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/app...-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!

 

[mrwash]

I have to say that we had all that Liquitabs/Pods/Liquits back in the 90's in Germnay but they vanished as fast as they appeared. Consumers were not really interested in those little packs and there is not one single liquid detergent in Germany that is offered in those capsules. However, I know that those Liquitabs have been pretty famous in other countries like UK for years. An it is not so long ago that P&G introduced those Dash Ecodosi onto the Italien market. So I am wondering if P&G will make another effort to introduce those Liquitab-Ecodosi-Pod stuff in Germany for a second time. We will see about that. At the moment everyone is busy with overstocking the market with detergent for black laundry. What a waste of time !!!

 

[mrboilwash]

I wish they`d bring back the Liquitabs at a more resonable price.
The first generation was way overpriced, no surprise they`d vanished so quickly again.
As for the multi chambers, this could mean we`ll finally see a liquid detergent with oxygen bleach and enzymes in one and the same product.
Not that I really miss bleach in liquids. Time will tell.

 

[spoodles]

It wouldn't surprise me if Europe's liquitabs get a makeover to look like the US ones which seem to have 3 chambers, or they'll make them a premium version alongside the current ones. P&G love nothing more than a new format, or a premium version of something that already exists!

spiralator60 - If you've used Cascade dishwasher tabs, or Tide stain release tabs, they are roughly that size but a little bit bigger. You use one per wash load, or you can use 2 for VERY heavy soil in VERY hard water areas. They clean excellently.

 

[beekeyknee]

I Vote Nay

I'm with jerrod6 and dirtybuck. As I was just going on about softened water, you cannot put a fixed amount in the aforementioned.

 

[gorenje]

I have to say that I agree with some of you guys. Sometimes it's beter to have the possibility to dose yourself the detergent.
Although it must be said that the liquitabs are specially formulated to be optimally effective in quite all the water hardness and soil levels. (except in cases of exceptional dirt)

But still I wouldn't use a liquitab to wash my whites. I might be oldfashioned, but for whites I use nothing else than Powder.
Who knows, maybe some day I will change my mind

@ spiralator60 (Darryl): 1 pod = 1 load (all water hardness and soil level, except for particularly dirty loads when you can use 2)

@mrwash (Flo): It's interesting how traditionalists are Germans for some things. I remember that the attempt to introduce a Cold Water detergent in Germany was also a major failure like the Liquitabs. I like the way Germans thinks about this, because even though they are very thrifty they still prefer to wash on higher temperatures. ... But probably this applies to older generations and not to the young ones.

Ingemar

 

[beekeyknee]

Softened Water

Ingemar,
Didn't know that about the soft or hard water. Might be a different story then.
I agree with the old people. Things don't come clean in cold water. At least not in my experience.

Thanks

 

[westie2]

Back in the early 60's Tide had the packets that disolved.  They were 1/2 cup size to use.  The bad thing was they were too quick to disolve and fell apart if your finges had any moisture on them..  We still had our Maytag wringer and mother bought a box and fussed the whole time. 

 

[gorenje]

Our Slovenian version (ARIEL)

Dosing:

Soft / Medium Hard Water - Normaly Soiled = 1 pod
Soft / Medium Hard Water - Very Soiled = 1 pod
Hard Water - Normaly Soiled = 1 pod
Hard Water - Very Soiled = 2 pods

 

[gorenje]

That's how big it is ...

 

[gorenje]

ARIEL

the Box

 

[twinniefan]

Surf and Omo pods

Hi Ingemar, here in Australia, we have only got 2 brands in pods at the moment Surf and Omo, I am using the Surf ones at the moment and they are pretty good, the Surf is only front load formula, so in my top loader I use 2 pods for an average load and 3 for a full load.
Their performance isn't too bad, however for a heavily stained load you do need to boost them with a bit of Napisan or some type of booster product, however if the load is only mildly stained they work quite well.
Should start using the Omo ones from next week, and they if you believe the advertising, are boosted with pre-treaters, so in theory they are all you should need.
Overall I am quite happy with them and will most likely keep using them for now.