13 Uses for Bounce

What Granny knew... just like baking soda and lemon juice, dryer sheets seem to have more possible applications than you'd think. Although we haven't tried all of them, the few we tested did indeed work. (For the record: even though we mention Bounce, you don't have to use a brand name product--any dryer sheet will do.)

Repel mosquitoes. Tie a dryer sheet through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used dryer sheet.

Freshen the air in your home. Place a dryer sheet in a drawer or hang one in the closet.

Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a used dryer sheet to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing.

Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual dryer sheet inside empty luggage before storing.

Keep the shock away. Place a sheet in your coat pocket to avoid the shock you get getting in and out of the car in the winter.

Clean baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan, while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food.

Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.

Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a used dryer sheet to prevent dust from resettling.

Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they smell great in the morning.

Keep flies away. Hang some sheets outside your doors to keep the flies from congregating and getting in your house every time the kids open the door. Place them in a work shed that has no air-conditioning and is wide open and you will never have a fly.

- WWNK 11/22/05

Here's snope's results (which were mixed)