On Jan 5, 7:09 pm, KLS wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:31:45 -0800 (PST), Doug Lassiter

wrote:
OK, went to Lowes and found both of these on the shelf. So what's the
deal?

I understand that the "substitute" has no phosphates, and there are
communities that properly discourage phosphate pollution. My community
isn't one of these (unfortunately), but then why are both on the
shelf? Is environmental protection all there is to this?

If you can buy real TSP, do that; it really works well. The
substitute (minus the phosphate, and probably called TS therefore)
works well, too, but I still miss Soilax, which I can't find here
anymore. Yes, environmental protection is the main issue as I
understand it.

Just a little odd as, if they both work, and they both cost the same,
why would Lowes want to put both on the shelves? They could bump up
the price on the substitute a few pennies and call it "new, improved,
and environmentally responsible". Of course, in the interest of
"consumer choice", they put three brands of paper towels up on their
shelves for the same price as well.

In some sense, I have to assume Lowes thinks that the real TSP works
better.

I bought a pound of the substitute, but I don't have any of the
original left to compare it with.