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a kennedy

(34,210 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 06:19 PM May 2025

Was looking for my laundry detergent, Cheer, and I couldn't find it.

What’s up with that????? Tons of Tides to choose from.....lotsa other names brands, but no Cheer.

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Was looking for my laundry detergent, Cheer, and I couldn't find it. (Original Post) a kennedy May 2025 OP
They have re-named the product called "Cheer" detergent,.... magicarpet May 2025 #1
and really I did need a laugh....... a kennedy May 2025 #6
The only place BigMin28 May 2025 #2
Target & Meijer Have It Around Here ProfessorGAC May 2025 #3
Don't do Target, and our local supermarket "Festival" doesn't have it. a kennedy May 2025 #8
and I don't do Walmart. a kennedy May 2025 #7
I don't shop Walmart BigMin28 May 2025 #14
Are We Talking Liquid Or Powder? ProfessorGAC May 2025 #4
Wow.....thanks so much. a kennedy May 2025 #5
I know your musical knowledge is profound... Harker May 2025 #9
I Did Physical Organic Chemistry For A Living ProfessorGAC May 2025 #10
That's great! Harker May 2025 #15
It is a Proctor & Gamble product imported from Toronto, Canada. tetedur May 2025 #11
Hmmm, didn't know that.....possibly. a kennedy May 2025 #12
I had a similar thing happen. Rizen May 2025 #13

magicarpet

(18,455 posts)
1. They have re-named the product called "Cheer" detergent,....
Wed May 14, 2025, 06:56 PM
May 2025

It is now called.. ... "Sulk".

Just kidding,... trying to get you to smile.

BigMin28

(1,753 posts)
14. I don't shop Walmart
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:10 PM
May 2025

But I do take an elderly neighbor to do her shopping. She insists on Walmart. She is 89, I cannot argue with her.

ProfessorGAC

(74,112 posts)
4. Are We Talking Liquid Or Powder?
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:29 PM
May 2025

P&G discontinued the powder version some time ago.
The liquid is still being made at 3 North American sites. (I've been to all of them!)
P&G now considers this their budget product. It may work great for your needs, but know for absolutely certain, that the biggest difference between Super Premium (Tide), Premium (Gain) & Budget (Cheer) is water.
Compositionally, they are all VERY similar (though not identical) but at increasingly lower concentrations of the active surfactants that do the cleaning.
The only way to lower that concentration is by adding water (and a little salt, for viscosity building)
So, it's a cheaper product, but it's also an inferior product.
Now, some people live with that because budget products usually have less fragrance. I can't stand the fragrance in Gain. Others are nuts about it.
We use Tide because the fragrance isn't as strong as in Gain.
But, a pro science tip: you can probably just buy Tide and dose it at less than where the line is at on the cap.
Or, you can buy Surf, Arm & Hammer, or All. Those are priced between Premium & Budget and are very efficacious. (I worked a lot with that company on a phase stable formula using more mild [and more readily biodegradable] surfactants. )
You brought up a topic I know a lot about.

Harker

(16,769 posts)
9. I know your musical knowledge is profound...
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:31 PM
May 2025

but did not know you were a laundrologist, too!

ProfessorGAC

(74,112 posts)
10. I Did Physical Organic Chemistry For A Living
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:37 PM
May 2025

43 years, 41.5 with at least a masters degree in that field.
As a result, I worked with many formulators of cleaning products & things that needed emulsification/stable suspensions. (Film polymer manufacture, crop science & turf health products, shampoos, body wash, toothpaste........)
Lots of surface chemistry too.
Music was a lucrative hobby. But, science provided a lifestyle.

Harker

(16,769 posts)
15. That's great!
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:14 PM
May 2025

That's part of what makes DU so rewarding for me - the collective wisdom, creativity, talent, and good humor.

tetedur

(1,314 posts)
11. It is a Proctor & Gamble product imported from Toronto, Canada.
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:41 PM
May 2025

Could that have something to do with it? Amazon is selling Cheer Color Guard 150 fluid oz. for $27.66 which is about double for what I usually buy it. I think they go up on Amazon when supply gets low. . . . .

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