POTD 09/01/2009

[dirtybuck]

Oh man! That ad for Poly Clean laundry centers sure stirs up some fond memories. We lived in El Paso during the time those things started popping up, and had one about three blocks or so from our house. They had the Whilrpool dry clean machines, the top loading Whirlpool's (even then, I loved to lift the lid and get mesmerized by the washing action), and also some front loaders that looked exactly like the dry clean machines.

There was a sign over the front loaders that SPECIFICALLY requested the use of a low sudsing detergent of that period (Dash, Ad or All). Well, my Dad was washing a bunch of throw rugs and bath mats in it, and (I believe) he used Tide. Well, the machine sudsed up like crazy, and I saw a red "TOO MUCH DETERGENT" light come on. The machine went through a series of functions until the light went out. I stood there in amazement, thinking it was rather cool. I'd never saw a machine where a button lit up on the control panel and told that you had used too much detergent.

I think after that trip, my Dad started using low sudsing detergent in those washers when we appeared there to wash the rugs.

 

[aldspinboy]

What a cool story thank you. I thank all machines shold tell us that.

Darren k

 

[whirlcool]

I have some questions about the people in the advert.

Why are the men wearing business suits? I've never seen a guy in a suit doing laundry, usually T-Shirt & Jeans.

The women are even dressed rather formally for laundry day.

I wonder why these people are depicted like this?

 

[maytagbear]

Perhaps because it

is an ad?

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[spankomatic]

I am sure it was to create an "image" that "well dressed" people or "high class" people go to these laundromats.

 

[beadsobleach]

Dressing Down

It is a step down from those GE ads from the 30s when men in tuxedos and women in evening gowns were looking at refrigerators.