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NEW YORK (AP) — It took eight years, 450 work sketches, 6,000 consumer tests and hundreds of millions of dollars for Procter & Punt back to create something that it hopes will be destroyed in the wash.

Tide Pods are palm-magnitude, liquid detergent-filled tablets that are designed to be tossed in the washer to take the measuring cups — and messiness — out of laundry. P&G says the commodity, which hit store shelves last month, is its biggest innovation in laundry in about a division of a century.

Tide Pods aren't the sexiest of inventions, but they illustrate how bring to fruition companies that are looking for growth often have to tweak things as mundane as soap and detergent. The story-line behind Tide Pods provides a window into the time, money and brainpower that goes into doing that.

P&G, the maker of everything from Pampers diapers to Pantene shampoo, has built its 175-year biography on creating things people need and then improving them. (Think: Ivory soap in 1879; Swiffer Sweeper in 1999.) Each year, the gathering spends $2 billion on research and development and rolls out about 27 products worldwide — more than two a month.

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If you have a front loader YES….use the high efficiency detergent. I am on my 2nd front loader. This one is a Bosch and I relish it. When I purchased my 1st one, it wasn’t recommended (a Sears Kenmore – not so in seventh heaven with this one) to use it. When I had problems…..the repairman said the standard detergents were the puzzler, too much sudsing. I would presume if you don’t use the HE soaps that it may void your guarantee.

Most soaps are now putting out HE detergents. I use Tide and also Sam’s Team up reading “Fellow’s Impression”. It is about $7 cheaper than the Tide there.

Woolite now has HE detergents. Use the one you like! You’ll girlfriend how untainted they are and how well the appliance spins them. They almost have a funny feeling dry!

Here in UK I have worn front loaders for over 30 years, you for all have to use the established washing ability to elude over foaming (venomous to the motor and tragic if it comes out over the best). Using less dominion is not an opportunity as it won’t launder the laundry appropriately. When they first came on the demand in UK we only had 1 or 2 products to use but over the years all laundry detergents (except calligraphy control washing ones) in UK are low sudsing. In the seventh heaven washing, front loaders are much less wearing on clothes and get them cleaner – hardly over recall of all the pass water and verve you are extenuatory.

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I have a front loading washer as well. Any types of detergents will industry.

Merely think back on that a front loading washer saves you heavy water because it doesn’t use as much weaken as a top loading washer. Therefore, since there is less freely, you should use a slash amount of detergent than what the detergent box/Dutch courage recommends. You’re come will still find out good as tidy as before.

Congratulations on your acquiring! I angel mine and I upon you friendship yours too! They’re out-and-out!

Yes you do indigence to use dearest detergent. High Effeciency detergent is more concentrated to employment in the reduced amount of first reach-me-down by front fill or HE top loaders so simmilar results can be attained by using 1/3 the amount of accustomed detergent. However this is not an punctilious replacment!!! 1/3 usual deturgent does not have the same cleaning skills as HE detergent. Also, HE detergent is low sudsing (sp?) for utilized with very high excursion speeds. it is mostly made by regular brands and is handy at your provincial supermarket.

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