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I am an Amazon Prime subscriber---and with all the stuff I buy on Amazon, to avoid running all over town looking for the items, it is far more cost-effective than my Costco membership. If the item is marked by a checkmark Amazon Prime logo, two-day shipping to the 48 states is included in the...

I used to bring home Persil from Germany, but the Amazon prices I found are perhaps 30% more than in a German supermarket. At that point, why bother to bring it home? When it was $50-60, that was a different matter. But for $33, shipping included, I can handle that. Since I use only 15-30 ml...

OK, I see, many of these were builder=supplied rather than something the consumer bought after moving in. Having seen Hotpoint and Frigidaire video ad with front loading doors, I sort of assumed that mid-market options existed earlier. And you're right, KA at that time was TOL and not within...

WOW I think the Walmart line IS exerting downward pressure on other Persil retailers: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=persil+megaperls&sprefix=persil+me%2Caps%2C216 3.2 kg for the low $30s. I think it was closer to $50 before Walmart got into...

Laundress, how were the prices? Our local Miele dealer sold Persil, including Megaperls, for years, but at insane prices, like $50 for a large box. Come to think of it, it may be time to check Amazon to see if Walmart's product line is now exerting downward pressure on the retailers who sell the...

Looking at it through the eyes of a 1950s consumer, why would anyone have wanted a top-loading built-in dishwasher when many models with the now-ubiquitous door that is hinged horizontally, with two (now three in some cases) racks that glide out horizontally? Seems like a waste of capacity in...

My late Rhodesian Ridgeback LOVED getting vacuumed/groomed by the Miele turbo brush attachment...

My first pair: White-Westinghouse 1988 pair Bought them at Price Club (merged with Costco in the 1990s, but often regarded as the original company because Price Club opened in 1976, before the pre-merger Costco did), back when they would carry one model of everything: one dishwasher, one...

agree with appnut... I'll stick to my $250 Breville Smart Oven. FYI, the Breville has been upgraded with a slow cook feature and is called "Smart Oven Plus" (by Williams-Sonoma). While my oven (3-4 years old) has a maximum cook time of two hours, the upgraded Breville can cook for 12 hours at...

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"The Spiegel Catalog, Chicago, Illinois, 6-0-6-0-9... Allen, this was the best known zip code in America: 60609, and for those of us NOT from Chi-cah-guh, Spiegel was synonymous with Chicago. What we didn't realize was that Spiegel was NOT a bricks and mortar store (like Sears, Monkey Ward...

It's unfortunate that they aren't selling a US version of Color Megaperls over here. The packets I bring home from Germany work very nicely in warm (30-40C) water. I guess they figure Americans are too stubborn or clueless to stock more than one type of detergent at home.

My 2001 model Bosch DW has a sticker on the inside rim stating Bosch recommends Electrasol (previous name of Finish) and Jet-Dry rinse agent. I recall looking at newer Bosch models about a decade ago, just to see what the current models were like, and I spotted a label inside stating that Bosch...

Today's Picture Of The Day (Whirlpool Suds=Miser) appears to show a similar tub device. So they must have been sold in the USA at one time as well. I recall a laundry sink--but not a tub--in both of the laundry areas in the two homes in which I grew up. The drain hose of the washer attached to...

I'm confused When you look at their rating chart (I have a subscription and can view this), the cleaning ability appears to have been measured only for cold water. I see no rating of cleaning power in warm or hot water. Also, they appear to have compared Persil (presumably an HE product) with a...

I was explaining to a younger colleague that in the old days, laundry rooms were outfitted with laundry sinks, and that the sink served as the drain for the washer. I told him I recall my parents' '58 GE (in the 60s, I don't remember the 50s) with a drain hose that clamped to the side of the...

My Frigidaire 2140, purchased March 2006, gave me eight years of perfect service. I gave it and the matching dryer to my neighbor last year, it's still working fine more than nine years after purchase (I bought a new Electrolux set when the neighbor's washer gave out, then handed the Frigidaire...

Here in California, given our drought situation, most people buying new machines choose a FL because they save water. We don't have the luxury of using 2-4 times more water per load. They take longer to do a load than a TL, but most of the time is recouped by shorter drying times, since the load...

So far Tide HE is safe, and there is always Henkel Persil at Walmart. I use a coffee measure (2 tbsp = 30 ml) to dose my detergent for my FL Electrolux (4.3 cu ft drum). Depending on load size and soil level, I use 15-30 ml and never exceed 30 ml. For pre-wash, 10-15 ml. I use old style Gain...