We have a high chair that we used with Big Boy. Small Boy is almost ready to use a high chair. The problem is that the high chair has been sitting out in the garage for 3 years and is looking a bit yuck. A quick Facebook poll yesterday showed most of my friends would bin it and buy a new one. There is an appropriate one on a good sale this week: simple, easy to clean, $34.
But, waste is still waste, and $34 is still $34. I'm trying to learn to not buy things just because I want them.
I'm going to use up the last of some generic brand Napisan that doesn't work as well as the real thing and give the chair a scrub, douse it in some vinegar, and leave it in the sun for a couple of hours. I've got a roll of that sticky book covering plastic that I don't need, and that will make a good cover for the tray - the only bit that food comes into contact before going into bub's mouth. If I don't think it has come clean enough for my baby to eat from - and let's face it, in a few months he's going to be crawling around on my floor (gasp!) anyway - then I will buy a new one.
My new motto, which I read somewhere on the blogosphere but can't for the life of me remember where, is Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without. I will only buy new things if I genuinely need it and actually have the money for it! Even high chairs.
I would use the old highchair too. The cleaning process you discribes should clean it up nicely. Chemical companies are turning the world into a germaphobic society and it is time we fought back.
ReplyDeleteI like that motto too. Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without. Sound like a good plan to me.
We scrubbed it up with a bit of Gumption, gave it a good hose, and left it in the sun. Came up beautifully, and I'm glad we didn't buy a new one!
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