How to clean returned employee headsets efficiently
Processing large volumes of returned headsets by hand consumes an absurd amount of time and space, leaving IT staff without a sane, hygienic way to handle daily returns. This bottleneck makes it impossible to quickly turnaround equipment without overwhelming workspace capacity.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 2 forums
Workarounds found7 items attempted
Community agreement106 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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How to clean returned employee headsets efficiently
Source: https://saidithere.com/problems/cleaning-used-returned-equipment · Verified Community Workarounds
- 1Throwing used headsets directly into the trash and treating them as disposable consumablesDid this help you?
- 2Stashing used items in a spare box without cleaning them to hand out as crusty replacementsDid this help you?
- 3Buying bulk replacement earpiecesDid this help you?
- 4Using an alcohol wipe or hand sanitizerDid this help you?
- 5Wiping down with disinfectant wipes like Clorox or LysolDid this help you?
- 6Scrubbing with warm water, dish soap, and a stiff nylon brushDid this help you?
- 7Tossing them out to avoid potential biohazardsDid this help you?
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In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
r/sysadmin1 person · September 2026
r/CleaningTips1 person · September 2026
“I found some weights by the apartment dumpster and I wasn’t sure what the best way to clean them is.”source ↗
Jumpy_Pressure · r/CleaningTips
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