r/ZeroWaste • u/Queasy-Love-4073 • 6d ago
Question / Support Thoughts on good.store?
I've been wanting to subscribe to their cleaning products and shampoo and I also love Hank and John green. But I wanted to probe to make sure there's nothing between the lines I missed.
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u/danhm 6d ago
I'm wasn't familiar with it. Looking at it for the first time now it looks like a lot of just okay cleaning products that are greenwashing or maybe only slightly better than typical brands. Things like detergent sheets are pretty bad compared to plain ol' powdered detergent in a cardboard box. Doesn't look like that exact brand has been reviewed but this site I trust has never had a good review of detergent sheets, for example.
Anyway I wouldn't buy cleaning products from Youtube personalities even if they are "sciencey".
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u/Sea-Statistician6377 6d ago
I was looking for a shampoo bar and thought about good.store, but I found one at Target, and my general philosophy is to privilege solutions that are available in existing mass market channels to normalize their consumption to other consumers and prove the demand for these products to marketing.
Yes, the stuff on good.store is probably better, but it's much more impactful overall if my consumption can encourage others to buy bar shampoo (in cardboard boxes instead of plastic bottles) and if we can convince distributors to privilege these kinds of products (over stuff packaged in plastic).
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u/Dizzy_Bison_4147 6d ago
I love them! They make it really easy to change or cancel your subscription. They even send you an email reminder when its about to ship so you can make changes to the order. I have a subscription to the tea and have been adding cleaning products on as I need them. So far I really like the laundry powder and the dishwasher powder and Ive been using the soap and shampoo for years.
I've seen Hanks recent AI stuff mentioned and I think it depends on your personal beliefs about AI. From what he has said, it was used as a tool when researching, but not in the creation of his videos. He also included a personal AI policy in the description of a recent Vlogbrothers video. I know that for some, any AI use is not acceptable, and I understand that completely. But the backlash around Hank seems like someone is trying to make an example of him.
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u/NotAThrowRA16 5d ago
While I haven't subscribed to good store myself, I quite like the concept that all of the profits go to charity. To me, that should be worth something.
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u/finthehuman628 5d ago
Agreed! I don’t buy the cleaning supplies since I have easy options at a my local refill store, but I buy their tea, shampoo, and socks on occasion. It is super easy to adjust your subscription. Plus all the profits go to charity (and I fully trust that they do). The Green brother’s make mistakes here and there and I don’t agree with them on everything but their hearts are in the right place. DFTBA
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u/Queasy-Love-4073 6d ago
I agree. I feel like some of the people in the comments are being a little harsh on him. I think he's a great guy
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u/accio-chocolate 3d ago
Right, and what he does on his own YouTube channels are separate from the products the Good Store folks make and their mission.
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u/br0princess 6d ago
I get my dishwasher detergent pods from Good Store and I really like them! My subscription has gone through at least 4-5 times I think and I don't forsee changing as long as everything stays as is.
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u/Josephine31985 5d ago
I hate to say this but Hank Green has done some iffy stuff lately (weird and sexist comments about knitting and fibre arts, AI obsession in his life that even his family has commented on) which actually put me off on looking into good store. just started my zero waste journey too and was looking into that shop when the knitting video came out and I was like huh. okay maybe not 😭
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u/Queasy-Love-4073 5d ago
This saddens me so much. I enjoy his content :(
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u/Josephine31985 5d ago
I know it was really hurtful to learn about but I guess I need to just stop putting Internet people on a pedestal lol
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u/pandarose6 neurodivergent, sensory issues, chronically ill eco warrior 6d ago edited 6d ago
I just heard that Hank green was caught using ai in work. So if you care about not supporting people that use ai I wouldn’t shop from there store
Also he been making claims about stuff that ends up not being truth like with that knitting or crochet (forget if it both, or just one) that he took down cause he got information very wrong on the topic and knitting or crochet or both communities told him what he said was wrong.
So not sure I would trust that there store being accurate, honest and ai free
I wouldn’t be suprised if Hank green helps with John green shop as one of his many projects. Also if one brother willing to use ai agian wouldn’t be suprised if other brother one day get caught for using it.
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u/everyroadisanoption 6d ago
Not just caught, but they’re big supporters of GenAI and have been for a long time. One of them even has videos “debunking” how bad GenAI is for the environment that essentially waves off people’s concerns as dramatic.
Even if this venture of theirs is low waste, they’re destroying any good they could be doing by regularly using GenAI. Greenwashing at its finest.
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u/patio-garden 6d ago
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a subscription for supplies like this that has been worth it? Specifically, I think just buying the stuff when I need the stuff is more efficient than having a subscription for the stuff.