Sometimes you just gotta drop names. Y’all remember, I only recently got my Whirlpool washing machine and I love it. I really ought to name it, because I have a very fond affection for my Whirlpool washer.
Well, before getting the lovely Whirlpool, I was doing our considerable (11-17 loads per week) laundry at the Kwik-Wash. I was really starting to become a disgruntled laundry-mat customer, because our clothes and linens were not arriving back at home much cleaner than they left. I promise, we were not overloading the machines. We were using plenty of laundry detergent and the recommended amount of oxyclean, but stuff just wasn’t looking all that good. Thankfully it smelled clean-ish, mostly. Probably due to the oxyclean.
But I had my work cut out for me when I brought the Whirlpool home. So, I did what any self-respecting internet-aholic would do. I googled “clean laundry” and read every bit of advice I could get my hands on. Boy was I shocked at what I learned.
Are you ready for this? Use Tide. There, I said it. This stuff is good, I know it’s horribly expensive, but, stop whining for a minute and check this out. You only need about 2 or 3 tablespoons of this liquid gold and that does a better job of getting the ick and muck out of Pirate clothes than a full dose of …….. well, I never found any detergent that worked anywhere near this well. None. This is it, I’ll never buy any other brand. And when you just use a tiny bit for each load, it lasts a really long time. So, in the end, Tide is more economical than all the rest, just don’t waste it by using more than you need. I use the liquid, no dye, no scent variety.
The oxyclean that I use, I buy at the Dollar Tree, it’s the same as the name brand, only a whole lot cheaper. This is the only thing I have found to take the musty stink out of Pirate towels. I put a scoopful in every load of laundry. For towels I usually use two scoops. I hate that sour towel stink, and this makes it GO AWAY.
And, if you have read what I wrote about acquiring my $10 Whirlpool, then you will remember that the washing machines with the strongest transmissions are Maytag and Whirlpool.
So, there you have it. Whirlpool, Oxyclean and Tide. Did you know I felt that strongly about laundry? When you spend as much time doing laundry as I do, you want your efforts to be rewarded with great results. I love taking a writhing, squirming mountain of Pirate laundry and turning it into nice tidy stacks of fresh, clean apparel.
Please leave a comment and tell what laundry products/methods work for you.
I think next week I’ll tell you about my new dish-washer and our new GET-’EM-CLEAN-DISHWASHING-ROUTINE.
By the way, I have a giveaway going on until June 30th. You should enter.
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