TIDE Pods

[gorenje]

This is a question for the US friends

Have you tried the new Tide Pods laundry detergent? (similar as the one we are used here in Europe)

Are they widely available or are being progressively introduced on the market in different Federal States?

Thanks guys

Ingemar

 

[mrb627]

What is ...

... a Tide POD?

Malcolm

 

[passatdoc]

I have never seen the product in USA. We have various varieties of Tide powder and Tide liquid. But I have never seen Tide PODS.

 

[pulsator]

Hmmmm...

Apparently, they were supposed to be released in the US but have been delayed until early 2012... These look interesting!

http://news.consumerreports.org/appliances/2011/06/launch-of-tide-pods-delayed-by-proctor-and-gamble.html

 

[jaxsunst]

Would these work with a front loader detergent drawer?

 

[gorenje]

@ jaxsunst

no, you just drop it in the drum before you load the clothes
(it can be used in front & top loaders)

 

[dirtybuck]

Who Will/Won't Use It?

I want to regulate how much detergent to use in the washer. From past experience, I've found that in some cases the pre-measured products didn't get my laundry all that clean, so I more than likely WON'T!

 

[peterh770]

And at what price per load?  Some had left some of the Purex 3-in-1 sheets at the laundromat, and they work pretty well, but at .33/load, they are on the expensive side.

 

[dj-gabriele]

They just look like as another version of P&G Dash "ecodosi".

I just hate that all the manufacturers have dropped the tabs from their catalogue and introduced these jelly packs!
The tabs were indeed compressed powder detergent, those things are thickened liquid detegent and as such don't have the same cleaning power!

 

[mrb627]

Well...

If they work as well as the Electrosol Powerballs do in the dishwasher, I would be willing to give it a try.

Malcolm

 

[nrones]

Liquid tabs

These are ordinairy liquid tabs, right?

They are fine, but the thing I don't understand is how they are supposed to work in top loading washers? I mean maybe it can somehow on traditional top loading, but on those HE washers like Whirlpool cabrio? How will they dissolve, and distribute evenly?

Your thoughts?

Dex

 

[MrX]

I wouldn't recommend that you use them in a top loader high-efficiency machine. However, in a traditional top loader, they should work fine.

Liquid detergent capsules have been in use in Europe for over a decade at this stage and they're manufactured under every brand pretty much, including store own brands in many cases.

They're handy if you don't like measuring liquids and they work extremely well in front loader machines.

My only advice is that the capsule / pod needs to be placed at the back of the machine. If you just throw it in at the front, it will often become stuck in the door seal and will not dissolve properly / quickly during the wash.

If you put it at the back, it works perfectly every time and dissolves very quickly.

 

[MrX]

Weird adverts from 2002

Here's how Unilever decided to advertise their launch back in 2002 ... very odd adverts!

 

[joeekaitis]

Put 'em up on the museum shelf next to Salvo and VIM.

 

[foraloysius]

I don't think these are liquid tabs, read the article! They are the similar to dishwasher tabs.

 

[gorenje]

@ mrx:
yes you are right it is better to place the capsule at the back of the drum (front loaders) so you avoid the possibility that the capsule get trapped on the door seal without being dissolved properly.
@nrones:
I think that the capsules are more or less more suitable for front loaders, but if you place them at the bottom of the drum before puting the clothes it will dissolve during the filling time. (for HE top loaders) For traditional top loaders there are no problems since there is plenty of water in them.
@foraloysius:
in fact this are liquitabs, because the idea is the same. The multi chamber shape is only marketing , so you can say the the blu liquid has this function and the red one has an other function ... but all the detergents has multiple ingredients, so if you put all together is the same.

I can say that here in Europe, especially in some States the "Liquitabs" are very popular and well accepted.
I personaly prefer powders, but for some loads of colored clothes instead of using a liquid a "liquitab" can be a convenient alternative.

 

[frigilux]

I used Tide Stain Release 'pacs' in my front-loader, and even though I carefully placed them in the back of the tub, they often migrated to the front and were caught in the lip of the door seal. I'd find them half dissolved at the end of the cycle.

Having said that, I was sure I'd never use dishwasher tablets/pacs and now I like them a lot, so who knows. I don't often use a pre-wash or pre-soak, so there's no reason I couldn't just toss one into the tub. They are certainly less messy than dealing with powders or liquids.

We'll have to see how they perform. And please, ye detergent gods, please let them be low-sudsing!

 

[jerrod6]

Not usin it

I like to control the detergent dose by the amount of soil and load size I am washing..............Won't use it.

 

[spiralator60]

European Detergent Pods

Ingemar,

This is the first that many of us here in the US have heard about the Tide product's introduction, despite P&G's claims about working to get people interested in it.

There are a few questions that have me, and probably others as well, curious about the product. If they seem silly or mundane, please remember that this is not currently something that many American consumers are familiar with.

I know that there may be some differences in the US version, but based on the detergents that you use: How big are the pods themselves? How many pods are supposed used in a lightly soiled, or heavily soiled, load?

Probably the biggest interest is in how well the detergent performs, How good are they at cleaning items?

Thanks!