stardrops - saving 10p to spend £££s

shoequeen

i have done a stupid thing. Let this be a warning to you!

In true OS style I spent Easter Sat dying work clothes back to the black they once were. New lkease of life, really chuffed with myself. The £10 I spent on dye is not begrudged.

But AFTER you've dyed clothes in the wash machine you have to run it empty, with detergent, to clean it. Which iswhen I got stupid with the moneuy saving thing. A good squirt of stardrops is all I need, I thought...

I've had to mop the kitchen fllor of suds. I've had to run the WM to once, not twice but 3 times more.

The 10p of washing powder I saved must have cost me pounds in electric. Anda lot of stress.

Ladies & gentlemen. A good squirt of the magic yellow liquid in your WM is a bad idea. Learn from me.

lil_me

Anything which makes big bubbles is usually a bad idea to use in the WM or toilets. I remember a 'man' where I used to work couldn't find toilet cleaner so sloshed in some washing up liquid, after that he was known as 'bubbles' especially after thinking it'd help to keep flushing it repeatedly....floors were just covered in bubbles....

CRANKY40

My friend Janice put washing up liquid in the washing machine once. It was like a Monty Python sketch. My cousins and I were only young at the time, so we thought it was hilarious.

You're right lil_me, it's definitely a "don't try this at home" experience.

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

lil_me wrote: »

Anything which makes big bubbles is usually a bad idea to use in the WM or toilets.

And dishwashers...:whistle:

tallyhoh

I have used washing liquid in the washing machine (when desperate) but if you imagine how much suds you get in a sinkful of water from one little squirt!!!!! quite easy to end up drowning in bubbles.

shoequeen

on the bright side though (and now the bubbles have finally gone...) my dyed clothes have come up like new.

anyone know a cheap source of dylon? i can feel a slight obsession coming on.

kal25

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat wrote: »

And dishwashers...:whistle:

definatley quote on the dishwasher. I did this when ran out of tabs, thought a little squirt would not hurt, until bubbles started coming out my DW. However, in regards to the wm I have been known to put a small squirt in now & again to help with stubborn stains.:whistle:

exlibris

Look on the bright side - you got a clean kitchen floor as well!

shoequeen

xlibris that's funny!

yep - thats exactly the standard of housekeeping here

Cullumpster

I put a squirt of stardrops in with every wash and it works a treat, but run the WM empty wit it in and your in trouble

miserly_mum

Good to know........if you are planning a home made foam party though