Washing machines woes

Purex is a nice compromise for laundry detergent. Cheap when it's on sale, but decent enough quality. :-) Just fine for loads of teenager-abused undies and such.

But when I find a great sale and can combine with coupons, I like Gain for AWESOME smelling clothes or Cheer cold water formula for dark clothes where color retention is essential.
 
when I moved in to where I rent a room now, I had a huge jug of generic detergent, and landlord told me I could not use it in the HE washing machine.

I don't like that it takes over twice as long as a normal machine.
 
Tide powder for wash. (I'm sensitive to something in the liquid.)
OxyClean with some loads.
Throw it in and run the water before adding clothes, no chance of it not all dissolving.

Bounce "outdoor fresh" scent for the dryer.
No dryer sheets for towels (softener makes them less absorbent.)
 
I always buy on sale. And don't use near the full amount suggested.
Anytime I experiment, I get itchy or the smell annoys me, and I end up throwing out whatever it is, so I stick with what I know.
 
wooh said:
I always buy on sale. And don't use near the full amount suggested.
Anytime I experiment, I get itchy or the smell annoys me, and I end up throwing out whatever it is, so I stick with what I know.
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And what works for you. A bargain brand is not a bargain, if it's in the trash. :cool:
 
It occurred to me that we were probably speaking a foreign language to FD, since we were talking foireign (US) brand names. And I was right. I googled P&G UK and found that they do sell household cleaners there, but under nifty names like Fairy dish soap and Daz washing powder.

Funny how things everywhere are the same... only different.

Proctor and Gamble and another huge multi-national conglomerate whose name I can't remember both sell high quality household goods in the US, the UK and some other countries, If you're picking brands, FD, I don't think you will go far wrong with P&G. :cool:
 
P&G also has some really sweet Mother's Day/Special Olympics commercials that have been airing on cable TV over the past week or two. Eh. It is a marketing strategy that will probably backfire with a handful of people, but will probably do well with most. *shrug* Eh. There was a Pepsi/Frito-Lay circular in last Sunday's paper that looked almost exactly the same, to me. More "values" marketing. I'm not impressed. But then, I've been in the coupon/circular game for a very long time. I guess this kind of stuff makes a difference.

I buy these brands because my Mom did, so I was exposed to them early, and the quality has always been good enough. I have no incentive to try anything else, as long as I can find the brands I prefer at good prices. Better the devil you know. *shrug*


And, incidentally, if you check out the P&G UK site, their ad for Fairy dish detergent features a really cute lady obviously from the nineteen-fifties, looking thrilled to be washing dishes in her retro garb. It's pretty cute. Marketers sell feelings and feelings sell products. My $0.02.
 
True. A fact of life that I'm completely used to, though I do feel as if an analytical viewpoint on it all helps me avoid the manipulation a bit. I'm mostly just trying to play my part in the larger internet conversation by passing around links that others might find amusing.
 
You are absolutely right. It is amusing. Also kind of scary. If the marketers who are getting paid big bucks are still pulling this stuff, it's likely that it works with the majority of people. What things, other than detergent, are they selling? *shrug*


Hmm. :-?
 
pygmalion said:
Oh yeah and in terms of marketing hype, you may well be right. What the heck is the difference with high efficiency detergent, anyway?

I can attest to the effectiveness of the febreeze, fabric softener, and color safe beach formulas, though. Those puppies do what they're advertised to do. Maybe not enough to make it worth buying a billion different detergents, but they do work.
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I have a high efficiency machine. I'm too lazy to pull out the manual to check, but I believe ordinary detergents are too foamy. I notice that if I use a little too much detergent, the rinse cycle gets longer ... it doesn't stop rinsing until the sensor says all the detergent is gone. Maybe it would take even longer with ordinary detergent.
 
That makes sense, Z.

I remember seeing a commercial abut HE washers sometimes getting smelly. Is it because they use so little water? (Assuming that's in the manual. :cool: )
 
I think that water doesn't all get rinsed away as easily maybe? Supposedly if you leave the washer door open between loads, it's not as bad...
 
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