Just realized something about the Tide pods...
I used another of the pods yesterday, this time on a load of gym clothes. I had used a standard capacity machine, which when full holds 17 or 18 gallons of water vs. the 22/25 gallon fills of my large capacity Kenmores. I thought perhaps a stronger concentration would work better.
I noticed a stronger detergent scent, both around the machine as it was operating, and in my clothes. The scent was something very reminscent of some detergent from long ago, but I could not remember which... I think either someone here or a friend of mine said the same, but I remembered was it smells like just now.
The scent is that of late 70s / early 80s YES detergent. Remember that stuff in the blue bottle? The scent is a near duplicate of it. There are some old TV ads on YouTube if you need a visual refresher.
Now if only someone could duplicate Lemon Fab from the 80s, and Wisk Power Scoop.
Gordon