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[Lilysmom]

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@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:

I've been using these lately myself.  I get the Kirkland equivalent to the Tide pods and they work just fine.  I'm still one who prefers liquid fabric softener to the sheets so I'd like to see the same kind of delivery system for that as well.  I've seen these little fabric softener beads, but haven't tried them yet, so maybe that would be an option.  Be careful not to reach into the tub of pods with wet hands, If you happen to get any of the pods wet, it'll pop a hole and leak detergent over the others and you'll have an icky mess in there.  

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@JeanLouiseFinch, I was using the pods.  You are right about being careful with them.  Somehow water got into the container and, after that happening twice, I lost about 1/4 of the pods.  Now I'm back to liquid I measure myself.    I liked the pods because they were easy for DH who occasionally does a load of laundry.  After losing 25% of the pods twice, I gave up!  LM

[Lucky Charm]

I use 7th Generation (lavender) or Nature's Promise (eucalyptus).  Lightly scented, gentle cleansers, nicer to Mother Earth. 

Not offered in pods, but it's not too much trouble pouring out in the cap for me --thank goodness.

[PeterDM]

I also use the All Mighty Pacs - Free and Clear.  I have hard wood floors and several 5x7 white, shag rugs that are machine washable.  After decorating for Christmas, my rugs were due for a washing, not only because it had been a couple of months and they were dingy, but because they were also covered in lots of glitter and holiday flotsam and jetsam.  Although I have a large HE, top loading, lwashing machine, I regularly take these rugs to the local laundromat, because they have the industrial size washers and dryers. I usually use one pod and a scoop of oxyclean when I wash each of the rugs, but was out of the oxyclean this time around.  After one wash using one pod per machine and rug, the rugs looked brand new.  I couldn't believe how pristine they looked.  I buy large bins of these Pacs at Sam's Club, and they are much better priced when compared to the number of washes you get from the liquid detergent, and they are much more convenient.  I was skeptical at first, but I'll never go back to the liquid detergent.  

[gardenman]

My favorite thing with the pods is that you know exactly how many loads you have left. There's no guessing. If you've got ten pods you can do ten loads. If you've got a partial bottle of liquid detergent you might have enough for four or fourteen loads. You just don't know.

[151949]

I bought the pods for 2 reasons - 1. my DH always uses way too much detergent if he throws anything in the washer so the pods keep him under control. 2. In the summer at our camper it is much simpler to use the pods when going to the laundromat.

[151949]

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@Snowpuppy wrote:

I don't like scented laundry products and use Tide Free.

I did get some samples of Tide Pods and OMG........the scent was

Tide on steroids.

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They have Tide free pods.

[151949]

I keep a small bottle of liquid Tide just for small loads and cold water loads as the pods need warm water to dissolve it says on the container.

[Another new name Sue]

I use Costco's pods and as little fabric softener as possible, in the dryer. 

[151949]

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@Cinder63 wrote:

Convenience products like this with excess packaging are just so bad for the planet. Is it that hard to pour a little detergent (I use about 1/4 of what the mfg suggests and my clothing is sparkling clean and has no dirt-attracting soap residue) into the plastic cup???

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I don't get what you mean by excess packaging. I bought the container once and now only buy the refills - no excess packaging at all. I am sure we use much less detergent using the pods as it was not uncommon for my DH to throw his car wash towels in the washer and add a whole cup of detergent, no matter how often i told him not to. I hate to think what he did to our clothes when I was ill after surgery and he did the laundry for weeks at a time. 

[Spurt]

Laundry soaps are pretty pricey as it is, and these pods seem to make doing laundry even more expensive so I pass......I use Tide liquid and a little goes a long way.....