Laundry detergents

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

All laundry detergents, with the exception of this year's cheapest, are grossly overpriced. None work magic on clothes, and even the worst clean about as well as the best.<br /><br />One thing i've noticed is that good, affordable laundry detergents disappear quickly and permanently from the grocer's shelves. One large retailer offered a laundry detergent by the name of Simplicity. It was hypoallergenic, non-toxic, and worked very well, nearly as well an the top-rated detergent available at that time (according to Consumer Reports). It was also about half the cost of the top-rated detergent. <br /><br />I went to the retailer to get some more Simplicity one day, and--lo--it was nowhere to be seen, nor was there even a location of the shelves for it. I contacted the grocery and store managers for information, and neither could--or would--tell me anything. Same story from the retailer's national headquarters. Sounds more than a little curious to me. So whatever became of Simplicity? Bought out by some large laundry detergent manufacurer, who quickly viewed Simplicity as a worthy competitor, which it definitely was, or Xed by the retailer because it yielded a lower profit? I don't know, but something about the laundry detergent industry is highly quastionable. The same is true of large Americn retailers.<br /><br />I do not have, nor have I ever had, any relationship of any kind, with any company was makes, distributes, or sells any lundry detergent. I in no way benefit from my opinions about laundry detergent or any other products, aside from being an end-user of the products I purchase. The foregoing words are my opinion, nothing more.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

I have tried other liquid products, like Tide, and I don't find that it cleans as well. When I smell it, my brain automatically thinks 'clean'. I have to use unscented fabric softener because it doesn't seem to smell as good when used with Downy or Bounce, and because most scents make me sneeze. I personally stopped trying other detergents because they never seemed to get the job done right.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

Comment:

I've tried Wisk on several different occasions because it is highly recommended by CR. Each time I've forgotten that it causes an allergic reaction for me. A very itchy rashy in different areas starts showing up over a couple of weeks. Once I stop using the detergent and re-wash all my clothes with a different product, the rash goes away.

How long have you owned it:

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.