Marketing Genius or Consumer Deception.

[parunner58]

I set this up for us in the laundry room a few years ago. Three dispenser bottles, softener, Tide, Lysol Sanitizer. Bleach we leave in the regular bottle. We don’t use it that much. Just refill them when they get low. The Tide and Snuggle bottles are both marked 96 ounces. Today I refilled the Snuggle, still had some in it with 2 bottles labeled 50 ounces. And they both fit. I just laughed at myself thinking 100 plus ounces in a 96 ounce bottle. The bottle isn’t even filled up to the where the handle starts. It has another inch yet. Both of the new bottles were full.

 

[vacerator]

I hate those!

The refills and jugs with the wide mouth caps don't allow all the contents to drain out. The half funnel spout openings are too deep below the bottle threads, and only a slit opening to the funnel on one side. So, either you discard the jug with some left, or do what I do. Add water unedr a slow running tap, cap and shake, then let settle. I get at least 1 extra load done. I fill the dispenser, and pour the rest over the laundry load.

 

[maytag85]

I used to have one in my laundry room a few years ago but is a bit of a inconvenience when there’s a little left but no real way to get the rest of the detergent out and usually you have to put some water in which helps but will make the detergent more sudsy which isn’t good news if you have a machine that can easily suds lock. It’s not good environmentally having detergent jugs since most people just dispose of them without even thinking about it and most of the time they end up in a landfill as opposed to a recycling center and that’s why I like powdered detergent since you can get the remaining detergent out very easily without going though the hassle of getting the remaining detergent out and possibly causing your machine to suds lock since the detergent is more soapy and sudsy from having water mixed in with it.

 

[DADoES]

 
Stated weight/volume refers to the amount of product in the package, not to the full capacity of the container.  Packaging is never filled to the brim.

Some of those spout inserts can be removed to eliminate the obstruction.

 

[parunner58]

When I refill the dispenser jugs I pull the pour spouts out of the smaller bottle and let them drain into the bigger jugs a few minutes using a funnel. If you don't there is a good 2 table spoons still left in the bottles.

 

[askolover]

I take the wire pliers and pull the spouts out of the bottles so I can get every drop out!  But I know not every bottle has a removable spout inside, some are molded with the entire top.