I was once at a Target making a return and someone was complaining that the bottle of detergent she bought was filled with water. As in someone stole the detergent out and replaced the 'liquid' with water. I have no clue how it was done... but yeah. Laundry detergent thivery.
Oh yes when I worked retail years ago people would buy laundry detergent, shampoo, dish soap etc. take it home, dump it out, fill it with water and try to return it as "the wrong thing". Sometimes it was obvious that the liquid was too thin to be detergent, other times I'm sure it was missed. Either way we HAD to return it for them because we couldn't accuse them of being the ones to do it.
:/ Now I'm going to always check it before I buy to make sure I'm not getting water.
Post by phunluvin82 on Jan 8, 2013 11:32:14 GMT -5
I had heard something about this on NPR or something like that a little while back. I remember thinking, "Tide on the black market? Am I in the twilight zone?"
Post by mrssavy42112 on Jan 8, 2013 11:36:32 GMT -5
This is fascinating. I don't do laundry now, but when I did I would use whatever was on sale. Usually Arm & Hammer or Purex. I also had a lot of Tide Pod samples and Seventh Generation samples I used up. I really didn't care.
Do the pods work well? I thought about trying them but was worried they wouldn't be as good as liquid. I do tend to use more liquid than recommended because I think it cleans better.
The pods are terrible. Out of a big container of 50 or so we had about 5-7 loads that had non dissolved pods within the clothes.
Do the pods work well? I thought about trying them but was worried they wouldn't be as good as liquid. I do tend to use more liquid than recommended because I think it cleans better.
The pods are terrible. Out of a big container of 50 or so we had about 5-7 loads that had non dissolved pods within the clothes.
I recently started using Tide just to see what the big deal is. I'm not impressed. I really like Wisk and Arm & Hammer w/ Oxy Clean and both are much cheaper.
I use Tide because I remember DH telling me thats all he wanted to use. Well we had a discussion this weekend about using Tide free for the baby versus All free and he said he never said such thing so now I am going with whatever free detergent is on sale.
What a weird article. Why don't they just go to the store? Can you buy Tide with food stamps or other assistance that you can't turn into cash? If not I can't imagine why someone would buy drinks with Tide vs just going to Walmart and buying some Tide.
I just use whatever is on sale. I haven't made it to Costco the same week I needed detergent yet - I have only had Costco nearby since last summer. I just bought more the other day but IDK what brand it was. I have a HE washer so I'm more limited now and don't always catch a sale, but I'm not particular at all.
My mom makes her own and gave me some...I think it is the same 'recipe' as this one.
She gave me some and I like it! I'm going to try making it myself once the stuff she gave me runs out.
I also make my own and the recipe is similar to this. I have not seen a difference in my clothes feeling dirty or anything. I actually think they are softer than before. The batch I made is going to last us FOREVER. I made it at the end of October and just refilled the small container I keep on the washing machine. The rest of the batch is in a big 5 gallon bucket sitting in the laundry room out of the way.
We only use Tide original scent. All the other scents and detergent brands make my skin break out in a rash. I feel like the non-scented detergents don't get my clothes as clean.
The original scent is sadly getting hard for me to find.
Can you buy Tide with food stamps or other assistance that you can't turn into cash?
I thought that food stamp benefits excluded detergents and personal care products.
We buy either Kirkland free and clear or All free and clear, whatever is cheapest at Costco. I don't like Tide, it is super fragranced and makes me itchy.
I used to make our own but DH is totally addicted to the smell of laundry detergent and fabric softener and claims the clothes aren't clean if they don't smell like fucking flowers or something.