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Suzanne Hegarty

Sealed bucket

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2021

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Sham

Overpriced! Just buy 10 boxes and save $19!

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019

Overpriced for the quantity and unreturnable! Was purchasing for use in pool and was expecting the large bucket for the price offered. Arm and Hammer have larger bags available for less and with double the quantity. Save your money!

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Sham

Overpriced! Just buy 10 boxes and save $19!

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019

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Science-Minded Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Sufferer

Arrives smelling like rubber!

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019

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UPDATE: This same seller (Quality Producer Direct) sells baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) under a different label (Pure Organic) -- I think it is actually the same manufacturer under yet *another* different brand name -- and that product is packaged in a metallized resealable zipper bag. In this case, the bag is kraft paper on the outside, and a metal aluminized foil on the inside, with a ziploc-style opening, which reseals well. Now THAT product I recommend! The metallized foil and zipper (when properly closed) have kept out all smells that might get absorbed without imbuing any of their own and the baking soda arrived perfectly pure and scentless -- and it has so far stayed that way. (I've decanted some for storage in a sealed mason jar, just in case of future packaging failure.) You can get that product in various sizes; the 5lb. bag is available here: https://smile.amazon.com/Bicarbonate-Pure-Organic-Ingredients-Eco-Friendly/dp/B076KSBF69/ . The following review still staunchly applies to this listing (in the sealed gasketed bucket) and the other product it links/mentions, though!

I purchased this sealed bucket of baking soda (10 lb., 1 gallon size) expressly because I wanted baking soda that was not pre-adsorbed with ambient odors. Too often have I purchased a box or bag of baking soda, only to open it and find that the powder inside arrives smelling like laundry detergent, spices, cleaning chemicals, and so on. Since I am using baking soda in large part to adsorb smells, and I also have severe chemical sensitivities, I need baking soda that arrives truly unscented. My hope was that this sealed HDPE bucket would do the trick.

Unfortunately, no. Some HDPE lids have a built-in inert gasket material -- almost like a band of caulk -- that seals them. This is not the case here. Instead, the manufacturers chose to use a lid with a separate rubber gasket. This gasket smells strongly of rubber -- and as a result, the baking soda with which it was sealed *also* smells strongly of rubber. It's possible that I could remove this gasket, but the damage is already done -- the baking soda is contaminated with off-gassed rubber VOCs.

Baking soda that arrives smelling noticeably like tires, to me, defeats the purpose of the extra expense of a sealed bucket. I cannot recommend this product. I would also suggest avoiding the similarly-packaged 10 lb. bucket of baking soda labeled with the "Earthborn Elements" brand, as the manufacturer's address and seller are the same, and the packaging appears to be identical. For reference, here is a link to that product: https://www.amazon.com/Earthborn-Elements-All-Natural-Pharmaceutical-Deodorizing/dp/B07BNXB9X9

Very disappointing.

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Laura Oravez

Way Too Expensive...It’s Just Baking Soda!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020

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I’ve been taken to the cleaners on this one!! I always buy at Costco (13.5 lbs bag @ $7.59)...but they were out. For some reason it seemed like a good idea at the time to buy this 1 gallon plastic @ $30.00!! Not realizing a gallon is ONLY 10 lbs!! And baking soda is baking soda....it’s the same stuff. Then NO RETURNS!! Hahahaha...I can see why. Be forewarned peeps 😜

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K.Storer

Don’t buy this.

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021

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The media could not be loaded.

Could not open this lid for the life of me. Instructions to open it are so vague and unhelpful. Gave up and just broke the lid. Waste of money.

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M. Clark

What a ripoff!

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020

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Complete rip off! Don't buy this product. I got taken to the cleaners on this one.

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tisha grindle

It's not worth the price

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019

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Not what I expected to be I wanted it to be a little bigger that a gallon but the next time I'll get the other size

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Juan fernandez

Bad

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019

Too expensive

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019

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I definitely overpaid for this item. Tried to return but see it's nonreturnable. I expected a gallon container to be bigger than it is. Very disappointed.

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Aiping Zhao

Super slow

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020

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Super slow

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