S/O dishwasher thread. Laundry pods?

I just drop it the machine...that is written on the container.

Yeah, drop them in the machine. If you use a lot of cold water washes and notice the pods aren't dissolving well, you can put a little hot water in the machine first, drop the pod in to start dissolving and then switch to cold. Or dissolve it in a cup of hot water first.

Same here.

I love Tide Pods!!! We put one in the bottom of the washer whenever we put a load in the dryer. I had a real problem with DH overusing laundry detergent. He's always of the mindset that if a little is good, more is better. We use the pods and I don't need to worry about too much detergent anymore. It's especially important now that we have an HE washer.

Youngest DS is the detergent overuser at our house. He likes his laundry to smell really strongly of whatever scent the detergent is.

My only suggestion.....don't use them in the dishwasher......

(I just throw them into the washer on top of the clothes. My washing machine is in charge of all laundry and refuses to allow me to open it's lid after the water has started going in, so I can't melt them then add the clothes. The washer doesn't like that. I just do what I'm told.......)   

I am half-way through my first container of them. I toss them in with the clothes. I have had a couple that didn't dissolve all the way, so I don't think I'll buy them going forward.

I love my dishwasher and washing machine pods. Now I need a dinner pod: "Here. Add water and it'll turn into chicken and potatoes." Right out of Willy Wonka.

I've been using them since All Free and Clear came out with them, and they seem to work as good as liquid. I throw them on top of the laundry and have never had one not dissolve. I use them in the dishwasher, too, but I do put it in the same place you would put the detergent without issue (and with clean dishes).

Peabay, if you invent it, I'll buy it!

They are just like laundry soap pods, but they are filled with genuine Oxy Clean, in pre-measured one load servings.  Just toss in like you do with laundry soap pods and whatever detergent you are using and voila! Clean clothes!  Around here in Northern VA I get them at Target or Walmart - they are located in the section with the regular Oxy Clean (which always gets all clumpy in our high humidity), but sometimes on a different shelf. 

They are not cost effective compared to powdered Oxy Clean, but MUCH less messy and they don't clump.

My friend had to have her machine repaired and the repair person told her that the pods are better for front loaders and the use of them is what blocked her top loader and it actually stopped working. Lucky for me she gave me her stash of tide pods that have been working great in my front loader.