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There's something amazingly cool about drinking out of nice shiny glasses. If something is see through, we want it to sparkle and shine, letting all the lights and colors of the atmosphere dance right back off of it. We want to be able to notice the air bubbles in our ice cubes, and see the distortions of people on the other side of the glass. That's part of our human nature, and it also gives us a certain secure feeling knowing our glasses are very clean, relaying to our subconscious that they must be super sanitized too.

That's all well and good, you think, until your dishwasher leaves a cloudy gray film all over them. You know the glasses are clean and sanitized, but honestly, they sure look like they need a bath. What's a person to do, when the dishwasher is supposed to make them shine, switch detergent? Well, your cleaner might be part of the problem because even the best detergent can't keep from building up on itself. The more you wash your glassware, the more chances you have of building up a nasty film making them look dirty.

There are a couple of solutions to this little dilemma. One is to wash your glassware by hand. Surely you can't be expected to go back to the days of doing that in today's modern world though. Not to worry, there is another solution, if you don't mind using special purpose cleaner on your glassware. It seems the same product you use to clean your toilet bowl, leaving it squeaky clean and shiny, can be used to remove cloudy residue from your glasses. Just doesn't seem right somehow. Not only is toilet bowl cleaner way too expensive to use regularly on your glasses, but there's something mentally challenging about drinking out of glasses that have been cleaned with the same solution you use on your private abode that flushes all those unmentionables.

Ah, there really is an easier, less expensive way to get your glasses perfectly shiny almost every time you wash them. Pour a cup of clear white vinegar into your kitchen sink and fill it with hot water. The first time you need to remove build up, you will want to use a washcloth to wipe the inside and outside of your glassware. Then put your glasses in the dishwasher. Go ahead and prewash your silverware in the vinegar and water solution too. You may as well remove detergent residue on everything all at once. Then without using any dishwasher soap, run your unit on a regular wash and dry cycle. About once a month, or as often as necessary, repeat the vinegar prewash. It costs a lot less than toilet bowl cleaner, and works perfectly fine too.

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