Great if you like your clothes coated in dissolved goop. Pass.
These are probably made entirely of cornstarch (which is 100% dissolvable, like in a cooking slurry) leftover from all that HFCS production people bitch about.
@katbyter me either - even in the dishwasher I still use the squirt bottle. I’ve found parts of the plasticky covering from pods on my clothes after the washer too. Liquids just make sense to me lol.
On the HSN video he dissolves it in a tub full of water. Real washing machines are filled with clothes that absorb the water. Most don’t have a bunch of standing water enough to dissolve something like this.
In the video, they never show a stain that’s dried, it’s always fresh. Also in vid Amos says 1 sheet = for small load, 2 for large and 3 sheets for extra large. So if your like me most of my laundry loads are large so that’s only 60 loads per 120ct pack provide I don’t use any to pretreat. I may still buy them for our e-prep kit. They will pack easy and that summer breeze scent might keep the bears away when in the woods.
I have a part-time gig that involves traveling light and occasional laundry. Imma give these a shot since they’re easier to pack and less potentially messy than pods. /giphy tonal jagged prose
@Kyeh I hear that. I always go for the unscented versions. “free”, “clear”, etc are my go-to words. I don’t want colors nor scents. Just clean clothes. The lack of body odor is perfume enough to me.
@Kyeh yes. As someone who suffers from migraines, scented clothes are a big no-no for me. A smell you can’t get rid of without getting naked… And half the places I go nudity is not acceptable.
@Bandrik@craigthom@Kyeh Fabric softeners are bad for your clothes anyway. They will make wrinkle free clothes wrinkle and will destroy elastic, nylon and polyester over time.
@Bandrik@craigthom@Kyeh@OnionSoup And the so-called-liquid ones will gunk up the washing machine while building a breeding ground for mold and a foul odor. That bottle of Downy may look benign with all of its bunnies and sunshine, but it is evil.
@lwmctz Laundry advice:
Take the amount of soap/detergent recommended and halve it. More is definitely not better. Pre-treat stains or heavily soiled areas with an enzyme pre-wash or soap, but don’t add more soap to the washer. Add a half-cup of white vinegar to the fabric softener holder instead of fabric softener. (No, the vinegar will not leave a smell.) Ignore the “cotton” or “high” settings on the dryer. Clothes do not need to be baked dry. Only use low heat or no heat settings because tumbling in warm air dries clothes just fine. (I have 3-year-old fleece pants that still have a soft/un-pilled lining because I tumble dry them in barely warm air.) Cooler air means less static, but wool dryer balls or balled aluminum foil will cut out some more. Synthetics will still cause some static cling, but a shorter (or “less dry”) drying cycle will cut that down. Static will go away, but the fabric softener in the cloth stays.
TLDR: Use less. Less soap, cooler wash, shorter/cooler dry, fewer smelly additives.
@Bandrik@craigthom@OnionSoup@rockblossom Agreed, it’s evil stuff. And I can’t even stand smelling it on other people’s clothes - there’s just some kind of pungent nasty quality about it. Occasionally I want to overpower a smell in my washed laundry, like when sheets still have a musty smell, and I’ve found that just putting a single drop of lavender essential oil on the corner of one wet item will scent the whole load in the dryer without being obnoxiously stinky.
Once again, Woo-- er, Meh brings to my attention and informs me of a product that I didn’t even know existed, and simultaneously makes me realize the likely reason of why I’ve never heard of it before. Thanks, meh…?
If I patch these together to make a blanket, will I be able to go to sleep in my dirty clothes and wake up in the morning wearing fresh clean clothes, ready for work?
indeed i do have to use a laundromat. a long time ago i lived in an apartment without laundry and had to cram all our clothes into an old lady grocery cart type deal and wheel it around the block to this tiny laundromat that had few machines, no folding tables, took quarters, and did not have employees. if something went wrong, you were screwed. if somebody creepy came in, you just hoped nothing would happen. on more than one occasion someone must have burst a pen in the dryer before me and our clothes came out with ink spots. a couple times none of the dryers worked so you had to lug home soaking wet laundry on foot and then re-wash it all the next day. it was miserable and i vowed never to live somewhere without laundry at least on the premises ever again.
fast forward some ten years and several apartments and i had kept my promise. but then, life had other ideas and when we moved in here we didn’t have a lot of choice in the matter.
but, although having to go to a laundromat still royally sucks, things are different now. for one, i have a car to transport the laundry. that alone makes a world of difference. also, the laundromat i go to here is actually really nice. there’s tons of machines, it’s fully staffed, and they keep it immaculate throughout the day. i can do all the laundry simultaneously as well as comfortably fold it all, two things i wouldn’t be able to do at home. and it’s a card system now so you don’t need quarters or even cash. once my laundry hits the dryer i set a timer on my phone and make a quick trip home to hang up the wet stuff and then return to sit in my car and listen to the news and eat breakfast or whatever until it’s done. there are worse things in the world.
oh, and i use All brand laundry pods. way easier to manage than bottles of detergent. it’s important to toss them in the very back of the drum before you put laundry in. they work great. i buy a big jar and just bring a handful in a ziploc bag. switched from the tide ones which suck - too many instances where they didn’t break open at all, or whatever the purple bit is stained a piece of clothing and the plastic exterior got basically melted onto the laundry.
I feel the same way about laundry. Laundromat is A-OK because you can do all the clothes at one time instead of serially. One trip to the laundromat for 2-3 hours or ten loads of laundry during the week that take up more of my attention? It’s more expensive though, so I am indifferent overall.
@robin0575 yes! the price is a really good point - i probably spend ~$25 each time i do laundry. whereas if we had a w/d in our apartment the cost would be $0 because heat and water are already rolled into our rent. (well, ok, we do pay an electric bill so there would be a little cost there i suppose.)
@jerk_nugget I enjoyed the story. Glad you’re doing better now with the laundry situation (vs the run-down place you once had to use). And thanks for the tip on the detergent pods!
@jerk_nugget@robin0575 2 to 3 hours?!? What antiquated laundromat are you going to? The new “green” machines take 30 mins to wash. About 30 mins to dry. I barely have time to go to the local bar for a beer…
@goldnectar can’t speak for robin, but at my laundromat it takes 30mins to wash, and 40-50mins to dry. (lesser time for clothes, more for towels/blankets. i also only ever dry on medium at the laundromat - the “high” setting may take less time but it also fries clothes and is too hot to fold comfortably immediately after.)
however, it also takes time to drive to and from the laundromat, it takes time to load and unload the machines, and it takes me a good chunk of time to fold roughly five or so loads of laundry as well. so i definitely spend a minimum of 2 hours “doing laundry.” (eta: and this does not include the time i take to sort the laundry the day or night before going to the laundromat.)
15 minutes loading and yelling at the kids to get their clothes in the car,10 minutes driving (5 each way) 30 minutes wash, 20-30 minutes dry, 10 minutes getting stuff into washers, 10 minutes trying to find the kids so they can put their stuff in the dryers, 20 minutes getting stuff from washers to dryers and pulling out all the things that can’t handle laundromat dryers, and the rest of the time folding clothes and arguing with the kids to get them to put down their phone and fold faster. About 15 minutes at home to unload and put away, or less maybe, if it’s well organized.
At home though - the washer takes 45 minutes, the dryer takes 45 minutes, and it can’t all be done in one day, has to be maintained throughout the week. It’s not bad, I just liked the feeling of having it DONE and then not thinking about it the rest of the week.
And I like the high folding tables, no bending down to fold anything.
We have to find out from strangers (dealnews) that there’s a free shipping code today? (Yes, I’ve already pre-paid for shipping. But some haven’t.) Or was it in the email? (I don’t get the email.)
@ashtenrea
Yep. That’s how meh works. You just have 24 short hours to buy the deal-of-the-day.
However, there is a sister site called morningsave.com where frequently meh items end up there…or is it they end up here? Well, whatever. It has a chance to show up over there.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
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Warranty
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You get me that bubble gum scented one and I’m in.
@fuzzmanmatt Meh is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and they’re all out of feet to use for kicking people with.
and these make really shitty TASTING margaritas.
@alacrity Oh, you have Tasting Margaritas?
I doubt they are better than Pitcher Margaritas.
/image margarita pitcher
Great if you like your clothes coated in dissolved goop. Pass.
These are probably made entirely of cornstarch (which is 100% dissolvable, like in a cooking slurry) leftover from all that HFCS production people bitch about.
@mike808 oh please who makes detergent from HFCS . That’s silly
@unksol Nobody. And it is.
I never said what you’re on about.
@mike808 @unksol OOooo… So that’s why teenagers eat Tide pods. They are just the victims. It is the sugar addiction that’s at fault.
Something smells?
Don’t you mean “Ocean Breeze” or “Spring Blossom”?
Toast them first!
It “solulizes” in water in less than 10 seconds if you apply a hand blender to it. I checked out of the hsn video after that.
Also, I believe that neutral pH is 7; 7.4 is slightly basic. But it’s probably relatively more neutral than some soaps.
@djslack also if you look at the hand blender when he sets it down, seems like there is plenty of pulp’y residue left inside not dissolved lol
Is the idea to surprise your crappy aunt with baby gender reveals? I bet that “floral” sent is baby poop!
Is that the famous Mad Professor Amos?
@eeterrific Cookies! Cookies!
A solution in search of a need.
Perfect for Meh.
i like the part where they dissolve instantly when you apply the friggin immersion blender
What sorcery is this?!?
Is he related to Famous Amos?
/giphy famous amos
Yeah, I’m not believing they actually dissolve. I can’t use powdered detergent or pods. Zero confidence here.
@katbyter me either - even in the dishwasher I still use the squirt bottle. I’ve found parts of the plasticky covering from pods on my clothes after the washer too. Liquids just make sense to me lol.
My first thought: “These look like gum.” (Before I even saw the last picture)
Could be the new Tide Pods if you start a challenge.
Why you licking on Laundry Matts? I have my best dates and sometimes nites there. These colored napkins will help me decorate the fav.
To bad they don’t work in warm water, only hot or cold tempatures.
On the HSN video he dissolves it in a tub full of water. Real washing machines are filled with clothes that absorb the water. Most don’t have a bunch of standing water enough to dissolve something like this.
No reviews anywhere that I could see. Not that cheap really. Gain or All bottles are pretty regularly on sale for $2-$3 and do 30 odd loads. Pass.
In the video, they never show a stain that’s dried, it’s always fresh. Also in vid Amos says 1 sheet = for small load, 2 for large and 3 sheets for extra large. So if your like me most of my laundry loads are large so that’s only 60 loads per 120ct pack provide I don’t use any to pretreat. I may still buy them for our e-prep kit. They will pack easy and that summer breeze scent might keep the bears away when in the woods.
I have a part-time gig that involves traveling light and occasional laundry. Imma give these a shot since they’re easier to pack and less potentially messy than pods. /giphy tonal jagged prose
@jetkins tide makes these tiny little packets intended for sink wash. Could toss two into a full machine if needed!
@jetkins Have you heard of plastic baggies
@jetkins @Telanis I use plastic bags for beer and wine in checked luggage. I haven’t had an incident yet, but you never know.
@jetkins @Telanis have you ever accidentally squashed a tide pod in a bag full of tide pods?
@Telanis Yes, I use them to store the heads of my enemies.
Ugh, I won’t buy any scented detergent in any form. 🦨
@Kyeh I hear that. I always go for the unscented versions. “free”, “clear”, etc are my go-to words. I don’t want colors nor scents. Just clean clothes. The lack of body odor is perfume enough to me.
@Bandrik Yes! And don’t even get me started on those nasty scented dryer sheets!
@Bandrik @Kyeh Or nasty dryer sheets in general. Or fabric softeners in general. I don’t want to coat my clean clothes in goop.
@Kyeh p u
@Kyeh yes. As someone who suffers from migraines, scented clothes are a big no-no for me. A smell you can’t get rid of without getting naked… And half the places I go nudity is not acceptable.
@Bandrik @craigthom @Kyeh Fabric softeners are bad for your clothes anyway. They will make wrinkle free clothes wrinkle and will destroy elastic, nylon and polyester over time.
@Bandrik @craigthom @Kyeh @OnionSoup And the so-called-liquid ones will gunk up the washing machine while building a breeding ground for mold and a foul odor. That bottle of Downy may look benign with all of its bunnies and sunshine, but it is evil.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup only half the places?
@rockblossom thank you, i’m learning so much today
@lwmctz Laundry advice:
Take the amount of soap/detergent recommended and halve it. More is definitely not better. Pre-treat stains or heavily soiled areas with an enzyme pre-wash or soap, but don’t add more soap to the washer. Add a half-cup of white vinegar to the fabric softener holder instead of fabric softener. (No, the vinegar will not leave a smell.) Ignore the “cotton” or “high” settings on the dryer. Clothes do not need to be baked dry. Only use low heat or no heat settings because tumbling in warm air dries clothes just fine. (I have 3-year-old fleece pants that still have a soft/un-pilled lining because I tumble dry them in barely warm air.) Cooler air means less static, but wool dryer balls or balled aluminum foil will cut out some more. Synthetics will still cause some static cling, but a shorter (or “less dry”) drying cycle will cut that down. Static will go away, but the fabric softener in the cloth stays.
TLDR: Use less. Less soap, cooler wash, shorter/cooler dry, fewer smelly additives.
@OnionSoup @txjump
I was wondering about that too! Do you live in a “clothing-optional” community?
@Bandrik @craigthom @OnionSoup @rockblossom Agreed, it’s evil stuff. And I can’t even stand smelling it on other people’s clothes - there’s just some kind of pungent nasty quality about it. Occasionally I want to overpower a smell in my washed laundry, like when sheets still have a musty smell, and I’ve found that just putting a single drop of lavender essential oil on the corner of one wet item will scent the whole load in the dryer without being obnoxiously stinky.
@Kyeh @txjump I was wondering why I was barred from so many shops and restaurants
Once again, Woo-- er, Meh brings to my attention and informs me of a product that I didn’t even know existed, and simultaneously makes me realize the likely reason of why I’ve never heard of it before. Thanks, meh…?
If I patch these together to make a blanket, will I be able to go to sleep in my dirty clothes and wake up in the morning wearing fresh clean clothes, ready for work?
@flehm only if you pee them during the night. Then there’s the drying issue…
How long will these last when used as panty liners?
@Bumplepimp depends. Are you going to watch Magic Mike while wearing them?
@Bumplepimp @OnionSoup Depends? The question was about panty liners, not adult diapers.
@Bumplepimp @srlagarto yes but they allow you to always poise carefree.
@Bumplepimp @OnionSoup HAH! Oh Onion, you earned that star from me. I got a good laugh from that one. You too, Bumple. Good stuff.
@Bumplepimp @OnionSoup @srlagarto
You mean
Depend?
The adult diaper brand?
So does floral make me smell like a flower and Spring Breeze makes me smell like I’ve got wind?
indeed i do have to use a laundromat. a long time ago i lived in an apartment without laundry and had to cram all our clothes into an old lady grocery cart type deal and wheel it around the block to this tiny laundromat that had few machines, no folding tables, took quarters, and did not have employees. if something went wrong, you were screwed. if somebody creepy came in, you just hoped nothing would happen. on more than one occasion someone must have burst a pen in the dryer before me and our clothes came out with ink spots. a couple times none of the dryers worked so you had to lug home soaking wet laundry on foot and then re-wash it all the next day. it was miserable and i vowed never to live somewhere without laundry at least on the premises ever again.
fast forward some ten years and several apartments and i had kept my promise. but then, life had other ideas and when we moved in here we didn’t have a lot of choice in the matter.
but, although having to go to a laundromat still royally sucks, things are different now. for one, i have a car to transport the laundry. that alone makes a world of difference. also, the laundromat i go to here is actually really nice. there’s tons of machines, it’s fully staffed, and they keep it immaculate throughout the day. i can do all the laundry simultaneously as well as comfortably fold it all, two things i wouldn’t be able to do at home. and it’s a card system now so you don’t need quarters or even cash. once my laundry hits the dryer i set a timer on my phone and make a quick trip home to hang up the wet stuff and then return to sit in my car and listen to the news and eat breakfast or whatever until it’s done. there are worse things in the world.
oh, and i use All brand laundry pods. way easier to manage than bottles of detergent. it’s important to toss them in the very back of the drum before you put laundry in. they work great. i buy a big jar and just bring a handful in a ziploc bag. switched from the tide ones which suck - too many instances where they didn’t break open at all, or whatever the purple bit is stained a piece of clothing and the plastic exterior got basically melted onto the laundry.
purple loves @barney.
@jerk_nugget
I feel the same way about laundry. Laundromat is A-OK because you can do all the clothes at one time instead of serially. One trip to the laundromat for 2-3 hours or ten loads of laundry during the week that take up more of my attention? It’s more expensive though, so I am indifferent overall.
But certainly not buying washer sheets.
@robin0575 yes! the price is a really good point - i probably spend ~$25 each time i do laundry. whereas if we had a w/d in our apartment the cost would be $0 because heat and water are already rolled into our rent. (well, ok, we do pay an electric bill so there would be a little cost there i suppose.)
@jerk_nugget I enjoyed the story. Glad you’re doing better now with the laundry situation (vs the run-down place you once had to use). And thanks for the tip on the detergent pods!
@jerk_nugget @robin0575 2 to 3 hours?!? What antiquated laundromat are you going to? The new “green” machines take 30 mins to wash. About 30 mins to dry. I barely have time to go to the local bar for a beer…
@goldnectar can’t speak for robin, but at my laundromat it takes 30mins to wash, and 40-50mins to dry. (lesser time for clothes, more for towels/blankets. i also only ever dry on medium at the laundromat - the “high” setting may take less time but it also fries clothes and is too hot to fold comfortably immediately after.)
however, it also takes time to drive to and from the laundromat, it takes time to load and unload the machines, and it takes me a good chunk of time to fold roughly five or so loads of laundry as well. so i definitely spend a minimum of 2 hours “doing laundry.” (eta: and this does not include the time i take to sort the laundry the day or night before going to the laundromat.)
@Bandrik thanks for the kind words!
@goldnectar @jerk_nugget
15 minutes loading and yelling at the kids to get their clothes in the car,10 minutes driving (5 each way) 30 minutes wash, 20-30 minutes dry, 10 minutes getting stuff into washers, 10 minutes trying to find the kids so they can put their stuff in the dryers, 20 minutes getting stuff from washers to dryers and pulling out all the things that can’t handle laundromat dryers, and the rest of the time folding clothes and arguing with the kids to get them to put down their phone and fold faster. About 15 minutes at home to unload and put away, or less maybe, if it’s well organized.
At home though - the washer takes 45 minutes, the dryer takes 45 minutes, and it can’t all be done in one day, has to be maintained throughout the week. It’s not bad, I just liked the feeling of having it DONE and then not thinking about it the rest of the week.
And I like the high folding tables, no bending down to fold anything.
@jerk_nugget You’re quite welcome! ^^
/image professor amos burton
@DennisG2014 I
Amos. I had to hunt down my phone just so I could star this. (This stupid “you can’t log in from your computer” thing is getting old)
@cf1 @DennisG2014 +1 for amos & the expanse!
@DennisG2014 Amos!!
We have to find out from strangers (dealnews) that there’s a free shipping code today? (Yes, I’ve already pre-paid for shipping. But some haven’t.) Or was it in the email? (I don’t get the email.)
@walarney Not in the email. I just checked.
Better getem before P&G buys them out and kills it. The product was developed in the early 90s and almost made to market then.
Meh, I bought some.
One look at the packaging made me think this was a failed dollar store product much like what Ashens typically covers.
The real question is… what were they trying to do when they accidentally discovered this?
I was getting ready to purchase and they disappeared… guessing the sale ends at midnight EST? Damn… heartbroken.
@ashtenrea
Yep. That’s how meh works. You just have 24 short hours to buy the deal-of-the-day.
However, there is a sister site called morningsave.com where frequently meh items end up there…or is it they end up here? Well, whatever. It has a chance to show up over there.
That’s morningsave.com
@therealjrn Yeah I thought 24 hours where I am at, didn’t know EST timezone. It was 10 pm here lol. Thanks for info
@ashtenrea As predicted, they are available now over at morningsave.com. Click on the picture for the deal.
These need to be sold again. I love them & they’re so convenient!
Did anyone buy these and not like them? I’d be willing to pay for you to send them to me!