Persil VS Skip-Similarities and differencies

[liamy1]

Compact powders

Paulc makes a good point, products have been gradually getting more concentrated.

When Ariel/Daz etc Ultra was around, the 2.0kg box size would get you 22 washes. The current 22 wash box from P&G is now only 2.4kg - so they're now not far off what they were anyway.

In agreement, back in the early 90s, the market was just not ready for them, but now, with ever increasing focus on being envinromentally friendly and products becoming increasing concentrated - I think they're ready now.

Suppose the only reason why there hasn't been any changes/pushes on powder is because PG and Unilever would prefere everyone to use liquid and capsules.

 

[grwasher_expert]

Powder tablets here in Greece never became very popular,because of the high cost in comparison with powder.The first powder tablets,Skip tablets,were launched in 1998.You couldn't put them in the detergent drawer like the powder because they wouldn't dissolve,but you had to put them in a net that was included in every box and then put the net directly in the drum.The normal dose was 2 tablets for each wash, or 3 if the load was too large(over 6 kg) or clothes too soiled.I remember using them in my old machine,but the "net" system wasn't convenient at all and they often left residue on clothes especially in low temperatures.Although, I loved their smell.Later,I think that the net system was abandoned and the tablets became easily dissolvable,so they could be put in the drawer like the ordinary powder.They stayed on the shelves until 2012 when liquid capsules took their place.

 

[aquacycle]

The Skip tablets with the net are the same format that we had here, only ours were Persil.

The packaging on those looks more like the doomed Persil Power.

 

[launderess]

Persil Compact

One little scoop!



Good for even rugby kit!

 

[launderess]

When dirt says "hot" but the label says "not&#34

Use Ariel!

 

[aquacycle]

Oh how I love our old detergent ad's. They're all really boring these days.

 

[launderess]

Actor from the "rugby" Ariel advert

Is Jeremy Swift of recent "Mr. Spratt" of Downton Abbey fame. So young and good-looking, not to mention a tad bit slimmer.

Mr. Swift has been on Britcoms as well. He also played butler (Arthur) in Gosford Park.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842596/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t26

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842596/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

 

[liamy1]

Agree

Ads now are terrible, there have been some great ones in the past.

 

[grwasher_expert]

Persil power

I've read about the persil power failure. and I was wondering if that disaster formula has ever been imported as well in other european markets(as Skip/Omo) or it was only a UK thing.Is there any possibility that the persil power formula failure contributed to the total disappearance of compact powders from european markets?

 

[foraloysius]

It was a European affair. In the Netherlands we had problems with Omo Power and All Active.

 

[liamy1]

Persil Power

I don't know if Persil Power had anything to do with the demise of "compacts" - as Persil Power was just one of around 6 major compact brands available at the time.

Think it was as mentioned up thread, back then, people were not as accustomed to a "less is more" thinking, and would assume most would have thought they weren't getting as much for their money.

It's my opinion that this is what finished the Dreft brand off here in the UK - it wasn't available in anything bigger than a 9 wash box, and when considering the various other powders that go on offer regularly, you could get 25-30 washes for not much over £1-2 more than what the Dreft cost.

Don't know if you have seen the below mini documentary on Persil power GRWASHER, was told a member of AW appears in it.

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYVVOSRJ248

 

[aquacycle]

A few members of AW appear in it, I believe

 

[liamy1]

Cheers

AquaCycle, I remember someone saying there were people from AW in it.

And of course Jill Dando appears too, God rest her soul.

 

[grwasher_expert]

Persil power in greece

As I was watching a bunch ov vintage greek tv ads from the '90s,I've encountered a 1994 commercial for Skip power detergent,which seems to be exactly the same with UK's Persil power.However,it didn't become such a fuss about it here.Maybe after the issues with persil power,the formula instantly disappeared from the whole european market.

 

[aquacycle]

However,it didn't become such a fuss about it here

That doesn't surprise me at all. British people love to complain and blow everything out of proportion. Everything is always absolutely OUTRAGEOUS and UNACCEPTABLE.