tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post8454419110281502856..comments2024-02-24T20:03:05.666-08:00Comments on The Grocery Cart Challenge: Those Laundry Soap Liars!Gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-51611294477855868672011-01-08T15:22:29.302-08:002011-01-08T15:22:29.302-08:00Great stain remover - 1/2 cup of all of the follow...Great stain remover - 1/2 cup of all of the following: wisk, vinegar, water, ammonia.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13412952541084145936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-11628432628336192742008-10-15T21:24:00.000-07:002008-10-15T21:24:00.000-07:00Good point about detergent staying on the clothes....Good point about detergent staying on the clothes.<BR/><BR/>I know everything isn't washing out when I break out after using Oxiclean spray on my shirts before even putting them in the wash!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949869519761102639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-89298457820252427402008-01-16T18:32:00.000-08:002008-01-16T18:32:00.000-08:00Thanks for the muffin recipe and the detergent tip...Thanks for the muffin recipe and the detergent tip. I hate laundry, particularly when the detergent is so pricey! <BR/><BR/>Also, as for the muffins, one of our local grocery store chains puts produce on deep, deep discount just as it begins to soften or become overripe. I picked up three huge containers of blueberries for $1.99 each which we ate on for a day or two, and then I split them intoAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540060049975721555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-44900004942398299282008-01-05T05:01:00.000-08:002008-01-05T05:01:00.000-08:00Has anyone tried to make liquid laundry soap by pr...Has anyone tried to make liquid laundry soap by pre-adding water to the powdered stuff? Much like flour to make gravy? I use liquid, but the other may be cheaper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-45351179091519602082008-01-05T04:59:00.000-08:002008-01-05T04:59:00.000-08:00Has anyone tried making liquid laundry soap from t...Has anyone tried making liquid laundry soap from the powdered stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-69144906419979058452007-12-13T11:41:00.000-08:002007-12-13T11:41:00.000-08:00That's a great idea about shaking up the powdered ...That's a great idea about shaking up the powdered detergent!Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068520824047487960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-5343050869436083322007-12-12T21:18:00.000-08:002007-12-12T21:18:00.000-08:00I think you can use less than they say on the box ...I think you can use less than they say on the box as well. Have you ever noticed the same thing when you make chocolate chip cookies following the recipe on the bag? My daughter has definitely heard the speech about how the company just wants us to run out so we will buy more of their product.Halfmoon Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050121358001735700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-75519941298236383562007-12-12T16:14:00.000-08:002007-12-12T16:14:00.000-08:00I always wondered about that. I wonder how they de...I always wondered about that. I wonder how they define "load."Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-3834176849422562102007-12-12T08:42:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:42:00.000-08:00Make sure you are only filling up to the 1 mark. ...Make sure you are only filling up to the 1 mark. If you fill up your soap to the 2 or 3 mark for one load, it will go faster. (The marks on the inside of the cap.)<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>MelindaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494644390444505744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-25564557865237673582007-12-12T08:02:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:02:00.000-08:00Hey Gayle,I will tell you another little secret th...Hey Gayle,<BR/><BR/>I will tell you another little secret that the detergent and toothepaste companies lie about as well - the amount needed to get your clothes and teeth clean. It is a little bit the soap and a lot the agitation that gets our clothes and teeth clean. You can use 1/3 of what they tell you and still have sparkly clean clothes and teeth! <BR/>( :Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-34542434328872257602007-12-12T07:38:00.000-08:002007-12-12T07:38:00.000-08:00This is one of the many reasons I started making m...This is one of the many reasons I started making my own! I have the cost to a penny a load....<BR/><BR/>~LauraDuckygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506011428037256664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-5486217211886110822007-12-12T07:26:00.000-08:002007-12-12T07:26:00.000-08:00My mother swears that the amount they tell you to ...My mother swears that the amount they tell you to put in with the clothes is far far too much, so she gradually added less and less detergent to her loads and checked to see when the second rinse was really coming out suds-free (also as a consequence of using too much detergent, it stays in the clothes and even attracts more dirt). She ended up getting down to about a third of the amount they sayameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523535460114457419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-47563230924227960322007-12-12T07:16:00.000-08:002007-12-12T07:16:00.000-08:00That blueberry muffin recipe looks wonderful!I'm a...That blueberry muffin recipe looks wonderful!<BR/><BR/>I'm a Tide gal, too, but only because it's the only detergent that hasn't caused me to break out. And it has to be a specific one, not just any of them. I'm going to tally my bottle, too, to see if I'm really getting as many loads as I should be.Rannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046114473667464704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-26962976763325056202007-12-12T07:14:00.000-08:002007-12-12T07:14:00.000-08:00That blueberry muffin recipe looks wonderful! Than...That blueberry muffin recipe looks wonderful! Thanks.Rannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046114473667464704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-52477826594446049842007-12-12T06:39:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:39:00.000-08:00I have kids who break out form the powder because ...I have kids who break out form the powder because it doesn't rinse as well either. Soo --- no powder for me either - not to mention the fact that my new-fangled front loading washer only uses liquid detergent - the HE (high-efficiency) kind. <BR/>And is it a savings if the detergent doesn't get your clothes clean - because I've tried to look at losses that way as well - it wastes money if our justjulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285871308477136822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-66587194975196484062007-12-12T06:14:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:14:00.000-08:00I have found a detergent at walmart called Sun tha...I have found a detergent at walmart called Sun that isn't too bad, but I am not a detergent snob like my bff (see 5 little ducks comment):)<BR/>I have also found that soups are very cheap to make and go a long way!! We eat soup most of the winter.candihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117372495436599817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-62612869838659297582007-12-12T04:38:00.000-08:002007-12-12T04:38:00.000-08:00I once bought some ALL detergent that printed the ...I once bought some ALL detergent that printed the # of loads. I filled the cap with water, then dumped it in a measuring cup and calculated how many loads the bottle would do - which was less than they claimed. I called the 800 number and they sent me free coupons.<BR/><BR/>17 loads in 5 days--ughhh!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558493631043181237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-8932773765061799082007-12-11T23:42:00.000-08:002007-12-11T23:42:00.000-08:00This is going to be funny to you, in a way, but he...This is going to be funny to you, in a way, but hear me out. You'll understand when you get all the way through this. I used to can my own green beans grown in my very own garden. I didn't do it to save money, but because I like the way they taste better. My husband grows a BIG garden--the green beans alone were a bed and a half five feet by fifty feet, so each batch was HUGE. I wash my Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347670233081879979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-53043672784643778432007-12-11T21:21:00.000-08:002007-12-11T21:21:00.000-08:00I am picky when it comes to detergent. I am a Tid...I am picky when it comes to detergent. I am a Tide and Downy girl. BUT I have found that Tandil, which is Aldi's Tide works great. I I just think that it is more expensive to have to wash a stained shirt a few times and or throw it out than by a good soap. I am cheap on other things though. I am enjoying your grocery blog here. When my stepkids were living with us we had 9 mouths to feed. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-23682138120726675622007-12-11T20:13:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:13:00.000-08:0017 loads in 5 days. That blows me away. Sorry, I...17 loads in 5 days. That blows me away. Sorry, I'm single and forget what it must be like to have a family. I do 2-3 loads every 2 weeks. I buy nice-smelling expensive laundry detergent because I get away with only buying it ever 6 months or so.Ronnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545460026004087995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-8374372491712036162007-12-11T20:06:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:06:00.000-08:00did not know you started this blog.thanks for the ...did not know you started this blog.thanks for the link.Melissa Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839619836478423452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-59393141495805495332007-12-11T20:02:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:02:00.000-08:00OK, my sister is a genius. She said to take the p...OK, my sister is a genius. She said to take the powdered laundry detergent, put it in warm water in a mason jar, shake it up and THEN throw it in the wash. <BR/><BR/>So simple...why didn't I think of that?Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-25637618109932266982007-12-11T18:46:00.000-08:002007-12-11T18:46:00.000-08:00Oops, Thanks Kacie!Oops, Thanks Kacie!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-7670288739850964082007-12-11T18:36:00.000-08:002007-12-11T18:36:00.000-08:00$1.98 / 35 loads = about a nickel a load, not a pe...$1.98 / 35 loads = about a nickel a load, not a penny.Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068520824047487960noreply@blogger.com