Usefullness of the Little Washer
As far as the usefulness of the little washer...it is handy. I think if you never had one and no opportunities to put it to use, you may not be aware. Here are some real-life examples of my own:
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<li>Very small loads -One week I wash whites and lights together, and the next week I do them separately because I don't want/need to bleach whites every single week. When doing these loads separately, I have little to wash of lights, so they can go in the Sidekick.</li>
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<li>Washing something you don't want in with your regular laundry -like when my husband spilled diesel on his work pants. I just tossed them in the Sidekick as soon as he got home, and outside they went to dry and air out, then they went in with his work clothes load later that week. If I had just thrown that pair in with all his work clothes, EVERYTHING would come out smelling like diesel. Ask me how I know. And it's not unusual for him to get something stinky or disgusting on his work clothes that should be washed separately, and something I would not want to wash by hand. One day he had to fill in for a garbage thrower and got sprayed with garbage truck compactor juice. NASTY. Thankfully no one had to wash that out by hand before throwing it in with the regular wash.</li>
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<li>Those occasional mishaps -where something receives a major spill and you will need to wear it again before wash day... like when I missed my lips, or smacked my coffee cup against something when in a rush, and got coffee down the front of my good coat. Expletives, then throw it in the Sidekick.</li>
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<li>When you realize you missed part of a load of laundry and the cycle is too far along to add it -I *thought* I was on my last load of laundry for the day...then I walked past my daughter's room and there it was---her pile of darks. Another day I had finished all the laundry, then I realized I had missed the dog's car-seat-protector blanket, so in the Sidekick it went.</li>
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I am sure others could add some more instances where their Sidekick came in handy.
