I'm always looking for ways to stretch a dollar, and if I have something that can be used more than once, or for more than one job, I'm sold. I use dryer sheets, but it seems like such a waste to use them once and then throw them away. I discovered that they are great for dusting, and since I'm buying them anyway why not? They seem to have a static charge or something similar. They work very much like Swiffers do without the cost. I keep a little bag on my dryer to collect them. Some dryer sheets work better than others, but they all leave a nice scent behind as an added bonus. Enjoy!
I only use dryer sheets when I've left a tissue in a pocket. When there's static in the dryer, I'll run a wire hanger over the clothes to remove it.
One way to save, if you want to use sheets all the time, is to cut them in half or even in thirds. For me, a third works just as well as a whole one.
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Buy dryer sheets at your local dollar store. Attach them to the end of your broom and will pick up dust, pet hair, misc. Also, use for dusting furniture.
Here are some dusting tips as recommended by our ThriftyFun community. When you dust, start at the top and work down. A clean paint brush is useful for dusting hard to reach places.
Put on a pair of cotton gloves to quickly dust that furniture if company suddenly stops by, then shake gloves out doors and throw in washer.
When dusting the house, a clothes basket comes in real handy. As you dust, take all of the stuff off the furniture and place it in the clothes basket.
Use the lonely lost sock from the dryer as a duster. I turn it inside out and spray furniture polish on it then swipe it where ever there is a hint of dust and voila, the dust is on the sock.
I had several old socks with holes in them. Darning was not an option. One day I was needing to dust around the TV, stereo, etc., so I grabbed one of them, sprayed on dusting aerosol and put it on like a glove.
Having pets in the house causes me to need to dust more often, but not with polish. So, the other day, I was stripping the sheets off the bed, and I took one pillowcase and used it to dust the bedroom.
Instead of throwing those socks with holes away, they are great for dusting!
You can purchase these at hardware stores, flea markets, etc. we have one and I keep it in my house, plus you can purchase air tanks to use separate.
Reachers are useful after surgery and for the elderly. However, they are fantastic for dusting behind and under heavy furniture.
Nylon perfectly helps to clean the glass and make it shiny just like microfiber fabric or newspaper. It is quite difficult to clean small curved glass objects with a newspaper or a piece of fabric. In such cases, nylon gloves are simply irreplaceable.
