TIDE Pods

[gorenje]

Italian DASH

1 pod = 1 load

On the left side of the box you can see a tiny print:

"In caso di bucato particolarmente sporco ed in presenza di acqua dura, usa 2 ecodosi."

"If the laundry is particularly dirty and in the presence of hard water, use 2 pods."

 

[gorenje]

DASH

The Box

 

[gorenje]

Hi Steve (twinniefan)

I know that the Unilever pods has a different dosing.
2 pods for an avarage load vs. 1 pod (Procter & Gamble)
That means that a Box would last less in compared to a P&G product.
But how is the cost? Are over there the pods expensive?

 

[frontloader812]

Hey Ingemar,

Unilever pods are 1 dose per wash over here, they are a little on the expensive side at full price but they have been on sale quite often. Omo are priced at about $13.00 and Surf at $10.00 both come in a 20 count container. Also Steve Coles and Woolworths have Surf pods in a top loader version available

 

[gorenje]

Thanks Jim
Also over here the price of the Liquitabs are a little on the expensive side compared with the others format. But Slovenia is something special about the detergent prices. I don't know why but our detergents are among the most expensive. I find that the prices in Italy are much much lower, especially if you buy on sale.

@ Steve (twinniefan): probably you have some Unilever pods like me, because on my Persil from UK as a dosage is indicated to put 2 pods.

 

[gorenje]

Persil non-bio

from Great Britain

 

[dixan]

Ingemar, recently Unilever changed the size of their capsules and now the dose is 1 capsule per wash. I have here one capsule left from a box of Spanish Skip. I can make a picture of it if you like to see the new size.

The detergents here in Bulgaria are also very expensive and with very low quality. I suspect the situation is the same in the whole former Eastern Block, as the products are the same here in Bulgaria and over there in Slovenia.

 

[gorenje]

Thank you Dixan, I didn't know that.
Yes thanks, it would be nice if you make a picture of the Spanish Skip. I would be very happy to see it.

It's interesting to know that also in Bulgaria the detergents are expensive.
Yes I agree that the quality sometimes is not the same. But I think that a few decades ago the situation was much much worse.
Now you can find some good detergents also in this part of Europe. I'm thinking of Persil and Ariel.

 

[spiralator60]

Liquitabs

Thanks Simon, Ingemar, and everyone else for your responses. The comparison with the Cascade liquid packets really helped in understanding what the product looks like.

One problem that I can easily see happening in the US is someone not reading the label on the container misusing it, claiming to be confused: Laundry detergent being put into the dishwasher, and vice versa.

Also, thanks for addressing the issue of hard water. Where I live this is a big concern as well.

Ingemar, you mentioned that you would not use liquitabs to wash white items. Like you I am a powder user, but are there any liquitabs available where you are that are specially for white items?

 

[gorenje]

Hi Darryl (spiralator60)

Yes they are. Here in Slovenia (but also elsewhere) we have the Regular version of ARIEL (green Liquitabs) that has also brighteners in it and the Color version (purple Liquitabs).

The green one I've posted up here are also for washing whites.

But the reason I would never use a liquid for whites is because the powders have oxygen whiteners and sodium perborat that on higher temperature whitens whites, removes stains and also sanitize the load, leaving a fresh clean scent.
Liquid detergent for whites has optical brighteners that do only a fake feeling of white. It's more an optical illusion then a real white and clean.

Ingemar

 

[supersuds]

You can get Bold Crystal Rain Liquitabs from Amazon. A mere $15.95 for a tub of twenty!

http://www.amazon.com/Bold-Crystal-Rain-Liquitabs-1000g/dp/B004P104IS/ref=pd_sbs_hpc1

 

[dixan]

Skip pequeño & poderoso capsule from 2010. Sorry, I don't have the box, but you can always find a picture in Google. It's the same as Persil capsules in UK and OMO in Australia.

 

[gorenje]

@ Supersuds: I miss that one in my collection! Thank you

@ Dixan: thank you for thi picture. Their pods seems slightly longer.

 

[twinniefan]

Surf top loader

Thanks for the tip Jim, next time I am shopping, I will look for the Surf in top load formula, will start using Omo pods from next load.
Have you seen the new Dynamo and Cold Power smart shot products?, it has a little cup underneath the bottle and you put a dose in and throw the whole cup in the wash, don't think I will try them though, I really do not like Dynamo and Cold Power liquids, they are too thick and gluggy for my liking, I think Radiant also comes in this form as well.
Thanks again for the tip.
Steve

 

[dirtybuck]

Bold Crystal Rain

If you round off the price, it comes to about 16.00 for the 20 count box. Add whatever the shipping cost is, and that's also going to hike the price up.

My question: IS IT REALLY WORTH IT (especially if it turns out to be a dud product)?

 

[gorenje]

@ dirtybuck (Bill):
No, it's not worth it, because it would be too expensive. It can be worth it if you are a collector of detergents and you would like to have also that item, but if you are buying the product for the first time to use it, it's a bit "risky".

Ingemar

 

[westie2]

I just stay with my Sears Ultra!!

 

[pierreandreply4]

for me these tide detergent tabs would be perfect i hope they will be avalable in canada as well wiil be keeping an eye out on my local grocery 's shelf