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Scrub Mommy (kbin.run)
submitted 8 months ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 69 points 8 months ago

Theres a scrub mommy?! I thought it was just scrub daddy

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago

Yes, the difference is that instead of it being firm or soft depending on if you use cold or hot water (respectively), it has a firm side and a soft side that remains that way regardless of water temperature.

At least, that's my understanding, I've never tried a scrub mommy

[-] wise@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

The hard side changes depending on temperature the same way as the original. It just has a sponge stuck to it. They’re decent, as far as sponges go.

Source: I use them daily

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Gotcha, good to know!

[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The mommy has a sponge side.

Realistically, I prefer having a scrub daddy and a separate sponge. Cuz the scrub daddy’s plastic mesh lasts a long time and doesn’t trap food particles, but sponges trap food and get gross really quickly. I’ve found that I end up replacing a scrub mommy way more often than a scrub daddy, simply because the sponge side is gross. It feels wasteful, when I could simply have a separate sponge that I replace as needed.

[-] Mesophar@lemm.ee 33 points 8 months ago

Wait, there's a Scrub Mommy?

[-] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 28 points 8 months ago

Yep, it's got the normal scrub daddy scrubbing material on one side and a sponge on the other. Pretty good

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[-] BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

If it's on the head it's a bow.

if it's on the neck it's a bow tie.

[-] QuartzKeys@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 months ago

Wait I thought all their products have two different materials? Here only ScrubMommys are available.

[-] Mesophar@lemm.ee 23 points 8 months ago

ScrubDaddy was the original one, and was just the scrubby material. This is blowing my mind that not only there is a ScrubMommy, but in some areas it's more common than the ScrubDaddy!

[-] cokeslutgarbage@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

It's called the scrub mommy because it has a soft side :)

(I didn't make that up, thats their advertising).

Also it does 2x the work for less money than the scrub daddy costs. I didn't make that up either, but it's true, they're cheaper, and that's very funny.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago

The wage gap is real!?

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

There is a scrub daddy. That's what we use. We don't have a preference, they just had the daddys at Costco

[-] abbenm@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

Pretty sure the Scrub Daddy came first! It gained huge notoriety for being on Shark Tank, as one of if not the most successful Shark tank product in history, and it's now in every Walmart and Dollar store in the country.

So the meme treats the derivative like it's the original, which I suppose is true to form as an indicator of how people lose track of ideas as they get constantly recirculated.

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, this meme is dumb because Scrub Daddy was the original product.

[-] survivalmachine@beehaw.org 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I've got a Scrub Daddy, but I've also got a Dish Daddy who comes with a wand and vomits soap out of his mouth.

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 14 points 8 months ago
[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

Scrub-a-lubba-tub-tub!

[-] onevia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago

Dish daddy .. has seen some things

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[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 16 points 8 months ago

Some sponges reproduce asexually. Others are hermaphrodites.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge

Scrub Mommy either has lots of little Scrub Daughters or Scrub Mommy is also Scrub Daddy and is “special friends” with another Scrub Mommy/Daddy.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I feel like you're the kind of person who would go buy a scrub daddy and put it in the freezer just so you could take it out and say "scrub daddy chill" even if nobody else hears it.

[-] ExcessivelyNoisy@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago
[-] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 17 points 8 months ago

Please let that poor soul rest, my god

[-] ExcessivelyNoisy@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Kitten got to him, poor fellow.

[-] EssentialNPC@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

This is where I am going to get on my soap box (pun intended) and castigate the entire Scrub family.

When snaking my shower drain, I get to go pretty dang far down to remove a clog. I was easily to the point point where my kitchen sink joined the drain line. Among the last things I pulled out were several Scrub Daddy chunks of good size. Can I be sure that these caused the clog? No. Am I sure these could screw up my septic pump or cause clogs even further down? Absolutely.

The chunks these sponges shed can wreck havoc on your drain system. It's not worth it for a tool that cleans no better than a dish rag and a stiff bristle brush. Those actually clean better, last longer, and are more environmentally friendly.

I want to love Scrub Daddy. I just cannot afford the aggravation and potential cost they bring with them as they break down.

[-] ledtasso@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Were you scrubbing an mfin cheese grater with it? I have not had this problem

[-] EssentialNPC@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

No, this was just from general wear over time. It would be less bad if we threw it away at the first sign of wear, but that felt wasteful. Why ditch a sponge with a little wear on one side when the rest remains fine? Now we know.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

You should get a strainer for your drain, especially if you're on a septic system. That's what I got out of what you said.

[-] EssentialNPC@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I have a double basin sink with a strainer in each drain. I actually have two types of strainers depending on if I want to be able to plug the sink or not. Sometimes, things get by because it's not like a strainer always stays 100% perfectly in place.

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago
[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Case closed

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 10 points 8 months ago

Can someone explain to me why these sponges are so popular?

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago

Scrub daddy is good because it lasts much longer than the standard sponge, and you put it in the dishwasher and it keeps going. Scrub mommy is the opposite IMO. It's significantly more expensive than standard sponges while offering nothing different.

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago

So you would say that you're a daddy's boy?

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Idk, they're terrible. My guess is because they're cute or whatever. My wife (who never cleans for shit and doesn't see why they suck) seems to buy them for that reason. I'll use em til I can't take it anymore, and get a proper pack of sponges n throw em out.

[-] ledtasso@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They're decent sponges that last a long time and don't get smelly very easily, and they're also cute.

In my experience they're a bit lacking in abrasive power though.

[-] Caesium@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

my mom likes scrub daddies because they don't hold onto moisture in the long term. regular sponges can get gross real quick but these dry out nice

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

Idk but can someone else explain why dish brushes aren't the standard?

They last 10x longer than a sponge. They never smell. They keep your hands clean. Again they never smell.

I'm not sure what else needs to be said.

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Because they have a catchy name and do guerrilla marketing on Lemmy.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Normally I wouldn't accuse a company of guerilla marketing on a platform as small as Lemmy but that has to be the case here. Has anyone here ever held one of these? It's the perfect shape for not being able to actually scrub stuff. It's so uncomfortable to hold. Just use a normal sponge, or a dishwasher if it's available. They use less water anyway.

[-] gnate@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Hey, if we don't make micro plastic in our kitchen sinks to wash down the drain, who will?

[-] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

There is! There's also Sad Daddy

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Christ on a bike these things are shit

The scrubber softens with warm water and gets harder with cold water

That's THE EXACT FUCKIN OPPOSITE OF WHAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR SCRUBBING

[-] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Warmer water is good for softening oils, but once you start getting mixed food stains, hot water can cause it to congeal and become harder to remove. If you need to scrub harder to remove it, it's probably something that won't benefit from using hotter water. Remember this if you ever have to wash "mucous" out of your hair.

[-] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Nah, it’s actually pretty dope. Scrub daddy, scrub mommy, and the scrub wand — I’m all in, baby.

Legit, the scrub daddy franchise is a lesson in great “KISS” product design.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I think they’re more a lesson in marketing than anything else. The scrubs themselves fall apart, clog drains, and contribute to the proliferation of microplastics.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

~~There is only shrub daddy!~~

I think the daddy you are referring to is just called Mr Bob Squarepants.

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

There's scrubby doggy too

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

What do you mean? I was kicking your dad's ass online last night.

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