Here’s the Amazon-approved washing machine if you don’t have one already in your apartment

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/11/heres-the-amazon-approved-w.html

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I was expecting a more dystopian machine because of “Amazon-approved” on the title, but it is just boring misleading wording.
I’m disappointed with BoingBoing (ads). /s

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https://www.fakespot.com/product/super-deal-portable-compact-mini-twin-tub-washing-machine-w-wash-and-spin-cycle-built-in-gravity-drain-13lbs-capacity-for-camping-apartments-dorms-college-rooms-rv-s-delicates-and-more

Rated C

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consider that the notoriously trollish Amazon reviewers pretty firmly support the ZENY,

trollies love it!

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Is anyone else seeing the mojibake here? (Why, exactly, can’t something somewhere recognize that no one is probably ever going to intentionally type the string ’ and make an allowance accordingly?)

I picked up a Scrubba recently, but I don’t think that’s something I’d want to use everyday.

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Yes.
I think that since a very simple proof-reading would catch it, it would be a waste of time to code it and have another portion to maintain.

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For “C” for Clean?

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Fake spot rates the reviews for a products on Amazon with A,B,C,D,F. So a product with thousands of 5 star reviews but an F from Fake Spot would be something to avoid. F indicates a high level of deception. A C rating (as in the OP product) still indicates some deception. I don’t blindly follow the ratings but I do check before I make a purchase as it is an extra point of data that can be helpful when considering a product based on reviews.

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Does it refuse to wash underwear without a valid RFID tag. “Unauthorized Shorts” Error.

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I got a similar machine from Amazon 3 months ago (Costway brand, Chinese, 11.2 lb laundry capacy, 6 lb spin capacity). I’m sorry I didn’t have one of these years ago. It works great, as advertised. I don’t have dirty clothes at home anymore; when I take a shower, I toss what I wore into the washer and have it done within an hour. The only question I have at this point is how durable the unit will be. I will need to hit the laundromat at some point to do large blankets, heavy items, etc, but everything else, I do with this, and then line-dry them in my bedroom on front of a fan. It’s the best $105 I spent in all of 2019!

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Well I for one find nothing dystopian nor boring about a washing machine approved by a legendary society of warrior women. Finally we have a washer that doesn’t perpetuate the patriarchy!

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Unicode
It’s a thing

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What kind of “access to water” does it need? I remember back in my apartment when they came round and installed “water saver” nozzles on the faucets with a custom bolt to prevent removing it. Really, it was to discourage attaching washing machines and dish washers.

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Here they just explicitly forbid such things in the lease. I think they can figure out if something’s up by monitoring the water usage. (See also https://what-if.xkcd.com/91/ .)

I reckon there’s a market for a device that approaches the definition of “dishwasher” but falls just short enough somehow to escape such prohibitions. But I’ve yet to find it.

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The Boing Boing Shop is really obnoxious those days.
Don’t you want to make a Patreon or something ?

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A dishwasher uses surprisingly little water. The average for an EnergyStar-approved dishwasher is 4 gallons per cycle, or about one kitchen sink full.

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There’s a video on Amazon that shows them sticking a hose into just a random bathroom sink tap, no screw-on or anything. From how it looks, I bet you could bucket fill the thing if you wanted.

Edit: Amazon reviews have a lot of people talking about bucket filling or using their detachable shower head. So yeah… this thing seems like it’d be good for a camper/vanlife even.

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I reckon Boston Dynamics could knock something up for that.

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This thing is a pile of garbage. Don’t waste your money. Mine broke the day I got it, I was able to hack it to make it work and then it lasted maybe another 6 months before I had to haul it to the curb. I spent some time looking at other portable washers on Amazon and nothing at a decent price didn’t have reviewers with a similar experience to mine, so I gave up and am back to hauling my stuff to the laundromat.

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…a silent 1300RPM motor with rotary controls for a better cleaning effect…

So…it has knobs? Real, bleeding-edge stuff, there.

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