sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Aug 27, 2014 21:21:36 GMT
nilly dump it in?
ETA: I'm a willy nilly dumper. I'm sure that's why I don't get 110 loads out of that jug!
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 27, 2014 21:21:49 GMT
WILLY NILLY!
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BarbaraUK
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 27, 2014 21:23:09 GMT
Always measure it......it's too expensive here to waste it!!
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Aug 27, 2014 21:24:09 GMT
willy nilly
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Aug 27, 2014 21:24:59 GMT
Willy Nilly here too. I don't use the full amount they say to use (our neighbor who is a repairman told me awhile back that I was using way too much and I was using the mark on the lid. So now I use less.)
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paget
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Post by paget on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:07 GMT
I just Wing it but I use way less than what's called for.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:18 GMT
I usually just glop some in willy-nilly. I tend to use less that way, for some reason. DSO didn't believe me so we tested the theory: DSO and I both do the same amount of laundry each week and we do our own batches. DSO uses one kind of liquid detergent all the time. I bought us two bottles of the same brand, 'flavor' and size. He measured using the cap and I just glopped it in. My bottle lasted almost 3 weeks longer than his. I win.
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Post by leannec on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:31 GMT
I fill it to the line ... I'm a rule follower
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Post by gar on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:43 GMT
Measure the first time (if it's a new brand/measure) then educated guess to match the amount after that.
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bomo
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Post by bomo on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:51 GMT
I always measure. I don't want a lot of suds as they don't always get rinsed out.
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marianne
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Post by marianne on Aug 27, 2014 21:27:17 GMT
I'm a willy nillier...
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 27, 2014 21:28:00 GMT
I use the cup but I am willy.. I never fill it to the line.. less with less laundry.... that's why I don't use the pods.. seems like a waste if you only have 1/2 load....
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 27, 2014 21:30:29 GMT
I use the little lid thingy to measure it. Willy Nilly method I'd probably dump too much in.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 21:32:13 GMT
Willy nilly, because they call for too much.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Aug 27, 2014 21:33:44 GMT
My sister once told me she pours to the count of ten and that is how much you are supposed to use.
So thats what I do... I have never checked to see if she is right nor do I have any idea what type of detergent she uses! LOL I guess that makes me sort of willy nilly!
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Post by papersilly on Aug 27, 2014 21:35:08 GMT
willy nilly! I have never measured it out using that cup that comes with the bottle or the lines in the machine dispenser. I've learned through the years that less really is more.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Aug 27, 2014 21:36:00 GMT
My sister once told me she pours to the count of ten and that is how much you are supposed to use. So thats what I do... I have never checked to see if she is right nor do I have any idea what type of detergent she uses! LOL I guess that makes me sort of willy nilly! OH MY! A FULL-ON cascade of detergent for a 10-count? That seems copious.
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~Susan~
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Post by ~Susan~ on Aug 27, 2014 21:38:15 GMT
I look on the cap and then I use a little less than that.
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Aug 27, 2014 21:38:54 GMT
I used to measure, but have since switched to the pods and feel free of measuring forever. Just toss those suckers in. Now if they'd just make them for bleach.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Aug 27, 2014 21:39:22 GMT
My sister once told me she pours to the count of ten and that is how much you are supposed to use. So thats what I do... I have never checked to see if she is right nor do I have any idea what type of detergent she uses! LOL I guess that makes me sort of willy nilly! OH MY! A FULL-ON cascade of detergent for a 10-count? That seems copious. Oh dear maybe I'm using too much!
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 27, 2014 21:39:32 GMT
I use pods. They make me happy.
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Post by lovetodigi on Aug 27, 2014 21:40:03 GMT
I use the Kirkland Pods, so I just toss one in. No measuring.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Aug 27, 2014 21:40:42 GMT
OH MY! A FULL-ON cascade of detergent for a 10-count? That seems copious. Oh dear maybe I'm using too much! Is it a drizzle or a glugglugglug?
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Aug 27, 2014 21:44:01 GMT
I measure but I don't pour to the line, and I'm not very fussy about where exactly I stop pouring. I just eyeball it.
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Post by liya on Aug 27, 2014 21:48:18 GMT
Measure-almost to the line. I used to use the pods but gave up on them. Willy nilly; never; not me. I couldn't.
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akathy
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Post by akathy on Aug 27, 2014 21:53:07 GMT
I use pods, they're so much neater.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 21:55:23 GMT
Definitely a willy nillier, in most things actually
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Post by kmcginn on Aug 27, 2014 21:56:53 GMT
I use Tide and the top of the bottle is a measuring cup, so I pour in the top and then dump in the dispenser.
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Post by Ramona on Aug 27, 2014 21:58:03 GMT
I measure, I have to follow the rules.
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Post by 3dcrafter on Aug 27, 2014 21:58:12 GMT
I measure
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