Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

I'm trying to make laundry easier. My plan is to put the clothes in the wash with detergent before I go to work and have dh press start on the machine before I get home so the load would be done when I got home and i could just deal with the drying.

I thought that tossing a pod in would be easier. But I don't know if they are good for the machine.

Help me with this plan, lol

Message edited 8/29/2019 6:19:59 PM.

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

I swear by pods. We have an HE top loader, never noticed any problems due to pods.

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

I never heard of them being bad for the machine, but I hate them. I will only use them for towels, because they leave residue all over the dark clothes.

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I would just have him add liquid detergent and then press start. Not too much more time consuming

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

I load my laundry in the machine daily (I don’t separate colors) and then sheets/ towels are separate. I load the machine and pour detergent in. I’ll let it sit for a day or 2 as it fills up, usually I do a load of a laundry every other day

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

Sometimes I just put the liquid detergent in the machine before I run errands, then I’ll just press start when I get back home, so it’s ready to go.

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We always use pods. They are made for HE machines. I just throw one in the bottom of the drum.

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I use the pods, I just throw them in the bottom and add the clothes on top. I read they are actually better for the machine because they are perfectly measured. Using too much detergent isn't good and causes buildup. With liquid, it's easy to use too much.

I just discovered that my washer has a delayed start feature, so I can set it to start in 1 hr or even 10 hrs. Now I can set it to start at 4 am, and then I can put the stuff right in the dryer when I get up. I hate to let clean laundry sit for more than an hour in the machine (even though it takes a little while for it to get that mildew smell, I just don't like to let it sit for any amount of time because I hate to risk it). So I don't have to rely on DH because he never remembered to turn it on for me.

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I only use pods on vacation. I find them to be more expensive than liquid detergent

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the only reason i don't like pods is because of cost.

i love the pp who said she had a delay start option on her machine. that might be the solution for you.

personally, i would never get a chance for a delay start. our washing machine is working almost non-stop, these days.

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Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

I have used both pod and liquid. I mainly used liquid now due to price. I saw no remarkable difference that would sway me to use only pods...

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

My mom has been using liquid all her life
Recently we went to visit them in Florida and I wss in Target with her while she needed laundry detergent and a few other things...I told her to get the pods (I use them and love them)
She’s fully converted lol
I find them super easy to toss in
I use Tide clean breeze and original scent

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Here's the biggest time saver of them all...If your husband is home before you, make laundry his job!

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I used the pods on regular machines and it didn’t not mess it up at all. I thought they were great but I switched back to liquid detergent because they were costly and I felt like liquid worked better. So to me I’d didn’t make sense to pay more and get less.

Tbh I never saw it as a saving time, in the process of washing clothes pouring a cup or two of detergent as opposed to dropping in two pods saves like 10 seconds maybe?? Now if the pods sorted,
Folded or maybe put my clothes away then that would be a game changer lol.

You can put the load in to wash and hubby throws clothes in dryer, folds etc.

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

Me and my mother disagree over this all the time. She thinks the pods are easier but throws 3 in at a time! I swear they don’t wash the clothes nearly as well and I don’t mind pouring the liquid since it cleans better. Definitely a preference.

Laundry detergent pods-yay or nay?

I love the pods. I especially like them because it is so easy I taught the kids to do it lol.