These compact powders are beginning to show up all over town now.
One surprising store that I saw these in first was our grocery chain Bi-Lo, which had a weekend-only sale last weekend on 50 oz. liquid Gain and 31-40 load powders, each for $3.99. With a $1.00 coupon I had, it was CHEAP! I grabbed the last couple boxes of old-concentration Gain Original Fresh (though it is not the 'original' scent I remember from the late 80s to mid 90s). Within a few hours the store's shelves were picked absolutely clean of anything in that size Gain.
Then I became temporarily empassioned, and checked several other stores as I was in their area, and found similar results that shelves were bare or almost so. As they re-stocked on Monday, powders began to show up in the new concentration. The little boxes remind me of Wisk PowerScoop from the 90s. At the same time I found Tide beginning to appear on the shelves too. I had no idea that when this stuff can be bought at Target and Wal-Mart for less, or so I thought, that grocery stores sold as much of this stuff as they do, even when not on sale (I can understand the weekend special causing a stir though).
Finally, last night I went to a new Wal-Mart down the street. I was stunned to find prices only pennies cheaper, if at all, vs. the grocery or Target. In fact, Bi-Lo's standard price on liquid 50 oz Tide is cheaper than Wal-Mart. WM had Downy on an end-cap at about $.80 more than Target for the same stuff, also on a recent end-cap. That was surprising to say the least.
One other grocery store had the new Surfs, boxes have a $1.00 peel-off coupon on them. Still haven't seen new powdered All or Era yet though.
For me, bring back the Wisk Power-scoop, including the scent!!!
Gordon
