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For home use sure, not for public dispensers, and yes I avoid them when possible. It’s shitty for the environment, but I’ll get ketchup packages instead for example. Some of my family is immuno compromised, and it’s hard enough without people treating public stuff like it’s their own.
So my kids gotta be put at risk because you pick your nose than decide to go and wipe the extra ketchup off the dispenser?
Public doesn’t mean treat it as your own, it means we’re all using this, be respectful. Some people just throw garbage on the floor of their house, do you think that’s acceptable in public? Because that’s what you’re saying.
It’s not intended for people to stick their dirty public fingers in it. I wouldn’t even use it at home that way since it would dirty the rest of the stuff in the bottle, and it it takes longer to use at home so it has a longer chance to go off. There’s also far better ways to pour out measured or limited amounts, you would be far better off using a dish and dipping it.
This comment is actually turning out to be a very good indicator of who is more disgusting than they thought.
You can also drink milk straight out of the container, that’s its intended use, but do that to a public container and you’re gonna be punched in the mouth. Public items are a mutual agreement do not misuse it, but people like you treat stuff like it’s their own and everyone else has to suffer.
How’s it out of proportion to call out someone who doesn’t even have the basic decency to keep public things clean for others? Do you also wipe your nose and open doors too?