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Cheap but Good Dishwasher Tablets

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  • Lady_E
    Lady_E Posts: 1,046 Forumite
    Really daft question ....but if i buy the dishwasher powder as opposed to the tabs , so I just put a scopp into the box where the tablet went ??
  • Amys
    Amys Posts: 919 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Yep, scoop in the box where the tablet would go

    Also, Makro tablets are very good and waitrose are also good value. Cheapest at Tesco are a small box of Finish for £2, not sure how many are in it, but it wrks out the cheapest per tablet, much cheaper than the large boxes and even the owh brand.
  • simes
    simes Posts: 377 Forumite
    The "clean and fresh" brand ones often seen in pound shops work very well..
    My partner bought some to try, and they are so good she carrys on buying them.

    Home Bargain stores stock them too at 99p for a box of 24 ( or 30 if you are lucky to find the boxes with extra free tablets in them).
  • vippymini wrote:
    I was advised by a hotpoint repair man to use powder not the tablets as they are not good for machines and keep the salt and rinse aid topped up!!! Even with tablets.

    LOL! I was advised by the Bosch repair man not to bother using salt but to run one empty hot wash per month with soda crystals...
  • Which? tested 16 different tablets last month. Results:
    1) Finish Powerball Classic. 2) Finish 5 in 1. 3) Fairy Powder bursts ...... 16) Waitrose.
    This ignores price. They did not test Lidl. The report is worth reading because there is lots of extra information.
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