Scotch-Brite Cleaning pad, Yellow, 12 Count

Great product. We couldn’t find them in Canada.

I do the dishes in our house, so it is an evening ritual that has been going on for many, many years. For as long as I could recall I used the light blue/dark blue Scotch-Brite pads, occasionally using the yellow/green if the blues were unavailable, both did a good job and served me well for decades. I saw these amazing Dobie's as a suggested product and thought I was just a way for Scotch-Brite to inch out a little more margin with a "premium" sponge, while that may be part of it, they are still quite cheap. As for the job they do it's incredible, not only am I spending less time cleaning dishes, they are without a doubt coming out better. The best part of this is the time saved is the part that I like the least, the scrubbing and repetitive cleaning to remove fused food particles from pans and utensils. It does not scratch anything I've cleaned in the several months I've now been using these. They are a perfect size, they seem a tiny bit smaller than the regular old-school sponges, but it works far better all around. The little hard plastic seams on both ends also work really well for little crevices, I'm not sure if this was by design or as a result of manufacturing but it's a nice little extra tool that's already in your hand. A downfall of these is they definitely don't last as long, once a hole appears in the exoskeleton your poor little sponge is on it's last leg, within a day or two it'll be the end. Maybe I used the old sponges far too long??? I don't know but it is noticeable, but frankly, with how much time they save and how much better they work overall it's not a factor in my decision. I think I saw another reviewer do this so I can't take the credit, but once a sponge has seen better days for cleaning dishes I decommission them to bathroom cleanup, where there are fewer things to catch the little tears on they will survive for a few bathroom cleanings, which I'd want to throw it out after anyway, who wants a 6 month old sad little, dirty, germ-filled sponge hanging around a bathroom? As good of a job as these Dobies do in the kitchen, they are perhaps even better in a bathroom, they just tear through anything a bathroom can throw at it. Our master bath is quite large with a lot of tiles and these make it a quick job for cleanup. If you're on the fence, give these a try, I mean look at how much I just wrote about a sponge!

My Mom used Dobie Pads when I was a kid and I have used Dobie Pads all my life. Their standards have never wavered and they are still hands-down the best. I get them in all the different colors and all have worked great... ...except for now. For almost the past year, I have been going crazy from having these greener clean dish scrubbers flatten after a few uses and become unable to hold a lather. They are dye-free, glue-free, and, after cutting one open, I found they are also sponge-free!!! There's a piece of schmata in there!!! They start out nice and fluffy and quickly become is useless!!! BEWARE THE GREENER CLEAN VERSION OF THE DOBIE PAD!!! (I WOULD GIVE IT ZERO STARS.) As always, the ORIGINAL and MULTI-COLOR versions are OUTSTANDING!!! The quality has not diminished over the years and they are the only thing that we enjoy using in our house. They are perfect!!! Nothing compares to the original version!!!

Great sponges, very useful in the kitchen

For some reason, these are impossible to find in the stores - But they're a 'go-to' that I was SO happy to find again. Very much hope that they continue to be stocked! The plastic exterior is gentle enough to use on soft stone (such as marble), but holds up firm enough to clean hard water and muck off the tub etc. I find them to be indispensable and their durability is impressive - they can last for a sufficient amount of time to justify the cost. I don't think my cleaning efforts went as far with standard sponges and cleaning tools. I highly recommend these.