Laundry Detergent Cost

[newood2]

What do you pay for good laundry detergent these days?
What's a good brand? What's a good price?
Howie

[sparkeyjames]

Whatever is on sale in the largest quantity and liquid only. The only 2 things I care about is that it make the clothes smell good and makes them clean. Not brand conscious when it comes to laundry soap.

[shoottx]

What ever the COSTCO coupons are

[cabinetman]

We only use Tide powder with bleach (it's the color safe one). LOML likes it because it gets our clothes clean. I like it because it comes with a cool scooper that I save when the box is empty, and use it for mixing stains, and dipping out of gallon cans.
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[Pappy]

Don't know the price, but we use Arm and Hammer liquid. I also add about 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide to colored loads and 1/2 cup to whites.

[Uncle Cracker]

I like Gain liquid, because it smells good, does a good job, and doesn't aggravate my dermatitis. I know it's not cheap, but performance matters more to me. But, I do buy it in the big jugs, and I stock up when it's on sale.

[Roger Ronas]

Hello Pappy,

What % of H2O2 do you use? Is it the drug store 3% or are you talking 35%?
Thanks
Roger

Don't know the price, but we use Arm and Hammer liquid. I also add about 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide to colored loads and 1/2 cup to whites.

[docrowan]

My wife makes her own in large batches about every 6 months. My daughter and I have sensitive skin and it's easier on us. Also, it's way cheaper but (of course) a lot more work.

[MikeMcCoy]

Don't know the price, but we use Arm and Hammer liquid. I also add about 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide to colored loads and 1/2 cup to whites.

Another Arm and Hammer user but since I live alone I make a point of not washing any clothes that aren't colored. The occasional need of a white shirt goes to the cleaners.

[dbhost]

LOML likes GAIN powder in the giant box. I personally prefer liquid, but hey, I am making my wife happy... She likes to use something called "Fabric Softener" which is quite strange too...

[germdoc]

What do you pay for good laundry detergent these days?
What's a good brand? What's a good price?
Howie

New Wood, I'm thinking you must be New Bachelor or New Divorcee!

Just kidding--been there, done that.

I have always done my laundry myself, so when my laundry lady (i.e., ex-spouse) decided to assume laundry duties for another guy it was no big shakes, laundry-wise. I use Gain or Tide with bleach alternative and Downy fabric softener. I buy in bulk on sale, but if I get bargain-price no-name stuff my kids actually complain that their clothes aren't clean and fresh-smelling...

I'm currently auditioning a new laundry lady, by the way. Boy, do her clothes smell nice...

[Gator95]

Use Tide.
Use about 30-50% less then recommended dosage if load is not that soiled (like color load of slacks and dress shirts).

[shoottx]

The one thing that does get used a lot at our house is Oxy-Clean.

It is a champ for stains and really dirt T-Shirts

[dbhost]

New Wood, I'm thinking you must be New Bachelor or New Divorcee!

Just kidding--been there, done that.

I have always done my laundry myself, so when my laundry lady (i.e., ex-spouse) decided to assume laundry duties for another guy it was no big shakes, laundry-wise.

In that club, but already past the audition process. Don't miss it. Met some very nice women I had good friendships with, but most of the ladies I met were, uh, NUTS!

I actually discovered that my prior laundry lady as you put it, was doing someone else's shorts while I was doing laundry... The door's THAT way and don't let it hit ya in the a&& on the way out...

Of course I was young, and stupid when I hooked up with the MOML (Mistake Of My Life), I only wish I had known that my laundry provider was moonlighting long before I did... I met LOML actually years ago, when I was working my tail off to get through college, and we had several common friends. I think we might have gotten together then, and had a bunch of good years under us by now... Of course that is a what could have been scenario...

I also realized I never answered the cost issue for the OP... Sorry, I just pay what they ask for the quantity I need... I don't pay attention to it. Laundry soap isn't exactly a huge hit to my budget...

[Zenaca]

We use XTRA it is like $4 for 170 oz and use 1 oz per load and 2oz for heavly soiled stuff .

I cant use Tide or Cheer, Gain and quite a few others as they give me rashes where ever the cloth touches me,found out the hard way, the laundrylady changed soaps a few times and i paid for it in a not so good way.





Bud