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I tried the Tide Professional and was pretty impressed. I originally thought it very pricey, but I had such a stockpile of Tide with Bleach and some other powders, that I hadn't purchased detergent in a while. So when I saw that Tide with Bleach powder was now $24 for a box that used to be...

I don't know if those machines were actually "Raytheon"built. I had the Amana version of that machine purchased in early 2000. At that time Amana had already been sold to Goodman and while the original design may have been based on the Raytheon design, I believe those were built by Goodman...

First of all, Oxi Clean, while in my opinion, is useful on occasion, it is NOT a degreaser so you are wasting your money using it to remove greasy, oily stains from your laundry. Hot water is generally better for greasy soils, regardless of what everyone says about low temp washing. Also, a...

WCI also picked up the PhilcoBendix name for a while. One of the local appliance stores featured in their window, what was clearly a White-Westinghouse front loader with a Bendix nameplate on it - probably late 70's/early 80's. Only saw it that one time.....

I was never aware of the 1950's relationship between Calvin and Norge. But that explains why my aunt ALWAYS used calgon in the rinse cycle of her 1955 Norge. She was also a total devotee of FAB detergent - I remember the gold foil box so well. I loved spending the night at her apartment as...

Slightly medicinal but sweet and definitely not "carbolic" like the original Lifebuoy. I have a pretty large stash of the most recent version of Lifebuoy (which really has not been available since sometime in the early 2000's), as well as Lux (also no longer available) but I don't use either...

Interesting - Rike's in Dayton, Shillito's in Cincinnati and Lazarus in Columbus were all operated by Federated Department Stores, parent company of Bloomingdale's in NY, Bullock's and I. Magnin in California, Burdine's in Florida, Abraham&Straus in Brooklyn, Filene's in Boston, Foley's in...

I too am getting tired of the print issues of CR looking like a "cliff notes" ratings summary. The old format where there were fewer topics but were covered in depth were much more informative. Probably that is so you will get an "on-line" subscription. Also, their ratings are no longer as...

Actually, I recently needed to have the pump replaced on my SQ AWN432 washer, and the tech informed me that mechanical timers for those washers are no longer available so is it possible that the advertised 25 year life may be cut short due to lack of available replacement timers? Anyone aware...

Well, Robert, it doesn't seem like 25 years... but we all appreciate every second of hard work you put into establishing and maintaining this website. Truly a labor of love, and you have made this such a wealth of useful and fun information, there isn't much more I can add to what has already...

Interesting, I am also seeing Tide Matic liquid at our local Latino market - there seem to be two versions. One for top loaders and one for front loaders. Haven't tried them yet as I don't much use liquids and while I don't remember the price, they seem to be rather pricey for the size and...

It seems that P&G also discontinued Tide Free and Gentle Ultra Stain Release Liquid. That was only available at Target - at least around here, but haven't seen that in a long time. Would occasionally use that on my sister's stuff, but generally don't use liquids much anyway. P&G loves to play...

Yup, it's true. Two weeks ago and very much by chance, I did a search for Tide Free and Gentle and found this re-launched version on Amazon. The last time I did this, there were a few random boxes of the stuff on Amazon but at ridiculous prices. So when I saw the "clean and gentle", I picked...

Drive, I believe was a "controlled sudsing" product when it was introduced in the late 60's as part of the initial push for enzyme detergents. Each major manufacturer had their first new offering (P&G with Gain, Lever with Drive, Colgate with Punch and even Purex with Brillo). I think it might...

I liked how large department stores sold major appliances back in the day. In Brooklyn, Abraham and Straus downtown flagship store had a separate building called "The Annex" connected to the main store via a skybridge across the side street from the store that sold Appliances, TV and Stereos...