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b-grrrlie
05-14-2008, 06:51 AM
I took part in this survey about how you use your dishwasher and how much you wash by hand.
I had to take photos of how I filled my machine, how long time it took, when did I empty it and how was the results.
Before the survey started they interviewed me and wanted to know what products I used.
Of course I only use nature-friendly materials.
As an compensation I received loads of washing up liquid, detergent, dishwasher tablets, shiner, salts etc
and there's a draw for "white products" (that's what they call washing machines, dishwashers, ovens and fridges here)
worth 10.000,- SEK and dinners for four and two. The odds are 1/50 so it's pretty good.
Now the thing is, these products are not nature friendly (only Vanish stain cleaner had a swan on it, a mark for
eco-friendly, but not the best) and I've used a couple of Finish tablets
and I think it smells really strong cleaning liquids when I open the dishwasher.
Most of the stuff I received is German as the guy did the survey for Cologne University, and I've never really
trusted those procucts anyway.
Now should I keep using those products (maybe using my usual eco-friendly every third time or something),
sell them, give some to the daycare centre I work this week (and let them spoil the waters) or what?
The pace I use those products they'd last me at least three years...

Waus
05-14-2008, 11:21 AM
If you sell those to someone else, they're still being used aren't they?

I'd just use them up and go back to eco-friendly once the freebies were gone. The harm was done once they were manufactured in my opinion.

Funky Pepp
05-14-2008, 03:50 PM
Yeah Waus is right. And if ou throw them away, they will ruin the environment too.

You know that in Germany those nature-friendly-products might have different symbols on it...

Documad
05-14-2008, 04:39 PM
I would give them away to someone who would use them. You won't want that chemical smell in your home for the next 18 months so there's no point to you keeping them. I can't stand chemical smell, except sometimes I enjoy the smell of bleach.