Do you have a plastic cover over the remote?

[Becks]

Hi, do you have plastic covering the remote control, the dining room chairs, the lamp shades, etc? I have seen this in more than one home. Is this OK or is it ghetto?

[jaigandhi5]

im sure all brown people do this.

my mom does it to the remote all the time and i take it out all the time... :lol:

[evman150]

That's quite possibly the most ******** thing I've ever heard.

Plastic covered remote? Lamp shade? Couch? Dining Room CHAIRS?!?!

[tkyoshi]

Hahahahah not be but I know people who do it, it looks hilarious. After a few years the plastic gets so dried up when you touch the lampshade the plastic flakes off.

I guess remote, ok fine I'll give you that one, but dining room chairs and Lamp shade.....

[flyingdutchman]

I have it on my remote but not on my chairs and couch.

[nano]

this a black thing have has numerous friends that live in homes covered in plastic. couches, dining room chairs plastic runners on the carpet. didnt you see buys in the hood when dough boys friends come over and he's like yo sit on the plastic part of the couch.

[cheeseshredder]

Asian thing too....so I guess it's a brown, asian, and black thing?

[Keelie]

no plastic covering anything in my house, or anyone i know.

[sonick]

Asian thing too....so I guess it's a brown, asian, and black thing?Maybe its normal, and white people who don't do it are weird... :lol: j/k. I'm chinese and I don't do this, but have seen it in other chinese families.

I don't even keep the plastic screen covering on the screen of a new cell-phone! :o

Its ridiculous when the protection used to protect a device or something, is uglier than if that device were scratched up.

And how bout all those chinese students (mainly girls) who wrap their textbook in like, Hello Kitty gift-wrap and stuff? Its not like its going to garner more money on the used textbook market coz its in 'mint' condition :rolleyes:

[eelfliw]

It's not just a Chinese thing. My friend's Italian. And not only is the TV remote covered up, his entire living room is roped off and not for use.

As for covering up the TV remote, it's a cleanliness thing. I bring a plastic bag with me when I go to hotels and cover up the TV remote before I use it.

Haven't you heard the report where they even found seminal fluid on hotel TV remotes?

[P__S__2]

this a black thing have has numerous friends that live in homes covered in plastic. couches, dining room chairs plastic runners on the carpet. didnt you see buys in the hood when dough boys friends come over and he's like yo sit on the plastic part of the couch.


Speaking of Boyz n the Hood, I just watched it yesterday. god i love BT.

[formalentity]

Ya We Do the exact same thang, but it's annoying..

[Paolo]

have u ever been to a house where elderly italians live? for example, my grandparents STIL HAVE THE PLASTIC on the couch.

[red_roses101]

Most people consider shrink-wrapping the remote control, putting plastic wrap on the sofa, leaving the tag on your clothes as social taboo. However, as society progresses into a more cost-conscious mood, this has become a more common thing to do. For instance, we have this done because if we were to damage our converter, it would be hard to get a replacement for the unit it belongs to as it is a propriatory system.

[gordholio]

It's not just a Chinese thing. My friend's Italian. And not only is the TV remote covered up, his entire living room is roped off and not for use.

As for covering up the TV remote, it's a cleanliness thing. I bring a plastic bag with me when I go to hotels and cover up the TV remote before I use it.

Haven't you heard the report where they even found seminal fluid on hotel TV remotes?
Live man, live! Don't be so paraoid. :)

You better not touch anything or anyone - there could be semen on them - lol!

[skategoat]

I keep my remote in plastic when I travel. Let me explain. In hotel rooms, I always place my remote in a baggie. I never touch the damn thing. Think about all those lonely salesmen, watching hotel porn and you can understand why.

[Sanhedralite]

not a nationality or race thing, it's a dirt thing.

Just keep it clean. End of story.

[that_staples_guy]

Put another vote down for the brown people. All our remotes are plastic covered.

[x86asm]

Mine aren't and I'm black.

[MilkyWind]

For instance, we have this done because if we were to damage our converter, it would be hard to get a replacement for the unit it belongs to as it is a propriatory system.

erm universal remotes? and other universal devices. Most things are replacable nowadays.

[felix]

I keep my remote in plastic when I travel. Let me explain. In hotel rooms, I always place my remote in a baggie. I never touch the damn thing. Think about all those lonely salesmen, watching hotel porn and you can understand why.
Just wash your hands afterwards, LOL :D

[neptunestar]

I know enought people that cover it but I have my remote as is without any protection on, if it breaks I'll buy one of those universal ones for $20 rather than to go through the hassle of covering it up.

[red_roses101]

erm universal remotes? and other universal devices. Most things are replacable nowadays.


Please tell me where one can get a replacement remote for any satellite receiver.

[cassey48]

I have it on my remote but not on my chairs and couch.
same with me. :)

[vee_one]

im sure all brown people do this.

my mom does it to the remote all the time and i take it out all the time... :lol:


lol i do the same thing

lamp shade :|
couch :confused:
thats not cool

[can't get 'nough dealz]

my didning room chairs have plastic, it came like that, but its one of those tite plastics that cover the cloth part only, not the wood

[jory29]

It's not just a Chinese thing. My friend's Italian. And not only is the TV remote covered up, his entire living room is roped off and not for use.

As for covering up the TV remote, it's a cleanliness thing. I bring a plastic bag with me when I go to hotels and cover up the TV remote before I use it.

Haven't you heard the report where they even found seminal fluid on hotel TV remotes?

Plastic baggy time for me, too, when in a hotel. It is disgusting to think of how many people have touched the remote. Thanks for the tip!

I'm going to bring my own sheets, too, I think, to cover over everything else.

[jory29]

Please tell me where one can get a replacement remote for any satellite receiver.

I bought a good one through Ebay, for ExpressVu receiver. It was used [and I didn't even put a plastic bag on it when we first got it, to cover over the germs!!] but worked fine. It was around $20, and usually they would be around $50 - $70. It works all over the house. :)

[Evil Techie]

i dont do it
because it looks tacky and ghetto

but if theres some sort of vacuum mold plastic covering for my remote (shaw's digital cable box remote), then i would put it on if it fits perfectly

[nano]

I keep my remote in plastic when I travel. Let me explain. In hotel rooms, I always place my remote in a baggie. I never touch the damn thing. Think about all those lonely salesmen, watching hotel porn and you can understand why.
i use to travel with lysol wipes when i got to a hotel room i use to clean all the surfaces i would touch including the telephone. i also clean my pc before i use it at work. ppl are gross the so many ppl men and women use the bathroom without washing their hands after.

[jory29]

i use to travel with lysol wipes when i got to a hotel room i use to clean all the surfaces i would touch including the telephone. i also clean my pc before i use it at work. ppl are gross the so many ppl men and women use the bathroom without washing their hands after.
Lysol wipes are a good idea, but a spray sanitizer Lysol brand, etc., would also work very well. Great idea!! :) Thanks!

[jory29]

i dont do it
because it looks tacky and ghetto

but if theres some sort of vacuum mold plastic covering for my remote (shaw's digital cable box remote), then i would put it on if it fits perfectly

I wonder if a clear condom would work? {I'm not actually kidding - it seriously might!] It would stretch, and fit the keys very nicely, I would think... you'd have to twist tie it at the bottom and cut off the extra. Just skip the fruit flavored ones, as you'd hate to see your dog or cat licking the remote! :razz:

[Evil Baby]

I keep my remote in plastic when I travel. Let me explain. In hotel rooms, I always place my remote in a baggie. I never touch the damn thing. Think about all those lonely salesmen, watching hotel porn and you can understand why.


You've got to be kidding me. Those are the same people that touch everything in that hotel room. Your doors, the elevator, the ice machines, the fridge(if you have one), the toilet flushing handle. Do you wear gloves everywhere you go? Have you ever touched money before? Think of how many people have touched that money before you, what have they done? Don't think any of them have ever masturbated or done drugs before?


I'm not suggesting you go around licking the controller but touching it certainly isn't going to do you any harm.



I've seen people rap their stuff in plastic and it just looks stupid and feels odd. You bought the stuff to enjoy it, so actually enjoy it, not the plastic you're sitting on our touching.

[jory29]

You've got to be kidding me. Those are the same people that touch everything in that hotel room. Your doors, the elevator, the ice machines, the fridge(if you have one), the toilet flushing handle. Do you wear gloves everywhere you go? Have you ever touched money before? Think of how many people have touched that money before you, what have they done? Don't think any of them have ever masturbated or done drugs before?


I'm not suggesting you go around licking the controller but touching it certainly isn't going to do you any harm.



I've seen people rap their stuff in plastic and it just looks stupid and feels odd. You bought the stuff to enjoy it, so actually enjoy it, not the plastic you're sitting on our touching.

You have a lot of valid points; but next time you're in a hotel, look very, very closely at the remote, look at the crumbs, the grime, the food, the ?? :confused: and see if you can do it without cringing. :cheesygri You're right, it's probably silly to do all of that... they do clean the rooms with windex, fantastic, etc. [albeit generic brand, LOL.]

[zoomzoom]

I use to cover up all of my chairs, tables, furniture, remote controls,.. well basically, EVERYTHING, in plastic wrap. Now that I've moved into my plastic bubble, all is fine! :cheesygri :cheesygri :cheesygri

[Sanhedralite]

I cover my carpet with plastic, however it's see-thru so I remember the colour. Also, my walls are covered in plastic. My toilet has saran wrap above the water. I don't want to contaminate the water and I want to keep the bowl sparkling white porcelain forever.

I'm the girl in the bubble.

[bubble.tea]

Lol...this thread was NOT what I expected.


Anyone with children...YOUNG chilren., will know JUST why having your remotes covered with plastic is a good idea. Prolongs life, and integrity. I just picked up a 680 or something like that Harmony and I'm wondering how I'm going to protect it. My 8month old son will have his way with it sooner or later.

Plastic on other pieces of furniture...uhhh...HhhhhhhheLLLLLLLLL NO!

[Evil Techie]

Lol...this thread was NOT what I expected.


Anyone with children...YOUNG chilren., will know JUST why having your remotes covered with plastic is a good idea. Prolongs life, and integrity. I just picked up a 680 or something like that Harmony and I'm wondering how I'm going to protect it. My 8month old son will have his way with it sooner or later.

Plastic on other pieces of furniture...uhhh...HhhhhhhheLLLLLLLLL NO!

yeah good idea to protect those electronic equipment from children

I wonder if a clear condom would work? {I'm not actually kidding - it seriously might!] It would stretch, and fit the keys very nicely, I would think... you'd have to twist tie it at the bottom and cut off the extra. Just skip the fruit flavored ones, as you'd hate to see your dog or cat licking the remote!

i think there was a thread on remote plastic cover b4 and i think i talked about putting remote in a condom too
lol
the problem is u have to wipe the condom very clean before putting on
because usually condoms come with lubricants or spermicidal or like u said fruit flavouring lubricant (Tropical by Trojan is pretty good)

heheh

not all condoms are completely transluscent either
most are half translucent with a hint of white hue

[cheeseshredder]

yeah good idea to protect those electronic equipment from children



i think there was a thread on remote plastic cover b4 and i think i talked about putting remote in a condom too
lol
the problem is u have to wipe the condom very clean before putting on
because usually condoms come with lubricants or spermicidal or like u said fruit flavouring lubricant (Tropical by Trojan is pretty good)

heheh

not all condoms are completely transluscent either
most are half translucent with a hint of white hue

To get it tight like a vacuum mold, you have to burn it.

[jory29]

To get it tight like a vacuum mold, you have to burn it.

Could you shrink it [the condom around the remote, I mean!! :D ] via using a hair dryer? {Normally I call it a blow dryer, but I can see all the fun that will arise from a comment like this. :razz: }

Now I remember reading about using condoms over remote controls; I read it here on RFD first [when Evil Techie commented about it], come to think of it. :razz:

[nart]

my mom wraps some of our furniture and such in plastic.

dining room cushions are wrapped in plastic....so uncomfortable to sit on, and she makes cloth slipcovers for the sofa cushions.

kitchen and dining room tables have a sheet of clear vinyl (i think) instead of a table cloth. makes cleaning a lot easier.

[kfc]

My toilet has saran wrap above the water. I don't want to contaminate the water and I want to keep the bowl sparkling white porcelain forever.


that's disgusting. won't your piss and stuff go everywhere then? how do you dispose of it.

[amberjill]

No plastic covered anything in my apartment. Same for my Asian family. My bf, who is white, used to saran wrap the remote control in his room when he was still living with his parents, but then again, he's got OCD.

[weedb0y]

Put another vote down for the brown people. All our remotes are plastic covered.

mine aren't either.. another vote to cancel his vote :D

[drucillica]

This thread is hilarious :lol:
But to answer the original question - no plastic wrap in my house. Not on the remote, not on the furniture.

[Mems]

My TV remote is covered, but thats it.

-Mems

[eelfliw]

Ahhh! I just remembered. Yesterday, I had a bunch of friends over to watch the France/Brazil football game. Ppl brought lots of beer over and we ordered a few pizzas & KFC. Just before France scored, one of the guys bolted to the washroom. We promptly heard the sonic fireworks from the washroom. The type of rapid and hollow pinging sound you only get when you have the runs. The pinging sound was followed by a big bang and then SWOOSHhhhhhhhh...... !

We all looked at each other with a smirk and then Henri tipped in the goal. A few guys yelled "Goooooooooal!!!!". With all this excitement, dude runs out of the washroom without even flushing to find out what's going on. We tried to hide the PVR remote control but it was too late. He grabbed it to see the replay. We made him go back to flush the toilet and quickly changed the plastic cover on the remote control.

For those without the plastic cover on the remote control..... how often do you change the remote control?

[st7860]

Hi, do you have plastic covering the remote control, the dining room chairs, the lamp shades, etc? I have seen this in more than one home. Is this OK or is it ghetto?

http://www.pacificnet.net/jue/humor/docs/102chin.html
26. You have plastic or some other kind of cover on your furniture.
27. You leave the plastic on your lampshade for 10 years or more.

[yuwing8]

yep TV remote only. this happened after 10 years without a remote. the remote started to collect dust, crap and you had to press it very hard to make it work. my dad had to clean it with some alcohol. apparently, there's some dirt between some of the circuits.

did i mention the paint for the numbers came off... so now it's in plastic wrap to prevent more things from going inside the remote./

[cyberknight]

man, so much paranoia around germs. yeah, wrap that hotel remote. but let's touch all these door handles. you might as well be turn yourself in the Bubble Boy.

why do you think you see those ads, (especially in the hospitals) to WASH YOUR HANDS? maybe cuz it's a good idea.

you should also avoid touching your face and eyes frequently cuz your hands are dirty.

you can't protect yourself from everything, but you can limit a lot of it by washing your hands.

it doesn't even need to be thorough soap and water job. just a quick rinse and wipe is a whole lot better than nothing at all. a whole lot.

[CanadaBoy]

i use to travel with lysol wipes when i got to a hotel room i use to clean all the surfaces i would touch including the telephone. i also clean my pc before i use it at work. ppl are gross the so many ppl men and women use the bathroom without washing their hands after.

I wear my plastic bubble when I leave my house.

[Flyer]

My screens are covered in a plastic sheet. Hell, I would slap someone if they touched my computer or laptop screens...

[trixR4kids]

they like to keep things orangized :D but my remote is covered because half the time my family watches tv, there's always some snacks around and the remote ends up all greasy in the end :(

Maybe its normal, and white people who don't do it are weird... :lol: j/k. I'm chinese and I don't do this, but have seen it in other chinese families.

I don't even keep the plastic screen covering on the screen of a new cell-phone! :o

Its ridiculous when the protection used to protect a device or something, is uglier than if that device were scratched up.

And how bout all those chinese students (mainly girls) who wrap their textbook in like, Hello Kitty gift-wrap and stuff? Its not like its going to garner more money on the used textbook market coz its in 'mint' condition :rolleyes:

[UrbanPoet]

i only cover my remotes.

[DaVibe]

yep TV remote only. this happened after 10 years without a remote. the remote started to collect dust, crap and you had to press it very hard to make it work. my dad had to clean it with some alcohol. apparently, there's some dirt between some of the circuits.

did i mention the paint for the numbers came off... so now it's in plastic wrap to prevent more things from going inside the remote./

I've never heard of wrapping the remote until this thread. (Therefore, my family doesn't do it) ...
I like the explanation and the germs reason, but I've had my remotes for years-upon-years with no problems. If anything, hit the store and buy a universal remote for $10, which will likely be better than the crappy original one you have.

Wrapping the remotes, lamp shades and couches will go down as a debate never solved. It's like a car collector who doesn't drive his car (and cries when it is rained on for the first time (Ref. Barret-Jackson Auction) ...
Some like viewing and protecting ... others like using and enjoying and disposing of when it's finished with.

[hyperion]

No, and people who do scare me.

[M@rk]

I don't wrap remotes because it never gets dirty...but what I'd want is to wrap my MOUSE. Damnit, whenever I have friends over, the mouse and keyboard ends up all sticky and oily and it's so hard to clean :mad: . I leave a box of tissues right there and no one bothers using them.

But what I don't really get why people leave the plastic covering on LCD screens when it's ugly and distorts the screen way more than a few scratches ever could :confused: Someone explain this to me....

[Sanhedralite]

that was a joke.

[MrKat]

Plastic baggy time for me, too, when in a hotel. It is disgusting to think of how many people have touched the remote. Thanks for the tip!

I'm going to bring my own sheets, too, I think, to cover over everything else.

Same, mine is more extreme. saran wrap is my best friend when I travel and I literally saran wrap everything in the hotel room, from the doorknobs, to the bathtub, to the carpet, washroom floor, bed, and even ceiling.

[MrKat]

Also, when I think of it, if we do remotes...then why not our keyboards? I mean we touch our keyboards much more often. If you have a laptop like me, just saran wrap the entire laptop. Or tin foil works too.

[dens]

Not now, but in the past had some covered remotes.

[nano]

if you wash your hands before you eat you will be ok. if my remote gets dirty i just take it back to rogers and say it doesnt work so i can get a new one

[Spare-Flair]

Every minority has this. Brown people, Chinese people, etc.

My grandpa plastics the couch, remotes, his car, kitchen tops, fridge handle, everything!

[tlamm]

How does one put a plastic cover on there remote? DO you stick it in a glad bag or something? Any one have pictures?

Personally I take the plastic off of anything I buy.

[gordholio]

Reminds me of the movie with Jack Nicholson, "As Good As It Gets" - great movie.
Nicholson plays the part of an obsessive compulsive guy and is afraid to touch anything for fear of germs.
They show a scene where he's washing his hands and he takes a bar of soap out of the plastic, washes his hands and throws the soap out. Then he gets a new bar of soap, unwraps it and washes his hands again and throws it out.
Needless to say, he has a stack of bars of soap above his bathroom sink. :)

[trixR4kids]

I don't wrap remotes because it never gets dirty...but what I'd want is to wrap my MOUSE. Damnit, whenever I have friends over, the mouse and keyboard ends up all sticky and oily and it's so hard to clean :mad: . I leave a box of tissues right there and no one bothers using them.

But what I don't really get why people leave the plastic covering on LCD screens when it's ugly and distorts the screen way more than a few scratches ever could :confused: Someone explain this to me....

LOL so tru, wenever my frds over, it somehow turns out to be eat kfc and play computer day :confused:

[rayesyn]

plastic wrapping remote controls/couches and other furniture is cool. its the 'brown' thing to do :P

[akito925]

I have nothing that covered in plastic, but my other chineses familys that I know of cover lots of things with plastic, like cover their entire computer keyboard, remotes, lamps, chairs, dining room table etc.. for my place.. nothing is covered. only my cell phone has a cover. lol

but for a replacements if something gets broken, I have an excuse to buy a brand new one to replace the old.. you know out with the old in with the new??


Most people consider shrink-wrapping the remote control, putting plastic wrap on the sofa, leaving the tag on your clothes as social taboo. However, as society progresses into a more cost-conscious mood, this has become a more common thing to do. For instance, we have this done because if we were to damage our converter, it would be hard to get a replacement for the unit it belongs to as it is a propriatory system.

[Rometiklan]

I keep my remotes in the plastic bag they came in. I turnover a lot of my electronics, so when I resell my stuff, the buyer appreciates that the remote is still in pristine condition.

I don't keep the chesterfield, lamps, etc in plastic, but I know a few families who do. Sometimes when people move around in their seats, I think they've blown a fart.

[conundrumfp]

Reminds me of the movie with Jack Nicholson, "As Good As It Gets" - great movie....
Or "They could be wrong now... but they don't think so..." Somebody even mentioned the wipes. You'd think they'd be afraid of shaking hands too, for the same reasons.

[tkl]

Ha ha.. I asked the same questions over 2 years ago.

Check out the various responses then. :)

Do you SARAN WRAP your remote ? (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70189&highlight=saran+wrap+remote)

[zbigniew]

How does one put a plastic cover on there remote? DO you stick it in a glad bag or something? Any one have pictures?

someone mentioned a Zip Lock bag in the 2-year-old thread.

i wonder if anyone's tried to shrinkwrap using regular Saran wrapping on the remote, then heating it with a hairdryer?

i seem to have seen it somewhere before.

[BD006]

Hehe, and I thought we were the only ones.
Yup, we saran wrap all our remotes (except for one, which we no longer care about anymore). I always do it now, and whenever the wrap/plastic gets torn or a little worn, just repeat the process! I like it, because it keeps all the remote's buttons legible and clean, and then there's always the dirt factor, which I hadn't thought of until this thread.
The only problem with wrapping is if the remote has a face that can flip/lift to reveal more buttons.

[jayisthebest88]

Ha ha.. I asked the same questions over 2 years ago.

Check out the various responses then. :)

Do you SARAN WRAP your remote ? (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70189&highlight=saran+wrap+remote)


OMG that thread is gold........

Just shows how the quality of posting has gone down from 2 years ago..No one has any humour anymore.....Now we only have thong jokes >:(

[Evil Techie]

now reading that thread, i noticed that i was the one who suggested using a condom

lol

use trojan magnum

[bembol]

It only last for a week or two...depends how its packaged, simple like my Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD player...it was gone after a few days...the Remote for my Mac Book will probably stay longer...nicely done (not surprised with Apple)...!!!

[superdeals]

It's not just a Chinese thing. My friend's Italian. And not only is the TV remote covered up, his entire living room is roped off and not for use.

As for covering up the TV remote, it's a cleanliness thing. I bring a plastic bag with me when I go to hotels and cover up the TV remote before I use it.

Haven't you heard the report where they even found seminal fluid on hotel TV remotes?
eewww!

[NLI10D]

I keep my remote in plastic when I travel. Let me explain. In hotel rooms, I always place my remote in a baggie. I never touch the damn thing. Think about all those lonely salesmen, watching hotel porn and you can understand why.

is that you bubble boy? do you keep ur money in baggies as well cuz that's a heck of alot more dirty than remote

[ryan123]

damn i hate people who put wrap on their keyboards, and they never replace them. then it gets really greasy....