concentrated laundry detergent my butt!!
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
August 16, 2008 1:58am CST
here in the states they have slowly been taking detergent and making it concentrate and supposively you use less so therefore a small bottle last as long as the big kind.. BS!! i follow the instructions on how much to use and i had done the same and it came up to the same line on the caps on both.. WELL i usually buy one regular kind for every couple of months.. this new one will barely last a month or two.. so wtf?!! i know im not overly or under soaping things.. what am i doing wrong? i always have full loads so its not like im wasting any.. i dont get it.. and it claims to do as much or more than the old kind which the bottle was at least twice the size.. GRRRRR
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
17 Aug 08
I have been using the concentrated stuff for at least a year or so, I really think it depends on the brand. I find that certain brands like Purex last longer in concentrate than some of the pricier brands.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
17 Aug 08
Did you go to the store today or around the 1st? If so, I find that since people are getting paid the shelves are always pretty empty.
Whatever you do, don't get Era! Last time we went to Sams (2-3 months ago) I bought a huge bottle. It has lasted, but I don't find that it works as well as Purex or Arm & Hammer.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
17 Aug 08
maybe.. i think i am using generic right now but they didnt have any brands i wanted grr.. seems like the stores are in transition on phasing regular for concentrate and it left the shelves empty when i went
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
22 Aug 08
i like all but this concentrated was generic due to the fact they had NOTHING stocked not even any type of all and i have to have no scent/dye crap so it was generic or nothing.. but i dont like any of those you mentioned either
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@agnes4mail (131)
• Indonesia
17 Aug 08
I think you better complaint to the producer of the detergent... don't they have any toll free...?? Or maybe you should stop using it
Cheers,
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
17 Aug 08
ill check the bottle and see if there is a questions/complaint thing
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@bdugas (3578)
• United States
16 Aug 08
i agree with the first person that responded, way to make more money, I actually think they believe we dumb or that we will believe whatever they write on the bottle. I don't like the new bottles and I don't believe there is as much in them as the old bottles. It is suppose to do so much and I don't believe it cleans nearly as good. Why when they got a good thing going do they have to mess ut up. Cap looks the same to me. They just want you to think more and better
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
17 Aug 08
yeah i noticed the same cap wise too which is what threw me off since the line in the concentrated cap was the same as my regular
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Yeah, I've used the concentrated kind, I don't think they work any better or last longer than regular soap, but its getting harder to find the regular kind, at least here it is. The concentrated kind is way more expensive too, I don't know why the have to make soap so expensive, pretty soon with all the other rising prices, we won't be able to afford to wash our clothes. Makes me feel GRRRR too. Have a good day
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
17 Aug 08
i know i have been looking for the old kind.. but when i do find it its always kind i dont like.. i have to get non frangranced and crap so thats annoying to find as is
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@mentalward (14691)
• United States
16 Aug 08
I've noticed that as well, especially with dishwashing detergent. We are only supposed to use high efficiency laundry detergent in our high efficiency washing machine, but I've found that the regular detergent works just as well and has not caused a problem in over a year now.
It's a shame that you can hardly find any kind of detergent that is not concentrated these days! I agree with you about not costing you less. The only advantage that I can see is the smaller package, making it easier to bring home from the grocery store!
My problem with concentrated detergent is that I always tend to use more than they suggest. Maybe it's from years of using the kind that wasn't concentrated or it's because it simply does not work as well as they claim at the amount they suggest.
What can you do? Maybe we should all follow "Granny's" (from The Beverly Hillbillies) footsteps and make our own lye soap! Of course, I hear that smells pretty bad when you're cooking it! 
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
17 Aug 08
i know i was thinking maybe i was using too much of it since it was going so fast but i had looked when i bought it and it was the amount they suggested so obviously their math was done by a 4 year old that liked to write too many numbers lol
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
16 Aug 08
well i know that but everyone was saying they did it so that it would be smaller to have more sit on the shelf but i figured it would fake that it was more concentrated than it was
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
25 Aug 08
im gonna switch brands and hope that maybe the new one does better
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
16 Aug 08
i would think they would fake it better and me get a few more loads out of it 
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