Most loved and hated chores

[yvi]

Okay, this may not strictly be on-topic...

Oh wait, I am the mod here. I can do this :)

The last entry on grocery shopping caused me to wonder: what are your most hated chores (and why), and what are the chores you actually like (and why)?

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[schnurble]

Hate: Ironing, scrubbing the shower, grocery shopping with Hubby

I don't mind grocery shopping if I'm on my own. I grab all the things on my list, pay and leave. But Hubby loves to wander through all aisles, peruse what's on sale, consider what could be cooked of it, what's new, what else could we need... I always wonder what I'm doing there, watching him, being bored, waiting forever that he finishes. And while I'm trying to kill time, I get myself way too many sweets...
Last Saturday I tried a new approach and suggested that he goes shopping alone and I clean the house in the meantime. So he wasn't standing in my way when I cleaned, and he didn't have to put up with me urging him on :o)

I also used to hate scrubbing the shower. We have clear glass walls in the shower, and water so high in calcium carbonate it feels crunchy when you drink it. You can imagine how the shower looks like, even after only one use. I used to spray everything with anti calcium carbonate cleaner, let it soak, scrubbed the shower walls, and the calcium stains just faded a bit. So much effort for so little gain.
But last week I tried a different cleaner and it was like a miracle. I sprayed the walls with the cleaner. By the time I was done scrubbing the toilet, the cleaner had run down the walls and the stains with it. I just had to shower it off and was done and the glass was crystal clear again. Yay!

[kudilu]

ooo, what cleaner was that?

[schnurble]

It was actually a cheap no-name product from ALDI, ZEKOL cleaner spray, so it's great effect surprised me even more. Will not by the more expensive Bref cleaner again that we used before :o)