Fair Go, 20 May
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Topic: Fair Go, 20 May
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Fair Go, 20 May
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 4:35pm
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?  -------------  |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 5:04pm
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We're doing a laundry powder trial in the next issue of OHbaby! mag... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 5:42pm
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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"?) ------------- 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 9:42pm
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DH (who used to work in supermarkets) thought people who put in more than one scoop 'were idiots' when it was written clearly on the box and the marketing chick who was comparing a 900gm box of scented type powder with the 1kg box of normal powder (so two different varieties) was 'an idiot'
Oh and don't get me started on the whole discussion about liquor 
I ended up having to change the channel lest DH exploded  -------------  
 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 11:55pm
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 7:34am
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Bobbie I have to agree with your DH and mine thought the same. Whether people were that stupid that they put 2 scoops in the wash when it clearly states on the box to only use 1.
I will be interested to see the results of the consumer test, as to whether the smaller concentrate box does give as good a wash as the larger ones. I suspect they've only removed the fillers that were in the old formula. Thing that peeved me was that that was all the supermarket had, none of the bigger one. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 9:59am
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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. ------------- http://daisypath.com"> 
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 10:08am
They didn't really seem to have any major conclusions  . Consumer are doing a study into the effectiveness/cleaning power of the powders which will be out in June.
Otherwise, what the others said. Definitely only use the amount of powder the box says to. Sweetpea, who honestly has time to dissolve the powder first?! I certainly don't
I would've been more interested if they'd compared some of the traditional powders such as Surf etc with Ecostore. I wonder if if really works out cheaper per wash due to using less. -------------    
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 10:10am
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 
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 10:10am
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Oh and, that buying alcohol thing is a bit OTT in some situations I reckon. I can see what they're trying to achieve but...
What happens if you do the groceries with your, say, 16 year old child?? Would they not sell it to you? -------------
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 10:57am
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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. -------------
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 12:44pm
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[QUOTE=sally belly]
Sweetpea, who honestly has time to dissolve the powder first?! I certainly don't
/QUOTE] I don't use powder these days a use liquid now but when i used powder i never botheres. I think thtas part of the indtructions on the box though. The only thing i ever dissolve would be napisan or equivilent. ------------- http://daisypath.com">
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Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 12:59pm
ha ha dissolve powder.. i only just get time to do the washing LOL  ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 2:17pm
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Yeah notice how the nappysan ads use a front loader machine? It's because you don't have to dissolve the powder in those but you do in top loaders. I only found this out after I bought the nappysan. Teach me not to read the instructions in the shop. -------------
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 4:42pm
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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....
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 4:58pm
Crap really? Shows i don't read instructions!! |
Bobbie wrote:Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 5:47pm
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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. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 22 May 2009 at 9:21am
Actually that's not quite correct - it's the liquor license holder on duty at the time. So it's actually worse in that a kid can sell the liquor and then the Duty Mgr who wasn't even in the vicinity is up for the 10k fine - see my comments above
ETA: It's even worse in that there is a possibility that the liquor license holder will end up with a conviction from the courts too. -------------
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 22 May 2009 at 12:44pm
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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. ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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