Thanks to Insta home resets, I became so obsessed with buying a Scrub Mommy that I actually asked my kid for one for a Christmas present! I ended up with 4 (happy mama!), which lasted me a year and 3 months of heavy duty washing up (each one used for around 3 months, before they fell apart - see pic -, which is a whole lot longer than the entire jumbo packs of cheap sponges I used to buy from the store). They are pricier than other sponges, granted, but they do their job so much better and leave my pots beautifully clean, with minimal elbow grease required. Plus, Scrub Mommy's smiley face, when I'm doing a chore I hate, just kind of lifts me! They seem more sanitary too, as they rinse out well and dry quickly. Frankly, I wouldn't go back to the budget sponges now. In fact, I've been so impressed that I've splashed out on other items in the range (the scouring pad is fantastic on saucepans! And I love the Acid House vibes of all those smiley faces). The only real downside in quality is eventually the scoury side of Scrub Mommy starts to shed fibres, though I take this as an indicator to use a new one. Wish it was more sustainable but I do get my money's worth, so I'm throwing out way fewer sponges than I would have done previously.