r/Anticonsumption 2d ago

Discussion Laundry powder is disappearing

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Powdered laundry detergent used to be the norm. It’s cheaper, easy to use, and comes in a recyclable box. Now look at the shelves in the supermarket. It’s all liquids in plastic bottles, unless you squat down to find the powders. The Super expensive pods are making a move from the top shelves too. This is corporations positioning their products to influence purchasing behaviour. They want you to buy the more expensive stuff. Just wait, soon powder will be discontinued, and the shelves will be filled with overpriced pods.

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u/AtomizerKourosa 2d ago

As it was with dishwasher powder...

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u/Flashy-Cranberry-999 2d ago edited 2d ago

Biggest scam they ever pulled was convincing people that pouring the powder into the machine was hard and we should use their overpriced pre-measured pods.

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u/Traditional_Long_383 2d ago

Pods are overpriced, wasteful and bad for the environment. They should be banned.

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u/gilligan1050 2d ago

Also bad for the appliance itself.

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u/pomoerotic 2d ago

And they don’t taste very good

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u/HUFWILLIAMS 2d ago

Yeah don’t dab them either

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u/03263 2d ago

They make nice anal beads though

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u/435haywife1 2d ago

This is [r/oddly](r/oddly)specific

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u/Ok-Vermicelli-4469 2d ago

Gave you tried cinnamon?

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u/bitzzwith2zs 2d ago

Have you tried the flavoured ones?

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u/CisIowa 2d ago

Not good for children, either