15 Uses for Incredibly Inexpensive White Vinegar

thesimpledollar.com ^ | Dec 16 2009

[GonzoII]

One of the best bargains in your local grocery store is plain old white vinegar. You can get a 32 ounce jug of it (half a gallon) for about $1.50 and it has a multitude of uses beyond the edible ones (like pickles and salad dressings). Here are fifteen uses for white vinegar, most of which I use myself.

Toilet cleaner Got a toilet bowl that’s difficult to clean? Before you go to bed, dump a cup of vinegar in the bowl, then close the lid. I usually spread the vinegar around the bowl a bit with a brush to coat the sides. In the morning, the whole bowl will be really easy to brush. I can’t remember the last time I bought actual toilet bowl cleaner.

Refrigerator cleaner I take a gallon of warm water in a bowl, add about two cups of vinegar, bust out a rag, and use that solution to clean the inside of the refrigerator. It does a great job of cleaning things up without much effort at all. If something’s really bad, I’ll put a tablespoon or so of pure vinegar right on it, let it sit for a bit, then give it a scrub.

[csmusaret]

Now Im wondering why you are the only person to make that connection. I guess you are either a fetish detective or just fixated on sucking.

[RikaStrom]

for home

[TruthHound]

They completely forgot about that whole douche thing. Cheers!

[SnakeDoctor]

Take a shot of it — that’ll put some hair on your back.

SnakeDoc

[FourPeas]

Vinegar and baking soda are both very effective and inexpensive cleaning agents. When our kids were born, we stopped using a lot of typical cleaning supplies in favour of them to save money and reduce poisons in the house. Mixing them together also makes for a fun reaction to make everything from a demonstration of a volcano to blowing up a balloon. Great stuff.

[TomGuy]

In the late 50’s my mother purchased a set of copper-bottom cookware. She spend a small fortune on copper cleaner.

Only two sauce pans of the set remained by the late 90s, and I inherited them.

I use a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice with about a quarter teaspoon of table salt.
Spread over the copper and gently rub.
This will return its shine.
Wipe with a damp cloth.
It is more economical than copper cleaner.

[pawnshop dave]

Thanks! I needed that!!

[MayflowerMadam]

“Baking soda will kill you!”

Because of the sodium?

[GonzoII]

You’re welcome.

[Rennes Templar]

Nah, just getting a dig on a weird comment.

[BenLurkin]

BUMP!

[freebird5850]

I’ve got pretty much a whole set of Revere-Ware. I used to hand polish it every year for the holidays as we hang them in the kitchen. That gets tiresome.....solution? Take a washcloth, fold in half each way and attach to your palm sander! Works really well.