where can I find the cheapest washing up liquid - I want to stock up

pakokelso93

StacFace wrote: »

Personally I do one lot of washing up every 3-4 days (I live in a shared flat where we all do our own). As a result I'm only half-way through a 500ml bottle of Persil my Mum gave me when I moved in back in mid-September, whereas a flatmate who washes everything straight away has gone through several bottles of Fairy in that time.

That's me! I have to wash as I go! Thought of piling dishes for days makes me feel sick!

Steve059

StacFace wrote: »

It might be that you're washing up more often rather than other people using dishwashers. Because you only need a small squeeze for a sink full it's very hard to squeeze out just what you need for just a few pots. Therefore if you wash up as you go rather than letting a sink full pile up you'll use a lot more.

Personally I do one lot of washing up every 3-4 days (I live in a shared flat where we all do our own). As a result I'm only half-way through a 500ml bottle of Persil my Mum gave me when I moved in back in mid-September, whereas a flatmate who washes everything straight away has gone through several bottles of Fairy in that time.

You know batch cooking? This is what I call batch washing-up.

Also, doing the washing-up in one go and at the time saves both energy and water. It isn't sitting in a bowl of hot water, which goes cold and has to be replaced.

I've tried cheap supermarket own brand washing-up liquids and they just don't work as well and last as long. I now get Fairy from Wilkinsons at £2 for 870ml.

DUKE

Aesop wrote: »

Lidl, lidl own brand, ?, ? know it is very cheap and highly recommended by Old Style.

I'll second this. It's called W5 for 1 litre & costs 99p. It seems OK to me, but I've only just started using it.

pakokelso93

Lidl's stuff is abysmal. Aldi's comparison stuff is miles ahead.

[Deleted User]

trinidadone wrote: »

Hello all,

As the title says I am after your thoughts on the cheapest washing up liquid. I seem to go through alot of it. I want to stock up so prepaid to buy lots, Please start your response with:

- Product name
- Price
- Amount/volume
- Where

The best buy I ever got was a few months back:

- Prestene Clean
- 99p
- 5 litres
- 99p store

I think it was a end of line stuff as the liquid is no longer being stocked. I wish i bulked buy as it does the job.

Any suggestions????

Hi there! Just wondered if you'd ever seen/heard of the alternative method of washing up? uses less detergent & water but takes a little more time!

I picked this up in south Asia when living there for 2 months.

• start with a dry sink, put a few dishes in and make sure your water is ready to run warm/hot (save the cold water in a big jug for later use in kettle or for laundry)
  
• get a wet scourer sponge, squirt a tiny bit of soap onto it, use this to scrub a plate or glass or pan and then rinse under the hot tap, turn tap off, put item to air dry in rack.
  
• repeat, using the soap water in the sink/bowl to rinse/soak stubborn items first.

Edit: video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJt_lqUMGM

StacFace

joolzred wrote: »

Hi there! Just wondered if you'd ever seen/heard of the alternative method of washing up? uses less detergent & water but takes a little more time!

I picked this up in south Asia when living there for 2 months.

• start with a dry sink, put a few dishes in and make sure your water is ready to run warm/hot (save the cold water in a big jug for later use in kettle or for laundry)
  
• get a wet scourer sponge, squirt a tiny bit of soap onto it, use this to scrub a plate or glass or pan and then rinse under the hot tap, turn tap off, put item to air dry in rack.
  
• repeat, using the soap water in the sink/bowl to rinse/soak stubborn items first.

Edit: video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJt_lqUMGM

Surely that uses more water? The video shows water in both sinks in addition to the little tub and the tap runs whilst the bubbles are rinsed off!

spooky25

Hi

Morrisons have a new brand of washing up liquid on their shelves it's called Danny and at the moment is £1 for 1500ml. Not as good as fairy but reasonable.

Don't know if that will help?

Spooky

[Deleted User]

StacFace wrote: »

Surely that uses more water? The video shows water in both sinks in addition to the little tub and the tap runs whilst the bubbles are rinsed off!

it just shows the kind of method - I've done a load using 1/2 bowl water by the end

[Deleted User]

I wash up around once a day in the evenings but if there is not a lot to do I wait for the following days dishes I save washing up liquid this way and also water as I'm on a meter so one big bowl of washing up is better than two or three smaller ones.Must admit I do prefer Fairy as it does seem to last longer

Lesley1000

It's not just a case of the cheapest, but best value. I like Aldi Magnum, but my favourite new find is Lidl Ultra concentrated - at 69p for 500ml, it may not look like the cheapest per ml, but this stuff is incredible. It's so thick, its almost like a jelly! It is the most concentrated and best value I have found.