Years ago, my son asked where I got the soap dispenser I used for the Dawn in the kitchen as he wanted one for his house; this was about a year after he got married. I worried he would judge me, as it was one I purchased when we were in a rental, waiting for our townhome to be completed. It was from Target, plastic and cheap. Four years later and we are still using it; I think Target has gone up in price as I am pretty sure I pay under $3.00 and it is now $6.00!
A month ago, my daughter text to our family group to ask where I got the soap dispenser. My sonâs answered within moments, with a link to Target. When I went to visit my daughter last month, there sat the dispenser at her kitchen sink! Either I taught my children the value of a dollar, or how to be cheap and not care
I have hand soap pumps by both kitchen sink and bathroom, and they arenât especially decorative. Personally, I prefer bar soap, but I hear that marks me as old. Bar soap tends to collect in the house, as it is often a gift. Despite plenty of Covid washing I still have used maybe three bars of hand soap in the past year. The liquid soap I buy in a large bag and then refill the containers. My old sink had the well for hand or dish soap and I ended up not being a fan.
Most of ours are from Target also. Theyâre plastic with a white top and translucent base, made in Taiwan (not PRC) and have held up very well. One bathroom has the silver/gray version. Theyâll go with us to the next house.
We are fine with using the little dispensers the liquid soap came in and then refilling it as needed. We also have bar soap, which use use to shower with. We try to use the dispenser that physically fits best in the spot where it is to be placed. If anyone is judging us, so be it. We donât have many visitorsâ with covid, even fewer.
For the past six years, since we moved into this house, I have continued to re-fill this container that once held a lemon-scented dish detergent with Dawn. So, nothing fancy here, and no judgement about what works for others. Have to say, I havenât give much thought to this one.
Not only are they refillable but if you go for Walmart generic hand soap the labels will cleanly peel off, no logo embossed in the pump and you can decorate them yourself!
But a few years ago I bought a simple clear glass soap dispenser to refill with unscented, clear hand soap from a bit bag of method. And I am surprised by how much I prefer it. It was primarily about reducing plastic waste but I enjoy it now.
This thread has been kind of a guilty pleasure for me. Not long ago, I was talking with some friends about items we no longer can find in the stores. I told them I hadnât been able to find true tea rose bathroom towels and rugs, and they looked at me and asked why I would want them. I told them my gray-tiled bathroom has pink accessories, which they found hard to believe, so I felt dissed. Pretty soon Iâll invite them to my new condo (they hadnât been there before) and I think theyâll like the bathroomâespecially since this thread inspired me to find a pink liquid soap dispenser. (and to replace my Dawn bottle with a pump)!
We have Dawn and Softsoap in original containers in the kitchen, Softsoap containers in bathroom sinks (I refill Softsoap), hotel bar soap in the shower for H, liquid body wash for me. I tend to use Dawn on my hands in the kitchen since thereâs always something greasy that needs to be washed.
Got some fancy soap at Home Goods and filled it up with about a 5:1 ratio of water: soap. Before that, I just had an old foaming soap dispenser (I think it was dial) that I kept refilling. Eventually it got too sticky.
I bought a fancy one too (not as fancy as yours however) and had to replace it twice (company replaced it for free) but decided it was easier to get a $1.50 pump and refill until it dies then just get a new one.
I have a nice soap dispenser that I got in the gift/cooking supply store at a cooking school where my mom and I took a class once. This place also has a great restaurant too! Anywho, in the guest bathroom and H and Iâs bathroom we just use Bed, Bath and Beyond soap dispensers which are nice, but plain. I personally like decorative (though not over the top) soap dispensers, but I certainly wouldnât judge or care if people donât have themâŠ
I wouldnât notice and wouldnât care. I can see if someone recently remodeled their kitchen that they might find something like this important though. Whatever floats their boat.
I replaced the 20+ year old built-in kitchen soap dispenser when replacing the run of counter that housed the sink. The old dispenser functioned perfectly, but I thought I should replace it in the âWhile I am at it/make it matchâ mode. The new one is a hassle and cannot handle undiluted soap, so I keep a bottle beneath the sink of half soap, half water and use it to refill the dispenser.
Every post here has mentioned Dawn. I have only used Palmolive and now wonder what I am missing!
