage to get rid of it.

And how on earth can it be cheaper to run a dishwasher for an hour then fill a sink with some water?
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:01, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I don't rinse anything before putting it in the dishwasher
Just scrape the plates
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:02, Reply)

which you have to do before washing up anyway

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

it really doesn't
and I've never had to wash off the worst of the dirt

the thing is, you can load it as you use stuff, so at most you might need to put a couple of pans and plates in at once, which takes seconds. You aren't left with a heap of clean or dirty plates etc. on the side or the drainer, it cleans them better and costs less to run.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

+ means you can have a brew and watch the TV instead

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

or do anything else
and literally everything else is a better use of someone's time than doing the fucking washing up.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:04, Reply)

There is only you and your misses. How much stuff do you use?

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:05, Reply)

LET HIM FUCKING SPEND HIS MONEY HOW HE WANTS
fucking hell is everything a cause for arguments on here.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:05, Reply)

Having a bad day chompers?

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:06, Reply)

People at work are dropping like flies.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

Have you been putting rohypnol in the water coolers?

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:11, Reply)

I heard it was through the ventilation system

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

3 of my colleagues have died in the last week I don't appreciate you using that as an excuse to make rape jokes.
Have you tried not being a bitter vicious bitch for any serious amount of time?
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Tried it, didn't like it

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:22, Reply)

I'm sorry to hear that
I thought you just meant redundancy
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:44, Reply)

it seems so

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:06, Reply)

unless he wants to spend it on evian or vitamin water, of course
this post is an excellent stab at defining "hypocrisy"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

We cook from scratch every day, which automatically uses more stuff
but we only run the dishwasher every couple of days

that is irrelevant though, because it costs less to run the dishwasher we could use it everyday.

There are no arguments you can make that would persuade me that doing it by hand is better in even one small way.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I can understand the use of dishwashers for commercial use etc.
I just think they're a bit over the top for home.
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

If we didn't have one nothing would get washed up ever.
Arguing over whose turn it is to do the dishes is the biggest cause of arguments in shared accommodation BADGERFAX
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

I can't understand why people have such a problem with them
they:
save you time
save you money
are more hygenic
keep your kitchen free of clutter

what's not to like?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:13, Reply)

Maybe I just don't hate washing up as much as you do.

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:15, Reply)

I don't think anyone does
even I'm unsure why, it's a bit irrational. Fortunately there is an easy solution to it. But mine is currently broken.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:15, Reply)

Same reason that it's cheaper to have a shower than run a bath.

( Kroney, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

Do they use so little water?
I wasn't aware.
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

they really do
they heat efficiently as well
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:14, Reply)