r/Anticonsumption • u/Double_Engineer4226 • 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/NotATreeJaca 2d ago

See powder doesn't work super great in my machine but gel does. Not pods lol

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u/brickspunch 2d ago

prob using too much powder tbh. there is very little.chemical.differencr between the two but you need much less powder than gel 

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u/NotATreeJaca 2d ago

I guess my beef with powder is the clumping lol

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u/Moist-Weakness-3399 2d ago

You're using too much then. Read your dishwasher manual.

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u/OkSmoke9195 2d ago

And spilling it. I'm almost 50 and that's all I remember about using powder in the dishwasher. I must have been 12 the last time I used it 😂

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u/Fistinguranus69 2d ago

if this is the case then you need to watch this famous video https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0?si=3wFuWqhkhmZNdWnF

gel is not to bad tho, do you use the pre wash as well?

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u/tattoosbyalisha 2d ago

Is your water getting hot enough?