Saw a guy at the library watching a video for those 'magic' cleaning sponges

He was watching one of those ads where they scrub a burnt pan clean in seconds. I always thought they were just okay, but then I heard him tell his friend, 'It's just melamine foam, you can get a big pack for ten bucks.' I looked it up when I got home, and sure enough, the brand name ones are the same stuff with a huge markup. I bought a generic block for eight dollars and it works the same. Has anyone else found a cheap version of a viral cleaning product that actually works?

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barbara_jenkins667d ago

Thought they were special, didn't you?

felixhenderson7d ago

Oh man, I read a whole article about this. They said the exact same thing, that the expensive brand name sponges are just melamine foam with a marketing budget. The article even tested a bunch of off-brand ones and found they all performed basically the same on scuffs and stains. It's wild how much they charge for the fancy packaging.

beth_park7d ago

My local dollar store sells those melamine sponges in packs of four. I use them on my shower tiles and they get rid of the hard water stains just fine. Honestly the brand name ones feel exactly the same, just with a fancy box. I've saved so much money not falling for the ads.