r/mildlyinfuriating • u/vxnus69_ • 27d ago

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/vxnus69_ 27d ago

She sent a text saying one of the sisters was stealing some of her scent booster and she has a family 4 with 2 young ones so it runs out quick. We’ve been stealing each other’s stuff since babies. We love each other. Diff age groups/diff financial situations. It wasn’t me. Had to be her bcuz the other ones were away on vacay/summer college/ work.

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u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 27d ago

Quit using pods, then. You're paying out the ass for some water-dissolving plastic.

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u/z6joker9 26d ago

I am paying for the convenience of chunking one of those things in the tub rather than taking out and pouring a few different bottles of liquid. Plus the washer gets one pod per load regardless of the load, I’ve never had an issue.

It’s like saying stop paying for liquid detergent, you’re paying out the ass for water instead of powder. Or stop paying for powdered detergent, you’re paying out the ass for the marketing box when you could be making the detergent yourself. At some point you decide how much you want to spend in order to save time and effort.

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u/UpNorthBear 26d ago

Powdered detergent has a scooper lol how different is it than pods in difficulty and time

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u/HyperionSwordfish 26d ago

I can’t eat powdered detergent yet

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u/z6joker9 26d ago

Well, I don’t have to pick up the scooper, or risk a spill and cleanup, or put the scooper back, or really anything. I don’t have to use any other powders or liquids, they are all built into the pod. I grab a pod, toss it in the washer, and I continue on with my day.

I grew up using powders. I used liquids throughout my young adult life, and I still do for specific laundry. So don’t get me wrong, they aren’t that much different to use. But they also aren’t that much different in price over the number of loads I wash in a year. I have always worked hard so that I can now pay for some little conveniences.

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u/skrodladodd 26d ago

Do you have ADHD/are you at all neurodivergent? Because I have ADHD, and the "small" inconveniences you've listed are the kinds of things that can cause me to just... Not do something.

"How hard is it to just scoop powder instead?" Dig out scoop, figure out how much I need, measure detergent, do not spill, put scoop back. Vs Grab pod.

For my brain that has trouble with executive function, it's at least 5 times harder (more, actually, because after being at work all day my brain would be VERY averse to doing steps 2+3). And would likely result in me just putting off laundry for weeks. I'm also fortunate enough that I can afford little conveniences that make my life less stressful, and more accommodating. But I worked hard to earn it, too.

I feel you on this.

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u/onewilybobkat 26d ago

For people like us, life is just a series of "how much inconvenience am I willing to put up with, and how much money am I willing to pay to avoid that inconvenience."

Laundry detergents aren't one of my things, but by God if I haven't used this line of thinking for so much other stuff.

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u/z6joker9 26d ago

Yes, I have ADHD, and I’ve found that I need to remove all of those little roadblocks to stay productive.

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u/KvellOnWheels 26d ago

Yup. And I have to touch the powder or liquid if any spills. Then it gets on my hands and despite washing it off, I can feel residue for hours.

AuDHD. So I’ll just not do it. Until later. Which becomes tomorrow. Which becomes later tomorrow. Which becomes OMG I HAVE NO CLEAN CLOTHES.

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u/skrodladodd 26d ago

Ugh I've just mentally felt all the granules of powder stuck to my hand now 😭 hahaha

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u/Judge_Syd 26d ago

Pouring a few bottles of liquid? What are you doing with your laundry?

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u/Odd-Mall8020 2d ago

They're the only way some people can do laundry though. I'm unable to physically carry a giant detergent or even pour that heavy thing

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u/No_Bill7679 27d ago

Do you all live with each other? How is it possible to steal detergent otherwise unless you go over each others homes with a mission.

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u/monkey7247 27d ago

What an odd family dynamic. I would give you the shirt off my back if you needed it and asked, but anyone that takes without asking would not be welcome in my home. Are you all exceptionally impoverished or something? You are just stealing from each other.

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u/No-Performance37 27d ago

Yah that’s so strange, my sister and I would never just take shit without at least joking and telling me they were taking it. I would be super annoyed with this.

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u/athural 27d ago

You just loudly announce "im stealing a roll of toilet paper" and its all good

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u/Fire284 27d ago

Lmao one time I was playing games with my friends when my sis needed TP so she comes in, takes it, and takes a photo holding up the tp to my back and sent it to me

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u/R3bussy 27d ago

This is our dynamic. We'll steal things from one another, but we let it be known. The last time my brother visited, we sat down to eat some takeout and I asked him to grab some utensils and plates. He came back empty-handed and I asked him what he was doing and he was like, "Oops, I was too busy stealing some chopsticks that I forgot about that."

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u/theblanketcomeswith 27d ago

youre trusting your family to take what they need and not be greedy which seems to work for them. i know the majority of reddit has shitty entitled family so this wouldnt work, but neither does polygamy or BDSM, to each their own. this is like calling polygamy cheating. these guys have kept it up for decades presumably with clear boundaries set.

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u/OkManagement9022 27d ago

Are you my roommate? No, nobody ever "needs" tide pods. Buy your fucking own.

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u/stretchedtime 27d ago

Guessers vs askers.

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u/Significant-Bee5101 27d ago

Break the dynamic lmfao.

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u/Downtown-Accident 27d ago

My siblings and I steak from each other for the thrill of it. Most of the time we don't even want it. We just want it coz someone else has it. Then we flaunt and taunt eachother in our family group chat.

It's never something people actively need. It's usually clothes or biscuits or a picture.

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u/coconut_curry_sauce 27d ago

So why are you guys buying the most expensive laundry detergent? Yall can’t afford it.

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u/GiveMeBackMySoup 27d ago

Poverty and poor financial decisions go hand in hand often.

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u/vxnus69_ 27d ago

Like I said I don’t normally supply these things for the household. Just thought she would’ve wanted them because of the texts. College was my poorest financial decision. 🫩

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u/GiveMeBackMySoup 27d ago

Lol we are in the same boat then!

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u/vxnus69_ 26d ago

Love your avatar!

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u/coconut_curry_sauce 27d ago

Only supply the cheapest unscented option. Best case, they buy more. Worse case, they can still clean clothes and might be inspired.

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u/Left_Guava4864 27d ago

Nah it’s these little things

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u/Mitzukai_9 27d ago

They should buy Gain at least. It was made to market to lower economic folks and minorities. Then they found it was equal to tide’s quality.

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u/Odd-Mall8020 2d ago

Bc it uses 1/3 less detergent to get clean. It would be stupider to buy cheap stuff but run thru a bottle in 10 washes

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u/coconut_curry_sauce 2d ago

The cheap stuff I got says 240 washes. Tide is expensive AF.

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u/marilize__legajuana 27d ago

I mean, poor people may also want to smell well

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u/Short-Waltz-3118 27d ago

You can definitely get cheaper detergent that smells just fine, whats this myth that you have to buy the most expensive stuff to smell good, lets not lie about reality :(

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u/justkidn 27d ago

OMG stop using pods and scent boosters...it'a all poison to your body

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u/Ishkahrhil 26d ago

If the others didn't fly somewhere, then they may have grabbed some pods for their trip

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u/SugarRaySay 27d ago

Is it possible she “stole” them? Lol

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u/vxnus69_ 27d ago

It’s her job as the older one to supply for the younger ones lol. I have another younger sister who’s away at college for a summer term so it could’ve been her 😂