Posted on 02/01/2018 12:46:39 PM PST by nickcarraway
Tide Pod – the colorful detergent capsules that are supposed to make laundry a cinch – have recently caused a ruckus after the youths started eating them. As part of the Tide Pod challenge, kids have taken a mouthful of the brightly colored detergent and shared the results online. As the dare became viral, Procter & Gamble (Tide’s parent company) and officials at poison centers have spoken out about the potentially deadly effects of ingesting the capsules. (And it’s really dangerous, so please don’t eat them.)
But with the trend not yet slowing down, restaurateurs are here to remind people that you can get Tide Pod-colored food that’s safe for consumption. First, there was the Brooklyn pizzeria that rolled out a blue-and-orange hued pie. Then, there was a Wisconsin bakery offering up Tide Pod-inspired donuts. And now, there’s a San Antonio company that’s created a “Tide Pod” concha. Cakes by Jandy is asking customers to put down the Tide Pods and reach for one of its yummy pan dulces. Jandy is also serving up other trendy conchas, including the uniconcha and rainbow conchas.
The thing I just can’t get past is that no matter how you salt or sweeten them, they still taste like a big gob of concentrated soap.
I don’t get what the big deal is with those expensive pods. The super concentrated liquids are pretty simple to use. When I was in college, there was a crystalline concentrated product called Fresh Start that was a dry mini cap full, with no dust kicking up. Dry and light, I don’t know what happened to that product, but it worked well and was great for those of us who didn’t want to lug any more weight/mess than necessary.
It’s kind of hard to believe a lot of people are stupid enough to eat a tide pod, or any other soap.
Must be a liberal thing.
There is a suprisingly large number of people that don’t know how to use the measuring caps or cups that come with normal detergent. Pods are a quantity control method for concentrated detergent and HE washers.
It’s scary to think how utterly stupid one would have to be to do this.
A single pod is for small to medium loads of light soil. You add additional pods to larger loads and/or heavier soiled clothes.
Once, too long ago to mention, my mom mixed Tide with water and gave it to us kids to blow bubbles with straws. I got excited, I guess, and accidentally sucked up a mouthful of the Tide water. Tasted lousy, no pain, but I couldn’t make a sound for an hour or so afterwards. I always kept in the back of my mind that it might come in handy for instant laryngitis.
and to think in a few years these things will vote...
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