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Aussie mum shares her ‘game changer’ washing basket hack for drying socks & undies - and people are obsessed!

So that’s what those holes in the basket are for! - by Eliza Scanlan
  • 22 Feb 2020
Aussie mum shares her ‘game changer’ washing basket hack for drying socks & undies - and people are obsessed!

Ever wondered what the holes in the side of your washing basket are for? Well one Aussie mum has answered the question with an ingenious hack for drying your washing.

Posting on the fabulous Mums Who Organise page, mum Alyce revealed how she uses the little holes to dry sock and undies. 

Give the small laundry bits and bobs can take up room and pegs on the line - not to mention being tedious to hang - Alyce simply pushes them through the holes in her laundry basket and place it out in the sun. Genius!

Writes Alyce: ‘So if you have lots of little socks and jocks in your washing this is how I use my washing basket to dry mine 😉 Saves a lot of stuffing around with lots of pegs 👍🏻'

The hack went down a treat with the group’s other members. 

‘Wish I knew about this 9 years ago. 🤣 Game changer!’ said one. Added another: ‘Genius idea 💡’

Said a third: ‘Omg yes great idea!’ 

Added one more: ‘I do this all the time!!! 7 people in my house, so that’s close to 100 socks a week 😩’

We feel your pain! For more great ideas, make sure you head over to Mums Who Organise!

Eliza Scanlan
Eliza Scanlan
Eliza Scanlan is a contributor with New Idea Food. Eliza has written for several digital titles including Practical Parenting and New Idea, with a passion for consumer and shopping news. Eliza is also a contributor for the Trolley Watch and The Flawsome Mum podcasts. In her spare time, Eliza loves watching Netflix and tending to her horses.

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