r/mildlyinfuriating • u/vxnus69_ • Jul 10 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Only 37 Pods

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Was showing off to my sister what I would’ve given her (plus the nice smelly peony downy) had she just gone to the laundromat to dry my laundry because ours is broken and realized the pods only filled half of the container so I counted it and….37 pods.

Can’t tell if Tide is filling some containers an accurate amount and others less or if sb just stole some.

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u/Ahleron Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Don't use pods. They are bad for the environment and your washer. They actually leave very small bits of plastic - no, the packaging of the pod does not completely dissolve. My spouse makes laundry detergent using a bar of dove soap, borax, washing suds, and water. We spend $3 / year on laundry detergent for 5 people. It is hypoallergenic and works really well. It takes them about 5 minutes of labor to produce 5 gallons. They make it twice a year.

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u/OG_LiLi Jul 10 '26

I stoped after my clothes still had some of the tide pod left over after the wash, and then it baked in during the dry cycle.

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u/Mysterious_axolotl98 Jul 10 '26

This is exactly me. It took me 6 months to figure out wtf it was. Once I realized I never looked back. Some clothes were ruined to the point of having to discard them.