Do you...

[MissElizabeth]

hmmmm, never heard or thought of it...... but interesting....

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

First, I don't buy single cans from the store, so that is not applicable. However, I used to wash the tops of my cans when I lived in Florida because there are gross things in FL. You never know *shudder*. I don't do it now that I live in Indiana. There was a Mythbusters show related to the rats peeing on cans, BTW.

 

[Dzhessika]

No I have never actually done that but I have seen it done before makes sense I guess .

 

[gods prophetess]

hi i dont worry about things like that drinking from cans ans all i always prayover my food and drinks before consuming them

 

[kittysbecute]

I wash/ wipe off the top of cans before drinking from them if there is visible gunk on them, which seems to be a lot of the time.

 

[Mydnyte]

Yeah, I always wash or wipe off the top of a can, the same for like canned soups or vegetables before I open them.

 

[Verve]

I hadn't thought of it before with soda cans.
With soup cans and the like I do wipe them off usually.

 

[Thunder Peel]

I wipe them off or will wash them if they look super gross.

 

[InfinityandBeyond]

No I don't.
To be honest, I've never thought about it, but it does seem like a good idea.
I don't drink soda though, so I almost never drink out of cans.

 

[angelT17]

... wash the tops of your cans before you drink from them?

I know there is really no way of avoiding everything in life that might carry germs, but this one seems like an obvious candidate that can be easily dealt with. I was recently informed that I was "odd" for washing my cans.

I could never just buy a can of soda or juice from the store and stick it right on my lips. I was always taught it was a bad idea to do that.. with the sheer volume of people who have touched the can, from manufacturers to delivery people to stock clerks to random people in the store picking them up to read the can.. the cashier if they pick it up to scan it.. and so on, and so on. And then when you crack that baby open, the tab that was once on top of the can, potentially touched by 18 people, goes dunking straight into your drink.

Am I really so odd? :o

Just curious.

What I find odd is that someone would find you washing a can before you drink from it as being odd. It almost as if people nowadays try way too hard to find things 'wrong' with other persons. Wash your can, it's no big thing.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

I don't drink soda, so no, I don't do it to soda cans. Food cans, yes.