1 bottle lasted 14 months !!!!!

**Domestic Gal** · 11-02-2008, 03:19 PM

One bottle of laundry detergent lasted me 14 months. YES 14 MONTHS!!!!

I do have a front loader machine.

On September 9, 2007 I started a 300 oz bottle of Tide. It says you are to get 72 loads out of the 300 oz. I got 380 loads out of it.
What I did is refill some 32 oz Small All and Mighty bottles and use only 1/2 cap full. I averaged 40 loads per bottle and did an average of 27 loads per month or 6-7 loads per week.
I paid $5.99 for it after sale and coupon. It comes out to about a cent and a 1/2 a load.
I still have another 300 oz jug.
I also have a 80 load box of Gain powdered detergent that I am going to use next.
I am going to use a 1/8 cup to start with and see how well it cleans. If it works with this amount I should get about 320 loads out of it and it should last me about a year.
When I run out in about 2 + years I want to start making my own.

**MisaLady** · 11-02-2008, 03:22 PM

Wow! That's awesome.

**Dancing Lotus** · 11-02-2008, 03:25 PM

Thats the same cost or less then the cost of using homemade laundry soap without the hassle of making the soap. I would just keep using the store bought if I was you.

**momof2joys** · 11-02-2008, 03:26 PM

that is great!!!! Way to go!!!

**Mom23boys** · 11-02-2008, 03:32 PM

WOW! That is awesome! That is a huge savings on laundry detergent, especially if you wash a lot of laundry.

**MomK** · 11-02-2008, 05:24 PM

Wow! Now that's frugal!

**Ilovesewing** · 11-02-2008, 05:31 PM

No, front loaders use much less soap!

I've never analyzed my detergent usage

but I do know my Tide bottle lasts a long long time. I think I'll keep track when I get another bottle just for kicks. I too use much less than they say to use, even if I have the HE which is already cut down some.

**khjmom** · 11-02-2008, 05:33 PM

great job! I need to watch my usage that well....and see if we can get the same results.

**orlivin1225** · 11-02-2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by asimplegirl

I do an average of 2 loads a months.

Ummm... okay I have to ask... because... well, I'm intrigued...lol

Do you just have so many clothes that you don't have to wash weekly? If I don't do laundry at least once a week (approximately 6 loads or so...) I run out of socks and underwear... What's your secret?