Fair Go, 20 May

Will anyone be watching FG tonight? I won't be home but I want to know the results of the laundry powder discussion...someone fill me in please?

Oooh I will wait for both with bated breath!

DH and I always have mini-discussions on the laundry powder.
(and also mocking sessions over the whole "Two Times mightier!!", why not "Twice as mighty"?)

Mum said something about Sunlight being the best

I watched it too the only tips they gave were to make sure what you buy . If you used to buy a 1kg box you should now buy the 500gm box as you should get the same amount of washes out of it. Its a change of habits thing.

There is one thing they didn't mention though that i always find interesting technically you are supposed to dissolve the powder in water before adding it to the machine making sure it is dissolved before you add the clothes and some if not all washing machine manufatcureres reccomend using only half the amount the soap powder manufacturers reccomend.

That completely annoyed me last night! They advertise it all week making out that they are going to give you some ground breaking info on the new washing powders and they told you nothing. What a waste of time. Of course I know not to put more in than the recommended amount, I'm not a moron

Yeah the new requirements suck but the restrictions are OTT because the supermarkets can't afford to lose their liquor licenses. They're like that because the law itself is bloody hard to enforce.

Like the one about taking liquor off someone because their mate was in the carpark. I thought it was daft until DH pointed out that the carpark is part of the supermarket property so even though the liquor has been purchased if the minor was given it in the carpark the supermarket is done for supplying the minor and not the person who purchased it.

Years ago my DH was meant to get his liquor license renewed so he could be duty manager and he refused because there was absolutely no safeguard against him personally being fined $10K if a 16yo checkout person sold liquor to a minor on his shift. The supermarket would not guarantee that they would pay his fine in that situation. That will be why now days every single liquor purchase at Progressive has to be authorised by the checkout controller.

Edited by Bobbie

ha ha dissolve powder.. i only just get time to do the washing LOL

Huh? Who has the time or inclination to dissolve the laundry powder first??? I just chuck it in the machine and then leave (usually because I'm heading to work). Same with Napisan....

I did wonder about the whole new powder thing though.

I think its interesting how gullable people are when it comes to marketing and packaging.

The alcohol topic was completely lacking in many areas. Take it from someone who has experience- there are many more points to point out on this than FG did. More than I will go through.. (btw- I have preggy brain so the following may not make sense)

Eg- Did anyone know that the person who SELLS you the alcohol (checkout operator etc) can be done for $10k fine.... personally. On top of that the establishment gets more fines.
BUT- who wants to put a kid through that- or any person.
AND- They have a right to refuse you sale if they even 'suspect' you will give it to someone else... again the fine pops back in to play.... why risk it.

I think the main probs when it comes to these ID and counter sales situations is lack of understanding from both the sales person (in communicating why they need to ID you) and the purchaser, in terms of feeling ripped off or frustrated, and not understanding the whys.

At the end of the day- all you need to do is take your ID, or if you forget it- you go and get it. Its only alcohol... Dont take it out on the poor sales person- they are just doing what theyre told to do, and cant afford a $10k fine.

I got all excited when I saw the promo ads for the alcohol thing, I thought it was going to be about a supermarket refusing to sell alcohol to a pregnant woman (the woman from the couple was pregnant). I was sorely disappointed, not much of a story.