liberator1509
Well-known member
really assuming you have tonge in cheek typing it
Hi Mike
Of course I have, can't believe you'd think I wouldn't!!
What a load of drivel it is though - I'm sure they'll be queuing up in their droves to stick the 12 minute wonder RH (have we also seen these as 'Swan' too? seems all the kettle manufacturers are now flogging washers too) in the back of the hatchback! How long before they make the trip to the dump though?
The main factors are 1) cheap price, 2) easy availability - what's easier than the supermarket and 3) any old sales nonsense that they can get away with. The average consumer is not aware of, or interested in, the level of detail that contributors on here are concerned about. Bung the clothes in (stuffed to the gills ideally, none of this 3kg business), switch on and if they are damp and smell of detergent and/or fabric conditioner at the end, all is well...I bet they sell them in bucket loads. Of course we now have detergents with anti-bacterial agents just in case anyone actually wants clean clothes too, so it's all sorted.
Just to clarify 12 mins start to finish - is this a cold wash? How long does an average front-loader take even to fill and damp down?!? I've no idea how these things work, what with being a real Luddite with my gas guzzler top-loader and it's standard 40 degree wash in 40 mins etc...

Hi Mike
Of course I have, can't believe you'd think I wouldn't!!
What a load of drivel it is though - I'm sure they'll be queuing up in their droves to stick the 12 minute wonder RH (have we also seen these as 'Swan' too? seems all the kettle manufacturers are now flogging washers too) in the back of the hatchback! How long before they make the trip to the dump though?
The main factors are 1) cheap price, 2) easy availability - what's easier than the supermarket and 3) any old sales nonsense that they can get away with. The average consumer is not aware of, or interested in, the level of detail that contributors on here are concerned about. Bung the clothes in (stuffed to the gills ideally, none of this 3kg business), switch on and if they are damp and smell of detergent and/or fabric conditioner at the end, all is well...I bet they sell them in bucket loads. Of course we now have detergents with anti-bacterial agents just in case anyone actually wants clean clothes too, so it's all sorted.
Just to clarify 12 mins start to finish - is this a cold wash? How long does an average front-loader take even to fill and damp down?!? I've no idea how these things work, what with being a real Luddite with my gas guzzler top-loader and it's standard 40 degree wash in 40 mins etc...
