LOOSE CAPS ON PERSIL: So, it appears to be real, then. Thanks, Phil and Carl, for your investigative work. The jugs I checked were all about a quarter-turn loose, as well. Certainly, as I learned the hard way, loose enough to leak detergent if the the bottle is at an angle in the vibrating/bouncing conditions of a 75-minute car ride.
AW MEMBERS: Should you find yourself at Walmart (or one of the new vendors), check a few jugs of Persil for loose caps and let us know if you find the same thing. So far it's confirmed in Minnesota and Tennessee.
USING PERSIL: Spoiled by the easy-to-see dosage lines inside the cap of Tide Ultra Stain Release--along with the cap's cool mini spout for clean pouring--I agree that the dosage bars inside Persil's cap are difficult to see. I drew lines on the outside of the cap at each dosage level with a marker. I dose at Line 1 and even less than that for small/very lightly soiled loads.
Persil Pro Clean 2 in 1 is a great detergent and I'm getting used to the prominent scent. Used it on a medium-sized load of very stained kitchen whites last night. It produces more suds during the Sanitize cycle's 70-minute wash tumble than do Tide Turbo liquid or pods, but it breaks down well. It interfered with proper tumbling the last thirty minutes or so of the wash. The load just sort of rolled over and over at the bottom of the tub, buoyed by the suds. But everything emerged stain-free and blazingly white.
Mike-- User reviews are rife with the same cap/spout vs. Mega Pearls issues you and Phil encountered. Many recommend removing the spout, as you do. Thanks for alerting us to Persil's infiltration into the general market. Hope it pops up at Hy-Vee grocery stores, eventually.
