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[Jessi]

Personally, I don't buy dryer sheets in the first place. If you do, though, you might as well get as many uses out of them as possible before they get trashed.

After you're done using them for laundry, they're perfect for cleaning out the dust from your computer. They cling onto the dust that would otherwise clog up your system, which ends up making your fans run more.....more energy used, higher chance of damage to your system and it needing to be replaced, etc. Just run the sheet all around the vents on the back and/or sides and you'll be amazed just how much gets picked up.

[mariaandrea]

I have a huge box of those things because my son bought it and they don't get used very often, and when they do they just get thrown away. This is one of those ideas where I think "I wish I'd thought of that sooner!"

Ok, I literally just took a break from typing to try this and dust literally flew out of the vents. That worked really well. Thanks for the tip!

[Jessi]

mariaandrea, on 17 January 2012 - 04:44 PM, said:

I have a huge box of those things because my son bought it and they don't get used very often, and when they do they just get thrown away. This is one of those ideas where I think "I wish I'd thought of that sooner!"

Ok, I literally just took a break from typing to try this and dust literally flew out of the vents. That worked really well. Thanks for the tip!

Lol! Well I'm glad you tried it out!

There are lots of other alternative uses you might to try out for them. Stick them in shoes, for example, to keep them from smelling. Or I've heard they're pretty good for cleaning the shower and sink to scrub away soap buildup, although I've never tried that one out myself.

[mariaandrea]

It's funny it's never occured to me to re-use them. Probably because I usually use my own. Just spray fabric softener on a piece of cotton cloth. Works beautifully. But they do get used sometimes when the kids do laundry. I'm definitely going to try the shoe trick and look up some more uses for them. I'd like to get at least one more use out of them before they get tossed in the garbage.

[Ecodisaster]

Woah, great tip. Thank you for that.
I never thought of using those. The only problem I see, be careful with the static discharge on to your computer...doesn't this sheet absorb the static electricity from the clothes anyway?? A discharge on your computer could damage it.

[MakingCents]

I just tried it too! That is amazing how the dust just flies out of there. I guess it makes sense, they do attract all the static electricity.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

It's good to reuse but why buy them in the first place?
I just vacuum my computer area with the hose attachment.

[Jessi]

Agreed. I don't buy them but when I was helping a boyfriend transition to a greener lifestyle, I had to find something to do with them! I think others might be in the same position of transitioning away from them or are gifted them (like I was when I went away to college) and don't know what else they could be used for. Nobody wants to just throw them away, so might as well use them up somehow....and hey, if you can use them repeatedly first, more power to ya. :D

[Shortpoet-GTD]

Jessi, on 18 January 2012 - 10:55 AM, said:

Agreed. I don't buy them but when I was helping a boyfriend transition to a greener lifestyle, I had to find something to do with them! I think others might be in the same position of transitioning away from them or are gifted them (like I was when I went away to college) and don't know what else they could be used for. Nobody wants to just throw them away, so might as well use them up somehow....and hey, if you can use them repeatedly first, more power to ya. :D

Ok, I grant you that. Back in the day when I did use before I became a serious greenie-you can also
put them in with undies, bras for that light scent in the drawer-like a sachet.

[MakingCents]

I use them for their intended use, as dryers sheets. Love my melaleuca ALL NATURAL cleaning product dryer sheets :)

[Ecodisaster]

I have tried with the vacuum cleaner, and it just doesn't work too well. I am going to get one of those specifically made for computers...or a blower(Ozone free, remember that).

[zararina]

I also not buy such dyer sheet since I seldom use the dryer too.
I could just let the clothes be dried up under the sun since it was often hot weather hear being in a tropical country. But still nice to know how to reuse it so if ever I would buy one, I could reuse it.
I use old clothes (cutting them on small pieces) and bit of alcohol on cleaning my computer. Or just plain cloth to wipe some dust on the screen.

[brihooter]

I don't use dryer sheets in our dryer currently. I used to use them though because they smell good! I never thought about using them for cleaning the computer though. I am going to have to try it out. Thank you for the tip!