I'll add my bitching about detergent. They are trying to get us to switch from powder or liquid to pods. I like being able to go light on the soap when its a small load or light soil. Pods are more expensive per load plus you can't vary them to suit the load.
I did notice in my last purchase of detergent that it seemed a little light. What the fuck is going on now it's just blatant thievery when it comes to what your money's worth. Everything is reduced in size what it is going to be next time sell you a bag with nothing in it
Try to find a one pound box of cookies. Used to be a pack of cookies was a pound, Now it's as little as 10 oz.
Laundry detergent is still mostly fillers (by design, detergent can be corrosive in a purer form.) You can probably cut way back on what you use without noticeable effect. It just takes some experimentation to determine what works best for how dirty your clothes get.
I've found that, working in a clean-ish environment, I can usually get away with about two tablespoons of liquid per load.
Unfortunately for me when I wash my clothes they are usually beyond dirty. And then I have to use a laundromat so what goes in before mine is usually feces/piss covered. various forms of cum/semen and probably meth powder. So I can't go light on the detergent.
Goto dollar tree, dollar general, big lots, or any spanish store that sells detergent and get ariel. The spanish stores may even have the imported kind with phosphates in it still. Powder is superior to liquid/pods.
Gatorade is garbage, eat some fruit.
Bosch used to sell large paper mini barrels with powder for their front loaders. No idea if they still do.
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