Sunday, October 17, 2021

6 months later: a Mighty Fix update

Back in April, I shared with you that I'd received a year-long monthly subscription to Mighty Fix! Several months later, I'd love to share with you some of the great products they've sent me since that first shipment of Swedish dish cloths. 

Most recently, I received a simple cleaning system: a glass, reusable spray bottle with concentrated cleaner tablets. We've shared the benefits of concentrates before - you're not paying to ship what's 99% water, not using a whole new plastic package each time. With the tiny size and weight of a concentrated tablet, you can fit many more on a shipment with less weight, and therefore costing much less in shipping fuel. 

First great thing about Mighty Fix is they take sustainability seriously, from the products they sell, to the way they ship them. They always ship in paper/cardboard with the smallest package possible.

 
Next, they clearly explain the benefits of the item on a small product detail sheet. 

I'm digging the ease of reconstituting the tablet (just add warm water) and versatility of this solution (use on any hard surface).

Finally, the value has been there with each shipment. This particular box included the one time investment of a bottle, with 4 concentrated tablets (one inside the bottle and 3 refills). That means 4 bottles worth of cleaner for $11. If I want to buy the refill tablets (a 3-pack goes for $4.50), it will be $1.50 per bottle of cleaner. Compare to $4 each for similar products, for example, Simple Green or Mrs. Meyers all-purpose cleaners. 

Previous boxes included: 

  • a 3-pack of wool dryer balls. Saves dryer sheets while cutting back on drying time.
  • this set of 5 "tidy dishcloths". The textured weave gives them a slight scrubbing ability, and they're pretty!

  •  a set of 3 beeswax food wraps. Swap out your plastic wrap for this plastic-free, reusable alternative.
  • a set of 2 snack-size glass food storage with lids.


Overall, I've been enjoying getting a surprise in the mail. I think if you are a beginner on this path to more sustainable swaps, the monthly frequency is a great way to ease into one change at a time.

If you've been doing this for a while, you may experience some duplicates of things you've already encountered. For example, I already have beeswax wraps and wool dryer balls, although some would say you can't have too many of these. :-) If you want to just shop from sustainable choices without the monthly surprise, you can always shop straight from their Mighty Nest store