lloerwyn:sagelynaive:organized-studies:kindnessandgoodvibrations:kindnessandgoodvibrations:ghostoftw
lloerwyn:sagelynaive:organized-studies:kindnessandgoodvibrations:kindnessandgoodvibrations:ghostoftwentysomethingspresent:madsciences:awfullydull:markrial:tramampoline:slow-riot:Weirdly anti-millennial articles have scraped the bottom of the barrel so hard that they are now two feet down into the topsoilits so wild like “this generation with no fucking money is learning to prioritize essentials” and all these chucklefucks can write is advertisements for these companiesat least our jeans won’t tear at the seams after two washesFUCK FABRIC SOFTENER IT’S UTTERLY POINTLESSAND FUCK DRYER SHEETS LITERALLY NOBODY EVER HAS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM WITH STATIC TO WARRANT PAYING OUT THE ASS FOR THAT SHITDO YOU WANT CLEAN CLOTHES? YOU DON’T EVEN NEED TO BUY FUCKING DETERGENT JUST MAKE YOUR OWN* IT’S SO GODDAMN EASY AND 80X CHEAPERFUCK THE ENTIRE LAUNDRY INDUSTRY*Fuck The Entire Laundry Industry Recipe1 cup Washing Soda (not Baking Soda. Different things.)1 cup Borax (not Boric Acid. Also a different thing.)½ cup - 1 cup grated bar soap (you can use literally anything. I often use Ivory because it’s easy to get and I find it works well, a lot of people like Fels-Naptha, which is an actual laundry bar. Some people use Dr. Bronner’s. Really does not fucking matter.)After grating your soap, combine all ingredients. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Use maybe a ¼ cup per load.^^^ I’ve done this for years now and it works as well as any store bought detergentWHATThank you, tumblr user awfullydull! Your URL does no justice to the good advice you give!Also you can MAKE your own washing soda very VERY cheaply.Step one: acquire $5 bag of baking soda from Costco.Step two: lay that motherfucking baking soda out on a baking tray.Step three: bake the baking soda on a tray in an oven at 400° for 1 hour (to make the moisture evaporate, leaving washing soda)Step four: revel in how easy and cheap it is to make your own washing soda, and maybe take a moment to be angry that the industry upcharges the fuck out of something that is so easy to make.I see some of y'all complaining about static and/or wanting nice smelling laundry. Go to a craft store, find 100% wool yarn balls. If it doesn’t come in a ball, ask an employee to make it into a tight ball for you. Wash in the washing machine to make it felted. Remove from washer, add a few drops of essential oil to the ball, allow to seep in. Dry with clothing. Doesn’t need to be rewashed ever, and if it stops smelling, add few more drops of essential oil. Bam, reusable dryer sheets.I love this post so much it’s filled with helpful advice, hatred, saving money, and fucking the system all in oneKudos to all of this, but don’t ask a craft store employee at a chain craft store to make your wool yarn into a tight ball for you. I worked at JoAnn Fabrics for a year and a half. We literally have no resources or ability to do something like that. You could do a better job yourself at home. The chain craft store employee can’t look up a youtube tutorial for making yarn laundry balls on the clock, you can. If someone had walked up to me while I was working at JoAnn and asked me to take a half hour or more out of my shift to try and fail in making some kind of tight yarn laundry contraption I probably would have burst into tears. And if my manager had come out and found me trying and failing to wind yarn when I was supposed to be running go backs I would have gotten a talking to. Craft store employees aren’t allowed, able, or willing to do your crafts for you. That’s why it’s a craft store. Don’t hurt retail workers in your quest for overriding the capitalist system. For the love of everything beautiful please just look it up. You can also use tennis balls, that’s what I have now. -- source link