Re: Page 218: The Volunteer
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:36 am
heh... why detergent, specifically?G. Janssen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:55 pmThe internet and televised detergent commercials are why there's a Fermi paradox.
heh... why detergent, specifically?G. Janssen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:55 pmThe internet and televised detergent commercials are why there's a Fermi paradox.
Well, imagine tuning into an alien communication network and the first thing you see is a Billy Mays infomercial.Arioch wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:36 amheh... why detergent, specifically?G. Janssen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:55 pmThe internet and televised detergent commercials are why there's a Fermi paradox.
It's a cultural joke, I guess. In the Netherlands, washing detergent commercials have become sort of a standard to compare things with. Something is either worse than a washing detergent commercial, or better. "Did you see that new episode of X? It's worse than the average OMO ad." They have become synonymous with things that are bad.Arioch wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:36 amheh... why detergent, specifically?G. Janssen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:55 pmThe internet and televised detergent commercials are why there's a Fermi paradox.
Lucky you. Here in Russia the cheapest detergents barely wash anything at all. And best ones was imported from neighbor Finland personally by me. Literally, the same trademark soap bought in Russia was noticeably weaker than that bought in Finland, though theoretically they should be equal.G. Janssen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:18 pmAnd people fall for it. The most expensive washing detergent in my local supermarket is Euro 7.25. The cheapest is Euro 1.35. The cheap one hardly gets sold because "it's so cheap, it must be crap". But as I found out it washes just as well as the expensive ones.
What your soap needs is EU regulations. Add a bunch of those and that soap will turn a coal mine into a marble palace. I like to make fun of the EU, but preventing the problem that you're describing is one of the good things that the EU has done. Every product sold must comply with certain quality standards.SVlad wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:54 pmLucky you. Here in Russia the cheapest detergents barely wash anything at all. And best ones was imported from neighbor Finland personally by me. Literally, the same trademark soap bought in Russia was noticeably weaker than that bought in Finland, though theoretically they should be equal.G. Janssen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:18 pmAnd people fall for it. The most expensive washing detergent in my local supermarket is Euro 7.25. The cheapest is Euro 1.35. The cheap one hardly gets sold because "it's so cheap, it must be crap". But as I found out it washes just as well as the expensive ones.
It is tied more to the general wealth of the country if anything. In Bulgaria for example same products are also lower quality if compared to the same products in Italy or Austria.G. Janssen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:20 pmWhat your soap needs is EU regulations. Add a bunch of those and that soap will turn a coal mine into a marble palace. I like to make fun of the EU, but preventing the problem that you're describing is one of the good things that the EU has done. Every product sold must comply with certain quality standards.SVlad wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:54 pmLucky you. Here in Russia the cheapest detergents barely wash anything at all. And best ones was imported from neighbor Finland personally by me. Literally, the same trademark soap bought in Russia was noticeably weaker than that bought in Finland, though theoretically they should be equal.G. Janssen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:18 pmAnd people fall for it. The most expensive washing detergent in my local supermarket is Euro 7.25. The cheapest is Euro 1.35. The cheap one hardly gets sold because "it's so cheap, it must be crap". But as I found out it washes just as well as the expensive ones.
That is terrible. A product, sold in different countries, should be of the same quality. Maybe local regulations exist, but if Fruity McFruitjuiceface contains 20% strawberries in Germany, it should not contain only 5% in Bulgaria.Zorg56 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:35 pmIt is tied more to the general wealth of the country if anything. In Bulgaria for example same products are also lower quality if compared to the same products in Italy or Austria.G. Janssen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:20 pmWhat your soap needs is EU regulations. Add a bunch of those and that soap will turn a coal mine into a marble palace. I like to make fun of the EU, but preventing the problem that you're describing is one of the good things that the EU has done. Every product sold must comply with certain quality standards.SVlad wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:54 pm
Lucky you. Here in Russia the cheapest detergents barely wash anything at all. And best ones was imported from neighbor Finland personally by me. Literally, the same trademark soap bought in Russia was noticeably weaker than that bought in Finland, though theoretically they should be equal.
Iiirc there was a big scandal with some candy between Poland and Germany, because ones that went to Germany were significantly better, despite the fact that they were made in the same factory.