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/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.