People are only just realising what the cards in washing pod boxes really are – and you can even use them in your car
A WOMAN has revealed what that tiny piece of paper inside your washing pod boxes is really for – and people can’t believe they didn’t notice.
Charlie, known online as @charlieduxxx, shared it’s actually a perfume card, and can be used to keep your clean washing and cupboards smelling fresh for weeks.
And it seems she’s not the only one, with TikTok users admitting they mistook them for instructions or to help soak up moisture.
In a new reel, she said: “I was today years old when I found out perfume cards were in these things!
“Have these always been here??”
During the 17-second video, Charlie is seen emptying a packet of Cold Power laundry pods into a jar.
Once empty, she reaches inside and pulls out a small cream card, with green symbols on it.
These symbols are of a t-shirt with small glistening marks on it and a hanger.
This is to remind users that they can use the card to keep their clothes smelling fresh once they’re clean.
They can do this by either securing them to your hangers or popping them in their drawers alongside their clothes.
It also warns not to place it inside your washing machine, or in reach of small children.
Her revelation attracted plenty of attention online, gaining more than 2,940 likes and 274,100 views.
In the comments, other TikTok users shared their reactions, with many admitting they had missed the added extra.
One wrote: “I thought they were to stop the moisture… omg lol.”
“BRB just going to check the 3 new packets I bought yesterday,” a second penned.
One other admitted: “Lol lol lol thought they were instructions been tossing em for ages!”
Others revealed how they use them to keep their clothes and cupboards smelling fresh.
One suggested: “I put them in the closets, on the hangers.”
Another wrote: “I put them in my car.”
“I use them in my draws,” someone else put.