Do you take home new cups/mugs from the store and just use it without washing it, or do you wash it before first use?

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My husband's family hosted a Labour Day BBQ and his mom decided she needed new plastic patio dishware. We went to Target and picked up some cute stuff. She got home and didn't wash a single thing, just took them out of the bag and started pouring drinks. I asked her aren't you going to wash them first and she said "No. They're brand new."

I always wash everything before I use it. Who knows who's touched it or where it's been. Is that not a normal thing to do?

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You have no clue who touched those and how much dust or whatever god knows what they collected sitting on a shelf. Your sister is either unhygienic or a bit ditzy.

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It’s definitely abnormal to NOT wash them, not the other way around. Most people wash new dishes before using them

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New cups/mugs have to be washed; not only have they been touched multiple times and carry dust, but there’s also a coating on them that needs to come off. Similar to how apples need to be washed beforehand because there’s a gloss coating on them to make them shiny and more desirable to buy.

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I wash new kitchen items and also any new clothes or sheets. My husband even got me in the habbit of wiping off can mouth pieces before drinking from them haha.

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That’s gross , so many people have touched those and who knows where they were sitting before being on the shelves .

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Ewww. They NEED to be washed!!!

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I must be abnormal like you because I wash everything before I use it too!

Do you take home new cups/mugs from the store and just use it without washing it, or do you wash it before first use?

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