Wow! So the price of Tide has escalated to untouchable for this frugal mama! I am a big believer in the power of Tide, and I always have been, but it was time to start investigating some frugal options. I would attempt to make my own, but I have one of those newer and finicky HE machines, and I'm not sure if homemade laundry soap would work in my machine at all or even damage it.
Choices are limited at the store when it comes to HE formulations. You have TIDE, and ALL unscented, and occasionally GAIN or CHEER HE, but not with any consistency. I'm a sniffer, and I love the smell of fresh laundry, so fragrance is important to me. There's one of the above brands, and I'm not sayin' which that smells like SKUNK. You read that correctly. S-K-U-N-K. There's another of the above brands that has given us all a rash on our sensitive skin. That leaves the other two choices, one of which is difficult to find all the time, and the other is too expensive.
So, in my excursion to Sam's Club, I noticed ECOS All Natural Laundry Detergent. Not that I'm big into environmental causes, because they tend to have their roots in the agenda of the Liberals. However, I am into *natural* when it comes to my family. It's just a preference and I am a believer that petroleum products are not healthy for consistent usage (not to mention all the other toxic chemicals in laundry soap). ECOS was $12.63 for 210 HE loads (or 105 loads in a regular machine). I hesitated because the detergent was lavender scented, which I love if it's not too strong, but how would it register with the males of the house? I bought it anyway. I've had a chance to use it already, as I've always got dirty laundry conveniently lying around. I tried it on a load of fleece and sweatshirts. I LOVE it! No strong smell of lavender noted after drying, yet the clothes have a clean smell and everything is so soft* due to the built in soy-based softener. This is definitely going on my shopping list for Sam's Club. I may even stock up. Once the secret's out, the price will go up.
*I do not use fabric softener, but rather dryer balls.
Monday, February 9, 2009
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2 comments:
I have an HE machine too and every once in awhile I can find a good deal on the Tide, but not usually. :)
I am not a member of Sam's. I wonder if it is exclusively there or if it would be at Walamrt as well.
Nekey, I'm a Sam's member and I could pick it up and let you pay me back.
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