Haley's Cleaning Tips

Companies like to make products for every simple thing that humans can do.  Back in the day, people would use homemade cleaners and homemade remedies, or all-purpose products such as alcohol or vinegar for different uses.  What if every kid was taught basic household science, such as how to fix or clean anything, to the point where it was more than common knowledge, but actually viewed as ignorant to buy namebrand products? 

Yes, demand for various products would go down as price would increase, but what other effects would it have on the economy?  Would it help or hurt the economy overall?  Would it increase inflation due to consumers having more money for themselves by using cheap alternatives, rather than giving to corporations?  Or would it increase spending in other areas, and help the economy?

You are an Idiot, learn Economics 101 before make a stupid thread.

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convenience, + specialist produced products tend to be better because they're actually designed for the task, unlike homemade products which are stitched together from rdmcrap.

People will pay for some of that convenience.  But there's almost nobody who doesn't know that certain things will work for certain applications in a pinch.  Water cleans glass pretty well, doesn't it?  There isn't an idiot out there who just HAS to use windex because it's "for glass".  It may give you streakfree shine, but you don't NEED it.

Apparently pet food hasn't been around for that long.

Cool story, bro.

Why don't we all just live in tents made out of hides? It's cheaper because you run down buffalo with a flint spear yourself and it means you don't have to pay money to those evil corporations.

People are too used to convenience these days.

Cool story, bro.

Why don't we float around in the ocean all day and photosynthesise for our energy source. We're so wasteful, we're gluttonous slothful decadent capitalist pigs and should feel ashamed.

cumbaya my lord cumbaya

when will people understand?

Sage goes in every field.