It’s laundry day over here. Ugh. I know! So right now our bed looks like this:
I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to work with P & G to use products I buy anyway and literally air my dirty laundry to do a post for you guys!
Full disclosure: I was provided with a Target gift card to purchase these products and I’m getting paid some dolla dolla billz for this post on top of that.
Pfft. Joke’s on them. Like you needed me to tell you that Tide, Downy, and Bounce are pretty amazing products.
I already had all of them in the laundry room because they rock so hard so I just went ahead and pocketed that gift card. Suckas!
See, I really do already use them. Well loved, these little pods of happiness are.
I am a hard-core Tide loyalist. I am very allergic to most laundry detergents, they make me break out in ugly, red, itchy hives, but not Tide. My sensitive skin isn’t bothered by it in the least and it also keeps our clothes vibrant. I even had several costumers at our yard sale last year ask what laundry soap I used because the children’s clothes we were selling still looked brand new.
That’s a big deal to me because I don’t have a ton of extra cash to be spending on clothes, especially for myself. It’s these kids, man. They just keep growing and apparently it’s frowned upon if you refuse to clothe them, so most of our clothing budget goes toward the little boogers.
Hence, why I’m still rocking clothes I purchased in high school, although our ten year reunion has long since come and gone.
Case in point:
I bought this denim jacket from the Gap when I was 15 and next year I’m turning 30. This is me OWNING my Canadian tuxedo jacket (is that discriminating against Canadians? I apologize.) in the park with my daughter 3 weeks ago. Here in PA a summer outfit is often not complete without a light jacket because we can still have breezy days well into June.
I even made my husband take some shots of me posing uncomfortably so that you could absorb the sheer awesomeness of my almost-15-year-old jean jacket paired with a fun and comfy maxi dress.
Ignore my squinty “I’m looking into the sun” face and just focus on this…15-freaking-years and it’s not the least bit faded? And I do wash it (sometimes) I swear. I’ll be sticking with Tide, thanks.
And can we talk about Bounce dryer sheets for a second? Awesome. I like to keep the used ones in my coat pockets in the winter to combat static cling. I wipe down my middle daughter’s hair with them when she starts looking all Albert Einstein-y after taking off a hat or jumping on the trampoline. Oh, and they’re good for use in the dryer too.
If you’re ready to break up with your current products and find yourself “single and looking” for a new match in the laundry aisle, check out Tide, Downy and Bounce.
Maybe together you can start a love story of your very own.
This post is part of a DailyBuzz Moms Tastemaker program with P&G. All opinions are my own.
I always start with the generic and work my way up in price range if the lowest doesnt work out for me.. which actually means I have honestly never ever used Tide! I am curious about the pods though. Do they have a feature that i should be aware of as an alternative to liquid? I do like to get some bang for my buck!! Love the jacket!!
Try it! For real. Good laundry detergent is like good toilet paper-totally worth a little bit extra! My Mother In Law is the one who really loves the pods. We are staying with her while our new house is under construction. I usually go with the liquid. I guess with the pods it’s a convenience factor and you don’t have to worry about the dye in the liquid staining your clothes if you pour the detergent straight onto your fabric. (Which has happened to me with a cheaper brand, but never with Tide.)
another awesome use for dryer sheets…wet one and use it to remove the dead bugs off your car windshield and headlights. They just roll off there!! Use a water hose to rinse the bugs and the fabric softener off. No more scrubbing the nasty critters off!!