Is Fairy Liquid a false economy? Blog discussion

silverelephant

peter999 wrote: »

How does the advert go again ??

"For hands that are softer, da da da (??), try mild green Fairy Liquid!

Is that it ??
I think something's missing in the middle.

peter999

Hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face, with mild green Fairy Liquid!

percyplant

I couldnt agree more. I think the best bet is to buy the cheapest washing up liquid there is. In my younger days, I found that the leading brands of liquids didnt give me as good value as the cheapo one that I could buy at my corner shop:cool: :cool:

King_Hildebrand

I've been using Fairy liquid for years, so I guess I know how much I need to squeeze! When I try others, the suds always run out long before I've finished washing up, and I have to add more. For real economy, though, buy abroad. French and Spanish (I don't have experience of other countries) washing up liquids are cheaper and more concentrated than UK ones.

moonrakerz

Similar selling technique on shampoo: except there they usually put on the bottle "repeat if necessary" - if it's any good you shoudn't have to repeat !

fairynough_2

You only need to shampoo once, and I only use one tablet in my washer dispenser drawer, not 2 as they state on packs. I never buy Fairy Power Spray, too expensive, leave them to soak in soda crystals, and if you add these to washing up liquid, you can use cheap brands (I use Asda). Soda crystals very very cheap and clean lots of stuff. Add to washing machine to get rid of stains too instead of these expensive add-ons. Daughter didnt believe me, now shes hooked! So many ways you can use them and save.

Drinda

Surely the amount of fairy you need to use depends on how hard the water is in your area, I always put a handfull of Soada cystals in with the fairy and this softens the water and desolves the grease, and you don't need to use so much liquid. soada Crystals are only 51p per Kg at Asda's and it lastsfor ages, I also put it in my washing machine and use less powder and it keeps the heating elament from scaling . and once a week I put some in the sink hole and pour boiling water on top and that keeps the sink pipes free of grease.

anguk

It's the same with toothpaste, on the TV ads they always put a big long squeeze along the length of the bristles but if you read the smallprint on the back of the tube (or ask your dentist) you only need a pea-sized amount.

judderman62

SonOfPearl wrote: »

I think your analysis is spot on, Martin. Companies know all our human foibles and habits and use them to good effect. They know that were are habitualized to put a certain amount of washing-up liquid in our washing-up bowls and that many of us are likely to go on doing that even if less liquid is required.

I use Ecover and try to use as little as possible. It works well and is better for the environment too!

I've been using Ecover for a few years now too - can't see myself using anything else.

smileitconfusespeople_2

A little tip with the washing up liquid Fairy were doing the foam last year iv kept the bottle (most places like Pound land still sell them ,) pour a dear little bit of washing up liquid at the bottom and double that with water and voila that should last you about 3 weeks on a 2 aday wash up and apply it to the sponge or cloth not the bowl really does work

Tricia_Smith

I think it's a con if you just use less of any of the washing up liquids you will save money and to get the last little drop out you need to keep topping it up with water until no more soap suds come out. Tricia