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Here’s the background to it. They seem to have launched it about 22 years ago and given up: https://www.marketingweek.com/glist-flop-stalls-henkel-uk-drive/

Somat seems to have endless versions on Amazon.de

Irish Supermarket Comparison I'm just curious to see if this is the exact same range as the UK That's just the word 'Persil' searched for in a large Irish supermarket chain, Dunnes Stores: https://www.dunnesstoresgrocery.com/sm/delivery/rsid/445/results?q=persil Full laundry 'aisle' ...

Same issue here: Dishwashing: Finish (R&B) and Fairy (P&G) almost totally dominate dishwasher detergent. Unilever used to have presence with Sun, but seems to have entirely given up and Henkel was never present. Laundry: Unilever (Persil, Surf and Confort softener — umpteen versions and...

It’s a small world sometimes! But yeah, seems the manufacturers are intent on dropping powers. Unilever no longer manufactures the powders btw. As far as I’m aware they’re currently being made by a Spanish contract manufacturer that usually does private label stuff for supermarkets. Seems...

It’s still very applicable these days— all of this stuff we’re using on our smartphones is relying on vast networks of powerful data centres scattered all over the world, often very much invisible…

Amazon has arrangements for anything they stock themselves. The Irish market has been served by the Amazon UK website for years —it just switches to Euro when your address is set here. It’s a bit weird considering that Amazon has a huge distribution centre just outside Dublin and a couple of...

I haven’t really seen any difference in how Wonder Wash performs tbh. It’s a bit simpler though, a liquid rather than yet more pods, which is at least something.

Unilever liquids have been very frothy for quite a long time — not just this recent edition. They are confusing me at the moment. They’re selling Wonder Wash, in 3 versions all aimed at fast washes. Then they’ve their usual top of the line Persil Bio, Colour and Non-Bio Liquid. And you’ve...

Just a video some of you might find interesting. CNBC Europe did a piece with Unilever about their R&D facilities and their “Wonder Wash” product line, which is sold in the UK, Ireland and several other markets, including France under the Skip brand. It’s an interesting piece, although the have...

You should see some European manuals, when they are printed they often come in about 20 languages, sometimes with several books and pamphlets. It's often a bit ridiculous when it's for something that needs no serious instructions like a kettle.

It’s likely greenwashing. They’ll cut out the manuals so they can do a press release about how they’re doing something eco friendly. In reality the paper in the manual is probably the least impactful part of a refrigerator’s life cycle, but think of the press releases and lovely statements on...

I guess it is, but they went and added a touch screen… I have a 92 year old relative who would hugely struggle with that. She needs something with very easy options - just to be able to turn a tactile knob and push buttons that are obviously on/off in a mechanical sense and nobody seems to make...

I have to say, I don’t like Miele’s racking either. It’s finicky and seems to assume you have plates of a certain shape. We use a lot of large, bowl-type plates for noodles, stir-fries, and so on. While they do fit, the racking is less than flexible. I’ve also found that the upper cutlery rack...

That was the other direction in 1991. £1.00 is the equivalent of €3.31 / $3.55 - Still pretty damn expensive for 1 min. It didn't plummet until a quite a few years later. They were all very tugging at the heart strings kind of ads. Telecom was a still monopoly in those days, so lots of...

Post #50 Using an inflation calculator that would be $70.80 for a 3 minute call to Ireland or the UK to today!!!

Modern outlets and circuits are polarised in the US and grounded 3 pin plugs always were, as they only go in one way and were the norm for grounded major appliances for a very long time. In general polarity isn’t that big a deal for AC appliances. The issue only comes up with on-board fusing or...

Continental European plugs are mostly not polarised. The ‘Schuko’ system allows both grounded and non-grounded plugs to be inserted in either polarity, and it’s the de facto European standard. The Belgian/French variant is polarised when wired correctly, as the grounding pin only functions in...

I'm a bit confused by this, all of a sudden there seems be loads of the original version of Persil Liquid (Bio and Colour) on the shelves here and tons of Persil WonderWash in larger bottles, while Persil Ultimate seems to be discounted and have dwindling stocks. Are they planning to dump the...

Seems very unlikely unless everything’s being washed at low temp on short cycles in a badly loaded machine, with detergent that’s actually made out of cheese or something.