As of recently I’ve been couponing at CVS after following Tik Tok vids and it’s been going pretty well. I’ve accumulated a bit of laundry detergent just for myself but am curious if it’s even worth accumulating a stockpile due to rising costs of detergent.
Does liquid or pod laundry detergent go bad? My parents don’t use the brands I’ve gotten and my brother uses hypoallergenic detergents so it’d just be me using Gain or Tide. I only do laundry once a week and don’t want to waste money on stockpiling detergent if it can go off over a long period of time. Other items that are typically in cvs deals are liquid hand soap, stain removers, and deodorant.
Is it worth it to stock up on detergent?
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Detergent has a pretty long shelf life and I would definitely encourage you to stock up.
Buying powder laundry detergent is more cost effective than pods/liquid, if your goal is to save money.
Liquid laundry detergent lasts a 12-18 months unopened and 6-12 months opened.
Laundry pods last only a year.
Personally I don’t see a point. Using the correct amount of detergent, my family uses about one $20 jug per year. Before I had kids that jug lasted my husband and I almost two years. So unless you’re one of those people using so much detergent that you’re going to ruin your clothes and break your washer, then no, I don’t see a point in stocking up, especially not to any significant degree.
Maybe? You can also use less detergent …
>Reducing how much laundry detergent I use has made a HUGE difference.
https://reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/14dh2uy/reducing_how_much_laundry_detergent_i_use_has/
We switched to Earth Breeze detergent sheets primarily to not have the single use plastic jugs. The liquid and pods are heavy and more expensive per load. The sheets do a good job. We have two cardboard sleeves. That is plenty. The seller has a discount price for subscription buying.
Anything that has petroleum in it is going to spike in the next few weeks. The plastic packaging I use at work just doubled in price. Passing it off to the consumer
I’m on the same jug of detergent I bought years ago. I think one and a spare is more than enough.