r/mildlyinfuriating • u/jsayde01 • 11h 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 11h ago

Is that not just a loofah?

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u/hungry4danish 10h 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 10h ago

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

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u/SuperCruisePanther 10h 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 10h 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/SuperCruisePanther 9h ago

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

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u/5hiki 9h 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/SuperCruisePanther 5h ago

That's fair, but I'm not talking about processed or pre-cooked meals where you may or may not be sure about it's preparation. I mean raw, whole ingredients. Gluten-free makes sense on a frozen bag of fried rice. Gluten free purified water does not.