Do you like to buy shampoo in tiny sachets and detergent powder in small packets

Dear Kalav! Though washing department is not mine and I really don't require shampoo for my scanty hair, I am not really a proper person to comment on this discussion! But then, since I take interest in my house hold shopping too, I would like to respond to this discussion! Yes, I prefer the small sachet over the big packets of shampoo and detergent powders for two reasons! First is that there is no wastage of the product being used. This I am saying because our clothes are washed by our servant and he uses the detergent powder as per his mood, irrespective of the need! It is practically impossible to monitor him from day to day. So this thing of giving fixed number of small sachets per day works better for us. Similarly for the shampoo also I think by using the small sachets the wastage can be controlled and only the required amount can be used! Second point of advantage is storing the product, like in case of detergent powder once the packet is opened it becomes dampened because of the handling and some times because of humidity also this powder gets dampened. So under such circumstances the sachets made out of plastic are better suited for us! But then these small sachets can be nuisance to dispose them off. If not disposed properly and timely then they can become piled up in the bath room rack and some times accidentally they can get entry to the drainage line to choke them! So we will have to careful about this aspect! This is my opinion about the products. but in practical my wife purchases both the small and big packets for the reasons best known to her! Thanks !

I also prefer buying large quantities. Because the more larger you buy the more you can save cash and also the item. Don't buy small quantities, yes they are cheap and suits you but I think it will suits you if you buy one which are in bottles not in sachets.

Hi Kala! How are you? I prefer large quantities. Do not quite remember when I used shampoo sachets. May be that's how I have grown seeing. My mother buys everything for the whole month or more at one time. Big bottles, sacks, jars - which lasts long.

Hi Kala! I do not like to buy shampoo etc. in small sachets because the plastic used in it is not perishable and is a great hazard to environment and it also blocks our drainage pipes etc. However, those who can not control and waste shampoo while taking it from bigger bottles, it is better for them to use the sachets.

When I traveled I liked to have tiny sachets of a combined shampoo and conditioner. I took 14 for a two week trip and then I didn't have to carry a heavy bottle of shampoo and a heavy bottle of conditioner. However in this recession this product is not around anymore. On my last trip I did have to take a heavy bottle of shampoo and a heavy bottle of conditioner. At home I like Faith in Nature Lavender and Original Source Mint and Tea Tree. I like to use a liquid detergent that is a vegan product. It comes in one size and there is nothing else similar on the market. The washing clothes detergent that I used to use disappeared from the shops last year. It was meant to be coming back to the shops in August but it hasn't done so. I eat a vegan diet and so like to buy vegan products that are free from cruelty on animals. I love animals.

Hi Kalav, good question.I feel that there is less wastage in normal bottle shampoos beause since my hair is thin, I don't consume full sachet hence the rest gets wasted.For detergents also I would prefer one or two kilo packets. I buy sachet only of coffee powders since most of the time because of moisture it gets spoiled. Happy mylotting!

I buy the larger size to get a better price, but then I pour it into smaller bottles before using it. The shampoo I like foaming, so I put it in a bottle that mixes the liquid shampoo with air and dispenses foam. I think this cleans my hair better while using less shampoo and saves me a lot of money in addition to being more pleasant. I buy one bottle of foaming dish detergent and then refill the bottle with shampoo (have to use water to thin the shampoo to make it foam right)

Hi kalav, business tactics have been changed. The producers now make their products according to the demand of the consumers. They know there are different types of consumers and their choice also different. So the producers makes different sizes of same item.

I prefer to buy one in a bottle. but when kids started to play with it...sometimes I bought a few in sachet and let them use it. Bottle shampoo is much cheaper to buy than the one in sachet,minus the waste. I've observe that some sticks inside the sachet and kids don't know how to squeeze it totally empty and just throw it away,so,instead of saving...it's more of a waste. Now,I always buy one in a bottle.

I buy both in large quantities and I don't think I waste my shampoo this way. In a way I feel one can use only as much as one needs as sometmes one may need more than a sachet but less two sachets and there is a tendency to use both. And as far the detergent is concerned I spoon out into my washing machine the required quantity.

Just like you, for my shampoo as well as my conditioner , i now prefer buying the one in sachet. Like you said, wastage is avoided. Sometimes, with those in bottles, we cannot avoid wastage because when we pour ,it would be over our needed amount. Though we can still pour it back to the bottle, it couldn't be avoided that some would pour over to the sides. Or sometimes, they drop to the floor.

I prefer to buy large quantities. pound as dust or maybe kilagram even more. shampoo as you love it in a bottle and more and more because when coming to bathe, I can not comply with small quantities. My quality and quantity is important. nice day!

I don't know about detergent soaps since I don't wash clothes! Lol! But I always prefer shampoos in sachets rather than those in bottles. That way I can at least know how much is too much and how much is enough :P Tendency with me whenever I use shampoos in bottles is that I always end up using too much :P At least with sachet, one is enough and just right for me. If one sachet is not enough, then it's a sign that I need to trim/cut my hair ASAP XD

No, i dont like to buy shampoo in sachets, is a waisting of money, is better to buy the whole bottle (a big one) and all family can use it. Also, nowadays they sell small plastic bottles that u can recicle and use them once again if u need to go out for a weekend u can put a small amount from the big bottle in it. More over , if your idea is going to a hotel , they have everything u need in their rooms , so, no need to buy shampoo in sachets, thats my oppinion.

I prefer to buy family size packaging for my family. It save me time going to the store and also it is more cheaper. But when I go for travels, I prefer the small packets of shampoo.

hi kalav sorry but I think its a waste to buy shampp in tiny sachets it actually costs more money than if you buy an ordinary large bottle of shampoo, same with detergent. costs more for the merchandisers to put up teeny amounts of something and that cost is passed on to the consumer. Why waste money. the extra shampoo is no going to spoil nor id the detergent powder either. you waste more in buying little packets of stuff.

Kala, I am not rigid about this...However, I hardly buy any shampoos or toilet soaps these days since my daughter buys enough to last for a whole year every time she visits home.But I do like looking at them and occasionally do buy small sample packs which come in handy while travelling, so do the small sachets ..

Hi kalav, I have curly hairs and this is why I have to wash my hair with conditioning shampoo. Sachet of shampoo or detergent powder is handy when you are out of station, say for a couple of days. Still you need to be careful while buying thins kind of stuff for the market is flooded with duplicate and even triplicate of them with the same name and packets. So that I do not spoil my hair now I buy only the bigger ones from a shopping mall.

I think selling things in tiny sachets is a good idea, they attract more costumers..buying such is good during travelling, or when you are out, but for home use we go for the kilo or even 5 kilo packets of deteregents, pickles; biggest possible size for detergent cakes and soaps, hair oils, cooking oils etc, they cost little less, and no need to buy frequently too.. Thanks for sharing Best of luck. Professor

Hi Kalav, Yes i buy shampoo and powder detergent in small packets. I think it is more practical to do that for proper control of the quantity that you use. Sometimes kids would pour more than what they need, so I just brought them small packs.