by mamalaundry on September 1, 2010
Do you have trouble with dryer sheet stains on your clothes? How do you know if those grease stains are actually from dryer sheets? Or is the culprit something else?
In my experience if the grease stains cover a majority of the load, you can chalk it up to dryer sheets being the cause. You’ll see multiple little dime to quarter-size stains on several garments in the load if it is caused by dryer sheets.
Treatment:
Treating dryer sheet stains is oh so easy: just use the Blue Dawn Method for removing grease. It might be labor intensive only in that you’ll have multiple little stains to treat with the Dawn. But it is as simple as rubbing it in with your finger and throwing in the washer.
But use caution if you are treating a lot (say more than 3-4 items) of clothes using the Blue Dawn Method. Too much soap can definitely cause your machine to go in the SUD cycle. It’s certainly not the end of the world if that happens, but it can double or even triple the wash time. Just be sure to evenly space out among several washer loads the clothes to be treated. If you have a top-loader, you should be able to wash them all in one load. However, I would still do an extra rinse in a top-loader just to make sure you get all of the soap out.
Prevention:
I have found that the ‘cheaper’ dryer sheets are the most offensive in terms of leaving those grease stains. And by ‘cheap’ I mean in quality, not in price. And I’ve even occasionally had the name-brand dryer sheets leave grease stains on our clothes. I solved this problem by using only half or even a quarter of a dryer sheet. I have not found any decrease in effectiveness by only using half of a sheet. The load might not have as intense of a ‘fresh mountain spring scent’, but it is just as effective in reducing static cling.
So first try using only half or a quarter of a dryer sheet. If you don’t find that to fix the problem, try switching brands of dryer sheets.
Do you have trouble with grease stains from dryer sheets? Do you even use dryer sheets?
by mamalaundry on August 30, 2010
What’s going on in your laundry life this week? I’ve got several outstanding issues that I must tackle. Here they are in no particular order:
- My husband is complaining that his workout t-shirts are smelly. They smell great coming out of the washer and then the dryer. But as soon as he breaks a sweat in them, they smell awful and soured. It’s really a losing battle with those shirts, though. He works out in the morning and then those wet shirts sit in a hot, plastic gym bag all day until he gets home. So that incubation time certainly is working against my laundry efforts. But I’ll do my best to get them smelling clean again.
- I have a ton of kids’ clothes to put through the stain remover soak. It seems like their clothes are coated in everything from salsa to chili, which are two toughies to remove. But I’m sure The Soak will do the trick!
- I have got to work on my Laundry Room this week. It’s hanging over my head, and I detest for things to hang over my head! We’ve got a super busy week coming up, so this item will probably be towards the end of the week. But I will get it finished! I’ll be sure to post pictures upon its completion.
And other than the normal washing clothes routine, this should be it. I hope!
What’s going on with your laundry this week? It’s Monday, so go ahead and figure out what you need to accomplish and put it on your to-do list!
by mamalaundry on August 29, 2010
I am so sad to report that I did not snag any of the fabulous laundry deals the past 2 weeks. My Dollar General is going out of business, so they wouldn’t honor their regular store sales and I missed the All deal there. And this week I didn’t make it to Kroger for the Arm & Hammer deal until Saturday evening. And you guessed it – they were all sold out. Not a shocker. It was a great detergent deal.
So the big lesson learned? Shop the deals early in the week. The hard part is I learned this lesson a long time ago, but life was just busy this week and I didn’t get to the store!
The laundry deals are not exceptional anywhere this week in my opinion. If you must have detergent, the All Detergent at Target might be your best bet. And the Downy deal at CVS is not bad either. But I don’t see any laundry deals that are worthy of stockpile prices. How do I know? By using my price book as a guide.
I updated the current online laundry coupons available. If you see any that I missed, please let me know! I try to keep that list as current as possible.
Walgreens:
- Tide detergent 24-40 loads – $5.99 (Excludes Tide Total Care)
-$1/1 off one Tide Detergent P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Tide liquid SS 8/22
-$1/1 any Tide detergent P&G 8/29
- Gain detergent 24-32 loads – $5.99
- Xcel detergent 41-50 loads – $1.99
- Xcel fabric softener 64 loads – $1.99
- Bounce dryer sheets 70-80 ct. pack – $3.99
-$0.50/1 any size Bounce Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Downy liquid 40 loads or dryer sheets 80-ct. – $3.99
-$1/1 any one size Downy liquid softener or sheets P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Ultra Downy SS 8/22
-$0.50/1 any Downy liquid Softener or Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Tide Stain Release 10-ct. duo pac or 20oz. liquid – $3.99
-$1/1 on any size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1/1 any size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/29
- Febreze Fabric Refresher 27oz. – 25% off
-$1/1 any Febreze Fabric Refresher P&G 8/29
CVS:
- Tide detergent 2x Ultra and Tide Total Care liquid 20-32 loads or powder 31-40 loads – $5.97
-$1/1 off one Tide Detergent P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Tide liquid SS 8/22
-$1/1 any Tide detergent P&G 8/29
- Purex liquid detergent 29-38 loads – $1.99 (after ECBs)
-$0.35/1 on any one Purex Ultra Concentrate Liquid detergent RP 8/15
- Downy liquid 40 loads or dryer sheets 70-80ct. – $2.99 (after ECBs)
-$1/1 any one size Downy liquid softener or sheets P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Ultra Downy SS 8/22
-$0.50/1 any Downy liquid Softener or Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Febreze Fabric Refresher 27oz. – 25% off
-$1/1 any Febreze Fabric Refresher P&G 8/29
- Arm & Hammer Total 2-in-1 dryer cloths 40-ct. – Buy 1 Get 1 Free
-$1/2 on any 2 Arm & Hammer Laundry Products SS 7/18
-Online printable coupon $1/1 any Arm & Hammer Total 2-in-1 Cloths
Rite Aid:
- Tide detergent liquid 50oz. or powder 70oz. – $4.99 (after +UP Reward)
-$1/1 off one Tide Detergent P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Tide liquid SS 8/22
-$1/1 any Tide detergent P&G 8/29
- Tide Stain Release 18-ct. – $4.99 (after +UP Reward)
-$1/1 on any size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/01
-$3/1 on one large size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/01
-$3/1 any Tide Stain Release 26-50oz. Powder, 15-34ct. Duo pac or 36-68oz. Liquid RP 8/29
-$1/1 any size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/29
- Bounce dryer sheets 120-ct. – $4.99 (after +UP Reward)
-$0.50/1 any size Bounce Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Downy liquid 41-51oz. or dryer sheets 105-ct. – $4.99 (after +UP Reward)
-$1/1 any one size Downy liquid softener or sheets P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Ultra Downy SS 8/22
-$0.50/1 any Downy liquid Softener or Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Purex detergent 50oz. – Buy 1 Get 1 Free
-$0.35/1 on any one Purex Ultra Concentrate Liquid detergent RP 8/15
- Purex 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets – Buy 1 Get 1 Free
-$3/1 on any Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets (excludes "To-Go" pack) RP 8/15
-Online printable coupon $1/1 any Purex 3-in-1 Sheets
- Oxi Clean Stain Remover Powder 24oz. – $2.49 (after +UP Reward)
-$1/1 on Oxi Clean Versatile Powder 56oz. Or larger SS 7/18 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-Online printable coupon $1/1 Oxi Clean Versatile Powder
- Oxi Clean Spray 21.5oz. – $2.49 (after +UP Reward)
-$0.75/1 on any Oxi Clean Pre-Treater SS 7/18
-Online printable coupon $0.75/1 any Oxi Clean Spray
Target:
- Tide detergent liquid 100oz. or powder 63-80 loads – $10.99
-$1/1 off one Tide Detergent P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Tide liquid SS 8/22
-$1/1 any Tide detergent P&G 8/29
- Tide Stain Release 34-ct duo pacs or 68oz. liquid – $10.99
-$1/1 on any size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/01
-$3/1 on one large size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/01
-$3/1 any Tide Stain Release 26-50oz. Powder, 15-34ct. Duo pac or 36-68oz. Liquid RP 8/29
-$1/1 any size Tide Stain Release P&G 8/29
- Snuggle liquid 100oz. or dryer sheets 276-ct. – $8.49
- All detergent liquid 100oz. – $8.49
-$1/1 off any one All Liquid Detergent (28 loads or larger) RP 8/01
Dollar General:
- Purex liquid detergent 72oz. – $3.50
-$0.35/1 on any one Purex Ultra Concentrate Liquid detergent RP 8/15
- Purex powder detergent – $3.00
- Purex liquid softener 100oz. – $2.50
- Clorox Bleach 96oz. – 3 for $5
-$0.25/1 any Clorox Brand Bleach 82oz. Or larger SS 8/22
All of the following are priced at $5.00:
- Tide liquid detergent 40oz. or powder 18-24 loads
-$1/1 off one Tide Detergent P&G 8/01 (exp: 8/31/2010)
-$1.50/1 any one Tide liquid SS 8/22
-$1/1 any Tide detergent P&G 8/29
- Downy liquid softener 52oz.
-$1/1 any one size Downy liquid softener or sheets P&G 8/01
-$1.50/1 any one Ultra Downy SS 8/22
-$0.50/1 any Downy liquid Softener or Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Cheer liquid 40oz.
-$2/1 any size Cheer RP 7/25 (exp: 8/31/2010)
- Gain liquid detergent 50oz.
- Gain liquid softener 67oz.
- Bounce dryer sheets 120-ct.
-$0.50/1 any size Bounce Dryer Sheets P&G 8/29
- Febreze with Gain Fabric Refresher 27oz.
-$1/1 any Febreze Fabric Refresher P&G 8/29
by mamalaundry on August 28, 2010
Do you know Debba from Girlfriendology? Debba and Biz detergent have partnered together and she will be featured in this Sunday’s Smart Source Coupon booklet!
In the August 29th Smart Source (in your local Sunday paper), you’ll find Debba’s ad with a Biz coupon for up to $3 off! So if you’re a Biz fan, or would like to give Biz a try, this will be a great coupon to use and snag a good deal.
You can also go to Biz’s website and print a $2 off coupon.
In need of a washing machine? Biz is giving away a washer, valued at up to $550!! Find out all of the details over at Debba’s.
Disclosure: Mama’s Laundry Talk is not affiliated with Biz in any way at the present time.
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