You'd be surprised at how many people are tech-illiterate & end up blaming technology

I can't wait until they discover rinse aid. If your dishes still look dirty no matter how many cycles you run the machine for, then you probably should have refilled the dispenser ages ago.

It’s a shame that the dishwasher the landlord installed has a shitty soap compartment that sometimes failed to open during the wash. When I tried to take it apart to see what the issue was, I couldn’t get it back in. So now I just chuck the puck in.

My parents were really adamant about not leaving any food on plates, so it really doesn’t make a difference to me.

I distinctly remember a scene in Sesame Street where Big Bird telling to always read the manual.

My mom told me an embarrassing story about how my dad once used regular old dish soap apparently it didnt end well and suds got everywhere. At least this person knew to use the tablets.

I've been using the soap compartment for years, I only recently just started chucking the packet into the silverware holder because I've heard that might be better (the little compartment might open too late and be less effective). I'm not totally convinced OP was doing a worse job accidentally

My wife refuses to load the dishwasher because to her she "doesn't do it right" or "don't want to fight with it"

So I get OP.

I've had to teach people how to mop a floor, and how you should sweep first, it's just deer in headlights when explaining it. People just don't go outta their lane to learn new things or fix things that don't work right.

I've switched from using the little door to just chucking the tablet in the bottom. Works just as well, if not better.

Its not that uncommon that some people don't know how to use every day stuff correct and use them wrong. One thing I've noticed that a lot of people use wrong are thermostatic radiator valves. Its not a simple valve and the numbers don't indicate on how far open the valve is, its a temperature setting. I've often told people to not set it to 5 and rather set the target temperature and 3 is about 20°C, so room temperature. At work all engineers don't get it and we stupid little IT guys with a smaller degree get it right.

To be fair, they aren't that accurate. Its pure mechanical and the sensing happens in the thermostat but when it closes the valve, the radiator is still full of hot water. You need to find the correct setting for your room and so on. With electric ones, you can fiddle with the settings, to be more accurate.

I wash by hand. Please convince me to use a dishwasher?

RTFM

Typical Reddit user in 2024.

Fuck it, do both; clean dishes