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Experts agree, pre-rinsing makes them come out dirtier (lemmy.nz)
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Apparently pre-rinsing confuses the dishwasher or something. Not doing it leaves me with residue all over the other dishes though 🤷

Star wars Anakin and Padme meme, with a dishwasher poorly GIMPed onto Anakin's face. Dishwasher Anakin: Save water, no need to rinse your dishes first. Padme: And they will come out clean, right? Anakin dishwasher: ... Padme: And they will come out clean, right?
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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

How often do you use your dishwasher?

I use mine about 2-3 times a week, so if we go with 3 that's saving like 40 bucks a year, assuming perfect measurements and no spilling of the powder. That's not enough of a difference to fret over.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    You could spend that saved $40 on the powder, and now you're sitting on ~4 years worth of detergent.

    Do the same for washing clothes.

    Buy foodstuffs in bulk when able.

    Same with personal soap/shampoo/etc.

    Now you're sitting on few hundred $ in savings a year.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    I don't need 4 years' worth of detergent taking up space. I'm happy to have a little box of pods I replace occasionally when I go to Costco.

    Yeah, I could spend a bunch of time and effort maximizing my savings. But I spend 50 hours a week plus a commute earning money, and that's all the time I'm devoting to it. When I'm off the clock I'm done trying to make or maximize income. I spend that time living. It's worth $40 a year to me to not deal with powder.

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