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Title: Product Reviews
Post by: Kaos on February 28, 2014, 12:56:36 PM
Gain Flings

Pods for the washing machine. Theory is that they will dissolve. Just toss them in the machine with the clothes. No need to worry about measuring or pouring liquid or powder.

Thought I would like the convenience. And I do. But....

I usually wash in cold water. These things apparently don't dissolve well in cold. When they don't dissolve they stick to a piece of clothing. What you're left with looks like a Care Bear took a gooey dump on your clothes. It won't wash off easily and it's sticky and gross. The two times it happened thank goodness it was on dark clothes and could just keep washing them in warm water until it finally came off.

The Tide version of these dastardly pods don't just stick, they stripe white clothes with blue streaks.

For the record, the only reason I tried the Tide ones is because they are orange and blue and I appreciated the irony. Plus I got a free sample.

They may work better in a top loader than in my front loader. And would probably work best if you let them dissolve before putting the clothes in. But if I got to do all that? I'd rather pour liquid.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: WiregrassTiger on February 28, 2014, 01:05:23 PM
Gain Flings

Pods for the washing machine. Theory is that they will dissolve. Just toss them in the machine with the clothes. No need to worry about measuring or pouring liquid or powder.

Thought I would like the convenience. And I do. But....

I usually wash in cold water. These things apparently don't dissolve well in cold. When they don't dissolve they stick to a piece of clothing. What you're left with looks like a Care Bear took a gooey dump on your clothes. It won't wash off easily and it's sticky and gross. The two times it happened thank goodness it was on dark clothes and could just keep washing them in warm water until it finally came off.

The Tide version of these dastardly pods don't just stick, they stripe white clothes with blue streaks.

For the record, the only reason I tried the Tide ones is because they are orange and blue and I appreciated the irony. Plus I got a free sample.

They may work better in a top loader than in my front loader. And would probably work best if you let them dissolve before putting the clothes in. But if I got to do all that? I'd rather pour liquid.
This is the gayest thing I've ever seen you write about.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Snaggletiger on February 28, 2014, 01:08:01 PM
This is the gayest thing I've ever seen you write about.

What.  Those pods are dastardly.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: CCTAU on February 28, 2014, 01:12:13 PM
Gain Flings

Pods for the washing machine. Theory is that they will dissolve. Just toss them in the machine with the clothes. No need to worry about measuring or pouring liquid or powder.

Thought I would like the convenience. And I do. But....

I usually wash in cold water. These things apparently don't dissolve well in cold. When they don't dissolve they stick to a piece of clothing. What you're left with looks like a Care Bear took a gooey dump on your clothes. It won't wash off easily and it's sticky and gross. The two times it happened thank goodness it was on dark clothes and could just keep washing them in warm water until it finally came off.

The Tide version of these dastardly pods don't just stick, they stripe white clothes with blue streaks.

For the record, the only reason I tried the Tide ones is because they are orange and blue and I appreciated the irony. Plus I got a free sample.

They may work better in a top loader than in my front loader. And would probably work best if you let them dissolve before putting the clothes in. But if I got to do all that? I'd rather pour liquid.

I thought ALL front loaders were limited to HE liquids only?

It is not gay for a man to know how to take care of himself.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: GH2001 on February 28, 2014, 01:32:57 PM
Front loader? Pffftttt. 1%-er.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 28, 2014, 01:53:15 PM
VV loves the back loaders
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Kaos on February 28, 2014, 03:42:12 PM
I thought ALL front loaders were limited to HE liquids only?

It is not gay for a man to know how to take care of himself.

FWIW, I'm running the house while others are incapacitated. So I'm learning.  The pods say on the bag that they're safe for use in front loader machines.  I disagree.  The Care Bear spooge was too much.  Nearly ruined an Auburn Underarmour shirt.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Tiger Wench on February 28, 2014, 03:48:11 PM
Gain Flings

Pods for the washing machine. Theory is that they will dissolve. Just toss them in the machine with the clothes. No need to worry about measuring or pouring liquid or powder.

Thought I would like the convenience. And I do. But....

I usually wash in cold water. These things apparently don't dissolve well in cold. When they don't dissolve they stick to a piece of clothing. What you're left with looks like a Care Bear took a gooey dump on your clothes. It won't wash off easily and it's sticky and gross. The two times it happened thank goodness it was on dark clothes and could just keep washing them in warm water until it finally came off.

The Tide version of these dastardly pods don't just stick, they stripe white clothes with blue streaks.

For the record, the only reason I tried the Tide ones is because they are orange and blue and I appreciated the irony. Plus I got a free sample.

They may work better in a top loader than in my front loader. And would probably work best if you let them dissolve before putting the clothes in. But if I got to do all that? I'd rather pour liquid.

I LOVE these things.  Put the pods in on the bottom of the washer before you load the clothes in.  I use the Tide ones as well and wash clothes in all three temperatures.  Never had any sort of residue or streaks.  And I have a top loader.  Did not know you could use them in front loading washers - which I personally do not care for.  They look upscale, but my top loader doesn't smell like mildew or have standing water in it like my mom's front loading one does.

Maybe you should join in the lawsuit...

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Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Kaos on February 28, 2014, 03:57:02 PM
I LOVE these things.  Put the pods in on the bottom of the washer before you load the clothes in.  I use the Tide ones as well and wash clothes in all three temperatures.  Never had any sort of residue or streaks.  And I have a top loader.  Did not know you could use them in front loading washers - which I personally do not care for.  They look upscale, but my top loader doesn't smell like mildew or have standing water in it like my mom's front loading one does.

Maybe you should join in the lawsuit...

Thanks!  Maybe I will. 

We bought the front-loader because it was "the thing to do" about ten years ago.  I've not liked it since.  The cycles are unbearably long unless you write your own washing program and ..... yes... it stinks.  No standing water, but it reeks. Have to keep it open pretty much all the time.  And if you ever leave a load in for a day or two because you forgot about it?  Smells like Thomas Jefferson crawled up in there to write a letter the the Samsung Episcopalians and died.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Tiger Wench on February 28, 2014, 03:59:53 PM
Thanks!  Maybe I will. 

We bought the front-loader because it was "the thing to do" about ten years ago.  I've not liked it since.  The cycles are unbearably long unless you write your own washing program and ..... yes... it stinks.  No standing water, but it reeks. Have to keep it open pretty much all the time.  And if you ever leave a load in for a day or two because you forgot about it?  Smells like Thomas Jefferson crawled up in there to write a letter the the Samsung Episcopalians and died.

I was not being a smart ass - my mom would trade hers in if she could.  They REEK and yes, she has to leave the door open any time it is not running. She gets standing water in bottom of the opening where the door gasket fits.  I would submit that your problem is not the Tide pods but the machine.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Snaggletiger on February 28, 2014, 04:02:54 PM
Love our front loaders.  They do get musty but there's a product, can't recall the name of, that you can put in and run it through a cycle and it cleans it up gets rid of the odor. 
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Kaos on February 28, 2014, 04:07:49 PM
I was not being a smart ass - my mom would trade hers in if she could.  They REEK and yes, she has to leave the door open any time it is not running. She gets standing water in bottom of the opening where the door gasket fits.  I would submit that your problem is not the Tide pods but the machine.

Nor was I.  Been looking for somebody to sue. 

And yeah, that area is damp and black usually.  Makes me sick.  I wipe it out with a disinfectant wipe before I run it.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Tiger Wench on February 28, 2014, 04:15:10 PM
Love our front loaders.  They do get musty but there's a product, can't recall the name of, that you can put in and run it through a cycle and it cleans it up gets rid of the odor.

Tide makes a washing machine cleaner - I use it every few months or so.  But the standing water issue is the biggest one, and that is just a design flaw.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Godfather on February 28, 2014, 04:17:10 PM
I like to smell mildew fresh...
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: AU_Tiger_2000 on February 28, 2014, 04:19:51 PM
Thanks!  Maybe I will. 

We bought the front-loader because it was "the thing to do" about ten years ago.  I've not liked it since.  The cycles are unbearably long unless you write your own washing program and ..... yes... it stinks.  No standing water, but it reeks. Have to keep it open pretty much all the time.  And if you ever leave a load in for a day or two because you forgot about it?  Smells like Thomas Jefferson crawled up in there to write a letter the the Samsung Episcopalians and died.

My neighbor runs an appliance repair and installation business so I asked him for advice when we purchased a washer.  When I asked him about the front loader he handed me about 5 business cards and told me, "You'll be needing these."
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: WiregrassTiger on February 28, 2014, 04:22:21 PM
I like to smell mildew fresh...
Yep. People who have front loaders don't realize that they smell like shit because they are so accustomed to the shit smell they don't even notice it. No offense to any of you that smell like shit, mind you.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: GH2001 on February 28, 2014, 08:16:58 PM
Love our front loaders.  They do get musty but there's a product, can't recall the name of, that you can put in and run it through a cycle and it cleans it up gets rid of the odor.

Or buy a normal one and you don't have to do shit.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 28, 2014, 09:41:48 PM
Love our front loaders.  They do get musty but there's a product, can't recall the name of, that you can put in and run it through a cycle and it cleans it up gets rid of the odor.

Affresh.  I mean, I think that's what the skirt uses.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Godfather on February 28, 2014, 09:52:57 PM
Or buy a normal one and you don't have to do shit.
This is Snaggle, he pays Consuela to handle that shit.
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: DnATL on February 28, 2014, 09:56:21 PM
This is Snaggle, he pays Consuela to handle that shit.
I thought her name was Consualo?  (Since she's got really short legs)
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: Buzz Killington on February 28, 2014, 10:02:17 PM
This is Snaggle, he pays Consuela to handle that shit.

If he would only buy her more lemon Pledge
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: CCTAU on March 01, 2014, 02:20:46 AM
Our front loader made a huge difference in how much laundry we go done. We got ours about the second year the duet came out. Got the pedestals. The wife has a bad back so it's easier to move clothes from washer to dryer for her. And our washer hardly ever sits idle.

I have had to put a new pump in it. Easy repair. And I think it needs new shock absorbers. Easy enough to do.

But yeah, we have to run bleach through it often to keep the smell down.

And Kaos, don't use fabric softener on the under armor stuff. It breaks down the fabric!
Title: Re: Product Reviews
Post by: bottomfeeder on March 01, 2014, 05:52:48 AM
I bought a Maytag Neptune at a garage sale for $30 7 years ago. It's still running today, however, I had to purchase a front seal ring for the tub to drain off liquid that causes the smell you mentioned. Also, if you hear water water moving, that's a sealed part of the tub that balances to water used in the wash. I also need to purchase a new control board and wax motor door lock (or solder new triac and resistor), but haven't done that yet because I clipped a resistor and triac from the board then bypassed the door lock (another advantage of having no small children around to crawl in during the spin cycle). One problem I have with this front loader is I cannot load it with too many clothes because it can't handle the weight. I'm buying another top loader next. Oh, the pod's suckage is approaching infinity.


http://www.mlittle.com/appliance/neptune/neptune2.htm (http://www.mlittle.com/appliance/neptune/neptune2.htm)