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A long time ago, as I was getting ready to get dinner with a friend. I asked her if she could start my dishwasher. It was all loaded and just needed the detergent which was under the sink...well, we got back and the kitchen was flooded and filled with suds and bubbles. Turned out she used the dish soap next to the sink instead of the detergent. Cleaned it up, laughed, and was reminded of the different experiences we all have from people who grow up in more wealthy households.
I ran out of dishwasher detergent one time. I KNEW you can't use regular soap, but I said if I just use a tiny amount, I'll rewash later if I have to. It can't be THAT bad.
No.
No amount is ever the right amount other than none.
Same experience.
I almost always have two boxes of washing powder, when one goes empty I can replace it while using the other. I usually go shopping more often than I use a box of detergent
"Two is one, one is none."
It applies to essential household commodities just like it does computer backups.
It's not just wealthy people who don't load their own dishwashers. People who don't own dishwashers are used to manually doing the dishes.
[x] I'm in this picture and I do not like it.
*Cries in poor while manually doing the dishes*
That's super true! I've been renting for so long that it's one of those conveniences that I love having, but I can get by totally okay without one (currently don't have one). Growing up, chores were just normal things, but I meant so many people who never had to do them, and they had a lot of household experiences to gain later in life!
Also people may live with their parents and have never used the dishwasher that they do have, or perhaps only loaded or unloaded it, never having run it
I did this! So many bubbles. There was a bunch of water too. On the bright side I had very clean linoleum till everything dried up, then the corners in some spots started to curl up at the edges.
Funny learning experience.
I also did this as adult when I got my first dishwasher