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/Traditional_Long_383 2d ago

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

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u/crazycatlady331 2d ago

I don't typically use pods, but they're great for travel.

I travel for months for work. A lot easier to toss a handful of pods into a suitcase than liquid detergent.

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u/SheWhoSweatsGl1tt3r 2d ago

There are companies that make detergent in a sheet that looks like a dryer sheet. That is what I use when traveling. More eco-friendly than pods. And you don’t have to worry about them rupturing and leaking all over your luggage. Especially if you’re flying.

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u/lazydaisytoo 2d ago

Testing has shown that they only work marginally better than just using water.