Customers are just learning Scrub Daddy will give you $2 for every old sponge you bring back

Scrub Daddy superfans just learned they’ve been throwing away money…literally. The brand’s Smile Shop in Pennsauken, New Jersey, offers $2 in-store credit for every old sponge customers bring back. Through its Foam2Fuel Rewards Program, Scrub Daddy recycles used sponges into fuel and gives fans discounts on future purchases.

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Scrub stans in the comments can’t believe they didn’t know about the Scrub Daddy trade-in deal and retail shop.

@soundsbykola shared a PSA for the Scrub Daddy deal on September 28, 2025, that racked up nearly 60 thousand views. She posted clips from her trip to Scrub Daddy HQ in Pennsauken, New Jersey along with the caption, “I went to the Scrub Daddy Smile Shop in NJ, bring in your used Scrub Daddies and get $2 for each one.”

@soundsbykola got some new scrub daddies for the cribbbbbb #scrubdaddy #scrubdaddysmileshop ♬ original sound – Street 👣

“All the ones I’ve throw away 😭 (4).”

“Me looking at my mangled scrub daddy rn.”

“Wait you can actually go in there?? I’ve been driving by there for years 😭.”

Customer reactions: “basically a free sponge.”

@phillymomlife shared “We took a drive over to Jersey to visit the @Scrub Daddy smile shop 😊,” on June 10, 2025. “Definitely took my recycled sponges in to save. It was only $2 but hey, that’s basically a free sponge 😆.”

@phillymomlife definitely took my recycled sponges in to save. it was only $2 but hey, thats basically a free sponge 😆 We took a drive over to jersey to visit the @Scrub Daddy smile shop 😊 #scrubdaddy #phillymoms ♬ original sound – Amber✨ | Philly Mom

“I met the CEO here😭… He let us in after it closed bc he saw we were disappointed at the door. He was sooo nice.”

“Time to take an unnecessarily long road trip for sponges 😂😭.”