Did anyone else's parents sprinkle half a can of Comet in the bathtub, let it sit for an hour, scrub it down, and then throw you in there for a bath like nothing happened? Apparently we were the final rinse cycle.
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Oct 29, 2026 · 4:44 PM UTC

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My gramma used comet like it was holy water
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🤣🤣🤣
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My mom made ME scrub the tub with comet! 🤣
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Mine too!
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Dude...I swear you grew up in my house.
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😂😂😂 funny how we all grew up in different areas but our parents did the same things.
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But it was great exfoliation for butts! 🤣
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Yes 🤣
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That built up our immune systems 😂
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Damn right it did. 😆
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Ummm duh! Yeah! Still do it today!
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Old school. I love it.
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I carry on the tradition.😂🤣😂
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OMG!! It's like you're in my head!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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This made me legit LOL. Flashbacks...
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You could literally feel the powder residue still in the 🛁
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I clean my tub the same way as an adult
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Still do it!
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My mom used it my whole life… I use it now to scrub the bottom of my tub!
Used Comet in my kitchen sinks yesterday lol
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The grit leftover from the Comet did not wash out very easily.
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I still use comet! Love it!!
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Yes!! And I continued the tradition!!🤣😂🤣😂
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I still only use comet for the bathroom
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Yep my mom still uses it
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I use it to this day.
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Remember?
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My mom still cleans the bathtub with Comet cleanser.
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I used magic markers. Mr. Clean and cleanser, amazing.
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And the carpet in the bathroom!
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I still use Comet for most everything. It worked back then and still does the job! 😃
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Ajax
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😂
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It was my job to scrub the bathtub with Comet.
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Never heard of this actually
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