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cheapy
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|  Subject: February's ecochallenge  Fri 01 Feb 2008, 7:16 am | |
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CLOTH NAPKINS!!
Yup, cloth napkins. everyone should be using 'em. no excuses about having too much laundry already, nobody has more laundry than me, and I have cloth napkins, and do not mind them at all!!! i stocked up on about 65 cream-colored cloth napkins at least 6 months ago, and I cringe everytime I see a pkg. of disposable napkins. I will only use them for parties from now on.
How many here already use 'em? it is of course a pretty frugal thing to do anyway. and how many here need to purchase them & start using them consisantly?
Check out ebay or thrift stores for them...even clearance areas in Walmart or Target. and yard sale season is coming up.
Soon you will have a nice collection of them so you will never run out. who cares if they match?? it's nice if they do (on the dinner table) but is definitely not necessary.
It is one of those habit-forming things to get used to, but easy to get used to, and cuts down on paper waste in the land fills.
Try it!! you'll like it!! 
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Sissy
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Fri 01 Feb 2008, 9:19 am | |
| | I never thought of using cloth napkins for every day use. We only use them during the holidays. I have some that match our placements, but I've never used them. I'll give it a try. |
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Fri 01 Feb 2008, 1:39 pm | |
| I got 65 pair about two years ago we use them all the time I have add others are I can they are in basket on the table and there a smaller on the kitchen I also have an assortment of Kitchen towels those come in handy too
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Fri 01 Feb 2008, 5:15 pm | |
| I purchased some during a Christmas sale. I have 12 I believe. They are so expensive around here. I havent used them yet as I have been waiting to run out of napkins which we did yesterday. We don't use them to often. My downfall is papertowels
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skinflint
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Fri 01 Feb 2008, 5:18 pm | |
| We don't use napkins, cloth or disposable! 
I used to have one pack of the disposable type but they sat in my pantry for YEARS, they only ventured out if we were having an outdoor BBQ and friends were round but even then most people didn't bother with them.
So I don't seem to need them in any shape or form 
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Donna
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Fri 01 Feb 2008, 7:27 pm | |
| | We dont do napkins either except for parties,,which are usually paper ones that match the reason of the party,,,but I have stocked up on kitchen cloths and towels,,so we have cut way back on our paper towel issues. |
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cheapy
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 9:24 am | |
|  what do you guys use to wipe your hands & mouths after you eat???????
(don't tell me...your sleeve!!) (no offense, of course!!!)
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 11:51 am | |
| I got mine an estate sale for $.01 a piece ...
we use napkin all the time when we eat ...
do you use papaer towel??
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Donna
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 12:15 pm | |
| | usually paper towels,, cut or torm in half,,,lol,,sorry didnt mean for the earlier posting to sound like we live like pigs! lol |
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cheapy
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 1:55 pm | |
| yes, Donna...I was presuming that you used paper towels~  My niece does the same so she doesn't need to buy napkins.
I actually buy one roll of paper towels (lasts a long time) so I can use it to "blot" the grease off of the top of my slice of pizza~ sounds goofy but i hear that it does decrease the fat a bit. & doing that would definitely stain my cloth napkins.
Maybe by using a few cloth napkins, you can cut down on the amount of paper towels you use? just a thought!
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Donna
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 2:30 pm | |
| | Yep your right cheapy..I will be keeping a eye out for some.,,Long time ago,,before i was thrifty I had some,,never used them,,so I donated them to a thrift shop..sure wish I had them now.I use paper towels also on sopping up grease from certain foods too...amazing what comes off a slice of pizza isnt it! |
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skinflint
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Localisation : Queensland, Australia
| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 7:11 pm | |
| | cheapy wrote: | what do you guys use to wipe your hands & mouths after you eat???????
(don't tell me...your sleeve!!) (no offense, of course!!!) |
Usually when we eat we use cutlery, not our hands 
Also, when I aim for my mouth, my accuracy in hitting the target is close to 100%, impressive huh?
p.s. If we have pizza as take-out, isn't licking your fingers afterwards the icing on the cake? For a final touch (if required) there's soap, water and a towel (the terry variety!).
Using paper towels is pretty much the same thing as using disposable serviettes/napkins, IMHO
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 8:08 pm | |
| I use paper towels for spills, clenaing TV screens, windows etc.. We use on an average 1 or less roll a week. We also use them as plates for sandwiches, toast, pizza etc... Is it worse to use more water and detergent or paper towels?
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skinflint
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 8:55 pm | |
| I reckon the less disposable 'stuff' we use, the better
1 roll of paper towel would last us 1-2 months. DS uses it mostly when heating pizza or garlic bread in the microwave to absorb any grease.
I use a special window cloth/chamois for cleaning glass and mirrors (it just needs to be dampened although occasionally I'll use glass cleaner), then wash it when necessary.
Sorry, that's straying  
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: February's ecochallenge Sat 02 Feb 2008, 10:20 pm | |
| I brought a case of paper towel a couple of years ago it still almost full ..
I have the kind that you can adjust the size .. we use them for pizza ect.
we use alot of hand towel here .. and napkins
I use the most paper towel to make homemade baby wipes
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