This Girl’s House

January 18, 2010

Saving on Fabric Softener

Filed under: Cleaning,Product Review — ThisGirl @ 8:32 pm

bounce_.jpgWith 7 to 10 loads of laundry a week, we go through a lot of fabric softener.  I have an older washer and dryer, so that means that I do a wash, and then after the wash has been completed, I run a rinse with fabric softener.  So basically the wash runs 1.5 times.  And then last November, I saw the Bounce Fabric Softener bar.  Just attach it to the inside of your dryer, and it lasts between 2 to 4 months.  I bought the bar at my local grocery store for $8 and figured why not, it was worth a try.  I fastened the bar to the inside of my dryer and said ”sayonara” to the liquid fabric softener that I loaded into the washing machine and the fabric softener sheets I placed in my dryer.  Sure enough, it was still going strong in January.  I was still smelling the fresh smell of fabric softener every time I opened my dryer, and my clothes felt good and smelled fresh.  So I figured this was the way to go.  You don’t know how much time and water has been saved with the fabric softener bar.  And then when I went looking for replacement bars, I found out that they don’t sell replacement bars.  You have to buy the whole kit.  That was a little disappointing.  I hate the idea of having to purchase a kit again and again, but then once I realized that the the adhesive container isn’t really that much plastic, and when I compared that little piece of plastic to the amount of time, money and water that the bar saved, I thought it hands down worth it.  There are a variety of opinions on this product however.  Here, read some.  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2557111/bounce_dryer_bar_review_fabric_softener.html?image=902987&cat=46.  I also found a great deal on this bar at Amazon.  With prime shipping, the replacement bars costs me only $6.07 a piece.  However, a few days later found a better price at Amazon for $2.78 a piece with Amazon Prime, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BH4TTI/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img.  

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 The used up bar looks like a used up bar of soap.  One reviewer stated that she puts the bars in her glove box to keep her car smelling fresh.  That sounded like a good idea to me.

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