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Feb 25, 2019 12:14 PM
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Agrobastacar
Home makers have the time and inclination to finesse the details. In any job after mastering the basics, there is still room to improve.
denlara
complains about cost of drier sheets, gives recipe involving essential oils
100percentmilk
I don’t think I’ve ever bought dryer sheets, and yet there is always a box somewhere in the laundry room. They just manifest.
LinguisticBitch
I like my Tide and Bounce.
LostCause97
It's crazy, it's almost like you pay extra for the convenience of not making your own fucking laundry soap.
kobyashimaru
I forgot to include a dryer sheet last week, and the resultant static actually was a really big deal.
LocalZoophile
If they marketed dryer sheets toward electrical engineers, I'm sure they'd get a few extra sales.
Rulweylan
As a chemist, I really like dryer sheets, because static fucks with the fine balances I use to measure stuff to the nearest 10th of a mg.
deepthinkerIthink
Would the washing concoction work in front-load machines?
Tarentules
Don't see why not, it's just detergent made by hand
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
My time is of value to me and I'm not going to waste it making my own laundry detergents. It called paying for convenience.
followthefirefly
I'm sorry wtf 'ask an employee to make it into a tight ball for you' yeah that's what the craft store workers do. Make it for you. Smh
myaszcrak
Going to the store like . . . "Excuse, me." "Yes?" "Where can I find a bag of fucken Borax? Not boric acid. Must be Borax."
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
That guy is really devoted to saving $8.
QuetzalcoatI
My mother used one specific brand of fabric softener my entire life, I'll use that shit until I die. Also it makes shit just smell nice
piggelen7
What happens when you mix baking soda and boric acid though?
88wut
They went the opposite on avoiding chores.
kobyashimaru
These “alternatives” might be worth while if your time is only worth $2 per hours. I’m paying for detergent because of my time’s value.
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
How many of that "precious" time do you spend on social media?
NATA5
Enough so that I feel entertained and not want to blow my brains out after a long ass day of work and life.
MrBill1
How is that a valid argument at all? Spend every second being productive! No point in taking it easy and relaxing, ever! That's for losers!
kobyashimaru
Same amount of time I spend on the toilet (like right now)
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
Oh but absolutely ;-)
RogueFlamingo
so time spent on imgur is worth more than what you would save doing your own detergent? I mean you do you, just not a great...
RogueFlamingo
...argument for something that only takes an hour. especially when going out to the store and buying it takes time too (albiet not as much)
kobyashimaru
But I already go to the store for other things . My imgur time doubles as bathroom time.
dschuma
Also leisure IS worth more than inconveniencing yourself to save pennies
msmoxxxy
Yes, time spent on imgur is more valuable to me than time spent making my own laundry detergent.
RogueFlamingo
Fair. I mean everyone can choose what's valuable to them. Just offering a different viewpoint
FloofTumbleWeeds
Fabric softener for sensitive skin has actually helped me to be less itchy in my clothes & bedding due to psoriasis
kaarbaak1337
It costs me 28 cents to wash and dry laundry using store bought detergent and dryer sheets. No chemicals. No mixing. No stupid diy recipe
GreenYawgmoth
"no chemicals" he says about his store-bought detergent. fucking laffo.
Copperbrat
But think how much you could save if you sell your washing machine, collect your own rainwater, and hand wash everything in a wooden tub!
whitter86
If you can't afford a $7 bottle of laundry soap I feel like you need to get your priorities straight.
szepasszony
Pray tell, internet stranger, which 'priorities' should I be getting straight?
KhalDingo
Hookers and blow
Couchguy303
Strongly agree. It's time for the millennial generation (and I'm 35 btw) to stop blaming everyone else and get their act together
Nova225
Static is definitely a a problem if you live in a dry climate. You'll have lightning coming out of anything plush if you don't use any.
elganif
have you tried the hang to dry method?
Copperbrat
Can confirm. Live in the high desert. Even with dryer sheets, my plush blanket can light up my entire bedroom when I roll over.
prufock
You can easily save money on laundry by just not wearing any clothes.
SanchoLibre
or never washing them. https://imgur.com/sVqJhti
goflyblind
"sir, this is a wendy's."
linkerson
-puts a frosty cup over his junk-
battlepants
Madcaplaughs84
You joke, but my clothes are taken off and kicked across my apartment the moment I walk through the door. Makes for fewer washes.
Wontbitehard
Amen. Why I love living alone
IGenerallyPostThumbsUpGifs
Mylifeisawreck
Thank you, Diogenes.
Voni
That's my method
Baughr
Well you have to wear clothes most places. You don't have to wash them tho....
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
Also by wearing your undies for a week, then turn them over and wear them for another week. Awesome lifehack. 100% works!
daninPumpkinStar
Yes and then nobody will ever want to live with you coz you stink win/win
daninPumpkinStar
Less expense all round ?
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
That's right. On top of that dogs and cats will love you. Tripple-win.
TehButternaut
Downy Bear: DELETE THIS SHIT RIGHT NOW
Amesang
extraordinaryagility
https://imgur.com/P5Wr1YN
thepatioheater
Softener is a treat if I ever need to do laundry at my mum's. Wouldn't buy it myself. Also learnt how much you save buying powder not pods!
thepatioheater
Seriously, like £7 of pods is about 40 loads, the same price for powder gets you closer to a hundred! Why wouldn't you?! Also less plastics!
daninPumpkinStar
It jams my washing machine ?
TheArtistFormallyKnownAs
The powder is bad for old pipes though, it tends form up in clogs. I switched to liquid when the powder blocked up the outside drain.
thepatioheater
Never thought of that
CouldBeADickPic9000
The yarn ball can be considered a fire hazard.
confanity
How hot does your dryer run, that it would literally set yarn on fire? Am I missing something?
CouldBeADickPic9000
Not the yarn itself, but the residual oil residue mixed with a build up of pocket lint and fuzz inside the yarn ball.
confanity
A brief search suggests that the ball itself is OK, but the essential oils can be a risk. So I guess skip them if you use high heat.
djknetic
Wool doesn't easily burn though. Plus, if your dryer is hot enough to ignite wool, your clothes were all going to catch on fire anyway.
CouldBeADickPic9000
Some brands (especially cheaper ones) of essential oils can be flammable, and dryers usually have a 'no flammable liquids/material warning.
CouldBeADickPic9000
That, and the build up of trapped pocket lint and other fuzz inside said yarn makes great tinder for a fire.
djknetic
Valid points
AlaSnackbar
Yarn ball on fire: look mom, cloths now dry 3x faster.
okayfinebutimgoingtocomplainthewholetime
Aren’t dryer sheets cheaper than yarn as well?
confanity
I don't think they're reusable, so not over the long term.
okayfinebutimgoingtocomplainthewholetime
I’m so cheap I’ll reuse dryer sheets so many times. End up with 10 used ones in there hahah
confanity
Heh. Well, if it works for you, good! Take care.
CalShep22
The point is that they are reusable. Paper plates cost less than real ones but you save because you don't have to buy more.
ThunderMeikle
I know my adult skills are poor but I've never had a problem with static from washing clothes and it's one of the few adult skills I have.
MrBill1
Insinuating if you have static, you're stupid and are doing something wrong with your life.
metalfoto
Same here..
ThePiedPiperofRuination
Detergents you can buy also contain enzymes that catalyze stain removal, allowing clothes to be washed in cold water and saving money on 1/2
ThePiedPiperofRuination
The electric bill. Unless you have a bioreactor and dirt-cheap reagents and media, you're better off buying detergent from a store. 2/2
Mithi
Thanks, was going to ask about enzymes.
MidnightLibrarian
Yeah, after breaking up with a woman who was 'all natural solutions' it was wonderful to wash my clothes with real detergent and watch how
dschuma
Same, she insisted soap was a conspiracy... Granted she didn't smell terrible, which was surprising... But it was noticable
MidnightLibrarian
Wondered why they were always sick when they used silver, ceramics, and hot later as their only cleaning products.
Timeslice
Was that supposed to be "hot lather" or "hot water"?
MidnightLibrarian
much brighter and cleaner they came out. Had a shirt that I thought was brown and ivory, nope, black and bright white stripes.
BedBatmanBeyond
You sure it wasn't blue and gold?
FrozenCoast
She must have been using all natural dirt as detergent.
Madcaplaughs84
The only thing that came to mind there was "Ewwww"
Rulweylan
Almost like P&Gs research division don't spend all day sat around with their thumbs up their arses (They sponsor a bunch of my mates' PhDs)
MidnightLibrarian
Oh, agreed. She didn't believe in anything that wasn't 'natural'... and will probably die of an opportunistic infection at 40.
titaniumsnail
I honestly have never heard of dryer sheets and fabric softener. Are those American things? Static from the dryer? What???
technicalfool
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bounce-Fresh-Fabric-Softener-Sheets/dp/B004CQ44WI not just American.
titaniumsnail
Never seen them in northern Europe that's for sure. Guess we don't have that much hard water for it to be an issue.
LathiArcanus
I dunno? We have high-temp tumble dryers & mixed-thread fabrics. The action tends to build up static charges in the material.
titaniumsnail
Huh, never had that issue ever, and I thumble a lot of weird stuff. Wouldn't the high-temp eventually ruin a lot of clothes?
LathiArcanus
Eventually, yeah. But most of our stuff is so cheaply made, it falls apart long before the cooking affects it.
titaniumsnail
That is just sad :(
BrisketSandwich24
That's not true. I buy, generally, pretty cheap clothes and they last year's. The pants I have in are 4yrs old, the shirt 6.
NATA5
The dryer dries my clothes and since I live in a dry climate they come out with hella static. I keep the dryer temp on low-med.
titaniumsnail
Guess that explains it. My country is moist most of the time.
elganif
if the climate is that dry you can probably hang your cloths and save both energy, static, and money
NATA5
Maybe indoors. Too cold 9 months out of the year for that.
elganif
As a Canadian I hang my stuff in my bath tub overnight and that works year round
okayfinebutimgoingtocomplainthewholetime
Static is very much an issue for me. I have to put dryer sheets in my pockets sometimes
tooomanystevesgotbanned
How the fuck can you people afford to buy and run dryers? I hang everything on a clothesline to dry.
Prinzka
Doesn't work well at minus 30..
tooomanystevesgotbanned
Hang them inside?
Tarentules
I have the same issue so I spend the money for the sheets all the time
LittleMit
Same. Especially in winter.
IdiopathicHomosapien
Me too. I even keep dryer sheets around just to rub through my hair when it gets too staticky
Christx30
That’s not a laundry issue. That’s a superpower starting to manifest.
SaguaroSun
I am tactile sensitive and the feeling and sound of static makes me nauseous. It makes me physically uncomfortable.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Word. Especially in the winter.
Lucky7DTD
That's because you're so electric!
AgnesMcGillicuddy
Same!
sinatrasings
I keep them in my pockets too! My husband mocks me for it.
biblioteker
How much do you charge?
Gothsheep
I have heard (though I've never tried it) that if you want reduced static, you can put a small ball of aluminum foil in when you dry clothes
jojoyojimbi
pin a small safety pin to the inside seam of your jeans or the hem of your skirt, it'll take care of that shit forever
BrianBoyko
Are you Virgil Hawkins?
Lulabel73
Lift your feet when you walk.
queenelizabeth
Are you that kid from Powder? 0_o
lariskyme1
Wow! Hell of a reference! Take your upvote
4Astaroth
Wow what a reference. Amazing movie, very sad. But I liked his superpowers.
Imhereforthelurking
My God, I had completely forgotten that movie..
myhousesmellsliketuna
Static is an issue. I have a knitted hoodie I wear, I took it to work one day after laundry day and went to put it on. Found some panties
okayfinebutimgoingtocomplainthewholetime
Yaaaaas
myhousesmellsliketuna
stuck to the inside of the hood.
Copperbrat
Have long hair. It's basically invisible before doing laundry, but if I didn't use dryer sheets, I'd have wads of hair on all my clothes.
Copperbrat
I know. Sounds disgusting. But I'll take dryer sheets over clinging hairballs any day. I'd have to inspect every article of clothing 1/
Copperbrat
inside and out before folding/hanging/putting away. 2/2
probablyNapping
I had no idea you could prevent the hairballs with dryer sheets. Does the hair collect on the sheets then?
Copperbrat
No. It will usually collect in the dryer vent. In general, it also prevents my hair from clinging to my clothes while I'm wearing them 1/
tegfdd77
Haircuts are fun
msmoxxxy
Life hack: cut all your hair off to avoid those pesky hairballs!
Copperbrat
Heh yeah. Shave my head so I can save on dryer sheets. Why didn’t I think of that?
Copperbrat
no
tegfdd77
Yeah but—omg you’re right!
doggetofftheqcekmty
Just did a quick amazon search. A 100oz bottle of tide is $0.12/oz. The homemade kind cost about $1.21/oz for 80oz of ingredients...
dysiode
Props for price comparing with the superior detergent too
doggetofftheqcekmty
Sometimes name brand is worth it.
ILieForPoints
My GF has sensitive skin. Tide detergent seems to be the only detergent that doesn't give her a rash. $20 for 110 loads. Worth it.
ILieForPoints
Also, $5 for 200 bounce dryer sheets. Also worth it. For us anyway.
mike13815
You're like that person who sees a $2 banana at the gas station and assumes that's the actual value.
konelhft
phobos535
Its like production becomes cheaper with big quantities... They didnt even add perfume, which is the most expensive
doggetofftheqcekmty
Always go by unit price.
ceeeffgee197724
I've been making detergent for years. It doesn't even come close to costing $1.21/oz. It's about $0.03/oz, depending on sales.
doggetofftheqcekmty
Granted that's not the price for the final recipe, but you can't buy partial bags of ingredients.
ceeeffgee197724
Right. I buy full bags of stuff and they never expire. It takes me an hour to make about 3 months of detergent.
lariskyme1
To be that person...So much less of a footprint doing it your way! I think I've just been persuaded to your side.
greggor
So an hour of your time is worth about $9
ceeeffgee197724
Who's paying?
ceeeffgee197724
Also nope. It takes me 1 hour to make around 300 oz. So more like $27.
monkey7420
I mean you can get like a box of 200 dryer sheets for 5 bucks. I think that's almost cheaper than their alternative solutions.
circlebreaker
TIME = MONEY
TheDudeElDuderino
Oh boy, you guys gotta hear about these great things called coupons.
lemmerustlethosejimmies
Yeah I mean my soap was like $15 for the big one with the spigot, and like $7 for 300 dryer sheets because mine get lots of static.
lemmerustlethosejimmies
I mean it's not 2$ but it's not that insane either
Hubb
The elephant in the room is cost of labour, its all cheaper if you are broke and no job. Justified to spend anything if you bill at 100/hr
BrisketSandwich24
That only makes sense if you're skipping work to do laundry. Most of us use our free time which we bill, typically, at $0/hr
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
I never ever felt the need for any of those anti-static solutions. Not within the last 50 years.
lunchbeers
And even if you like liquid soap the Arm & Hammer is only a few bucks for practically a bucket full and works well enough.
ColoneISanders
Exactly. At $5/200, let's say 2 sheets per week (I do two loads for just myself), that's 100 weeks per box or ~$5/2 years.
talkingtothepast
I love my dryer sheets. And yeah 5 to 8 bucks. It's worth that much money to me
deoxyriboneucleicasshole
I like dryer sheets... I put them in my boots before work so my feet aren’t the worst selling things after a long day!
ChewyChewbacca88
I use dryer sheets to dust my house because they pick it up better and smell nice. My laundry deferent has fabric softener in it
ChewyChewbacca88
Detergent*. Life
pyschotherapist
Isn't "almost cheaper" just "more expensive"?
cauliflowersweetandsour
Short term, yes. Long term, no.
GodSaysNo
*now, they used to be a dumb price too but they realized make them cheap to atleast sell something
vauhtihirmu
Not as cheap as just hanging up your laundry to dry, avoiding static in the process.
abeol
Yeha plus they're good if you smoke and dont want to smell (like a floof or something). That's literally the only time ige ever used some
getridofTheSeaword
I got wool balls for $15.99, but they last forever and there’s no garbage. Essential oils aren’t needed, but 1 bottle=100s of loads.
NATA5
Do they help with static?
getridofTheSeaword
I haven’t noticed an increase in static since switching to wool balls, but I do use a few drops of essential oils.
strangelyaddicting
Dryer sheets impart a waxy film on your clothes to make them "feel" soft. That waxy film collects grime so your clothes never get clean.
glutenmakesmydickflyoff
Exactly. All dryer sheets are basically a polyester sheets coated in fabric softeners, dyes, fragrances and wax. That wax builds up over tim
linkerson
What? No they don't.
tegfdd77
Yes. That person speaks the truth.
SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousShenanigans
Which is why some people say you shouldnt fabric soften towels-it makes them less absorbant
ceeeffgee197724
Dryer balls are pretty cheap and they last forever. You don't need to do the essential oil thing though.
ProphetOfTheOldOnes
I use both dryer balls and sheets. I get everything at Costco and especially when it's on sale. Cheap, been doing it for years and no probs
TheWitcher86
This
AllHailLordDampnut
unless you don't vaccinate and then you'd better drown yourself in that shit to spare disease from having to kill you.
Pheehelm
Then how do I keep my dryer ball from contracting preventable measles?
ceeeffgee197724
Vaccine your balls.
mmemarlie
mike13815
Dozens of independent studies have determined dryer balls don't do anything for static or softness.
NorwegianSheepknuller
What the hell is static and dryer balls/sheets? I use softener tho since without it my clothes are like sandpaper
mike13815
People in certain climates tend to get very static-y clothes coming out of the dryer. Makes for difficult folding. Dryer sheets add chemical
mike13815
s that reduce the effect.
deba94
InDubioProKokolores
It removes a ton of cat hair from my clothes. Still happy though.
BlondeTraveler
I put mine together with a clothespin and that helps
AggressivelyPassive
Yeah but they make cool noises. BANG! THWACK! POW!
BlyroneBlashington
ceeeffgee197724
Fabric softener just leaves a layer of chemical film on your clothes. Also citation please.
mike13815
Dryer balls don't add that chemical unless you do. Dryer balls are for helping with drying times instead.
ceeeffgee197724
I actually use dryer sheets and dryer balls because I live in a dry climate and everything is static.
anengineerandacat
It's cheaper all round, liquid detergent is like $6 and washing soda is like $5 add in the soap and it's back to 6 or even $7 plus your time
CAAFlo
I imagine it gets cheaper if you make it in large batches.
LogicalFallacyBot
Yea it’s also cheaper if you buy normal detergent in large batches
DrunkenMarineBiologist
Even if it wasn't, I'd rather pay an extra couple dollars to avoid having to to waste time making my own
StrangeBard
That is the opportunity cost that these people fail to notice. Who knows how much time you waste doing that repeatedly.
ceeeffgee197724
Making your own detergent is always cheaper than buying, per load. I don't know about making washing soda though.
anengineerandacat
I am extremely dubious. Fels soap is 20.0 (6 bars), borax is 16.09 (8 cups), washing soda is 10.49 (7 cups) to make approx 224 ounces.
anengineerandacat
Gain detergent 182 ounces is 21.00. All quoted on Amazon.
anengineerandacat
Now, to really compare it would boil down to cleaning efficiency but price wise it's a tight margin.
acornsagainstssquirrels
My mom used to do this, she did the math and normal detergent was something like 22 cents a load while the homemade was about 3 cents.
Aerolithe42
Your mom's 22 cents a load
ceeeffgee197724
Aerolithe42
Just kidding, have a nice day
dschuma
Even if that's true... I'm not going through all that hassle to save 19 cents a week at most
Pandameter
You do 1 load of laundry a week?
DKCalibre
Is that uncommon?
Efreeti
As a Norwegian, what the fuck even is a dryer sheet and what is it for? Never used (or needed) a dryer sheet in my entire life.
Noyade
I use them because uniform material tends to gather static quickly. No sergeants with static cling here!
Hairarse
Use a fucking outdoor clothes line,
Noyade
You cant hang uniforms outside bud. Gets people killed.
Hairarse
Why? What the fuck are you talking about,? Air dry inside?
StubaSceve
I once read if the whole world consumed at USAs rate, we'd need 5 Earths worth of resources to cope. Shit like this makes me believe that.
helloclarebear
Ikr? I was looking at this going whaaaa
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
Small fabric sheet you throw in the dryer with your wet clothes to prevent them from building up static. I need them in the winter.
msmoxxxy
I've never used them to prevent static, I only ever used them to make my clothes smell nice. Can't use them now bc hubby has allergies ☹️
dschuma
Speaking as a hairy guy, an anti static solution is SO IMPORTANT in winter here. My body is a magnet and my clothes are apparently metal
tegfdd77
Wear fewer blends and synthetics. True 100% cotton has no static; nor does 100% wool. Fabrics have lost quality/purity over the years.
dschuma
That costs more than dryer sheets
Efreeti
I've never had static from laundry in my entire life.
dschuma
Must be a Norwegian thing. Darn your socialized anti-static society!
NATA5
You must not live in a dry climate.
Efreeti
Nope. Like the 2nd most humid and rainy area in Europe.