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Who knew some dishwashing shelves were adjustable?
Not Mike McLoughlin; he’s been hand-washing his bigger dishes despite owning a dishwasher for 10 years.
Mike only recently discovered that machine’s shelves could be changed to accommodate larger items.
He shared his chagrin at having to hand-wash big plates, on his Twitter page:
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It reads:
I moved into this house in 2008. It always annoyed me that the lower level of the dishwasher wasn’t tall enough to fit my biggest dinner plates. Been handwashing them all this time. This week I discovered you can raise the upper shelf and all my plates fit fine. TEN F**KING YEARS.
That is awkward.
His post blew up on Twitter, and over 85,000 people liked the post. It’s been shared over 14,000 times, too.
He tried to defend himself...
@katy_birdy @colmtobin In my defence the dishwasher came with the place and the manual was gone. Googled the manual… https://t.co/003Na1aO4p— Mike McLoughlin (@Mike McLoughlin) 1517007889
Mike, from Ireland, initially found out the secret to his dishwasher after Googling the manual for another issue.
His post enlightened many fellow dishwasher owners, who didn't realise they could clean bigger plates too...
@zuroph @susanwfd Holy crap! It IS adjustable! Mine had fortunately been left in the upper position for big plates… https://t.co/vFYt8K2cgE— Mx. Kat Terban, MSc (@Mx. Kat Terban, MSc) 1517161656
Moved by his honesty, others came out to tell him that they, too had been confused by their appliances…
@stoneflowerjane @zuroph @limertilly I bought a new coffee machine recently and noticed the online reviews included… https://t.co/R4AJjreLME— Mme Decadent Sneezy-Bottom 😷💙 (@Mme Decadent Sneezy-Bottom 😷💙) 1517063773
Go on, check your dishwasher too.
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