Thankfully I had already loaded it. Shrug, turn machine on and walk off

And ya know, it's gonna be all fuzzy and ick back there and you might damage the kitchen floor dragging the washer out. Get another scoop - even if you have to buy another whole pack of washing powder to get one. ;)

oh, all the truths in that comment....

And, even if you haven't got a pet, chances are there'll be a piece of some kind of kibble back there that's practically fossilized.

Don't you have 10 scoops? ;)

funny thing is, i probably did before we moved to this place... lol

FTR: this is why the smallest, back part of my brain allows hoarding. i kept an old scoop in the Napisan (extra super duper stain removal powder)