Tide he Turbo

[andic29]

Costco had a coupon for $6 off a 180 load box of Tide (I paid $22) so I picked one up. There were two stacks, one said ultra Tide he, the other stack didn't say ultra but did say "he Turbo"... has anyone else seen this or know the difference? I found nothing about it on the Tide website.

 

[andic29]

forgot to add...

The new "original" scent is gross. Its way too sweet. Normally I like some scent and don't mind a minor tweak but it smells more like fabric softener than original Tide powder.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I would say that I feel honored to have a Tide formula named after me, but my ego is not that deluded.

 

[andic29]

Don't feel too honored, the stuff sitnks! ;-)

I contacted Tide about it and asked what the difference was, why it wasn't "ultra" and what "he Turbo" was and after 5 days of back and forth and "research" on their end I was told that they did not manufacture this product and that I needed to take it up with Costco... weird.

 

[tomturbomatic]

That can't be right. Costco would be committing fraud and probably some other things if they were selling non-P&G Tide in Tide boxes.

 

[andic29]

Thats what I was thinking. I took it back and the guy at the return counter said I was the third person today to return that same powder and he asked me what the issue was and I told him. He got the manager and the manager seemed somewhat alarmed when I told him what the people from Tide said so who knows... I could probably contact Tide again and get someone else with a totally different explanation.

Does anyone know where Tide is made? Being so close to the border, counterfeit goods are an issue here from time to time so maybe that could be a possibility?

 

[andic29]

I decided to talk to someone else about this and here is the response I just got...

Hello, Andrea.

The formula for Tide powder detergent has not changed. We have changed the artwork on the box to include the "HE Turbo". We will also be changing the looks of the detergent scoops in the boxes; they will soon have 5 lines instead of 3 lines.

I hope this information is helpful. Feel free to write back with any additional questions you may have.

Thanks for getting in touch.

Jim

Tide Team

Seriously? I think this is the last time I contact Tide about anything. Seems they have no clue whats going on in their own company.

 

[angus]

Apparently, the scent of Tide with Bleach powder (both HE and non HE) has been changed as well. Bought a box at WalMart and I can't even begin to describe how awful it is. That was the one detergent fragrance that hadn't changed since its introduction and one of the few that I actually still liked. Will they ever stop? I can't imagine who they used to test market this fragrance.

 

[andic29]

Noooooooo! I just sent my poor husband to the closest Walmarts to see if he can find non stinky Tide with bleach and Tide original powders. I hope he can find enough to stock up.
The powder that I took back smells just like the liquid now, what was wrong with the "soapy" scent? Sigh...

 

[roscoe62]

Tide has changed so much since I started to use a FL machine and now my friends and I are having trouble with the powder version rinsing in our machines.
It use to work so well before, like the Persil and Miele powders. I have no idea what they have done to it, both my mother & grandmother used it faithfully with no issues.

 

[jerrod6]

So they didn't change anything in the formula but changed the wording on the box? So nothing changed but it looks like it is new. Same old P&G scam.

They will have 5 lines on the scoop instead of 3? So nothing has changed but you can use less, or the NEW wording on the box will tell you to use more.

Ugh.

 

[andic29]

Jerrod,

The back of the box actually said "for large loads use to line 4" and for "he full loads" use to line 5.... it looked as though it was giving dosage for both standard and he machines. Kind of sounds like the Costco box that says to use more for he machines.

 

[angus]

I was able to find a few 125 load size boxes of the Tide with Bleach HE original scent at BJs. Had to dig through the entire display to find them, but now I have a five box stash . Now I just have to hit every BJs within reasonable driving distance to find more....

 

[tomturbomatic]

I was in our COSTCO on Thursday and found no Tide Turbo HE. I did sniff the fabric softeners and they were disgusting.

 

[kqkenmore]

HE Turbo

I bought a bag of Tide Pods and they have the same thing on them HE Turbo. I wondered what was the difference. I will take a picture on my phone and add it later. They came from Kroger in Memphis Poplar Plaza. What has happened with Tide with bleach powder the smaller size has vanished here in Memphis can still get the regular powder.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I had to pull out a new box of Tide this week and found the last box of the original Tide HE with the names of all of the European washer brands that recommended it on the end panel. I think I will save it mint in box like on The Big Bang Theory.

 

[arbilab]

I've got "Ultra Tide Original With Acti-Lift Crystals" 30-load box. It was even a dollar or 2 off at Kroger. Subtitled, "1 scoop of Tide = 6 scoops of detergent with oxi." Sub-subtitled, asterisked in 4-point font, "Based on stain removal performance of 1 dose of Tide original powder vs. 6 doses of the leading powder detergent with oxi."

It smells near original, but there's a whiff of Juicy Fruit gum. There are VERY FEW Tide powders left at Kroger; Kroger is notorious for shelving marketing gimmicks at the expense of legacy products that actually work. Baloney sells. And smells.

But wait a tick! They mean to tell us that the leading powder detergent with oxi is NOT Tide? If it's 1/6th as effective, why is it leading? What stain exactly? Under what conditions of time/temp/agitation? Typical total Tide (P&G) bullshirt.

It's like, if they don't believe in themselves do they really think advo-gibberish is going to make US believe? Guess they do since that's what they sling. Guess that's why I don't get invited to 'focus groups' which determine how gullible the public is to such nonsense. The answer is, "VERY".

 

[toploader1984]

Turbo

He turbo

 

[tomturbomatic]

"Laundry can now rinse clean without sending HE washers into 25 additional minutes of rinse cycles."

A-HAH! They admit that their liquid detergents foam like hell in the spins and rinses. This must mean that they found a way to get even more money out of the government by stopping the rinse sudsing or else the government hired a tester who is not blind who noticed the foaming in the rinses or the detergent manufacturers failed to take everyone out for lunch once the machines were started so that the testers could not see the foamy rinses so they had to do something. This just proves that it was possible all along, but the detergent makers were depending on overdosing with fabric softener to kill the suds and telling the rest of us that the foam was from the citrate water conditioners.