I am not sure if this has been brought up before or not but thought this was worth sharing. A couple of years ago I stumbled upon "Institutional Wisk" on a janitorial supply website. From the tiny picture it appeared to be packaged in the same big red bottles of the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. I opened the link and sure enough it was the same style bottle. Well needless to say my heart skipped a beat or three. lol. The product data specified that it was manufactured by Johnson Diversey. I thought to myself "could this be the same Wisk from my childhood? That glorious smelling blue-purple liquid?" Well I almost ordered it but one had to purchase 2 two gallon bottles and at the price... I was just afraid it was going to be the same stuff I could buy at the grocery store. So I decided to pass.
Fast forward to this past Monday night. I was trolling around looking at detergents and I thought I'd check and see if the Institutional Wisk was still available. Well lo and behold it was and I found it on sale at ReStockIt.com. It still said made by Johnson Diversey. So I bit the bullet and ordered the stuff. Hoping and praying that it was the original product. While there I also ordered a 17 lbs bucket of ALL Professional. Hoping it too was the same as the powder that I remembered. This morning I received an email confirmation that my order had shipped and was out for delivery. Like a kid on Christmas Eve I was anxious waiting for the UPS man.
So at 5:30 he pulls up and delivers the goods. Here was the moment of truth as I tore open the box.....I was crestfallen to see the a translucent bottle which looked like it might be the new stuff but, when I opened that bottle and had a whiff.....I was in HEAVEN!!! This is the same Wisk from my childhood. Same color, same fragrance! Next I cracked open the ALL and that too was the same. I still can't quite believe it. I have taken a few pics with my iPhone of the products to share. For all of my detergent junkie friends out there who may like the old Wisk and ALL, fear not, it's still out there. You just have to pay a little bit for it. LOL.
Chris
Fast forward to this past Monday night. I was trolling around looking at detergents and I thought I'd check and see if the Institutional Wisk was still available. Well lo and behold it was and I found it on sale at ReStockIt.com. It still said made by Johnson Diversey. So I bit the bullet and ordered the stuff. Hoping and praying that it was the original product. While there I also ordered a 17 lbs bucket of ALL Professional. Hoping it too was the same as the powder that I remembered. This morning I received an email confirmation that my order had shipped and was out for delivery. Like a kid on Christmas Eve I was anxious waiting for the UPS man.
So at 5:30 he pulls up and delivers the goods. Here was the moment of truth as I tore open the box.....I was crestfallen to see the a translucent bottle which looked like it might be the new stuff but, when I opened that bottle and had a whiff.....I was in HEAVEN!!! This is the same Wisk from my childhood. Same color, same fragrance! Next I cracked open the ALL and that too was the same. I still can't quite believe it. I have taken a few pics with my iPhone of the products to share. For all of my detergent junkie friends out there who may like the old Wisk and ALL, fear not, it's still out there. You just have to pay a little bit for it. LOL.
Chris
