Posted on 03/30/2016 2:20:08 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Edited on 03/30/2016 5:49:24 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
There's a reason those little lines on laundry detergent caps are vague and hard to read. It's so you pour more than you need to. And it apparently accounts for a huge part of the industry's profits.
Without perfect lighting conditions and sharp vision, the faint markings that blend in with the plastic cups have left many consumers squinting. And the related instructions are often vague. As a result, consumers are left to over-pour, and that's just what the flawed creators are counting on, say industry watchers.
(Excerpt) Read more at torontosun.com ...
If only the private citizenry could think of a workaround for this problem.
Your getting presoaked
Size of Detergent caps???? LMAO.
This is stupid as hell. As a consumer you are responsible for you what you... consume. If I have dirty clothes I use more I don’t let the manufacturer determine how much soap I use.
I trashed some sensor on our new HE tub after less than a year filling it up to the “3” line. The “suds sensor” blew out. Was able to order on-line and fix myself, but still almost $100 iirc.
I fill it to the bottom line, “1” and call it good. A website called “appliance guru” has the skinny on this and all the repairs.
I used a Sharpie on it so my wife and kids don’t overfill and damage the machine again. Although I suspect my wife overfills it on the rare times she does the laundry.
“There’s no suds! How can it get clean without suds!?. I hate this machine!!!”
Yes - she’s the one that wanted the latest and greatest in front end loaders.
If using those caps is too hard, get a clear measuring cup that you can easily read, to make your measurements.
Yep, we have an old top loader, but I have been “Sharpie marking” my detergent cups for awhile now.
Call me old fashion, but seeing water horizontally in a washing machine makes me nervous. How often do these gaskets malfunction?
LOL
I saw a study a while back that said that profits were down because of the detergent pods. Consumers don’t over-use with the pods.
With the varying types of water around the country there really is no "perfect" amount of detergent to use...what they recommend is far more than needed in most cases. In some locales special additives are needed to make the detergent work due to minerals in the water.
FWIW, I have always used about half of the prescribed amount; it's more than enough for even the "dirtiest" load of laundry in most parts of the country.
That's why they came up with the "pod" thing; wildly profitable because you cannot skimp on the usage.
There’s some sleazy lawer somewhere preparing the class action lawsuit as we speak.
Interesting! See my number 13; I assumed that everyone was skimpy like me...thought the pods would increase profits...maybe not?
Lawyer :)
I think the wasted spilled powder and overmeasured liquids were built into the typical amount used, for forever. You would think that the pods would cost more to manufacture, handle, etc. But the report that I saw gave the impression that detergent companies were not happy about the pods controlling the overuse and net profits being lower.
“See my number 13”.
Wow, college education in laundry science. Who knew? Haha most of us had to learn by ojt.
I'm with you. I can't remember when I've ever used the recommended amount. Water and agitation alone are doing most of the work, and our clothing isn't so heavily soiled that it requires large amounts of detergent. A little bit goes a long way. Kitchen and bath linens get hot water and bleach to reduce bacterial load.
So this is why I keep flooding my laundry room with soap suds. I can’t read the line so I end up pouring the entire bottle into my washer. Maybe I can sue!
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