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Frigilux, Have you tried the OxiClean detergent pods? They're a powder that is scented like many of their other products, which is relatively light and innocuous. They seem to work quite well, better than their A&H cousins anyway.
I've tried many of the pods, but in our soft, mountain water they are just too much soap. It's too bad, as I have limited storage in the laundry area.
 
Wow! Look what I just found on Amazon: Costco's Kirkland Signature laundry pods. Going to order a container of them immediately. I had no idea they could be purchased anywhere besides Costco. Have been wanting to give these a try. Gansky1 gives them his seal of approval (see his post up-thread).

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Did you find any Biz pods on your way home?  I picked up 2 pkgs on our way to Milwaukee this past Saturday.  We stopped in Fond du Lac, WI @ a Pick N' Save and they were on sale for $4.83 w/ store card.  I think the regular price is $6.99.  Then I had the 2 $1.00 coupons and my total savings came to something like $4.92.  A great deal IMO.
 
Ben-- My stash of pods has grown so quickly I'm beginning to think they're multiplying on their own, LOL.

**Update only minutes later: A package just arrived for me at work. I'm sure it's either Dynamo or Ajax pods. A container of Kirkland Signature pods will arrive later this week. I'm definitely putting on the brakes for awhile.

Tim-- Didn't stop anywhere on my way home; too tired. Will pick some up when I'm in Sioux Falls or Mankato.
 
David--LOL! There is quite a bit of (not necessarily undeserved) skepticism about pods here at AW, but I love 'em.

The biggest hurdle is accepting that every load receives the same dose of detergent. It will come as a surprise to no one that we are a details-oriented crew here at AW. Case in point: There was an extended debate over the relative efficacy of a spray rinse in the first spin over at one of the Speed Queen threads. A group with such highly-charged beliefs is, understandably, going to be reluctant to relinquish control of dosing their thoughtfully-chosen detergents.

I have a couple of days off this weekend, and plan to try to induce pods to stain items and/or not dissolve fully (which leaves the plastic coating stuck to fabrics like glue if it goes through the dryer). I've washed many, many loads with them and have had no problems, so far; but there are plenty of complaints in user reviews.

Maybe I'll wrap one up in a dish towel or an old bath towel and stick it in the center of a huge load in the Frigidaire front-loader. And, of course, there will be photos.[this post was last edited: 4/14/2014-21:12]
 
I will never relinquish control of the dose.

Never! I will control the wash speed, the spin speed, the number of rinses. I will control the water level and temp.

I will control the amount of powder/liquid dispensed.

In time, I will control the means of production!
 
At WalMart I found Foca a year or so ago. Then about a month ago I found Roma and Ariel. All non phosphate versions of course. I'm wondering if they're trying to cater to the Mexican market?
 
You are very correct. The Hispanic population in southern Minnesota, for example, has grown tremendously over the past 8 years. Even mainstream grocery stores have expanded their Mexican food sections quite a bit.

I used various Mexican detergents a few years ago, but it became less fun when those were stripped of phosphates and generally Americanized. I loved the scent of Ariel powder back in the day. Smelled like crushed SweetTarts. I picked up a small bag of Ariel a few months ago and it had been radically altered.
 
And then there were ten.

Add these three recent arrivals to the seven brands shown at the top of this thread.

OxiClean detergent pods appeared in the grocery store this week. Distracted by the ever-increasing number of flavors of Clorox liquid chlorine bleach on offer, a bag of Oxi jumped into my cart and has found a home in my detergent cupboard.

You'll notice the Kirkland Signature pacs have a new container, and that this one has 120 pacs rather than 90, as in the Amazon ad pictured up-thread. How rare to get more product without a price hike.

As shown above, Dynamo, Fab, and Ajax appear to be identical pods with different names. A vendor was selling individual bags of Dynamo, so I chose that one. (The others were sold in cases of 4 bags).

Both OxiClean and Dynamo are powdered pacs; Kirkland Signature pacs contain the more common dark blue liquid.

POD STAINING TEST: Creating a perfect storm of undesireable washing conditions (pod wrapped in a towel placed in center of large load in front-loader; cold water; Quick cycle), I will attempt to get a pod to stain items and/or not dissolve properly. Look for photos later this weekend. Should be a fun experiment![this post was last edited: 4/18/2014-01:06]

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