Local source for washing soda?
Sep. 13th, 2010 08:04 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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davis_squareI'm going to make my own laundry detergent, for which I need some washing soda. (Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda, seemingly the only brand that exists anymore.) I can buy it online and have it shipped but that seems to defeat some of the purposes of making my own detergent. So I was hoping that the collective wisdom of the DSLJ crowd could help me out with a local-ish source.
I have a car, so I'm willing to drive but I'd like to know it's there before I haul my ashes out of the city limits. And calling doesn't seem to be the solution -- I have had very little luck asking folks on the phone. (The conversations are nearly Kafka-esque. "No, not baking soda, washing soda. No, it's not a beverage, please don't transfer me to that department! Not detergent, to make detergent! NO, I don't need a HAMMER!")
Thanks!
I have a car, so I'm willing to drive but I'd like to know it's there before I haul my ashes out of the city limits. And calling doesn't seem to be the solution -- I have had very little luck asking folks on the phone. (The conversations are nearly Kafka-esque. "No, not baking soda, washing soda. No, it's not a beverage, please don't transfer me to that department! Not detergent, to make detergent! NO, I don't need a HAMMER!")
Thanks!
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Date: 2010-09-13 12:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-13 02:01 pm (UTC)Sounds like the kind of place that might be willing to start carrying it if they don't now.
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Date: 2010-09-13 01:31 pm (UTC)IIRC, Tags is an Ace Hardware Store.
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Date: 2010-09-13 02:19 pm (UTC)If you have other motives, then please disregard this message. :)
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Date: 2010-09-13 03:49 pm (UTC)tags
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Date: 2010-09-13 08:30 pm (UTC)Thanks!
Date: 2010-09-13 09:09 pm (UTC)I also didn't think to try Harvest or the art place in Central -- I don't know why not, clearly I'm just a nit.
And yes, I'm going to try Charlie's, too. In fact, this whole thing is set up as a test to see which I like better and which is cheaper, per wash: Homemade or Charlie's!
Thank you all!