Tide Detergent Commercials

[kenmoreguy89]

Yes, it would not be strange to see 2 versions of the same product, I could see some Tide commercials from the 70s and 80s mentioning at the end "with no phosphates in your area"...
But, it's anyway strange that they did cut also enzymes along with phosphates in the Surf, I wonder why....
Prpbably my thought about Surf containing them came from a few boxes I have seen around on ebay and such that did contain them.... I don't know exactly why though, but I really thought it had them, well, apparently not everything is or was the same countrywide....

Here's an example:


The pardoy is funny, thanks for sharing.

 

[supersuds]

As I recall, Surf in the orange box appeared in the mid to late Eighties. At that time some states, such as those bordering on Chesapeake Bay, were prohibiting phosphates but they were not illegal in most places and the manufacturers thought enough of their premium brands that they came in phosphate and no-phosphate versions, depending on where they were marketed.

For a time, you could even find brands that had three different formulations, regular, low-phosphate, and no-phosphate! This one is Code L, BTW.