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By: Evidently » Blog Archive » Do You?

Evidently » Blog Archive » Do You? — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:30:22 +0000

[...] day after I put up my post on eco-friendly detergent, my mom (who reads this blog, everybody wave!) said to me, “You know what you do that is hard [...]

By: Allyson

Allyson — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:05:09 +0000

Well said and thanks for helping relieve some guilt! It seems when I turn to pat myself on the back, I notice something else that isn’t good for the environment and then discover another expensive alternative is required. Argh! But Ahoy, it feels good to make these slow changes!

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You’re welcome! I suspect these tiny changes do a lot more good than even we realize… in that just the very act of changing one thing leads to a kind of heightened awareness. ~W

By: pia

pia — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:11:37 +0000

great post, i think i will have to post about your post! i have a section called ‘handy hints’ and i will add your link to it soon. an extended note about a comment above on how much junk food costs compared to healthy food - here’s an experiment: if you do your shopping by only visiting the middle aisles and only grabbing the things from the middle shelves, then do another visit by only going around the outside of the supermarket which is all the fresh produce, meat etc. then look at the difference of your two receipts. and be prepared to vomit! and not just from the price difference! i will be writing more about this soon, hope to keep in touch via our blogs.

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Thanks for the comment and support. I’ll check out your blog soon. And you’re not kidding about the food prices. SAD, SAD. ~W

By: sadira

sadira — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:41:57 +0000

Wahoo!! You don’t know how happy this makes ME!! I have a gray water system that pipes the laundry water onto trees on mine and my neighbor’s property…and I only use natural and organic detergents because of what may happen to the trees and foliage…I can’t wait to go to CostCo and find this now…wheeee!!!

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Heh, I hope your Costco has it. If not, request it… I’ve found they’re really good about getting things in if you let them know. ~W

By: Laura/DaPFG

Laura/DaPFG — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:15:43 +0000

pretty much unrelated to the eco-friendly side of this (sorry!), but i would just like to figure out how all of my laundry ends up with mystery spots on it!! things that look like grease stains, but aren’t. it’s just odd. lol. i keep wondering if it’s the detergent or the dryer sheets or WHAT!

congrats on your good find, though!

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It might be something in your washer or dryer. ~W

By: katie

katie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:58:06 +0000

Oh, this is not a simple thing, Friend. This is a glorious huge wonderful crazy thing! For I need an eco friendly HE detergent. And, I HAVE a Costco card! AND, it’s monthly Costco week! Oh my.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:13:28 +0000

Thank you for this blog entry. A step at a time is a great plan for any endeavor - going green, sustainable, getting healthy, etc.

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That’s a good point. Progress, not perfection. ~W

By: Miz S

Miz S — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:52:22 +0000

Adding it to my Costco shopping list. Thanks!

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You’re welcome. Enjoy!! ~W

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:55:57 +0000

I too hate the scent of fabric softener and the scent of most laundry detergents for that matter. Although I haven’t managed to break my habit with unscented dryer sheets (no static! and clothing isn’t as stiff as cardboard) I have switched to BioKleen’s powdered detergent. I like that it comes in a cardboard box and a box last a long time for us and doesn’t strike me as too much more than many other big brands (I can generally find a 100 load box for around $14; considering that Tide and its ilk is at least $6 for 30 or maybe 40 loads…). And the scented version isn’t obnoxiously so, just a slight grapefruity scent to me.

I wish I had some proof, but I heard that the powdered free & clear All was a good option that might be more readily available than the “health food store” brands; it is cheaper too for those who need to be extra mindful of their budget.

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I’m not sure what it is about our water, and it may just be the pipes in our house, but up until today, I’ve not found anything that can combat it. I was using BioKleen’s liquid–as I have a front loading machine and can’t use powder… but I found I had to use a ton of it to get the smell of our water masked. I know other people who rave over it. This new stuff from Costco runs about the same price as you quoted… but you’re lucky to find such large boxes! I could never find anything but the smaller bottles so I was paying nearly 3x as much. It’s the flip side to living on the Coast, sometimes resources aren’t as plentiful. Small price to pay, really. ~W

By: Stacey @ Happy Are We

Stacey @ Happy Are We — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:13:16 +0000

I’m in the middle of the cost/budget crisis right now with the HUGE difference between healthy food and junk food. You can get a can of Pringles for a buck, but the same amount of ounces of more healthy chips will cost you four times that much. Very frustrating.

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Oh, I’m going to try not to preach here, because this is a huge peeve of mine: that good food is so expensive, but junk so cheap. The price deferential does NOTHING to help support families who are attempting to eat healthily on a budget! Hang in there!! ~W