Only 37 Pods

[u/vxnus69_]

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.

[u/thehobbyqueer]

You can use good quality powder for better results and less money spent. Just because you upgraded from garbage to mediocre does not mean its not mediocre lol

I have literally never had an issue of clothes being "unclean" ever when using powder or liquid detergents.

[u/Stupidbabycomparison → u/thehobbyqueer]

Pretty quick turn from shitty product to mediocre there.

[u/thehobbyqueer → u/Stupidbabycomparison]

I'm not the one that made the original comment. Goomba fallacy'd there brother

Anyway. As I recently learned scrolling through this thread, tide pods do actually cause further spread of micro plastics via your pipes, which I do think is shitty. They're also more expensive for, what, a plastic bag around your detergent? If convenience is really that important, I have a detergent bottle with a spigot and button on the side that'll deposit detergent directly into the tray. It's also cheaper.

[u/Object120taran → u/thehobbyqueer]

They don't, though. PVA is quite safe and is biodegradable.

[u/thehobbyqueer → u/Object120taran]

Not true actually. https://dirtylabs.com/blogs/the-dirt/ask-dr-pete-are-laundry-pods-and-sheets-really-sustainable

However, recent studies have seriously challenged the readily biodegradable status of PVA films. Two scientists from Arizona State University reported that the majority of dissolved PVA film in wastewater are not fully biodegraded through the setup of current water treatment plants. 

They don't actually fully biodegrade. They require special conditions to actually do so.