People selling laundry detergent on Craigslist or at yard sales?

[FADEC]

Has anyone ever seen people selling laundry detergent on Craigslist or at yard sales? There is a lot of this around here on Craigslist and on Facebook marketplace. Also drove by a house this weekend that had a big table in the driveway selling Tide, Gain, Persil etc. Is this stuff fake, stolen or both?? I just get mine from Costco or Walmart.

 

[Racecarfan2]

they are getting it with coupons for next to nothing. My mother in law gets ours for us sometimes free combined with sales at Walgreens.

 

[Gimpy1]

Maybe some of those pandemic hoarders that went out and bought up all the soap, bleach, paper towels and TP need the cash now?

 

[AutoMechanic]

Yep. Went to a yard sale the other day and this lady was selling deodorant too. See it on Facebook Marketplace all the time.

 

[Rand]

Usually "extreme couponers" or thieves.

Tide esp. its very hard hit by shoplifters.

 

[Dave Hess]

Tide was a hot item a few years ago. Maybe it’s still in high demand ?

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Yeah, I've seen people selling detergent and similar products at yard sales before. Not always Tide, either. Other brands also on sale.

Maybe some of those pandemic hoarders that went out and bought up all the soap, bleach, paper towels and TP need the cash now?

yard sale detergent predates the pandemic

 

[Leo99]

I see this stuff being sold at flea markets. I wondered where it came from, too.

 

[blufeb95]

Some of it's couponers, some of it might be meth heads stealing it, in some stores around here they have security tags on the Tide because they'd steal it to sell for drugs or something.

 

[xgmad]

dish soap is cheaper and smells better.

really degreases and cleans everything well in the washer, only need a tablespoon.

 

[Kestas]

I've seen toothpaste sold on craigslist in case quantities.

 

[loneryder]

Lost trailer loads.

 

[PandaBear]

That's nothing, I've seen people selling home cooked food on FB market place.

 

[Wolf359]

They've been stealing Tide for years.

How Tide Detergent Became a Drug Currency -- New York Magazine - Nymag

Tide detergent: Works on tough stains. Can now also be traded for crack. A case study in American ingenuity, legal and otherwise.

nymag.com

 

[Lubener]

People hoarded it last year. Now that they realized the world is not coming to an end, they are selling most of it. Their stimulus money is probably running out too.

 

[UncleDave]

...and with no seal on the product its really easy to water down.

 

[Tjbouwhu]

Yeah, at the local food pantry we have to use a black marker and run a vertu
Idle line in the bar code... to prevent folks from returning the product to a grocery store for cash.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I bought some shampoo on eBay one time years ago (this expensive salon stuff) and when I opened it, it ran out like water. I emailed the seller and was immediately refunded.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Tide smells way too strongly for me but at $5 a jug I’d be in!

 

[Chris142]

Maybe some of those pandemic hoarders that went out and bought up all the soap, bleach, paper towels and TP need the cash now?

Exactly. They can keep it for all I care