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Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, I'm incredibly confused about how you're supposedly to measure liquid laundry detergent with the cap. At least the kind that I have sits on it's side, so if you measure it with the cap it just leaks everywhere and makes a mess.

Or at my parents house they have a bag of captain crunch berries that has a new design, where instead of zipping along the top of the bag like normal, it has a zipper in the front slightly beneath the top. That way when you poor it you can't see what you're doing cuz the bag is in the way. Like what the heck who's idea was that?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

I'll mention you can get detergent sheets and they work fine. No more messing with powders or liquids for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don’t know what you’re using but the tests of the ones available to me all shows very weak washing performance, some on par with washing only with water.

Explanation is, in short, that there is not enough washing detergent in the sheets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I suspect that can be true, as the sheets are one-size-fits-all rather than measuring based on the size. Usually I run laundry before it's too full to reduce increased noise in the closet near my office. If I ever notice it's not getting clean when more full I'll just throw 2 sheets in given how cheap they are

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I really like these too, I bought like a multi years supply of them and they fit in a pocket I hang on my laundry door and haven't fucked with liquid detergent or bottles since 2022

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I also like powdered detergent. I get mine from the package free store and then add in those scent boosts pellets for our scent only. Work so much better than liquid detergent

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sheets? For the washing machine? Wouldn't those require a plastic shell or base like the laundry pods do?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Nah, they have the texture of fruit leather and completely dissolve in water. A few brands make them like Seventh Generation, Earth Breeze and Ecos