Rob_Mopar
Rob_Mopar Dork
3/13/12 5:51 p.m.

I was expecting the source to be The Onion, but it was just on ABC:

Tide theft tied to drug trade

stuart in mn
stuart in mn UberDork
3/13/12 7:12 p.m.

Yeah, that was in the local news here today in Minneapolis. The funny thing is how he would just walk out of the store with a full shopping cart...I thought those places usually have a person standing at the exit checking receipts.

jrw1621
jrw1621 UberDork
3/13/12 7:16 p.m.

I saw this on Yahoo. The whole thing seems fake to me as Procter & Gamble viral marketing which has us all talking about Tide and believing/agreeing that Tide is a highly desirable product.

bluej
bluej Dork
3/13/12 7:20 p.m.

so confused...

ThePhranc
ThePhranc HalfDork
3/13/12 7:20 p.m.

PG county MD represent!

Rob_Mopar
Rob_Mopar Dork
3/13/12 7:23 p.m.
jrw1621 wrote: I saw this on Yahoo. The whole thing seems fake to me as Procter & Gamble viral marketing which has us all talking about Tide and believing/agreeing that Tide is a highly desirable product.

Yea, that's the first thing my wife said too.

Wally
Wally UltimaDork
3/13/12 7:30 p.m.

Maybe someone is finally cleaning the oil stains in the parking lot

Appleseed
Appleseed PowerDork
3/14/12 12:53 a.m.

Did somebody hit the jet dryer again?

novaderrik
novaderrik SuperDork
3/14/12 3:40 a.m.
Appleseed wrote: Did somebody hit the jet dryer again?

well, there was that Juan guy that did it..

MG Bryan
MG Bryan Dork
3/14/12 4:28 a.m.
ThePhranc wrote: PG county MD represent!

This isn't a fair representation of PG county. If it was story about someone having been murdered with Tide...

ThePhranc
ThePhranc HalfDork
3/14/12 5:36 a.m.
MG Bryan wrote:
ThePhranc wrote: PG county MD represent!
This isn't a fair representation of PG county. If it was story about someone having been murdered with Tide...

Sadly there is much truth in that.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut UltraDork
3/14/12 8:05 a.m.

Calling fake as well.

fasted58
fasted58 SuperDork
3/14/12 8:16 a.m.

... money laundering

mad_machine
mad_machine MegaDork
3/14/12 8:21 a.m.
novaderrik wrote:
Appleseed wrote: Did somebody hit the jet dryer again?
well, there was that Juan guy that did it..

was it only Juan guy?

(sorry, had to do it)

Seriously, I was talking about this with friends, cleaning supplies might not be covered by foodstamps/public assistance.. so exchanging stamps/assistance for blackmarket cleaners might be true

failboat
failboat Dork
3/14/12 9:11 a.m.

haha I heard about this on the radio this morning.

But it did get me thinking....I get that you often get what you pay for when you buy super cheap detergent, Ive done that.

But I would not be able to tell a difference between a wash with Tide, and say, Arm and Hammer detergent. And its a pretty sizable price difference, Tide is ALWAYS a few bucks more than everything else.

I get why these folks would steal it, its a berkeleying ripoff.

pilotbraden
pilotbraden Dork
3/14/12 10:37 a.m.

Hell, I make my own laundry detergent. It is superior to the store bought crap. Should I put bars on my windows?

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker UltimaDork
3/14/12 10:42 a.m.
pilotbraden wrote: Hell, I make my own laundry detergent. It is superior to the store bought crap. Should I put bars on my windows?

You should post your recipe. I use Simple Green on garage clothes but never actually considered brewing a batch for general purpose.

failboat
failboat Dork
3/14/12 10:45 a.m.

I googled and found a few things but wouldn't mind hearing how you make it pilotbraden.

pilotbraden
pilotbraden Dork
3/14/12 11:06 a.m.

It is simple and cheap. Shred about 1/2 bar of Fels Naphtha soap on a cheese grater. Put it in 2 gallons of water. Heat until it boils. Stir in 1/2- 1 cup of laundry soda annd the same amount of borax. Pour it in bottles before it cools and seperates. To use shake the bottle and pour 3/4 - 1 cup per load. It works very well and cost about 50 cents for 2 gallons.

pilotbraden
pilotbraden Dork
3/14/12 11:10 a.m.

Liquid hand soap is made with a bar of Ivory soap shredded and boiled in a gallon of water. The homemade dishwasher detergent leaves horrible spots. I will not share that recipe unless you want to pull a prank on someone.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair PowerDork
3/14/12 12:09 p.m.
MG Bryan wrote:
ThePhranc wrote: PG county MD represent!
This isn't a fair representation of PG county. If it was story about someone having been murdered with Tide...

dang, beaten to the punch again. so i'll throw out a slight variation and suggest dumping a body on lottsford vista road and covering it with tide.*

  • note: it's been a while since i've been in that part of town. it might not be a body-dumping ground anymore.
pigeon
pigeon SuperDork
3/14/12 1:21 p.m.

Just so long as you're not making this kind of homemade soap...

ThePhranc
ThePhranc HalfDork
3/14/12 1:34 p.m.
AngryCorvair wrote:
MG Bryan wrote:
ThePhranc wrote: PG county MD represent!
This isn't a fair representation of PG county. If it was story about someone having been murdered with Tide...
dang, beaten to the punch again. so i'll throw out a slight variation and suggest dumping a body on lottsford vista road and covering it with tide.* * note: it's been a while since i've been in that part of town. it might not be a body-dumping ground anymore.

Lotsford is no long the road it use to be. There are some very upscale 'hoods the end.

slefain
slefain SuperDork
3/14/12 1:54 p.m.

It looks like the crooks just wanted to make...

...a clean getaway.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

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