Tissues v handkerchiefs

Because a tissue is disposable, pollyperkins. I put them down the loo, and they have never caused a blockage.

I haven’t used or owned cloth hankies for as long as I remember.

I'm with you polly! Not everyone disposes thoughtfully. Yuck!

Hankies all the time. During the hot spell, a large white hanky was always at hand to mop the sweat from my brow, A tissue would have left little white tufts --not a pretty sight. And how about that emergency sun-hat, a large white hanky with a knot at each corner? Try doing that with a tissue!

chicken -

Many loos say toilet paper only. Tissues are more difficult to flush and can cause blockages. Yes they will flush away often but can build up over time.
And sirely you are not always near a loo when out and about and therefore have used tissues in your pocket/up your sleeve etc. I often see them on the floor or blowing around outside. What is the difference to having a cloth hankie in your pocket? Except that gets properly cleaned in the wash and doesn't hang around.

When MIL died we found several gift packs of pretty hankies in her bedside drawer. S'sIL didn't want so I inherited. Only kept for 'going out' but never a blow - only a discreet wipe! But always there for weddings and funerals! Happy memories of her whenever I use one.

I buy cheap small tissues for home use that I use once and bin. Also carru better ones in bag. Often use my husbands hankie (which he always carries- I think he just likes to have one -neatly ironed by moi) to dab my nose as I have forgotten tissues. He uses it to clean specs or wrap small change when emptying pockets in hotels. such a funny little habit.

All my used kitchen towels go in to the compost container and then onto the compost heap.
Kitchen rolls can be hard on the nose particularly if you have a rotten cold - I prefer tissues with balsam if I have to use a lot. They were binned.

However, I do like a nice hanky to dab my eyes, another to dab my nose if I don't need to properly blow it.

Hankies, washed at 60 degrees and ironed with a hot iron, so perfectly sterile and germ free. I'm trying to minimise anything disposable on eco grounds. I do resort to tissues for a heavy cold.

Agree Rubysong. Glad Kitty agrees too!

I’m not going to iron hankies, thank you. Tissues will do me.

There is little difference to putting hankies in the wash to pants as far as bacteria are concerned.

Put them in with the towels on a hot wash!

Balsam tissues (normal ones peel the skin off the end of my nose if I have a bad cold) - I blow once then throw away. A certain person I know uses the same tissue repeatedly until it's a sopping mess - that to me is as germy as carrying round a germy handkerchief and makes me cringe a bit ?

We’re like you, Jalimal. Cloth hankies, washed with the towels at 60 degrees. I always put disinfectant in the fabric softener compartment, to be certain no germs survive and to keep the washing machine sweet. I hate bins full of dirty tissues.

You can't beat a gentleman's handkerchief for dabbing away the tears of a weeping lady, absorbing spilt liquids (of all sorts), wiping a dipstick, mopping a fevered brow, intercepting coughed sputum, and, er, blowing one's nose. Who needs tissues?

Tissues for us.

And I can definitely say that if anyone here chose to use a hanky, they can blooming well wash it themselves!

My ex H always used "proper" hankies. He always seemed to be full of a cold or hayfever and when he blew his nose, half the street would hear him. I used to dread finding one of his scrunched up, hard as concrete hankies in the washing pile. They were gross and I'm delighted I no longer have to touch them! Bleurgh!

Ughh!

Tissues only, here!

Ah, a trumpeter, chewy
Its amazing, the noises mens noses make!

The noise wasn't the worst part MissA; not by a long chalk! I could have coped with the noise. It was the "outcome of the noise" that was the disgusting worst bit. ?

Thanks everyone - fascinating that we have such differing views. No one is right or wrong - it’s a matter of preference I guess.

Grumpa you sound like DH with your handkerchief use.apart from the sputum (yuk) . The nose blowing doesn't bother me but the occasional oil or blood are difficult to get out.

Either suits me, better than 'cuffing it' which i remember children doing when i was at school!!