I guess it’s time to put a lock on the laundry room! I have been reading all over the news and internet about thieves stealing Tide laundry detergent. I thought when I first read it that there was some ingredient in Tide that allowed people to make drugs, much like the cold medicine that is kept behind counters now, but that wasn’t the case.
The price of goods for our homes, things like laundry detergent and shampoo have gone up so much that in this economy, many people struggle to afford them. Perfect opportunity to make a buck. It’s been said that it is a billion dollar black market, that’s a lot of laundry detergent.
In one month a man was convicted of stealing $25,000 worth of Tide, that’s a lot of big orange bottles to cart out of the store. In case you were curious, he got 90 days in jail, hardly seems fitting compared to the dollar amount of the items he stole.
Major retailers have hired additional people to keep “Tide tied down”, even radio stations are getting in on the joke. My local radio station talked about making a “clean” getaway and being on America’s Most Laundered.
It does have a funny side but it is also sad that people have had to resort to buying household needs from thieves in order to make ends meet.
If you are struggling there are homemade recipes for almost everything online, just do a quick search for homemade laundry detergent, or dishwasher detergent, there are thousands of links out there.
Until the economy gets better maybe we need to start treating cleaning products like money and hide them under the mattress. I always think no one would break into my house because I don’t have anything worth stealing. I had no idea I would need an alarm system for the laundry room.