Lemmy.one
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • heart
    Support Lemmy
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
Rentlar@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

In what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?

message-square
message-square
181
fedilink
188
message-square

In what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?

Rentlar@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
message-square
181
fedilink
  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    34
    ·
    1 year ago

    Dishwasher pods are convenient and cost 5x as much as the powder.

    • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      20
      ·
      1 year ago

      Laundry detergent pods are another one

      And fabric softener ruins your clothes over time

      Get that hypoallergenic laundry soap with no additives, it’s usually better for your clothes as they keep the extras to a minimum

      • SuperDuper@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        1 year ago

        I just buy the giant free and clear liquid detergent from Costco. I’ve got a thing of scent beads, too, but I only use that on my towels and sheets because I like them to smell nice.

        • ERPAdvocate@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          It’s important to note that when you buy liquid detergent (or liquid anything in most cases) you’re paying for both product and water. In most cases buying powder instead can lead to a lower ‘cost per load’. At Costco I have to admit the difference is only ~$0.01-$0.02 per load, so it equates to $8 over a few months anyway.

          That small value delta could ostensibly be argued as convenience fee but I still order powder on principal.

    • cmbabul@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      1 year ago

      They really ain’t even that much more convenient, and a box of powder lasts forever

      • SendPicsofSandwiches@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        11
        ·
        1 year ago

        And the pods notoriously have way too much soap in them which often leaves a film on the dishes

        • TXL@sopuli.xyz
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          In case someone hasn’t seen it and might, I’ll mention that Technology Connections has a few great videos on dishwashers and detergent on (your friendly ethical alternative to) Youtube.

          • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04
          • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll6-eGDpimU
          • maybe others
    • pikmeir@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      deleted by creator

      • Lenny@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        🤔

        • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          1 year ago

          Snack tips 😂

Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world

asklemmy@lemmy.world

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !asklemmy@lemmy.world

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions


Rules: (interactive)


1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them


2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?


3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.


4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].


5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for ‘how do I?’, type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.


6) No US Politics.

Please don’t post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online


Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Tech Support

No Stupid Questions

You Should Know

Reddit

Jokes

Ask Ouija


Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu


Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 19 users / day
  • 19 users / week
  • 59 users / month
  • 18.3K users / 6 months
  • 237 local subscribers
  • 32.8K subscribers
  • 6.02K Posts
  • 304K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world
  • TheSaneWriter@lemm.ee
  • TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com
  • asudox@lemmy.world
  • Lemmy Mod Bot@lemmy.world
  • Sean@lemmy.world
  • can@sh.itjust.works@lemmy.world
  • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
  • asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev
  • candyman337@lemmy.world
  • candyman337@sh.itjust.works
  • BE: 0.19.7
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org