That squishy thing

That squishy thing you've seen online? Mostly on the back of handphone covers? Where your finger goes on to squish it and deform that lump of silicone? And you so wanna get your own fingers all over it and squirm at its squishiness?
Well, dont buy it.

Look at this example of a smooth sleek white shiny seal silicone squishy.

So, I'm a cat lady, naturally I got myself a kitty cat. A cute one, for that matter. I didnt take a before picture, but let's see how it looks like 2 days later.

To disclaim, these were bought from TaoBao (TB). Fen (he will be introduced in time) buys a lot from TB, he's a TB king. But I really doubt such squishy from elsewhere would not get dirty at all. I was gonna banish this trendy thing really quick. Until. My interns (my current life will be explained in time) gave a tip. Use a lotion! Any hand cream.

Okie, this was put to the test. And. It. Worked. Hurhur. Steps below.

 1. Find a hand cream. Take a picture of how dirty squishy is before treatment.

 2. Put desired amount of hand cream on cutest part of squishy. Again, last look at its pitiful state.

 3. Get working. Start rubbing squishy. Rub it like you mean it. In the process you'll probably rub off the paint on the ears and nose. O, its eyes too.

4. Wipe away with soft tissue. Or wet tissue. Up to you. Now, look at renewed squishy.

Verdict, cleaning is possible. But dont get too happy yet. Because it gets dirty again straight after. Unless you wanna spam and finish your hand cream (because expiring, dislike the smell/texture, sensitive to cream, really many reasons please go on and get creative), this is too high maintenance a chore for me.

So, everyday I look at my phone, and I cant wait to change out the cover. And with each passing day that I did not change the cover and kept the squishy cover, I question myself of the poor choices I make in life.