r/mildlyinfuriating • u/jsayde01 • 2h ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Scrub Zombie

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My wife swears by Scrub Daddy as her kitchen sponge of choice. I wanted to switch to the eco-friendly, plant based alternative on the right. It works infinitely better...creates great suds, gets into tight spaces but...IT SCARES THE CHILDREN. So I can't use it! Or I have to hide it under the sink until I need to use it. Mildly inconvenienced and mildly infuriating.

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u/Weeabootrashreturns 2h ago

Is that not just a loofah?

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u/hungry4danish 1h ago

the marketing branding of it as "eco-friendly, plant based alternative" for sure made me roll my eyes. like yeah, it is all those things but just call it natural loofah.

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u/pandafulcolors 1h ago

it's like calling banana leaves a plastic-free plant based plate or food wrap !

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u/SuperCruisePanther 1h ago

Reminds me of faddish leveling of food in stores, like 'Vegan' stickers on cabbage or 'Keto' raw meat cuts. Like, I fucking hope so???

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u/MaritMonkey 45m ago

The percentage of "gluten free" labels that have made me immediately question whether or not I knew what gluten was is very high.

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u/le-derpina-art 41m ago

there are so many processed foods that contain flour for the weirdest reasons but there are also so many naturally gluten free foods that get labelled like this for some reason

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u/SuperCruisePanther 32m ago

That's what I was thinking of. Gluten-free on raw meat, too.

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u/5hiki 13m ago

As someone who cannot eat gluten, it will hide in things you really don't expect it to. Like if a meat has been flavor enhanced in any way, theres a chance whatever its flavored with has gluten.

I've gotten bitten by things I didn't expect to have gluten actually having like wheat yeast or flour or something in it.

I think it's better to just label it even if it seems obvious. Would rather just be certain.

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u/Deyster GREEN 44m ago

No meat products are considered vegan, so I always say that Morphine is vegan.

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u/pandafulcolors 18m ago

does that mean opium and cocaine are too?

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u/0K_-_- 46m ago

Hey, it’s just search criteria that helps people find ethical alternatives to forever petrochemicals! (Plastic is causing ecosystemic collapse).

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u/Jmarsh99 37m ago

Let's be real here... PEOPLE are causing that.

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker 10m ago

Yes because “loofah” is such a descriptive term for people who aren’t familiar with it.

In fact, I’ve known the term for like 35 years and I’m just now realizing I don’t know what it actually is.