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bucolic_frolic

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17. Honestly, people still use laundry detergent in plastic bottles?

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 09:18 AM

Nov 2021

I use a Dollar Tree powder in a box. It says 50 loads. I probably get 15-20. But no cleaning complaints, no rashes, no odor. Add a little washing soda from a box for really soiled stuff. Oxybrightener by the tablespoon if needed. No plastic!

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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