First of all, detergent pods are for dummies who cannot measure the right amount of detergent for a job and those who don’t know that water hardness is a factor. They are for convenience zombies who cannot be bothered to think. So from the very start, pods are not for solarpunks.
Someone told me they had a problem with their dishwasher because undisolved gelatin sacs were gumming up their drain. The linked article goes into clogs. This article (if you can get past the enshitification) says there is research on an environmental impact by pod sacks. So that’s also antithetical to solarpunkness.
So do it right. Fuck pods. They cost more anyway. Buy powdered detergent if you have soft water (or if your dishwasher has a built-in water softener) and use less (to avoid etching). If you have hard water, either use liquid detergent or just use a bigger dose of powder.
If you use a convenience option, use the strips. If not that, use powder. They reduce container waste and shipping weight.
Also, better to lead your argument with your point, not shaming your audience. Maybe folks have mobility issues and pouring is hard.
Yeah, the neverending search for greater convenience is largely a net negative… Save for accessibility, which is almost always helped by more convenient options for things.
I have a smart home setup because it helps with my sleep disorder. Someday it’ll be Home Assistant, but for now it’s via the Google Home ecosystem.
How do strips compare cost-wise? I’ve not seen them in stores and have no experience with them in terms of how well they clean
tablets. blueland makes them for laundry and dishwashing, it’s clean, easy, literally the most convenient method I can imagine. no fuss. disappears completely.
Hmm at least in my home they’re comparable that I didn’t notice, but I’m fortunate that I wouldn’t notice unless the price is extremely different. There in a box like dryer sheets, which I don’t generally use.
They clean the same in my experience
Gotcha, thanks for your thoughts :)