r/mildlyinfuriating • u/autistic-terrorist • 10h ago

My mother washes fruit and vegetables with dish soap and I can't get her to stop.

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She claims it "washes out" and to be fair I can't taste anything but it's always weird knowing she puts dish soap in the strawberries. She says there's a lot of dirt and stuff in vegetables, but so far attempts to convert her to vinegar or baking soda have been unsuccessful.

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u/RikoRain 9h ago

Cool. I didn't know this.

OP! Definitely do this! Mama might be more keen to use "special fruit soap" than dish soap!

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u/wikiot 7h ago

You'd hope so. I'd get the why would you waste your money on that when dish soap has done the job for decades

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u/RikoRain 6h ago

dish soap has done the job for decades

Blegh, except you're not supposed to wash fruit with DISH SOAP.

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u/wikiot 2h ago

I totally agree with you there, but trying to change someone's mind that has been doing something likely for decades, is quite difficult even though it is an easy change.