Comments on: Frugal Friday #2: The Dishwasher

By: 101 Helpful Thrifty Mommy Articles

101 Helpful Thrifty Mommy Articles — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:29:59 +0000

[...] A Frugal and Time Saving Dishwasher Detergent [...]

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50 Helpful Thrifty Mommy Articles — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:48:11 +0000

[...] A Frugal and Time Saving Dishwasher Detergent [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:05:15 +0000

I bought the Sam’s brand and am trying it out for the first time tonight. It also says that it has enzymes. I got 2 big boxes of it for about $5.00. It’s probably the same stuff that Wal-Mart sells.

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Thrifty Mommy - Frugal Friday #5: Use Your Dishwasher — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:59:12 +0000

[...] prerinse your load. 4. Use an enzyme based detergent to get your dishes completely clean. See Frugal Friday #2 for more information. 5. If your dishwasher has a booster heater, turn it down. Most booster [...]

By: kellys

kellys — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:35:47 +0000

So glad you are having better luck with the new detergent. I will be doing the same thing next time I need dishwashing detergent. I am so guilty of running up the street to get the Food Lion stuff. I will try the GV next and let you know how it does.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:23:05 +0000

I haven’t heard anything about it clogging drains. Consumer Reports showed a picture of someone using the liquid, so I guess it would be just as good, since it has the enzymes. I bought the powder though.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:09:38 +0000

Do they say in Consumer reports if the GV brand can clog your dishwaher? I have had to switch from Palmolive to Cascade recently because the Palmolive was clogging my drain. (Got it unclogged with Pine Sol BTW then ran several loads with no dishes) Just wondering because I was very frustrated to have to buy Cascade . I havn’t used the GV brand simply because I had old dishwashers that got nothing clean so I blindly thought the more expensive ones would work better. I will have to try the GV brand though and just see. Did it say if it has to be the powder or does the liquid work just as well?

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:02:30 +0000

Meghan: I was thrifty before I had kids too. I was raised that way.

Allena: Sometimes the cheap brands are the way to go. I’m glad we have Consumer Reports to figure all this stuff out for us.

By: allena

allena — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:30:48 +0000

LOL that’s hilarous, i always used it b/c i’m cheap and it’s cheap!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:08:41 +0000

I’m not a mommy, just a young girl that enjoys thrifty tips! I was excited when I saw this particular tip because this is what I use. One week I was running low on money and had to get generic, but I found out it works great! There is never stuck on food and I just take off the big chunks before throwing the dishes in the washer.