I wish you much success mama! I know you're going to sell every bit of your detergents! I sure have enjoyed the treasure trove of detergents you sent me awhile back. I use them sparingly and have them stashed under my bed!!

And you're not a nut, you're a wackadoo a laundry wackadoo just like the rest of us! LOL!!!

So are you writing on the bag the name brand of the detergents, are you offering 3 different type of detergents together or 3 of the same? Please post pictures, I would love to see what you have.

Three hundred and seventy-seven bags so far? That is a sh_tload of bags.

Thanks kids....LOL...I have to much. I should be doing a bring your own bag and I'll fill er up.

Jody I am writing on the bag and over that I'm using a pink sticker with the brand.. ..yes I'm writing the brand. I don't feel like doing the sniff test all day long when someone as ks what kind it Is. I've been working on this for over a week. I will finish by bed time tonight. LOL. I'm keeping it simple I don't want a bunch of money put into it. The ziplocks are killing me lol.

Hey... don't feel strange selling detergent... When I use to have a booth at the flea market every weekend there was another booth close to me, kind of a strange guy who had about everything you could imagine for sale... even human bones!.. He got arrested for it too....He gave me the creeps, I was glad when he was gone.

I would love to see your setup! Wish I could be there. That's great that your whole family is getting involved. Good luck!

We will take pics. Yep even the boys are putting the stickers on the bags. At first they were not happy that they wernt allowed out on the patio when I'm filling the bags but understood I don't want them breathing the powder in..they are quite happy to put the stickers on lol. Than the boys wanted to take toys to sell and I reminded them that they donate them to the shelter for children that have no toys. LOL. My seven year old is really into this but he's always very interested in money, not to spend, but to save. I see him growing up to be a laundry lover in the quiet of his home and some kind of investor as a career. .like someone else in this forum lol. Time for me to get..back to my station haha

Can't wait to see pics and hear how it went :)

Almost done bagging..omg this was the worse job I've ever done. My laundry walk in closet is roomy now..course I kept all my special ones and all my gifted ones and irreplaceable ones. I do still collect detergent. I just dont need 300 pounds of each brand. Amiee finished the sign...its...PINK..a lot of PINK Haha. I will not forget pics.

I wish you all the best on Saturday, and hope that you have fun doing this. Wish I could be there.

Lots of Love

Björn

Good morning Bjorn!

Hi enduring, now it is eveening here, 10 past 6 pm, dinner soon.

I hope it's going well Mama, can't wait to see pictures!

Sounds fun! Can't wait to hear how it went and who you met!

I will discuss this after the completion tomorrow.

No one was interested in my detergent. I set up yesterday and today at a cost of 10$ a day so it cost me 20$ ....I made 22.50. Total from two days sitting amoungst filth and heat..AND that 22$ was all from the same woman. I'm actually shocked as this is a huge flea market with hundreds of people...there goes my grand dreams of becomming rich and famous and there goes my OMO, Persil Universal and Cascade Boil Out. ..ROFL...but seriously I'm very disappointed. There was a vender that walked past me and stopped to chat yesterday, she sells every weekend..of course i mentioned my love of detergents LOL...well she stopped by again today and ask how I was doing I told her not good..she returned afew mminutes later with a gift for me..very sweet lady. just a sec and I will post a pic of her gift.

How awesome was this to give me, a stranger a vintage box of FAB..its going on the laundry room shelf beside my awesome box of vintage Rinso from our Sandy.

Sorry to hear it didn't go well. I think people are leary of things not in original sealed packages. Plus, detergent can be had really cheap by those who coupon. I never pay more than $2-3 for 32-38 load bottle or box of Tide. Sometimes ALL for less and if you roll drugstore rewards its rarely an out of pocket expense. It's one of the easiest things to coupon for.

I loved lemon Fab...wish it was still around. I still can smell it lol. And 1/4 cup Dynamo is another I miss. In that day I was just a teenager who did my own laundry.

I'm sorry too that it didn't go well. I think Veda is right about people being leary of homemade packaging instead of original.

However, I see people on the side of the road selling Tide in 5 gallon buckets from the back of a pickup. As much as I love Tide, I wouldn't buy it from them either because it just doesn't seem quite Kosher.

P&G set up raids with law enforcement on bogus Tide. P&G does not make Tide in 5 gallon buckets period. LOL.

Awwwhhh...Mama that's so disappointing.

Sorry Mama, but you scored that awesome vintage FAB box. It was hard work, you learned, but not a total loss!

So what are you going to end up doing with your stash? I wonder if you posted it on craigslist if you'd get anyone interested. I guess you could always donate it to a shelter of some sort.

I'm sorry it didn't go so well. But thank you for helping that couple.

MamaP! I love you more each day. Your heart is so big and so wonderful. The world is such a better place because of you!

My son works at Walmart. When he sees people buying a lot of canned cat or dog food, he is supposed to ask them if it is for human or animal consumption, that way he won't charge them tax on it if it is for human consumption. He says he is embarrassed to ask it mostly because he doesn't want to embarrass the customer. He said he just kind of takes it one customer at a time. If they are nicely dressed, he doesn't ask at all.

Larsi Thank you but you credit me for such a simple thing. Lol..XOXO

Its called being humane Mamap :))

Awe Mama, you're so sweet!!

I called my local community action program to check into Meals on Wheels for these folks..geesh they have to call themselves..guess I'll take a picnic to them at the flea market this weekend and just come out and tell them about this program and give them the #. I'm also taking a styrofoam cooler with ice and a few quarts of my soup to take home along with some ham slices, and a loaf of my banana bread. I'll also send a loaf of homemade bread that I'll pick up sat morning at the bakery. This is such a small amount that I wwon't even miss it but I'll know they are eating for a few days. I probably can't do this every week..but somehow I'll get them involved with the meals program ...than I will call it a day. One other thing they save aluminum cans that they haul into the scrap yard...I talked to the drunk across the street yesterday and he's going to save his beer cans so that approx 30 cans a day. Lol. Enough about this onto laundry.

Oh how sad... There has to be other programs out there they are not aware of... I know they aren't called "food Stamps" anymore but maybe they aren't aware they could get that, what ever it is called now days.... Maybe they don't know about food banks?.... There has to be social services available to help them, this is heartbreaking... I have a real soft spot for old people.....If you were at the flea market every weekend I would send you money to buy them food....

MiMi..that's sweet..I think I've got it under control..I talked to aging services today..they don't want to scare these people so they have ask me to find out what kind of help they need, utility bills, rent/mortgage, food, medication, and transportation..I am to be a kind of go between right now so as not to scare these folks. I'm also to explain to them that there is help for all of the above issues and give them the contact number. Many elderly are affraid to ask for help out of fear of being removed ftom their homes that many have lived in their entire lives so instead they never ask for help. I'll have to talk to these folks in a manner that doesn't make them fearful or prideful...I will let you know how it works out..Thanks MiMi..for your kind heart

MamaP you have a kind heart. It only needs one person to change things, then others will follow.

I were sad to here that you did not sell much of your detergents but maube you were there for a reason, the reason being helping these people.

Keep up the good work and we always love you for it.

Love Björn