Fabric softener is a scam

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This thread is so wild I swear. A bottle of softener costs 2 bucks and last you for so many washes (up to 100?). A bar of soap cost one buck, then you have to factor in the time to prepare the softener, the other ingredients and whatnot.
Where is the saving?
- The saving is due to not using a useless softener - the point of this this thread
  
  Why? It smells good. If you can’t afford a 2 buck softener at lease every 3 months (assuming a wash once a week) I’d say you have got much bigger problems
  
  Sure, but the point is that fabric softener is not necessary.
  At the very least in the case of towels (any type), it is actually counter productive, because it makes the towels less absorbent.
  On top of that, it means clothes absorb less sweat, which, at first glance, seems like a good thing, until you realise it means your sweat will now stick to your skin longer, because it can't evaporate from your shirt.
  
  Oh it smells good? Idc, if I cared enough to perfume my clothes I'd do it at point of use.
  
  I find it hard to believe that a $2 "fabric softener" smells all that good? Pretty sure it smells like cheap chemical fragrances.
  
  Mmmm febreeze!
  
  What do you want your clothes to smell? What's the point?
  IMO fabric softener is utterly pointless but my main problem with it is that it can degrade some clothes faster.
  https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/laundry/why-fabric-softener-is-bad-for-your-laundry-a5931009251/
  https://fabrictopics.com/does-fabric-softener-damage-clothes/
  
  It's not the softener itself. It's the softener plus a dozen other little luxuries that all add up.
- https://www.target.com/p/downy-april-fresh-liquid-fabric-conditioner-140-fl-oz/-/A-82823990
  Here's a typical fabric softener at Target. $13 before tax. Still not a lot, but it's not nearly as cheap as $2.
  
  Then the problem is with murica not with softener
- A bottle of softener costs 2 bucks and last you for so many washes (up to 100?).
  What kind of fabric softener is that cheap for that much? My experience is that it's way more expensive than that.
- Sometimes I'll be at the laundry detergent shelf at the shop and see a really low price, only to get disappointed by it being softener and not detergent. Shit be cheap, compared to detergent. Wouldn't even use softener if it were free though, so can't comment on how long it lasts.
  
  Yeah same here

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