Dishwasher Tabs Getting Smaller

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@pljudd

I recently went back to Earth Choice dishwasher tabs after a couple of years of using OEM Miele tabs. The first thing I noticed was the size difference with the Earth Choice looking quite smaller than the Miele. After a few washes, I started to notice dishes were not clean and food still remained on the plates. A second wash was required.

@pljudd

I found that if you have a very large and greasy load you can fit 2 of the smaller tablets into the dispenser and the additional detergent gives a satisfactory wash.

Given that only doubling the tablets gives an acceptable wash, although Earth Choice tablets have previously been given good marks in CHOICE reviews, this sounds very much like shrinkflation!

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