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Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#41
I've never heard of liquid dishwasher detergent before, but

> With shipping and VAT added, it costs a whopping £43 ($60) for 90 washes! That is 48p (67c) per wash.

This about matches the cost of "premium" (think Dreft, Finish, etc.) dishwasher detergent tablets in my country.

Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#42
post #23

It is very ironic that they sell it has "eco-compact dishwasher" when it require disposable chunk of plastic to use it. The amount of water saved will really not make up for the amount of plastic thrash created. From their website: "At Daan Tech, we’ve always believed that a more sustainable and fairer world is possible.", you really have to be cynical to write something like this and then sell a worse washing machin…

The issue is that there's no incentive to return the chunks of plastic to them. They need to follow a Sodastream-like model to apply a discount to the next order when returning a unit, especially with such astronomical prices.

Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#43
post #23

It is very ironic that they sell it has "eco-compact dishwasher" when it require disposable chunk of plastic to use it. The amount of water saved will really not make up for the amount of plastic thrash created. From their website: "At Daan Tech, we’ve always believed that a more sustainable and fairer world is possible.", you really have to be cynical to write something like this and then sell a worse washing machin…

These refill packages for dishwasher, printers are just SaaS for products. It is terrible and contain 'dark pattern' to continuously over charge customers. Just also a lazy way to try to make business profitable and doesn't really provide any benefit to the customers.

Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#45
the story is fun, but i can't help but notice the justification for the cassette to being with is nonsense - solving a problem nobody ever had.

who the fuck has to measure out a dishwasher tablet? nobody is who

Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#46

Every time this gets posted to HN, the comments go straight for "DRM bad!", when the Bob dishwasher does NOT in fact require you to use the proprietary cassettes.

It is absurd that it exists at all.

A DRM'd cassette for dish soap. This world needs an enema.

Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#48
post #23

It is very ironic that they sell it has "eco-compact dishwasher" when it require disposable chunk of plastic to use it. The amount of water saved will really not make up for the amount of plastic thrash created. From their website: "At Daan Tech, we’ve always believed that a more sustainable and fairer world is possible.", you really have to be cynical to write something like this and then sell a worse washing machin…

Permit me to disagree with about all of your conclusions here. First of all, the cassettes are returnable. This is also mentioned on their website. * https://daan.tech/discover-bob-cassette/ > Each Bob cassette is returnable and reusable. We refill them and put them back on the market. Close the loop, lower your carbon footprint. You're also NOT required to use the cassettes. You can just throw standard dishwasher ta…

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Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

#49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Permit me to disagree with about all of your conclusions here. First of all, the cassettes are returnable. This is also mentioned on their website. * https://daan.tech/discover-bob-cassette/ > Each Bob cassette is returnable and reusable. We refill them and put them back on the market. Close the loop, lower your carbon footprint. You're also NOT required to use the cassettes. You can just throw standard dishwasher ta…

What's the carbon footprint of transporting the empty cassettes back for refilling? What percentage of Bob's customers bother to do that?

> What percentage of Bob's customers bother to do that?

Would these people use a cleaner solution anyway? I mean, you can say that of any refilling system, if people don't use it.

Re: Bob_cassette_rewinder

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post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Permit me to disagree with about all of your conclusions here. First of all, the cassettes are returnable. This is also mentioned on their website. * https://daan.tech/discover-bob-cassette/ > Each Bob cassette is returnable and reusable. We refill them and put them back on the market. Close the loop, lower your carbon footprint. You're also NOT required to use the cassettes. You can just throw standard dishwasher ta…

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I read this as "owner of _a_ Bob", as opposed to the owner of the actual company.
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