I wanna buy tumble drier balls - any good?

holly_vegas

Hi all, :j

title says it all really. you know the ones.

does anybody have them and are they worth the money?

Thanks!

Fakefurbabe_2

I managed to buy some in my local pound shop and have found them especially good when drying towels particularly. It used to take around 1 1/2 hours to dry towels in my dryer and with the balls it takes around an 1 hour plus the towels do seem to come up fluffier. So I could definitely recommend them. Don't know if they are still on sale in the pound shop as it was a while ago. The only downside is that they do make a bit of a racket! Fortunately my dryer is out in the garage!

buyitall

I also have the ones from the pound shop, but I have to say I have found no difference at all in the drying time/quality. They are very noisy and very annoying!

holly_vegas

Thanks both! :beer:

tieg3

I found them good too, they stopped the larger towels from twisting around which does help with reducing drying time.
I agree on the noise tho!

aliasojo

I stopped using mine because of the noise.

real1314

MY OH says they make the clothes go bobbly. She stopped using them (I always forgot anyway).

jenpoptab

I have JML ones that I have had a couple of years, still going strong. Also have cheap ones, i usually put 3 or 4 in with drying. They are noisy, it's like when you put in a pair of shoes with the wash. I have energy efficient dryer but that takes hours so I have constant clunking. If you can cope with the noise though I think they are worth it as the stuff does feel soft.

SallyD

Poundland in Wood Green, North London had them last week in packs of 2 for £1! JML ones I think are £9 ish....work okay for me, especially good for towels.

rescuedogs

I had some. The dogs took them up the garden :rolleyes: :rotfl:

barjam_2

i also bought some from poundland i find they are noisy at first while they are pretty hard but after a while with the heat they seem to soften then aren't as noisy