You can still get powder out here. I don't like liquid because it's a waste of water, unless it's highly concentrated. But I never put the powder in the bottom of the washing machine like you're supposed to, and I have not had whatever problem it is you're supposed to have if you add the detergent at the end.
Those front-loading machines are available, but they're really expensive and it looks like you can't get a simple one. My Gloria has one of the front-loaders and it's a pain in the ass. There are too many different commands on the dashboardy thing, and yet it's nearly impossible to throw something in for part if a cycle (like just a rinse or just a spin). I like the idea that the front-loaders use less water, but Gloria's machine takes an hour and a half to do what my machine takes half an hour to do -- it's hard to believe that it doesn't use more energy.
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Date: 2007-02-12 01:24 am (UTC)Those front-loading machines are available, but they're really expensive and it looks like you can't get a simple one. My Gloria has one of the front-loaders and it's a pain in the ass. There are too many different commands on the dashboardy thing, and yet it's nearly impossible to throw something in for part if a cycle (like just a rinse or just a spin). I like the idea that the front-loaders use less water, but Gloria's machine takes an hour and a half to do what my machine takes half an hour to do -- it's hard to believe that it doesn't use more energy.