SAVE YOUR MONEY! These zero waste swaps are NOT worth it!
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- It's not clickbait! These low waste swaps are truly not worth your money for one reason or another. Are these opinions? Sure. But some of them have proof that you should NOT buy these eco swaps. What eco-friendly swaps are on your naughty list? Check out more zero waste living content below!
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I've never seen a reason to buy bamboo utensils when I've already got a drawer full of metal ones at home
right! Wish I had thought of this when I was a young zero waster haha
@@alicialacroix well, I didn’t have a drawer full of metal utensils when I started figuring out cooking healthy meals at home (instead of going out to eat all the time). I didn’t care for plastic utensils, but prefer wooden spoons, bamboo spatulas, someone gifted me a Thai turning spatula that is made out of teak. They are each well made, and I take care to keep them clean & properly worked in oil after use. I hope to have them a long time.
Pela really annoys me with discontinuing phone cases for older phone models. I keep phones for over 5 years (until they literally do not work anymore). I've never bought from Pela because of this. Also, toothpaste tabs are just not good. Why can't a sustainable brand make toothpaste in a metal or glass jar?
I actually love my reusable produce bags, but I wouldn't buy the same ones if I could do it over again. They're made of a thin plastic mesh, and I got them from Sprouts. They're very lightweight so the additional cost is super minimal. They've lasted me five years, so that's one plus.
same!! Pela has been frustrating me lately. You loving product bags are proof that not every swap is for every person :)
If you are in the UK there is a refillable toothpaste option from Life Supplies. They provide a glass pump bottle and the refills come in recyclable pouches.
@@rachaelharrison1257 woah cool!
I also got that same feeling about Pela. They claim to be sustainable yet are always coming out with new designs and pushing sales. It just doesn’t jive with me as much as I love their phone cases.
right??? seems over consumer-y to me!
My last new to me phone I got a free used case from the phone repair shop. They had a box of them. No more pela - I totally agree they promote consumerism.
@@happytwisting4764 wow amazing! they surely do ugh
As much as I love pela their cases only last a year before the bottom part by the charger breaks. It’s too thin
I've heard that from so many people!
I love your cat meowing to go out at the end in the bloopers. I kind of think of your cat as your director/producer… 🙃💕
she is hahahahahaha
Another problem wirh most toothpaste tabs is that they contain citrus acid, something known to degrade enamel. Its very hard to find a brand that contains fluoride and doesn't have citrus acid.
hmm interesting, do you mean citric acid? do you have a source for this?
Top tip if you've a bees wax wrap that you're not using....Use them for extra grip when opening jars, to hold on to the lid. I have a tool from the car that I can use to open jars, but this is far easier and works most of the time. I rarely use mine when out of the house any more, same reasons as you, but I use them when I'm out of the house and I don't want to be left with a container. I also wrap the food in a cloth napkin first and then the bees wrap, helps keep it clean.
great idea!!
I bought my Lomi second-hand for about $200 from Offer Up when I moved in with my family last year. I had access to a compost site where I used to live, but I moved to a different state and the city does not have a place to drop off or a city program. I saw how much food waste my family was making and knowing how difficult change is to them, I knew if I was going to get them to compost, it had to be super easy for them. We run the Lomi a few times a week and the filters were just not lasting as long. It's not sustainable to buy so many filters, so we change it once or twice a year. It does get smelly but we are ok with it because once the cycle is don, the smell goes away. I do think the idea of lomi is great and it works for us, I also love my Pela phone case, but I agree that Pela pushes consumerism, at the end of the day, they are a business making items that should be reusable, instead of disposable and they probably feel that the only way to keep going is by pushing new things to, keep that steady flow of money coming in.
The Lomi sure has a place in the world of composting! ugh you're right about the money though it's frustrating
Two things!!
I purchased GF Collective sweatpants used on Depop like 4 years ago, wear them on a weekly basis, and haven’t had a single tear or seam issue! Sounds like it might have switched manufacturers and that’s so sad 😞
The Humble Co Toothpaste (I purchase it on Earth Hero) is the BEST toothpaste tab!! Foams like a dream, tastes good, and have fluoride + non-fluoride options!
I’ve been using this kind for 2+ years and just got cleared by my dentist with no cavities 😊 I’ve had major cavity issues in the past
ugh that's really frustrating then!
Same for me! I got mine girlfriend collective sweatpants second hand and no rips and they are super durable.
@@mjbjornson6537 wow thats wild!
I buy second hand luluemon on Poshmark and the quality is so good ! Had mine.3 years no tears or holes .
amazing!
I found Colorful Standard to be really good sweatpants, but they are so expensive! I got 3 pairs last year, they're still looking new, and these better last me years for the price...
The Pela Phone grip...so true. I emailed them and they replaced them. On my 3rd one in 2 months.(paid for the 1st 2, got 2 replacements for free).
Lastly...LastSwab came apart in my ear! I was lucky my girlfriend was over and could use tweezers to get them out.
Solid opinions, thanks!
good to know! I'll take expensive if they truly last years and years
I get promo texts from Pela every other day, it seems. It’s turned me off from considering their stuff at all because they’re using so many resources to do that.
that is WILD! I agree!
Even though it has plastic, I love the popsocket I have for my phone. I’ve had the same one for almost six years, and the only thing I’ve had to replace has been the sticky adhesive part the one time I had to remove it when I switched my no longer functioning/no longer sold model of phone and needed a new case for the new phone.
it's plastic but that's more sustainable IMO!
I hated the last swab. I am sad about it because I really wanted it to work, I ended up just using cotton swabs that are made with bamboo and I just compost them.
samee!!!
I seriously love how honest you are in your videos! Ill seriously just listen to them like podcast because your always honest and straight up thanks for that 👏
yay thank you! I want to be honest about products and zw living in general. I want to help people save money and expose greenwashing!
@@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist yes! Please don't stop doing these videos they are so helpful!!
@@jkflores723 yayyy thank you!
Pela has emailed me no to having case options for older phone models bc we are still using what we have!
ughhhhh that is so annoying and makes me so sad
honestly i love my toothpaste tabs but i only buy ones with fluoride in them! anyway, totally agree on pela. i bought an airpod case, 2 phone cases, and a grip from them during a sale last year and anything with a loop has broken. they’re always pushing you to buy more too. i might buy another phone case from them but i would never buy another grip. I also tried the last swab and broke mine immediately…. maybe i just have monster hands but woof. I just use compostable swabs now since i use them sparingly anyway.
I'm so sad that everyone is having the same experience with Pela...sad that they've gone this way
The Last Swab is AWFUL! I It does nothing and is just useless garbage. Toothpaste tablets are trash too. I actually like my beeswax wraps but never use them on dairy or meat products. You have to warm them from the heat of your hands for the wax to melt slightly so they stick together. I'm sure some are just made better than others as well. I bought mine off of Etsy and have at them for at least 3 years now.
oh wow!
I got a Pela watch band it broke very quickly. I emailed Pela and they would not replace it. They offered me like a 10-15% discount to buy a new one-which I did not. I went back to a high quality plastic one and have been using it for years. So sad!
wow that is WILD! sounds like we have all had issues with them. Perhaps a boycott would make them fix their mess
I'm a toothpaste tab fan for many of the reasons you don't like them; I really don't like the foamy feeling of regular toothpaste and find the flavours too strong for that matter. Thankfully I do have toothpaste tabs that contain fluoride (I'm team fluoride too) and the fact they are more comfortable for me has made it much easier to look after my teeth. Totally relate to thinking of them as mints, it took ages for me to get my head around them lol.
My least favourite swap is also teeth related. I really struggle with floss so at my dentist's suggestion I used interdental brushes. I swapped to some bamboo ones but they are awful. They would break whilst using them! and they just didn't do a good job. So I suffered with them for months before finally giving up. I'm still to find a sustainable flossing solution that works for me.
good for you!
It's useful to hear your opinion about these products, based on how well they've worked for you. Some that I like are, stretchy silicone covers for bowls (great), and putting a steel tray on top of baking dishes works well, rather than using foil. I sometimes use a mixture of tahini and peppermint oil to clean my teeth - it foams well, there's no fluoride in it, but it makes a good toothpaste if you run out. It's great that you reach so many people.
ohh!
Thank you!! Ok I like my Pela case but I hated the little holder thing. It started to rip less than a week after I got it (birthday present for myself). I did the same thing with supergluing it but it just started to rip around the glue! Eventually the whole flexible part came off and now there is this little bit of the bottom part of the grip stuck on my phone case. Also I’m disappointed they didn’t have my size case (11 pro) in a lot of some of the newer styles. I would love to have options when I eventually need a new case.
Also! For a sustainable company they sure do produce a ton of new products all the time and are constantly having sales. I use my phone for years and don’t plan on getting a new one for a while so idk it rubs me the wrong way with the fast past of the sales
ugh so frustrating!!! I agree, it seems greenwashy that they push so many new products every single month
It took me awhile to get use to the last swab but now I love it. I do hate the makeup one tho lol
how interesting!
Some of these are things I love, but what works for people is different :) I LOVE my produce bags... mine are made from recycled lace curtains, so they don't add appreciably to the weight, and I store them in a small pencil case that is easy to take in my shopping tote (I have calico ones I made at home for the produce store, but the lace ones are better for fruit and veggies as they're lighter). I can get things like cherries package free in them. I never understood the silicone swabs...my main use is for colouring my brows, and I use a normal swab (I bought a 200 pack before going low waste, and since I only use a few per year they'll last for the rest of my life). I use wax wraps I made with cheese wax (food grade petroleum wax) just for wrapping my cheeses, and for that they work super well... but I never really got behind the beeswax wraps... just seems easier to continually reuse the same sandwich bag or container. I use my silicone straws - I'm a straw biter so run the risk of accidentally damaging my teeth with the metal ones, would not buy those again if I could go back.
Lace produce bags sound adorable! (As well as practical; I've seen various mesh/string bags, but some of them have fairly large holes, which is not great for smaller things like cherries, green beans, small mushrooms, etc)
so interesting that some people love what I hate but as I said some of these I don't hate they're just truly bad quality so that's the main warning here! Thanks for all the inputs :)
@@elven_grandma3138 for sure!
I also HATE the last swap mine was made of thin plastic and silicone in the edges one was for the ears and the other one was for makeup exactly like you siad,Also with a little plastic can ,and i tried using them again and again and it’s not as cleaning as a cotton one for me so i gave it to my cousin instead of throwing it in trash because it was in a good case but it’s just not for me and I don’t want it to be in landfill and i back to cotton swabs :)
how sad!
Love my mimikaki! I use toothpaste and tabs, both have fluoride, I like to have the tabs on hand for travel.
good to know!
I had the same thing with the pela grip, got it for Christmas and it broke after 3-4 months ☹️
so frustrating! Glad I'm not alone. Their quality has gone way down and as a "sustainable brand" that is NOT cool
I'm grateful for your opinions on Pela. I have their case for my airpods. I have been using it for 2+ years and the piece that holds the carabiner just broke. I'm not soooo bummed, but it was $28, and I'm not replacing it at this point but i miss clipping it to my belt loop. For my phone, I found my Iphone 8's Otterbox on poshmark and its the only case I've had for this phone. I bought one pop socket and its been holding up great my whole use of the device and that's going on five years. When I decide to replace this phone I will be looking to poshmark again for an otterbox
mine broke too! so annoying! I'm considering a secondhand durable phone case at this point, good tip!
Your top is so cute ❤
hey thanks!
My phone grip from Pela also broke from that same place. I glued it but it still broke again. I loved it because it was really functional, but it was not great quality. I bought mine a couple of years ago though, and it lasted 6 months tops, I glued them and maybe 3 months more.... Their case is still going strong after 2 years though
how annoying!
The pela phone holder is awful!! they don't stick to their own cases and the slider gets worn out so fast it can't hold the position you want. such a waste
soooo worn out!
Good to know. Thank you🙌🤗
yay thanks!
Pela does so many buy two get two sales that neverrr include accessories. I just want a phone grip sale bc I use them nonstop 😭 I had one that fell apart so fast, so I think I get a large discount code from them to get a new one because I was past the return window (I use light colors in spring and summer and black in fall and winter)
right same! that is so sad that this is happening to us all
I just ordered a Pela phone case and grip a couple of weeks ago and the phone grip broke literally within ten minutes.
I started using toothpaste tabs because the majority of toothpaste has sodium lauryl sulfate in them and I'm allergic to that. I use GloBoid whitening toothpaste tabs with fluoride. You can get them in a small glass jar with metal lid and then buy refills. Unpaste is another tab I've tried that are good, however they come in a biodegradable package that doesn't seal. You have to make sure you search for ones with fluoride.
how interesting!
@@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist It's in the "inactive ingredients" section on toothpaste labels. You can go down a rabbit hole reading about how bad it is for you and the environment and how many hygiene and beauty products use it. It also has multiple names. Some of them are made with petroleum. Not trying to scare you, I'm just saying. Speaking of toxins, have you heard about them in period products? that was recently in the news. Sorry for the rant, just passionate about it.
@@lawra89 makes sense. Yes it's been known that mainstream tamons are terrible for our health
I’ve gone through 2 plea grips in 2 years, stopped buying because it was too annoying.
wow I agree!
I love my pela case, but after going through two of them, I found they tore crazy easily on the charger port area. The material runs thin and tears in the same exact four spots, within a month :/ Think I’m gonna buy from a different brand, which sucks!
I agree, I love the brand but their quality has gone down drastically in the last years and it shows. It looks like cutting corners to turn a profit
Hey emma, im curious about your opinion on wheat straw, possible video?
not sure what that is! I will see if I can fit it in :) what is it?
I only use tabs for travel. The sticks are also a fun alternative AND whiten your teeth.
sticks??
I got the pela phone grip (same as yours) and it did the same thing as yours and now my phone case has a tear in it and I am going to use it till it completely falls apart but it angers me because it was $40
ugh that is so annoying!
Pela’s phone case didn’t even last 2 years for me. :(
so sad!
SO sad bc i just ordered a pela case for my new phone WITH the grip :( :(
ughhh i hope it works for you tho!!!
Pela doesn't make cases for my kind of phone.
ugh noooo
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