today i decided to try a pin i have been dying to try out.


1 cup arm and hammer washing soda ($5.99 at ACE hardware)
1 cup borax ($3.49 at TARGET)
1 bar of fels naptha ($1.79 at ACE hardware)

i have been using it for the past two weeks now, the verdict, i love it!
it takes all the stubborn stains out. i had a shirt that i was ready to throw out with stubborn wine stains. voila...presto change-o, stain is out. all it took was one tablespoon! yes! one tablespoon! amazing!!! it does not suds up like regular laundry detergents. i used both a regular machine and the high efficiency machines and the soap was fine. for real hard stains, i recommend maybe a tablespoon and a half. or maybe even two.
the scent. it smells like a clean citrus summer day. if you get a chance, grab a bar of fels naptha and smell it. your laundry will come out with that fresh smell. i use bounce fabric sheets in the dryer. my laundry smells like bounce.
oh that reminds me, i hope to take fabric sheets out of the equation too and perhaps save some cash on that! but that will be another post. ;)
the prices here in san francisco, are a bit higher. i went out to mountain view to look at the walmart pricing. amazingly cheaper. you can get a bar of fels naptha for $0.79! you save a whole dollar there! the borax was the same in price but the arm and hammer washing soda was $3.99. $2 savings there too! nonetheless, it is still cheaper to use this home concoction than to buy TIDE again. i am sorry TIDE, i grew up with you, but i am all grown up now with no job at the moment. i need to penny pinch anywhere and everywhere i can...
my next project, taking away the paper towel rolls...
is it possible??