Remote controls

[Oma]

How often do you clean your remote control's ?

I never used to think about this till B became ill and I became obsessed with keeping germs at bay ,
I used anti bac wipes on everything

7 years down the line and I still clean all remotes every day along with the phones , Fridge/Freezer handles , Door handles , etc.

Before that The Remotes would get the odd wipe down now and then ,
Its not something you would normally think about is it .

DD said her remotes only gets a wipe down when she remembers as she's cleaning ,


Im the same if we go away you never know who has handled the remotes in hotel rooms do you ,

Another thing I must do is as soon as we come in from shopping I must wash my hands before I touch anything , the amount of people who sneeze or cough into their hands then push shopping trolleys around

I know im over the top sometimes

[Nanto2girls]

I've always been fussy about cleaning the remotes. If i am polishing they get done over.
I don't spray polish onto the remote,i spray it onto the cloth and wipe it over.
Otherwise i go over them with a wipe, or use Dettol all in one spray.
Always been fussy with the phone as well. Although its very rare we use the landline, i clean it.
Never know if a fly or spider has crawled over it.

[Plantaholic]

Funny this topic has come up today as I gave my remotes a jolly good clean last week, just a wet cloth and washing up liquid. I think you were more aware of what germs are on shopping trolleys etc, you needed to protect Brian from germs when he was very poorly Oma.

[Gemini]

I just do them randomly, every now and again. If we have colds or tummy bugs I do disinfect them then too.

I read once that the remote is the most germ ridden thing in any hotel room, so we really should clean them when we go away.