02. ) Anyone experienced in the use of an automatic dishwasher already knows that they don't really wash any dishes. They might come close to sterilizing dishes but not actually washing them. Dishes have to be washed in the sink before using a dishwasher. At best, they should be used for storage of washed dishes but not be counted on to wash dishes.
03. ) Trash compactors.....filthy, dirty, moldy, stinky, disease-ridden garbage under the kitchen sink? Just lovely!
04. ) Fabric softeners.....put oil in your clothes to sham a feeling of "softness." I thought the idea was to remove oils from clothes, not put more oil in them. Fabric softeners are magnets for dead skin, dust, lint and dirt.
I can't think of anymore shams that shrewd marketers have put over on American women at the moment but there are many. So much for household hints.