Scotch Brite Heavy Duty Sponges

So, I went to Sam's Club (months ago) and among the items that I purchased was a gigantic package of Scotch Brite Heavy Duty sponges. The yellow and green ones. These are not my usual sponges (I usually just get the regular blue ones), but since I was at Sam's I thought I'd do a bit of money saving and just get these since they were pretty much my only option.

So, I got home and used it as I use any kitchen sponge. I washed a few dishes, then I cleaned out the sink. As I was cleaning the sink, I noticed that this sponge really did an amazing job with those hard water circles that had been lingering in the back. Nice!

Then I used the sponge to clean off the counters. On the island, I noticed two hard, crusty spots where spaghetti sauce or something had clearly been spilled quite some time ago and neglectfully not wiped up. No worries, my lovely new sponge will do the trick!

(scrub, scrub, scrub...)

A few mintues pass, then I look back at the counter top and see that the area where I had just scrubbed seemed... different. It had kinda lost its luster. There were two distinctively dull areas where I had just scrubbed!

Awww man... what have I just done?? Did I really just ruin the countertop??

I grab the package and read the fine print. Now, do you usually read the fine print on the sponge package? Because I surely don't! Anyways, it says (in a font that is barely readable because it is so small) "not for use on dishes, non-stick cookware, countertops, glass, tubs, sinks and shower areas".

Are you kidding me?!? I had already used this sponge on three of those surfaces within the first 10 minutes of its usage! And I certainly had plans to use it on those other surfaces listed. I mean, what CAN you use this sponge for??

So, I stewed in my misery and threw the entire package of sponges under the sink. I still had about 20 of these stupid sponges, surely I can come up with a use!! Maybe Andie will need them for something in the garage... or there will be a cool art project that Luke and I can do with sponges... I don't know...

Ok, fast-forward a few months (to the present day... well, last week really). It is late afternoon on Friday - a gorgeous day - and Andie is gonna grill hamburgers and corn on the cob for dinner. Deeeeeeelicious!

I'm in the kitchen preparing the patties and Andie is outside prepping the grill/starting the charcoal. Andie pops his head in the door and asks if I have an old sponge that he can use.

YES!! Finally, an outdoor usage for the heavy duty sponges that I've been stockpiling! Grill grate cleaning! Wonderful!

I give him a sponge and finish forming my patties. As I go outside to hand off the burgers, I see Andie leaning over the hood of the Tahoe... scrubbing something on the hood of the car.... with the abrasive side...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (it is best to visualize that part in slow motion)

So, yeah, as you guessed, the score is Sponges - 2, Hammonds - 0.

Needless to say, we threw the rest of those sponges directly into the garbage can.