Yeah, in Poland two "premium"-ish brands stopped selling powder in favor of tablets, and the cheaper brand is often missing from shelves, I need to order it in delivery separately. Situation is funny, since salt and rinse liquid are still widely available along with supposedly 3-in-1 tablets :) . I guess they are not so 3-in-1 as the ads say. But I will continue buying powder for as long as it will be manufactured. It's cheaper and more efficient. Same with washing machine power.
Tables are much more expensive, and their quality varies afaik. And out of the 5 different dishwashers I've used, none had a pre-wash dispenser, only one single dispenser. But it doesn't really matter, powder cleans up everything perfectly, on any program and without additional powder in the main area of the machince. The only time when dishes were dirty after the wash was when the impeller had some gunk mechanically blocking the holes for the water. So, I see no reason to buy overpriced detergents.
