I’m done with washing dishes. You read that correctly.
It is a bad investment.
Seriously.
I am on the fence regarding other items such as pots, pans, shot glasses. When it comes to plates, silverware, and glassware, it is a bad investment.
Do the math. I will keep it simple.
The Investment
Dinner Set (4 Sets): $60
Silverware (8 Sets): $80
Glassware 12 Sets): $20
The numbers above are conservative. Unless you are still on the free stuff given to you by your parents (not likely) or the stuff from college that you took from the cafeteria, you have made the investment.
It is also conservative to assume 10% loss each year. Really then, the investment is $160 plus $16 for a total of $176…
Better yet, let’s go in this direction…
It takes roughly 5 gallons of water to do the dishes. A conservative guess is that it costs $1 in gas to heat that water, plus $.50 for the water, to do the dishes each night.
My Solution
Disposable eatingware! Think about it!
Plates: $15.99/1200 or $.013
“Silverware”: $6.49/500 or $.013
“Glassware”: $24.49/1000 or $.025
A typical meal costs less than $.25 in materials… Waste Management charges $12/month, or $3/wk for garbage. Assume 12 meals a week, and this is $.25 per meal.
From above, it costs $1.50 just in heat and water (no soap) for a batch of cleaning. With my solution, $.25 in materials plus $.25 for disposal totals $.50 per meal. This is a savings of $1.00 each meal…
It is a bad investment.
Seriously.
I am on the fence regarding other items such as pots, pans, shot glasses. When it comes to plates, silverware, and glassware, it is a bad investment.
Do the math. I will keep it simple.
The Investment
Dinner Set (4 Sets): $60
Silverware (8 Sets): $80
Glassware 12 Sets): $20
The numbers above are conservative. Unless you are still on the free stuff given to you by your parents (not likely) or the stuff from college that you took from the cafeteria, you have made the investment.
It is also conservative to assume 10% loss each year. Really then, the investment is $160 plus $16 for a total of $176…
Better yet, let’s go in this direction…
It takes roughly 5 gallons of water to do the dishes. A conservative guess is that it costs $1 in gas to heat that water, plus $.50 for the water, to do the dishes each night.
My Solution
Disposable eatingware! Think about it!
Plates: $15.99/1200 or $.013
“Silverware”: $6.49/500 or $.013
“Glassware”: $24.49/1000 or $.025
A typical meal costs less than $.25 in materials… Waste Management charges $12/month, or $3/wk for garbage. Assume 12 meals a week, and this is $.25 per meal.
From above, it costs $1.50 just in heat and water (no soap) for a batch of cleaning. With my solution, $.25 in materials plus $.25 for disposal totals $.50 per meal. This is a savings of $1.00 each meal…
I haven’t even added the investment above that was made…
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