When is Cheap too Cheap?
I ran out of dryer sheets this weekend and I usually don’t think twice about buying them, usually at the Dollar Store, of course, but I’ve noticed that there are recipes online for anything a cheap person could think of. If it’s sold in a store, I’d bet money that someone somewhere figured out how to make it at home out of a coffee filter.
I’m right about dryer sheets, at least. I found numerous recipes online for making them at home, and with coffee filters. I’m not sure if homemade dryer sheets make sense unless they’re eco-friendlier than store bought ones or if it’s just a quick fix when you run out.
I know I’m cheap and most of the time I act like I’m starving myself to death for a budget but I’m wondering when cheap is too cheap. Like obnoxiously cheap. Is researching, making and using a less effective product worth not spending the two bucks on dryer sheets?
Well, in this case I decided to try it out and see. I just happened to have the supplies needed on hand and it scores a 10 on the Lazy Person’s Easiness Scale.
Homemade Dryer Sheets: Supplies Needed
Coffee Filters (Before I figured out coffee filters came in different sizes I bought a ton of them that were too little.)
Liquid Fabric Softener (Bought at the Dollar Store a million years ago but I never know when to pour it in the washer.)
Paper Clips or something to hang the homemade dryer sheets.
Easy Directions for Homemade Dryer Sheets
Basically, you soak the coffee filters for about 30 seconds in the fabric softener, hang them to dry and store them in a coffee container or bowl until you use them in the dryer.
I’ll post how it goes. Hopefully my dryer doesn’t catch on fire or anything.
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