zanussi_lover
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Fairy soap
I remember the Fairy green bar soap they used to sell.
I remember the Fairy green bar soap they used to sell.
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hoovermatic
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Fanny........
......had the right idea! I am sure I have seen Fairy green bar soap in John Lewis kitchen department.
......had the right idea! I am sure I have seen Fairy green bar soap in John Lewis kitchen department.
rolls_rapide
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I haven't seen dark green Fairy laundry bar soap in years. My mum and gran used to have a bar at the kitchen sink. It had an understated fragrance for washing hands, before handling foodstuffs.
The only kitchen / laundry bar soap I have seen is the Vanish one, which apparently has protease enzymes in the formulation. Even then, I think it was a couple of years ago since I saw it.
The only kitchen / laundry bar soap I have seen is the Vanish one, which apparently has protease enzymes in the formulation. Even then, I think it was a couple of years ago since I saw it.
zanussi_lover
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@rolls_rapide
You can still get Vanish Pre-Treatment Bar, and its still in the shame diamond shape.
They discontinued Fairy green soap a couple of years ago but you can still spot it on ebay, but its very expensive.
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/produc...AMPAIGN_ID=3&gclid=CPaypKeEgsACFUTkwgodxrUAqQ
You can still get Vanish Pre-Treatment Bar, and its still in the shame diamond shape.
They discontinued Fairy green soap a couple of years ago but you can still spot it on ebay, but its very expensive.
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/produc...AMPAIGN_ID=3&gclid=CPaypKeEgsACFUTkwgodxrUAqQ
electron1100
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Load of old soap
when I was a small boy, I remember my mum would keep old soap and stick it all together for washing clothes, we had a GEC twin tub then.....it wasn't until she got rid of that and got a Hotpoint twin tub that she stopped using soap and went over to powder.
I must admit to be more than pleased at finding something that does the job with minimal effort and costs sod all compared to vanish etc.
I still have an unused 1kg tub of vanish from when I used to use it all the time.
This has been a nice thread, regarding those smelly beads I have only seen one person use them on youtube and he described them as an absolute waist of money.
Good luck with all your cleaning and have fun
Gary
when I was a small boy, I remember my mum would keep old soap and stick it all together for washing clothes, we had a GEC twin tub then.....it wasn't until she got rid of that and got a Hotpoint twin tub that she stopped using soap and went over to powder.
I must admit to be more than pleased at finding something that does the job with minimal effort and costs sod all compared to vanish etc.
I still have an unused 1kg tub of vanish from when I used to use it all the time.
This has been a nice thread, regarding those smelly beads I have only seen one person use them on youtube and he described them as an absolute waist of money.
Good luck with all your cleaning and have fun
Gary
Fairy Soap
I am another who grew up with a bar of fairy household soap by the kitchen sink and well remember my mother using it to treat collars and cuffs before going into the washing machine. The box used to be perforated along the middle so that if you were a bit hard up you could buy just one bar than the two which came in the box. Also remember Sunlight soap which was similar but yellow. Must get me to Morrison's for a couple of bars, although truth to tell my collars and cuffs don't need it now.
I have looked for years for another Fanny and Jonnie ad for Fairy Soap which opens with Fanny saying to Jonnie (while holding a typically filthy collar or cuff) "Been down the coal hole?"
I wonder what machine that is Fanny is using shown in the ad above?
Al
I am another who grew up with a bar of fairy household soap by the kitchen sink and well remember my mother using it to treat collars and cuffs before going into the washing machine. The box used to be perforated along the middle so that if you were a bit hard up you could buy just one bar than the two which came in the box. Also remember Sunlight soap which was similar but yellow. Must get me to Morrison's for a couple of bars, although truth to tell my collars and cuffs don't need it now.
I have looked for years for another Fanny and Jonnie ad for Fairy Soap which opens with Fanny saying to Jonnie (while holding a typically filthy collar or cuff) "Been down the coal hole?"
I wonder what machine that is Fanny is using shown in the ad above?
Al
electron1100
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fanny machine
I once saw a Bendix tumble dryer of similar styling could it be one?
I once saw a Bendix tumble dryer of similar styling could it be one?
electron1100
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Pricey
Christ I have just looked up Fairy green soap on ubay......at the price I wouldn't want to use it! the really retro packs would be even harder to use.
Hmm I will stick to morrisons
Christ I have just looked up Fairy green soap on ubay......at the price I wouldn't want to use it! the really retro packs would be even harder to use.
Hmm I will stick to morrisons
richukbristol
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Isn't Fanny's washing machine an English Electric?
richukbristol
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Or is it a Westinghouse?
electradeluxe
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Saw an advert today for Ariel,stating one wash pre treated with the clean and compact liquid is all you need!
zanussi_lover
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Ive seen that Ariel Advert too.
I never understood why they scrapped the roller ball from Ariel (see 1997 advert below for Ariel Futur liquid), as that was an innovative product.
I loved Ariel Futur liquid in the 1990's, it smelt wonderful! Nothing like the stench we have today!
I've noticed that the dosing balls are all made out of cheap plastic nowadays (probably have to be recyclable)
Its funny how Ariel has to copy Persil by having a pretreating section on their dosing ball, yet they scrap the roller ball, with a normal dosing ball. I recall Persil Small and Mighty having a no need to pretreat formula, yet now they recommend you pretreat the stain by pouring the liquid on and then scrubbing with the ball before washing.
I never understood why they scrapped the roller ball from Ariel (see 1997 advert below for Ariel Futur liquid), as that was an innovative product.
I loved Ariel Futur liquid in the 1990's, it smelt wonderful! Nothing like the stench we have today!
I've noticed that the dosing balls are all made out of cheap plastic nowadays (probably have to be recyclable)
Its funny how Ariel has to copy Persil by having a pretreating section on their dosing ball, yet they scrap the roller ball, with a normal dosing ball. I recall Persil Small and Mighty having a no need to pretreat formula, yet now they recommend you pretreat the stain by pouring the liquid on and then scrubbing with the ball before washing.
electradeluxe
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I loved the ariel future liquid too,Saturday morning I would pre treat the collars on all our school shirts,then wash them in our Hoover New Wave 1100,they always came out clean,
There's nothing like a line full of bright white shirts blowing in the breeze
Neil
There's nothing like a line full of bright white shirts blowing in the breeze
Neil
Ariel Futur Liquid
Just love the television adverts:
Just love the television adverts:
Recommended by Mothercare no less:
mich
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Laundress
I'd have to say, this would be my personal favorite.
I'd have to say, this would be my personal favorite.
Rolls_rapide
Don't know if you find this helpful? I contacted Lenor about the wording on the back.
http://https//www.facebook.com/Leno...ffset=0&total_comments=26¬if_t=photo_reply
Don't know if you find this helpful? I contacted Lenor about the wording on the back.
http://https//www.facebook.com/Leno...ffset=0&total_comments=26¬if_t=photo_reply
Detergent adverts
I have to say, I always took issue with the detergent ads back in the 90s (as did my Grandmother).
Ariel was especially guilty of it, however, it wasn't just Ariel.
It's evident in the Marks shirt ad.
They had a habit of saying they had a new improved version, and compared it alongside their old product, making that old product out to be rubbish, so basically they were saying that their product that you had continually been buying and using was always rubbish.
Made you feel a bit ripped off.
Thankfully, they don't really do this anymore (not that I have seen anyway). They just say something along the lines of "our best ever detergent", but they don't compare it alongside their previous version.
I have to say, I always took issue with the detergent ads back in the 90s (as did my Grandmother).
Ariel was especially guilty of it, however, it wasn't just Ariel.
It's evident in the Marks shirt ad.
They had a habit of saying they had a new improved version, and compared it alongside their old product, making that old product out to be rubbish, so basically they were saying that their product that you had continually been buying and using was always rubbish.
Made you feel a bit ripped off.
Thankfully, they don't really do this anymore (not that I have seen anyway). They just say something along the lines of "our best ever detergent", but they don't compare it alongside their previous version.
I don't mind a little bit of scent to my laundry, but there's nothing worse than being stuck on a bus or train where someone in the vicinity has used so much product that it smells like they've been bathing in it. A little fragrance is nice, a lot is cloying and sickly. Same goes for deodorant etc. too.
I don't see the point of these unstoppables - it is just another way of conning money out of people.
Re an earlier point - curry stains can be particularly a pain to get out if the recipe has used turmeric, which can also be used as a dye. Not impossible though, even without using all the stain removers that Vanish et al claim we need these days.
I don't see the point of these unstoppables - it is just another way of conning money out of people.
Re an earlier point - curry stains can be particularly a pain to get out if the recipe has used turmeric, which can also be used as a dye. Not impossible though, even without using all the stain removers that Vanish et al claim we need these days.
