Is this the best cleaning hack EVER? Sneaky wife shares her trick to get her husband to do more work around the house
- A sneaky wife has shared how she makes her husband do more home chores
- The woman's 'biggest secret' involves telling her husband the landlord is coming
- She said she bought a cheap phone and saved the new number under 'landlord'
- Posting the trick on Facebook, other women thought the idea was 'genius'
A sneaky wife has revealed how she uses an old mobile phone to trick her husband into doing more household chores.
The woman said she bought a cheap mobile phone several years ago, saved the number under 'landlord' and messages herself every time she wants something done.
'I text myself that they are coming to check, fix or need access to something so my [husband] does the chore I want done,' the woman said online.
The wife shared the 'best cleaning "hack"' to the Australian Facebook group Mums Who Clean, where it impressed thousands of others.
A sneaky wife has shared the 'biggest secret' of her life and revealed how she tricks her husband into doing more household chores (Facebook caption pictured)
The woman said she bought a cheap mobile phone, saved the number under 'landlord' and messages herself every time she wants something done (stock image)
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While many praised the woman online, others admitted they too have tricked their husbands using similar tactics.
'I used to do this years ago too. I told my husband we had three monthly house inspections so he would help do a big clean up over the weekend,' one mum said.
'I do this without the phone, [my husband] always believes me,' another said.
'This reminds me of the time that my hubby was building something and was so close to finishing it and just stopped working on it. So I thought about making up an email address and sending myself an email from a mock builder quoting the job to finish it off,' a fourth said.
'I used to do this years ago too. I told my husband we had three monthly house inspections so he would help do a big clean up over the weekend,' one mum said (stock image)
Despite many being impressed with the trick, another woman said the wife could have simply saved her own contact number and messaged herself, rather than spending money on a second phone.
Others called the wife a 'genius', while some said they won't be able to implement the trick themselves as they don't have a landlord.
Since sharing the idea online, the post has received more than 4,800 likes with 169 comments from women around Australia.
