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MissB

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4. If they'd stolen powdered tide

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 01:27 AM

Nov 2021

Then I’d put good money that they were using it to clean stuff (and not just laundry). That stuff is good for general household cleaning.

But nah, they were just common thieves.

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Why are thieves stealing Tide laundry detergent in Connecticut? [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2021 OP

So, do you know SCantiGOP Nov 2021 #1

Oceans edge? sheshe2 Nov 2021 #2

Tide has always gave me skin rash nt doc03 Nov 2021 #3

Me, too, and several people I know. One student about 25 years ago came up to my desk during tblue37 Nov 2021 #5

I got a rash from it when I was a kid. I am 73 now, two years ago while on vacation doc03 Nov 2021 #18

Tide is one of the worst allergens bedazzled Nov 2021 #28

If they'd stolen powdered tide MissB Nov 2021 #4

Can you still find powder Tide? Powder detergent is an endangered species, from what I've seen. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #12

No, We Cannot ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #13

Oh, that's it. I thought it had something to do with the move to front end loading machines. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #14

A Logical Surmise ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #23

"HE," that's what I meant. I was a holdout on liquids, but since it's all I can find ... mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #24

Yes ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #27

I have a front loader jmowreader Nov 2021 #30

Huh! The things you learn. Thanks, Prof. Hortensis Nov 2021 #22

I've had no issues with finding it MissB Nov 2021 #20

And, Now For The Bad News ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #25

It still comes in packets used by restaurants to scrub floors. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #29

Arrest Prosecute Then Jail ALL SHOPLIFTERS - The Solution Is So Simple DanieRains Nov 2021 #6

+1000 nt USALiberal Nov 2021 #15

And that's why I have Dropps delivered to my house TlalocW Nov 2021 #7

I've gone exclusively to the laundry strips! Gets stuff clean, no perfume smell, no plastic waste PortTack Nov 2021 #8

I switched to strips recently and love them alphafemale Nov 2021 #21

Tolerance of shoplifting makes life more expensive for everybody DFW Nov 2021 #9

I usually boost Arm & Hammer. KG Nov 2021 #10

Shoplifters are often people with drug problems Tomconroy Nov 2021 #11

Their vehicles were filmed, which means the police has license plate numbers. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #16

I saw this on the news. skypilot Nov 2021 #19

Honestly, people still use laundry detergent in plastic bottles? bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #17

This type of organized shoplifting has been going on for several years in California FakeNoose Nov 2021 #26