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TechConnectify , vor 5 Tagen an Random Englisch

Gotta new video today for ya.
It's time to make fun of RCA again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGT1EvmDJh4

TechConnectify OP , vor 4 Tagen

@foo thanks I hate it

bytor , vor 9 Tagen an Random Englisch

@TechConnectify in your dishwasher and detergent pods yay or nay, did you ever talk about hard water? Off the top of my head I don't think you did, but I haven't gone and rewatched them either. I just wanted to note that most powders don't have citric acid or anything in them like that that can be used to fight hard water residue the way most detergent pods do.

TechConnectify , vor 9 Tagen

@bytor

That may not be hard water buildup - if it's truly detergent residue, you may just need to cut down on it a lot. If you're filling the dispenser any more than half-way, that's probably too much unless your water is extremely hard.

I don't notice any residue buildup at all using powder other than limescale on the heating element. Though I do run a cleaning product through about quarterly, I've never noticed reduced effectiveness between treatments.

TechConnectify , vor 9 Tagen

@bytor And for the record, I did talk about water hardness but only in regards to how much detergent you should use. In the second video I talked about the components in detergents, and even cheap powder has softening agents.

And BTW, vinegar works OK but you'll probably have a less fussy and more effective clean with a bottle of dishwasher cleaner. In my experience they're like magic.

TechConnectify , vor 11 Tagen an Random Englisch

So I just got back from a Menards run and I've noticed something fascinating:

Menards has always had a lot of store brands. But they're really pushing a new food brand called Marcella. Stuff like coffee, jams and jellies, prepared foods, sodas, etc. A lot of it is fairly unique - I bought a maraschino cherry cola on a whim and it was pretty great!

The weird part? They're pricing this in-house stuff higher than name brands. The soda was a tad more expensive than the Sprecher's next to it!

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@Tim_Eagon hey, this run didn't cost me anything cuz I had that sweet sweet Menards money to spend

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@brennen yeah I know! It's almost a weird combination.

I know I bought some flavored coffee of theirs some time ago on a whim. I wasn't expecting it to be very good and truthfully it wasn't very good, and I only noticed on this trip that that was the same brand as this jam.

And then I realized it was the same brand as that soda!

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@scien it's seeming to be that they're using the Marcella brand for small batch unique stuff that they happen to get their hands on.

I'm definitely not going to go so far as to call it artisanal, but they have other brands like Old Mill which are very much just commodity stuff.

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@sandbender could be! Though the bottles are quite different.

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@beeoproblem people compare Menards with Canadian tire a lot so I'm going to assume it's quite similar

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@redrummy I bought two jars in case it's good and doesn't show up again.

And if it's bad... well I'll deal with that later.

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@redrummy it'll be a while, I just opened up an apricot jelly jar and I don't like to have multiples open at the same time

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@BalooUriza @beeoproblem it's much, much, much, much more eclectic than tractor supply.

I would say imagine a cross between harbor freight, home depot, and Walmart (sans produce), then stick a lumber yard in the back and you're there.

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@silvenga @scien I am almost entirely certain this happens. They even have a whole lineup as you enter the store of special deals that changes all the time.

They've got a little bit of Big Lots in them for sure, but how they're using their store brands is an extra layer of complexity, which I would love to get the inside scoop on

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@beeoproblem @BalooUriza ah, well that's how Menards got started! And that's why they have actual lumber yards.

Actually, it's extremely handy because you can drive back there and pick stuff up. Pretty much all bulky building supplies are kept out there (even, for instance, rolls of insulation) so you can just order it in the store, they give you a printout, and you go and get it after you pay at the registers.

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@NAB that's all on the jar, just to the other side. Probably not as complete as you might expect but it's not missing

TechConnectify OP , vor 11 Tagen

@BartV no, the label was just not visible in either picture

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