Weekend Plans Post: They Have Stopped Making My Preferred Detergent
Back in the middle of the lockdown, we put in an order from Costco and it was time to get some of the laundry soap that Maribou likes (defined as: Isn’t Allergic To). We didn’t know how long lockdown would last. We didn’t know anything. We saw that the detergent was on sale. “Get two”, we said.
Welp, the last one ran out this week. Well, maybe it’s got another weeks’ worth of washes in there and maybe more if we do the “swirl water around in the container” thing but, hey. Remember when we bought the soap in the middle of the lockdown? It’s time to get some more! And we laughed with relief and disbelief at the last few years.
And Costco no longer sells it.
So we looked up what the deal was and, apparently, the manufacturer has changed the formula. They now make… detergent sheets.
“Wait, what?”
“Detergent sheets. That’s what the website says.”
“Should we get some?”
“I’ll put in the order.”
And it showed up.
And, yep, it’s detergent sheets.
That’s them. It’s like opening a special box of fancy-schmancy stationery.
And here’s a sheet.
Two sheets, actually… you’re supposed to tear them in half.
And, to be honest, you could probably get away with taking scissors to those and using half or a third of that.
The first thing I thought was “I’m going to throw this into the machine and it’s going to leave a smear the size of a golf ball on one of my dark shirts.” Remember using powder and using too much powder? On your darks?
Well, that’s what I figured would happen. And it didn’t.
So… I guess we have new detergent now.
And that’s how old I am.
This weekend will be a fairly pleasant one. I have a lunch date with friends, it’s game night on Saturday, and, of course, laundry. With these newfangled sheet thingies.
So… what’s on your docket?
(Featured image is “Reach”. Photo taken by Jaybird.)
Amazon claims to still be selling the current versions of ERA in large bottles. You could buy a few years worth.Report
Sadly, Era is not the detergent in question. I was going to use the Calgon “Ancient Chinese Secret” commercial but figured “there are weeks where you could probably get away with that and weeks that you probably couldn’t and we’re probably in the latter”.
So I went with a boring (but classic!) explanation about how protein gets out protein. It’s science.Report
Did the sheets work though? And were they comparable in cost to the liquid stuff? Kind of a game changer not to have to buy soap and water when really all you need is the soap.Report
IIRC Consumer Reports had a blurb on washer sheets and the bottom line was “more expensive per wash, not a good at cleaning that liquids”–like not even in the mid range of ranking all laundry cleaners and types.Report
Note: Our clothing doesn’t go through a whole lot. Like, I do a lot less of the whole “getting under a raised floor” than I used to, I get on the ground even less than I get on the floor, and “dirt” to us means primarily “cat hair” or “food stains”.
SO! With that said, how did the test load go?
The clothing came out of the wash without any clumps/smears of detergent! It smelled fresh, like it had just come out of a washing machine where it had been washed, and it dried and smelled great when it was done.Report
Board game meetup tomorrow. Trying out Mind MGMT, a hidden movement game based on the comic book about psychic secret agents. Better finish reading the instructions and learning to play before then.
I have assorted odds and ends around the house that I need to take care of. I have been letting my to-do list grow, so I need to work on tackling that. It will probably be how I spend a good chunk of Sunday.Report
I use the Tide for sensitive skin. It seems to do okay. My mom always used washing POWDER when I was a kid and I used that for years until one day I realized “you’re an adult and you can decide” and I started using liquid.
(And my mom uses the same detergent as I do now)
Usually it’s shampoo and conditioners that get discontinued for me; it’s hard to find a brand that doesn’t turn my hair into a bird’s nest. (I have very dry hair).
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I need to get out of town again; am going to go to the next town south for better grocery shopping and maybe buy myself some kind of small treat because it’s just been one of those weeks.Report
We went through a dozen detergents before we found that Boulder liquid stuff at Costco. It was a godsend. I’m pretty sure that Tide for Sensitive Skin was one of the ones we passed through on the way to the perfect one.
Ah, well. We use sheets now.Report
Dan the Automator is the producer behind Cornershop. If you were a teenager in the late 90’s, you probably heard the song “Brimful of Asha”. He produced that!
Prince Paul produced albums for De La Soul. You probably remember their song “Me, Myself, and I” or “Buddy” but, here’s the point, he produced “Potholes in my Lawn”.
So when these two weirdos got together, they both produced something *AWESOME*.
Listen to the drop of this one:
The song off of that album that I think you should listen to is “Once Again (here to kick one for you)”.
But, if you ask me, the best song they did was Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2 / Knockers.
I *LEARNED* stuff listening to this song.
Jump ahead to 5:01 and listen for a clinic on scratching. Holy cow. I didn’t know that 5:29-6:02 was possible.Report
Testing.Report