pierreandreply4
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hello to all aw members here is a 1970 downy liquid fabric sofner can any members notice in the commercial the westinghouse washer dryer set?
1970 downy commercial
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hippiedoll
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I LOVE...
Watching these older tv commercials. Some I don't remember seeing, some I so remember, and others are faint hazy impressions that get jolted in my mind.
Watching these older tv commercials. Some I don't remember seeing, some I so remember, and others are faint hazy impressions that get jolted in my mind.
Me too Christina
I am only a year older than you and I can't believe how many I still remember seeing from way back when!
I am only a year older than you and I can't believe how many I still remember seeing from way back when!
Oh, Christina and Greg; you are but babes in the woods. Not only do I remember that commercial, I was roughly that kid's age in 1970, LOL!
God, those short-shorts and that tennis sweater are too much. So 1970.
God, those short-shorts and that tennis sweater are too much. So 1970.
lordkenmore
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those short-shorts
No idea what people wear playing tennis these days. My preferred form of exercise is a good, brisk sit. But I will say I honestly thought for a moment those shorts might be underwear...
Not only do I remember that commercial, I was roughly that kid's age in 1970, LOL!
So are there any photos of a younger Frigilux proudly wearing his static free tennis sweater? (For that matter, maybe this ad was memorable because it was filmed at Frigilux's house. LOL)
No idea what people wear playing tennis these days. My preferred form of exercise is a good, brisk sit. But I will say I honestly thought for a moment those shorts might be underwear...
Not only do I remember that commercial, I was roughly that kid's age in 1970, LOL!
So are there any photos of a younger Frigilux proudly wearing his static free tennis sweater? (For that matter, maybe this ad was memorable because it was filmed at Frigilux's house. LOL)
lordkenmore
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Remembering old ads
I'm actually surprised at how many old ads/ad themes I can remember from when I was growing up in the 70s/80s. What makes it seem strange, I guess, is that we were not a huge TV watching family.
I'm actually surprised at how many old ads/ad themes I can remember from when I was growing up in the 70s/80s. What makes it seem strange, I guess, is that we were not a huge TV watching family.
Lord K-- No photos of a young Frigilux in his tennis sweater are extant. Dress and/or athletic shorts of all kinds were quite revealing by today's below-the-knee standards. The two most obvious giveaways the commercial wasn't filmed at my house: 1) Every item therein was not purchased at Sears; 2) No halo of pot smoke surrounds our tennis-sweatered teen.
And now, I'll join you for a nice brisk sit.[this post was last edited: 9/9/2017-21:37]
And now, I'll join you for a nice brisk sit.[this post was last edited: 9/9/2017-21:37]
variflexpghpa
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The guy
kinda looks like Michael Okeefe
Danny Noonan - Caddie Shack
Fred - the boyfriend - Roseanne
kinda looks like Michael Okeefe
Danny Noonan - Caddie Shack
Fred - the boyfriend - Roseanne
hippiedoll
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The one commercial i remember seeing...
When I was really little, was that early 70's whirlpool portable washer commercial, where the wife kept rolling it around and making the husband have accidents. I don't think I knew what it was about but I seem to remember thinking the man accidentally threw his pizza in the garbage. And I thought that was so funny back then. It works always make me laugh. And also the light bulb falling to the floor. I remember that part too...
LOL
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When I was really little, was that early 70's whirlpool portable washer commercial, where the wife kept rolling it around and making the husband have accidents. I don't think I knew what it was about but I seem to remember thinking the man accidentally threw his pizza in the garbage. And I thought that was so funny back then. It works always make me laugh. And also the light bulb falling to the floor. I remember that part too...
LOL
D
pierreandreply4
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Hippiedoll
hippiedoll was it this commercial that you remember of the whirpool portable washer ?
hippiedoll was it this commercial that you remember of the whirpool portable washer ?
"Aaannnddd it rolls on CASTERS!" Yrs. ago, at AW.ORG
I think I remember seeing that commercial HERE!!!!
-- Dave
I think I remember seeing that commercial HERE!!!!
-- Dave
launderess
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Ok, now officially feel "old".
*LOL*
Remember that Downy commercial as well from childhood/early teens.
More is the pity P&G changed the smell of Downy from the original 1970's scent.
Mother Dear wasn't big on FS, but when she did splurge it was Downy. On occasion she also picked up Final Touch (with bluing for extra whiteness), and or the "pink stuff". Think the latter was Bonnie or something Scottish. IIRC it came in huge gallon or so jugs and was much more fluid than Downy.
Oh wait, I told a lie; the other "pink stuff" FS was Sta-Puff which confusingly came in blue as well.
Also remember when Bounce and Cling Free came out. Mother Dear wasn't having any of that though.... *LOL*
*LOL*
Remember that Downy commercial as well from childhood/early teens.
More is the pity P&G changed the smell of Downy from the original 1970's scent.
Mother Dear wasn't big on FS, but when she did splurge it was Downy. On occasion she also picked up Final Touch (with bluing for extra whiteness), and or the "pink stuff". Think the latter was Bonnie or something Scottish. IIRC it came in huge gallon or so jugs and was much more fluid than Downy.
Oh wait, I told a lie; the other "pink stuff" FS was Sta-Puff which confusingly came in blue as well.
Also remember when Bounce and Cling Free came out. Mother Dear wasn't having any of that though.... *LOL*
Anyone remember free and soft that stuck to the inside of the dryer? My mother used to buy it. I thought it was neat because it was kind of hard and crunchy until the dryer got hot, then it softened like gum inside it's protective package but the softener would come through the pack and onto the clothes.
Launderess, I remember the "pink stuff" too...here it was usually a store brand. We always shopped at Food World/Brunos and their house brand was "Staff". Mother would buy that gallon of pink stuff to use on my dad's and my new blue jeans because we could dump in quite a bit without breaking the bank. She didn't care for Downy because it makes the towels so fluffy they just smear water. My grandmother, on the other hand, would practically drop the bottle in the washer. Her towels were so soft they would not dry up the water! I tend to lean the my mother does. I use Suavitel or something for towels and reserve Downy or Gain or Snuggle for regular clothes.
Launderess, I remember the "pink stuff" too...here it was usually a store brand. We always shopped at Food World/Brunos and their house brand was "Staff". Mother would buy that gallon of pink stuff to use on my dad's and my new blue jeans because we could dump in quite a bit without breaking the bank. She didn't care for Downy because it makes the towels so fluffy they just smear water. My grandmother, on the other hand, would practically drop the bottle in the washer. Her towels were so soft they would not dry up the water! I tend to lean the my mother does. I use Suavitel or something for towels and reserve Downy or Gain or Snuggle for regular clothes.
hippiedoll
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Pierreandreply4...
YES!
Haha haha haha...
That is the commercial I remember seeing on tv when I was really little. And getting such a good laugh at the man dropping his pizza in the "garbage"!
LOL...
;oD
YES!
Haha haha haha...
That is the commercial I remember seeing on tv when I was really little. And getting such a good laugh at the man dropping his pizza in the "garbage"!
LOL...
;oD
hippiedoll
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Launderess...
YOU AREN'T LYING!
it is such a shame that the DOWNY doesn't smell like the original 70's "APRIL FRESH" scent anymore!
I actually sent an email to the company asking them if they would bring back the ORIGINAL scent of DOWNY. I got a reply from them sadly, saying that there were no plans of doing that at the moment.
/
Hell, even if they brought back the ORIGINAL scent for a limited time offer, I personally would buy cases of the stuff, to have it on hand when I did laundry!
And I wouldn't have to hunt for the old bottles of the stuff on ebay at outrages prices. And I wouldn't feel guilty using the vintage DOWNY that I do have!
Only if they would bring back the original 70's "APRIL FRESH" DOWNY scent...
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YOU AREN'T LYING!
it is such a shame that the DOWNY doesn't smell like the original 70's "APRIL FRESH" scent anymore!
I actually sent an email to the company asking them if they would bring back the ORIGINAL scent of DOWNY. I got a reply from them sadly, saying that there were no plans of doing that at the moment.
/Hell, even if they brought back the ORIGINAL scent for a limited time offer, I personally would buy cases of the stuff, to have it on hand when I did laundry!
And I wouldn't have to hunt for the old bottles of the stuff on ebay at outrages prices. And I wouldn't feel guilty using the vintage DOWNY that I do have!
Only if they would bring back the original 70's "APRIL FRESH" DOWNY scent...
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pierreandreply4
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saddly its the same with snuggle fabric sofner
sadly its also the same why did they have to change form the original sent i use to love snuggle fabric sofner for the reason that the sent was not to strong, now because the sent is to strong i have stop using that brand
sadly its also the same why did they have to change form the original sent i use to love snuggle fabric sofner for the reason that the sent was not to strong, now because the sent is to strong i have stop using that brand
extmaxspin
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Final Touch
Laundress mentioned Final Touch, and that's the scent from childhood I remember best, and would be in heaven to have a fabric softener with that scent again. I do still use the current version of Final Touch, because I like the scent and performance better than anything else of current vintage I've tried. But every time I open a new bottle, I still keep hoping for the original scent!
Laundress mentioned Final Touch, and that's the scent from childhood I remember best, and would be in heaven to have a fabric softener with that scent again. I do still use the current version of Final Touch, because I like the scent and performance better than anything else of current vintage I've tried. But every time I open a new bottle, I still keep hoping for the original scent!
turquoisedude
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Well, as we're reminiscing about fabric softeners, remember Rain Barrel? I'll bet a turquoise mixer that THIS is the residue that clings to agitators of 70s machines... LOL
Video quality is not great, but that's the commercial I remember seeing. And it must have been convincing.. my mother (who believed it was 'Downy or die' when it came to fabric softeners) switched to this and used it religiously until we got a fabric softener dispenser for the ol' Viking washer!
Video quality is not great, but that's the commercial I remember seeing. And it must have been convincing.. my mother (who believed it was 'Downy or die' when it came to fabric softeners) switched to this and used it religiously until we got a fabric softener dispenser for the ol' Viking washer!
I remember Rain Barrel...you added it to the wash water at the beginning.
launderess
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Rain Barrel
Yes, that takes me back!
"No bothering with the rinse, Rain Barrel goes in the wash cycle....)
Sadly cationic and nonionic with or anionic surfactants don't play well together. Even Consumer Reports stated fabric softener was best in the rinse. RB didn't last very long IIRC, likely because of such related issues.
What does work well enough as a fabric softener in wash is clay (bentonite).
http://www.google.com/patents/US4767546
http://www.google.sr/patents/US6670320
Colgate-Palmolive used in their Fabric Softener Fab powder detergent, and Fab "One Shot" detergent packets.
Today of course clay as fabric softener is everywhere. Those crystals by Purex and others for a start.
Yes, that takes me back!
"No bothering with the rinse, Rain Barrel goes in the wash cycle....)
Sadly cationic and nonionic with or anionic surfactants don't play well together. Even Consumer Reports stated fabric softener was best in the rinse. RB didn't last very long IIRC, likely because of such related issues.
What does work well enough as a fabric softener in wash is clay (bentonite).
http://www.google.com/patents/US4767546
http://www.google.sr/patents/US6670320
Colgate-Palmolive used in their Fabric Softener Fab powder detergent, and Fab "One Shot" detergent packets.
Today of course clay as fabric softener is everywhere. Those crystals by Purex and others for a start.
Yup, the Purex Crystals used to do a decent job as softener, I bought some a few years ago to try out.
Thing is, last time I took a look at them at the local supermarket, they seem to have stopped advertising softening as one of the advantages and only say it boosts scents -- the list of ingredients do not list anything like bentonite anymore either, they used to.
Who the heck knows what's going on in those CEO's minds?
Thing is, last time I took a look at them at the local supermarket, they seem to have stopped advertising softening as one of the advantages and only say it boosts scents -- the list of ingredients do not list anything like bentonite anymore either, they used to.
Who the heck knows what's going on in those CEO's minds?
programcomputer
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That most certainly is.....
Michael O'Keefe...
A few years later Michael, a still very boyish, and during the movie, scantily clad, in his tightey whities Danny Noonan character, graced the big screen in Caddyshack. One believes he eventually he married Bonnie Raitt? I remember Cling Free static softener product. Came in a box with a almost very thin foam sheets type of thing. They were almost tinted a light blue, and when they were used turned to kinda a grey color. That was maternal grandmothers choice for her washing. We used Downey.
Nice clips!!
Chad
Michael O'Keefe...
A few years later Michael, a still very boyish, and during the movie, scantily clad, in his tightey whities Danny Noonan character, graced the big screen in Caddyshack. One believes he eventually he married Bonnie Raitt? I remember Cling Free static softener product. Came in a box with a almost very thin foam sheets type of thing. They were almost tinted a light blue, and when they were used turned to kinda a grey color. That was maternal grandmothers choice for her washing. We used Downey.
Nice clips!!
Chad
IIRC there was Rain Barrel commercial with a Maytag washer ... that has a rinse softener dispenser right in the top of the agitator. Of course, the typical consumer had no clue about all that, LOL.
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