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A good deal on Catch Of The Day for dettol no-touch handwash. You've get 2 dispensers plus 15 refills. The refills cost $6.50ish at Woolies, and so you save around about $60 (less postage).
Dettol No Touch Hand Wash - 15 Refills and 2 Dispensers $29+Postage COTD
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paulg on 08/02/2015 - 20:39 catchoftheday.com.au (3049 clicks)
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my thoughts exactly.. but that P&H is a bitch!
This was out of stock this morning when I was ordering some other things… how annoying.
Edit: Expiry Date 30/06/2015 … does this stuff actually degrade or is that just a random date simply because they have to put a date on?
why do you think cotd is selling it? because it is short dated.
Yes.. but lots of things have dates on where the date is actually irrelevant…
irrelevant…for some!
well, for anti-bacterial soap i assume it loses its effectiveness, not that you really need this rubbish in the first place.
Yeah, just wipe your hands on your tank top.
LOL.. it's a bulky item.. so cannot use FACEBOOK500K for free shipping
Recent study indicates it Might pay to be prudent about what you touch after using hand wash gels
http://chriskresser.com/bpa-and-hand-sanitizer-a-toxic-mix-w…
i listen to his podcasts. some of topics he discusses are quite interesting.
I don't usually get a receipt when i have a crap, so no problem here….
Very tempting but I already have the dispenser and don't need 2 more lol.
What does it matter if you touch the soap dispenser or not? You're about to wash your hands!
exactly. what is the point of this thing if it kills 99.9% of germs?
the other .1% become antibiotic-resistant superbugs :)
It's funny because it's true, I was reading something that was saying that you would have to wash your hands for 5 minutes with this stuff for it to be anti bacterial, and that it was contributing (in a small way) to antibiotic resistance.
An automatic solvol dispenser would be worth it. Can you get those?
I thought so too, but then my wife bought one and I can't stop using the thing! By no means necessary, but for the price…
I have some and have cut a hole in the top of the bottles and use other brand soap to refill it now :P
You can just pop the lid off the original bottle with a screwdriver and refill through the large hole underneath.
hmm…sounds technical…
one hole underneath the other.
So screwdriver for the smaller hole and refill the bigger one…
I find a butter knife works fine to pop the cap off, haven't purchased a refill in over 2 years for the ones at home.
Pop the lid off, good squeeze of Morning Fresh, fill with water = 6 cent refill
I've already got one with about 6 refills stocked up…
…But it's cheap, I must buy.from http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/babies-and-kids/k…
In fact, scientists have demonstrated that washing hands with plain old soap is just as effective at reducing bacterial load as washing with antibacterial soap. And, this time-honoured approach has the added bonus of not disturbing the balance of good and bad bacteria.
What’s more, many studies have shown that the use of antibacterials does not reduce infection rates in healthy households. One well established fact that product makers don’t mention in their marketing is that many of the common illnesses you need to worry about are caused by viruses, not bacteria.
just use soap
Does non antibacterial liquid soap even exist anymore? Dove and such claim to be moisturizers and not 'soap' but I'm assuming that's an advertising gimmick.
I've read that before and with concern for superbugs I'd use non-antibacterial but from the few minutes I looked for some in the supermarket I don't think they even sell it anymore.
On another note I like the foaming action pump dispensers more than no touch ones.
The trick to foaming is actually in the pump and not the soap itself and not the liquid in the bottle and you can refill it with 'regular' soap. I'd take that over a self dispensing one.
You can just buy another bottle of regular soap and refill it, the trick is to water it down to the consistency of the original foaming soap in the dispenser that you bought.
Less effort to slather the soap around your hands :)
yes. i still use non-antibacterial soap…. and about dove, the only difference you can tell between dove and other soaps is the amount of soap scums it doesn't leave behind. That's pretty much the only reason I still use dove, i dont know about moisturising… which can be true, because with other soaps, the skin feels squeaky like a just polished mirror. :P
I found a good, non-antibacterial handwash in Woolworths. The brand is called "Thankyou". COTD has them too https://www.catchoftheday.com.au/product/3x-thankyou-hand-wa…
Has anyone figured out how to reduce the amount automatically dispensed? I find it to be twice as much as I need.
Rub your hand against your other hand…
There's usually a + and - button to adjust the amount dispensed.
Hey, 42. Where did you see these +/- buttons? Don't recall seeing them the last time I opened one. Having those buttons would save me a lot of trouble from trying the hack mentioned in the blog post below.
Someone's managed to make it dispense less.
http://nybblesbytes.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/hacking-dettol-automatic-dispenser.html
I finally weaned my family off of this rubbish as they finally saw the light when our 3rd machine broke in less than 2 years.
However, I can help with the large amount of soap dispensed. It's a hack and you need to disassemble the pump. Essentially, you'll be flipping the valve inside the device.
There you go, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRfLlz0EA4k|found it]].
Oops, looks like I was too late.
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Totally unrelated, but can someone tell me why my linkname isn't working? Did I mess up the syntax?[text](link)thanks, muncan.
I'll give a shot next time.
remove this post please
Yes, the refills are ridiculously expensive. I mean, $6.50 - really? Just buy the 'no-name' Woolies or Coles bulk refill bottles of anti-bacterial handwash. Then use a thin screwdriver with a narrow blade and insert it under the middle section of the cap on the empty bottle. Give a good sharp lever upwards and the top should pop off. Refill with the cheap stuff and snap the bottle cap back on. Voila… Refill costs around $1 based on no-name bulk bottle (750ml) which is around $3. You save five bucks a refill - nice….
Worked out buying Woolies select handwash works out cheaper so skipped this. Don't need another source of item that uses my Eneloops.
just buy more eneloops…..
You can refill it via the hole at the bottom too, the key is to transfer the soap in to a bottle with a long narrow nozzle (like one of those old sauce bottles in your school canteen) that can push up in to the hole far enough to get past the one-way valve.
I used to do this, then found an easier way as it was a pain removing the base (especially given it's refilled at least weekly with wife and kids around). Drill a hole through the centre of the clear plastic top, you'll need to drill a pilot hole, then a larger hole. I cap it with a chair tip from bunnings (similar to http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mPDAuv3_VMhH79MoJrAYZ…). That way you simply pour the non-name brand handwash straight in and recap. No need to remove the bottle from the dispenser.
ABC's The Chaser did a segment debunking the whole anti-bacterial soap BS - as stated above a bunch of times, plain ole soap just does as good a job.
Unless you are placing a lot of value in having a dispenser… This is not a good deal for hand soap.
Sold out… beaten by my own procrastination
But is it fun to use?
It may be no more effective than soap, but anything that encourages my kids to wash their hands more often might be worth it, as numerous studies have shown that frequent hand washing is the single most effective way to reduce illness.
I bought it few when it first came out… and I put all in the bin… everytime you go to basin it will be activated….creating too mush mess
Don't be a sucker and give into the refills! Just a good waste of money succumbing to their overpriced refills!
Buy the dispenser when it's on sale, then once the refill has been used, drill/cut a small hole at the top of the refill, then fill with your favourite (read: cheaper) hand wash/dishwashing liquid.
Dishwashing liquid can be pretty brutal on skin.
Yes.. but it's good for washing.. dishes. And now you have a nice hands free dispenser for dispensing the dishwashing liquid for the dishes.
Damn missed out, anyone bought too many would love to get a set from you (I'm in Sydney). Thanks :)
I actually got really excited for this deal and bought 2 sets, then realised I didn't really need 2.
If you want one you can come to Epping to pick it up. Total is $38 for a set
Just be prepared to wash your hands with about 5x too much soap. Its a ridiculous amount of soap it dispenses.
Someone's managed to make it dispense less.
http://nybblesbytes.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/hacking-dettol-automatic-dispenser.htmlDamn, wish I knew about that before this expired :)
This would be great to use as honey dispenser.
Or tomato sauce.
lube…
what do you wave to dispense the lube? :)
teeheeeheee
Does anyone know COTD guarantee-dly sells originals ?
Is it possible they ship counterfeits ? I ordered a few Dettol hand washes from COTD and they dont really smell or feel like the Dettol I have used in the past. I even asked them, and their chat support said. "Yes. All original products" - but I doubt it.Grey imports… watered down stuff.
Do I need one? noooooo…. Did I get one? yessss… Darn Ozbargain.