Too Much CHOICE

You care enough to start a thread, embrace the variety.

unfortunately it also means you get fuck all choice in the variety of food.

I remember shopping in Vaci Utca, Budapest, prior to the 'fall of communism' there, and in a white goods shop, they had one type of washing machine. It wasn't too old fashioned looking, it was brand new, it was the only model on sale. Which led me to think: Do you actually need to choose? There's a machine, put yr clothes in it, get clean ones out! That's it. Fact is, people with multifunction/program machines only use two of the programmes on it, if that!

Speaking abuot Bones, have you seen that show, Kate? It's not exactly CSI, but I rrreally like it as it has ANGEL in it.

I just grab the same brand my parents bought when they still lived in Belgium.

different brands of shampoo, though...

If you are faced with too much choice, just buy the supermarket own brand for the washing powder/shower gel/washing up liquid. It's good enough.

When I was a poor hard-up student many years ago I had a summer holiday job working in a factory which bottled bleach and washing up liquid. They had three production lines - the first had the top grade liquid soap which went into the top-of-the-range product (I can't recall now what it was, but I think it was Fairy Liquid); the second production line bottled the stuff for the supermarket own-brands, and was the same for Tesco and Sainsbury's, and was only a marginally watered down version of the good stuff; the third production line was a very watered-down version of the liquid soap, for use in all the budget brands.

Supermarket own brands are fine, really.

Oh god, I should get my washing machine fixed. I have been here a year now.

No, Nath, I've not seen Bones due to the whole not having a telly thing. I don't really like Angel (he moods! he broods! he moods and broods!) anyway so I'm not bothered.

Tesco online shortens Washing Up Liquid to WUL (at least for the Fairy products; It took me 10 minutes to work out what the hell it stood for (mind you,I was having a particularly dense Sunday afternooon)

Hah! We once called a repairman cause the dishwasher acted funny. Apparently we were using stuff that was meant for washing clothes. hahaha

and x-post, if i don't KNOW which one I want so can't train myself to eliminate all the rest from view.

when was that? it - the washing powder, at least - definitely used to be: my mum bought some about ten or so years ago and it destroyed the washing machine. oops. i've used it since i was both responsible for buying my own washing powder and had enough money to buy ecover (there was a while where i lived on #15 a week, hard times...) and it's lovely - everything's clean and doesn't stink of revolting chemicals. the washing up liquid is great too; i am mighty suspicious when i go round people's houses and they use the fuck-you-all-i-don't-care-if-you're-poisoned type and there are often icky greasy/lumpy marks on their glasses and stuff. doesn't happen in our house.

xpost

nope, it doesn't fuck up and poison everything everywhere it goes, unlike the rest.

http://ecotopia.co.uk/5l-biod-fabric-conditioner.ir?cName=bulk-buying-all-bulk-refill-products

not in bulk, obv... cos it was 10p cheaper or so than ecover IIRC. Not so hot though. And I currently have "Ariel Liquitabs" as Sains didn't have any ecover liquid when I was in need, and the tablets are just a non-starter. Although if they DO work in anyones machine, I have TWO packs of the stuff going free...

xpost ??? that's total bollocks, and i will go round to their office and prove it if they will let me.

Didn't stop him from being a very choosy drinker, mind.

Washing-up liquid review
Ecover Lemon and Aloe Vera

For top environmental credentials, Ecover is hard to beat and is the only washing up liquid in our test that makes such claims.

It's also one of the milder liquids.

It's made from only renewable raw materials, biodegradability far exceeds legislative requirements and it uses natural colours and fragrances.

Most washing up liquids are based on non-renewable petrochemical ingredients, which means they take longer to biodegrade.

Admittedly, Ecover only puts in an average dishwashing performance, but will do the job and leave you with a clean conscience.

It also contains milder ingredients, so it should be kinder to skin than most others on test.

Pros: More environmentally friendly than other liquids, kinder to skin.

Cons: Average on all types of food stains.


Ecover Lemon and Aloe Vera
Score 52
Features
Specification
Size (ml) 500
Performance
Plates cleaned 1275

Ratings
Performance
Foam duration: Acceptable

Fat removal: Acceptable

Value for money: Acceptable
Acceptable
Cleaning power: Acceptable

Lose pounds while you clean house!

1. buy the cheapest thing (this usually works)
2. if there is more than one cheapest thing, and no apparent functional difference between them, buy the one with the prettiest packaging
3. if that doesn't work, give yourself thirty seconds to choose and then pick one randomly and walk away

However, yesterday I was confused for about two minutes by various kinds of frozen peas. They had different names but the same picture (of peas!) on every package!

Often, supermarket own-brand is still made by the same company as big-brand stuff. They just package it more plainly. I know some of the bread manufactuers do this. So you're paying an extra $1 or more for a brand name. Crazy.

But in some cases the brand does make a diff: for eg I'll only buy Italian made tomatoes in cans because (and believe me I've done experiemnts) the Aus canned tomatoes are terrible. More water, paler tomato flesh, less flavour.

But there's always something that has to come from OS or places unknown.