Picked up a bottle of Thrill Dishwashing Liquid, it still has the give-away Pixie attatched to the bottle. It is a 22oz bottle with 57 cents stamped on the bottom. Can anyone date this particular bottle? Maybe when P&G did the promotion of the Pixie giveaway or by price. Also states on the bottle that now with easy pull up and closeable cap. How about some history on Thrill in general? Thanks!
Thrill Dishwashing Liquid
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shawn
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Loved Peach Thrill
This was the best dish liquid ever made, sure wish I could buy it now.
This was the best dish liquid ever made, sure wish I could buy it now.
maytagbear
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I liked all of P & G's OLDER
dish liquids.
My Grandmother Loudenback always used Thrill, until it was discontinued, then she went to Ivory.
I believe, but am not totally certain, that Thrill was discontinued around 1973-4.
The current "ultra" Ivory liquid is horrid, and I wish, wish, wish P & G would go back to "classic" Ivory liquid.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
dish liquids.
My Grandmother Loudenback always used Thrill, until it was discontinued, then she went to Ivory.
I believe, but am not totally certain, that Thrill was discontinued around 1973-4.
The current "ultra" Ivory liquid is horrid, and I wish, wish, wish P & G would go back to "classic" Ivory liquid.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
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washing cars
Funny, I've heard from more than one source specifically NOT to use dishwashing liquid to wash cars.
Funny, I've heard from more than one source specifically NOT to use dishwashing liquid to wash cars.
We do at the shops
Joy is a good all around car wash detergent. Cuts the bug spatter quite well which is important around here and won't hurt the finish. You can buy the professional carwash soap which is fine if one needs the extra quantity but all in all Joy excels. WHAT YOU SHOULD NEVER USE ON A CAR FINISH is Tide or any laundry soap, the granules will scratch thru the clearcoat finish, and detergents like this also tend to streak.
Joy is a good all around car wash detergent. Cuts the bug spatter quite well which is important around here and won't hurt the finish. You can buy the professional carwash soap which is fine if one needs the extra quantity but all in all Joy excels. WHAT YOU SHOULD NEVER USE ON A CAR FINISH is Tide or any laundry soap, the granules will scratch thru the clearcoat finish, and detergents like this also tend to streak.
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streaking
OK, THAT'S one of the things I'd heard, streaking problems. OK, makes sense.
OK, THAT'S one of the things I'd heard, streaking problems. OK, makes sense.
Dishwashing liquid as car soap
It is ok to use,as long as you don't wax your car. If you polish,or wax the paint finish,dishwashing liquid will strip the wax/polish off.
You can use cheap hair shampoo on automotive finshes without stripping the wax or polish off however.
The best way to wash your car,if you want to take proper care of it,is to use a name brand product that is intended for automotive paint finishes.
It is ok to use,as long as you don't wax your car. If you polish,or wax the paint finish,dishwashing liquid will strip the wax/polish off.
You can use cheap hair shampoo on automotive finshes without stripping the wax or polish off however.
The best way to wash your car,if you want to take proper care of it,is to use a name brand product that is intended for automotive paint finishes.
Vintage Ivory Liquid
I found a bottle of orginal Ivory at a sale and was amazed at the difference when compared with the new Ultra version. The scent is vaguely similar, but not nearly as rich and luxurious as the original.
I found a bottle of orginal Ivory at a sale and was amazed at the difference when compared with the new Ultra version. The scent is vaguely similar, but not nearly as rich and luxurious as the original.
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Wasn't original Ivory liquid advertised as "so rich you can whip it" (or something similar)? The ad showed an electric mixter and a bowl of Ivory beaten to the consistency of whipped cream. That was impressive!
Has anybody ever used Crystal White in the screw-cap bottle? That was my grandmother's brand. I don't remember her ever using anything else.
As an aside: Stay away from apple-scented Dawn. My mom and brother both tried it, and it took the skin off their hands.
Has anybody ever used Crystal White in the screw-cap bottle? That was my grandmother's brand. I don't remember her ever using anything else.
As an aside: Stay away from apple-scented Dawn. My mom and brother both tried it, and it took the skin off their hands.
toggleswitch
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Ivory liquid
In college at the dorms.. I had a roommate who used to love rubbing ivory liquid soap all over his body as a body-wash.
Personally the look and consistency of it was not something I wanted my college buddies to see me smearing all over my body!
Regular scented blue "Dawn" still reminds me of college.
Regular green "Palmolive" still reminds me of mom.
I had a great-aunt who would dunk/dissolve a bar of ivory soap in a small plastic container (similar to a pint-sized Chinese soup container) and dip the sponge in the muck to wash dishes with it.
They do say scents are the strongest bringers of memory flash-backs.
In college at the dorms.. I had a roommate who used to love rubbing ivory liquid soap all over his body as a body-wash.
Personally the look and consistency of it was not something I wanted my college buddies to see me smearing all over my body!
Regular scented blue "Dawn" still reminds me of college.
Regular green "Palmolive" still reminds me of mom.
I had a great-aunt who would dunk/dissolve a bar of ivory soap in a small plastic container (similar to a pint-sized Chinese soup container) and dip the sponge in the muck to wash dishes with it.
They do say scents are the strongest bringers of memory flash-backs.
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too bad the THRILL is gone
I too loved peach Thrill,it smelled better than any dishwashing liquid ever.I've OFTEN asked people if they remembered it,and virtually no one did.Who here remembers Swan dishwashing liquid in the "pretty" light aqua color?I thought that was a "fun" product also.
I too loved peach Thrill,it smelled better than any dishwashing liquid ever.I've OFTEN asked people if they remembered it,and virtually no one did.Who here remembers Swan dishwashing liquid in the "pretty" light aqua color?I thought that was a "fun" product also.
veg-o-matic
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I do!
Well, sort of. I don't actually remember Swan, but I have a couple of bottles. I'm pretty sure they're empty. Anyone want one?
veg
Well, sort of. I don't actually remember Swan, but I have a couple of bottles. I'm pretty sure they're empty. Anyone want one?
veg
peterh770
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And unfortunately, Lever has discontinued Dove. I have a half bottle fo that left... 
dishsoaps
Mr. cleanjeans- I remember Swan( swan keeps sudsing and sudsing and sudsing-as the 1961 ad went). Lost track of it for a while-reintroduced in the mid-late 60's. Then it had a pearly green color. Disappeared sometime later. I saw a magazine ad for swan soap on one of those year of birth birthday cards at cracker barrel. 1945, was a bar soap; don't know if lever bros made it then or not.
Peter-I loved Dove-mmmmm, that light fresh smell, creamy rich like a dove soap bar. all the good smellin soaps are missed. But I don't find any modern soap smell that disagreeable.
Mr. cleanjeans- I remember Swan( swan keeps sudsing and sudsing and sudsing-as the 1961 ad went). Lost track of it for a while-reintroduced in the mid-late 60's. Then it had a pearly green color. Disappeared sometime later. I saw a magazine ad for swan soap on one of those year of birth birthday cards at cracker barrel. 1945, was a bar soap; don't know if lever bros made it then or not.
Peter-I loved Dove-mmmmm, that light fresh smell, creamy rich like a dove soap bar. all the good smellin soaps are missed. But I don't find any modern soap smell that disagreeable.
Crystal White!
I was trying to think of that since this thread started. My grandmother used that constantly. By today's "lasting suds" standards, it was pretty sad but the price won out every time. I remember the cap had a small peg on it that you cut off with a knife that made a dispenser hole... There was a white bottle (regular scent) and yellow (lemon) choice as well.
I found 2/3 bottle of the original scent Ivory liquid at a sale - one of my favorites. The new ultra version smells similar, but not as rich.
I was trying to think of that since this thread started. My grandmother used that constantly. By today's "lasting suds" standards, it was pretty sad but the price won out every time. I remember the cap had a small peg on it that you cut off with a knife that made a dispenser hole... There was a white bottle (regular scent) and yellow (lemon) choice as well.
I found 2/3 bottle of the original scent Ivory liquid at a sale - one of my favorites. The new ultra version smells similar, but not as rich.
veg-o-matic
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I have a bottle of lemon Crystal White under my sink even as we speak. Use it for hand washables, mostly. Ought to last decades, the way I use it!
Also have a bottle of Rose Vel that I got new at WalMart, I think. Was surprised to see Vel again. It's one of those products for the Latino market, as there is more text in Spanish than there is in English. They also had some of that bigass bar soap in a red or blue wrapper. Can't remember the name offhand. Something weird.
Also have a bottle of Rose Vel that I got new at WalMart, I think. Was surprised to see Vel again. It's one of those products for the Latino market, as there is more text in Spanish than there is in English. They also had some of that bigass bar soap in a red or blue wrapper. Can't remember the name offhand. Something weird.
angus
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Here in the Northeast, Crystal White was known as Octagon. My mother liked that also because of the price. Then when we started getting Consumer Reports with their reports of the "real cost" of dishwashing liquids, she went back to Ivory Liquid, Lux, Dove and Ajax.
BTW, Peter, while Dove is no longer, it has been rebadged as Sunlight - but not the ultra formula and it is now a bargain brand..sigh
BTW, Peter, while Dove is no longer, it has been rebadged as Sunlight - but not the ultra formula and it is now a bargain brand..sigh
launderess
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Peach Thrill and The Pixe
Thrill was my mom's brand and yes it did indeed come with a pixie doll (which at the time I thought was an elf), attached.
Kept that elf/pixie doll in my collection until it basically wore out from being played with so often.IIRC the head was plastic, and the stuffing was sawdust.
Bottle of Peach Thrill popped up on FleaBay several weeks ago, but got out of the bidding when it got crazy.
Launderess
Thrill was my mom's brand and yes it did indeed come with a pixie doll (which at the time I thought was an elf), attached.
Kept that elf/pixie doll in my collection until it basically wore out from being played with so often.IIRC the head was plastic, and the stuffing was sawdust.
Bottle of Peach Thrill popped up on FleaBay several weeks ago, but got out of the bidding when it got crazy.
Launderess
angus
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Veg - I think that bottle of "Vel Rosita" is for woolens and fine washables. That is what is sold at my WalMart. Sudsy, but works well. I guess you could use it on dishes...
I do remember that up until the mid - 80's you could buy Rose Lotion Vel dishwashing liquid. Actually it was a pretty good performer and I recall that CR rated it well for "real cost". I really liked the scent also. And of course it was pink.....
I also remember using Gentle Fels and I think it was blue.....
I do remember that up until the mid - 80's you could buy Rose Lotion Vel dishwashing liquid. Actually it was a pretty good performer and I recall that CR rated it well for "real cost". I really liked the scent also. And of course it was pink.....
I also remember using Gentle Fels and I think it was blue.....
Now that was a very nice dishsoap
Rose lotion Vel-made by colgate-palmolive. Back in the 60's, I experimented around with different ones since we were without a dishwasher for a few years. I enjoyed the clean fragrance and the good results.
NOW- Does anyone remember Chiffon dish detergent? It was made by the makers of Dial soap. I liked it pretty well, it was gentle. Sail detergent from A&P was the strongest I ever used besides the old Joy sans lemon and Texise Texy
BTW- an earlier thread mentioned snipping off the end of the squirt top tube with scissors-I think they were about all like that until Palmolive hit the market with the pull up open-push down to close top. And testing your memories, guys and gals, can you remember dishsoap coming in metal cans rather than plastic bottles? I remember seeing Lux liquid in a bottle (plastic) for the first time in about 1961. Wisk detergent was in cans for years before they switched to a red plastic bottle. Clorox was in clear dark brown glass bottles. I did see the transition into plastic from these other materials. You scientists out there, was this some of the first use of HDPE (high density polyethylene)?
Rose lotion Vel-made by colgate-palmolive. Back in the 60's, I experimented around with different ones since we were without a dishwasher for a few years. I enjoyed the clean fragrance and the good results.
NOW- Does anyone remember Chiffon dish detergent? It was made by the makers of Dial soap. I liked it pretty well, it was gentle. Sail detergent from A&P was the strongest I ever used besides the old Joy sans lemon and Texise Texy
BTW- an earlier thread mentioned snipping off the end of the squirt top tube with scissors-I think they were about all like that until Palmolive hit the market with the pull up open-push down to close top. And testing your memories, guys and gals, can you remember dishsoap coming in metal cans rather than plastic bottles? I remember seeing Lux liquid in a bottle (plastic) for the first time in about 1961. Wisk detergent was in cans for years before they switched to a red plastic bottle. Clorox was in clear dark brown glass bottles. I did see the transition into plastic from these other materials. You scientists out there, was this some of the first use of HDPE (high density polyethylene)?
Sail
I remember Sail from A&P, was in a red round plastic bottle wasn't it with the snip off top. We always shopped at A&P till the other stores came in. 8 oclock coffee and Jane Parker pies..
I remember Sail from A&P, was in a red round plastic bottle wasn't it with the snip off top. We always shopped at A&P till the other stores came in. 8 oclock coffee and Jane Parker pies..
Don't forget Ann Page
My Mom was a A&P shopper extrordinaire. Absolutely no store could compare! A&P will always be dear to my heart as it was the tie that bound my mother and her sister. They didn't agree on much of anything ever, but both loved A&P. Thank God
My Mom was a A&P shopper extrordinaire. Absolutely no store could compare! A&P will always be dear to my heart as it was the tie that bound my mother and her sister. They didn't agree on much of anything ever, but both loved A&P. Thank God
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I remember Thrill, too...
Hi...I'm new to this, so I hope it turns out OK! I was reading about memories of THRILL dish detergent. I remember that one well. As a youngster, my mom would squirt Thrill on mine and my brother's sliding board that had a small swimming pool at the end of it! As for when it was dropped, according to Procter & Gamble, it was dropped in 1978, along with Bonus Detergent, Salvo detergent tablets, and Ivory Flakes. As for what I'm using, I like DAWN, though I miss the regular creamy Ivory liquid, too. Palmolive seems to be a bit hard on the hands. And alas, Dove dishwashing liquid, for reasons that Unilever won't give, was dropped. And it smelled great....I wished the cleansing bar smelled like it!
Hi...I'm new to this, so I hope it turns out OK! I was reading about memories of THRILL dish detergent. I remember that one well. As a youngster, my mom would squirt Thrill on mine and my brother's sliding board that had a small swimming pool at the end of it! As for when it was dropped, according to Procter & Gamble, it was dropped in 1978, along with Bonus Detergent, Salvo detergent tablets, and Ivory Flakes. As for what I'm using, I like DAWN, though I miss the regular creamy Ivory liquid, too. Palmolive seems to be a bit hard on the hands. And alas, Dove dishwashing liquid, for reasons that Unilever won't give, was dropped. And it smelled great....I wished the cleansing bar smelled like it!
Welcome State-line
Glad to have you here. Several of our members live in the Carolinas as you can see. Didn't Bonus have towels like Breeze did? Palmolive seemed a tad rough to me too. I have taken to washing with rubber gloves what little I hand wash.
Glad to have you here. Several of our members live in the Carolinas as you can see. Didn't Bonus have towels like Breeze did? Palmolive seemed a tad rough to me too. I have taken to washing with rubber gloves what little I hand wash.
veg-o-matic
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Angus: Yes, I use "Rosita" for my fine hand-washables (!!), not dishes. Doesn't have much of a rose smell, but it does smell pretty good.
David: Funny you should mention Chiffon. I have a bottle of it on the shelf right next to the bottle of Swan! As for dishwashing liquid in cans, I have a can of Lux on my sink. (Can you tell I'm going for a retro theme in the kitchen?)
Mom generally used Ivory or Palmolive, with an occasional bottle of Trend if it was on sale. Currently, I'm using lime Joy which smells pretty good. I have ruby red grapefruit Ajax in the soap dispenser on the sink, and I'm liking that, too.
Hmmm. Now I'm hungry!
veg
David: Funny you should mention Chiffon. I have a bottle of it on the shelf right next to the bottle of Swan! As for dishwashing liquid in cans, I have a can of Lux on my sink. (Can you tell I'm going for a retro theme in the kitchen?)
Mom generally used Ivory or Palmolive, with an occasional bottle of Trend if it was on sale. Currently, I'm using lime Joy which smells pretty good. I have ruby red grapefruit Ajax in the soap dispenser on the sink, and I'm liking that, too.
Hmmm. Now I'm hungry!
veg
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Towels in detergent packages
Hi all and Thanks David for the nice welcome! Regarding towels packed in detergent boxes, yes, Breeze (A Lever Brothers Product) and Bonus (A P&G product) each packed towels in their detergents. What's more: another Lever detergent, Silver Dust, did that also. I remember my Mom buying Silver Dust by the case when I was small. She'd get these striped washcloths that came out of them. I never cared for the fragrance of Silver Dust, mostly because it smelled like cheap perfume!
Also, the Swan dish detergent you mentioned in an earlier post did indeed have an aqua color, and was called "Warm Water Swan", which was designed to give good cleaning without using hot water for dishwashing. And thank Heaven for rubber gloves!
Hi all and Thanks David for the nice welcome! Regarding towels packed in detergent boxes, yes, Breeze (A Lever Brothers Product) and Bonus (A P&G product) each packed towels in their detergents. What's more: another Lever detergent, Silver Dust, did that also. I remember my Mom buying Silver Dust by the case when I was small. She'd get these striped washcloths that came out of them. I never cared for the fragrance of Silver Dust, mostly because it smelled like cheap perfume!
Also, the Swan dish detergent you mentioned in an earlier post did indeed have an aqua color, and was called "Warm Water Swan", which was designed to give good cleaning without using hot water for dishwashing. And thank Heaven for rubber gloves!
I hope they were Playtex Living Gloves!!!
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