Who was it that decided in our society that in order to wash your hands you had to have a little pretty plastic bottle with a pump and liquid soap inside? About 10-15 years ago it seems there was a shift to liquid soap, and not just good old Dial. Now people splurge at Bath and Bodyworks for scented soaps that they can change with the seasons. Have you even priced a bottle of liquid hand soap to a plain old bar of soap recently? You may be surprised.
This whole bar soap vs. soft soap occurred to me two summers ago when we were at Disney World. Our hotel suite had two bathrooms so every day we got a complete refill on soaps and shampoos. Two sinks, plus a mini sink in the kitchenette and two showers... that's 5 mini soaps. Now, stay for a week. We're talking 30-35 bars of soap. How crazy is that? Then I wondered about all the barely used bars of soap in hotels when people stay just one night. I'm sure they just get thrown away. Such a waste. Ever since then I always throw a sandwich bag in my suitcase to put the used, usually damp and sticky soap bars in to bring them home. Naturally with all these mini bars of soap sitting around I decided I would no longer purchase liquid soap. If a bar was good enough for my grandparents, it is good enough for my kids. Can you believe a kid was over once and asked "where's the soap?" I think the kid didn't know you could actually wash your hands with a bar of soap!
So my Frugal Friday thought is to bring back the bar. Every time you save a mini bar of soap from the trash that's at least a few pumps of liquid soap you don't have to buy, and a few more pennies in your pocket.
1 comment:
Amen! :) I do the same thing on trips Laura... the baggie thing! :)
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