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cvcgrad - 19 Nov 2005 01:21 GMT

Consumer Reports has once again published a new article rating laundry detergents.

Once again, Tide dominated the top rankins with Tide w/ bleach being the top-rated laundry detergent.

Of interest is the fact that there seems to be a trend toward generic brand products purchased at retail stores such as Wal-Mart. Some popular brands were also exluded from their tests.

The top 10 results:
1.. Tide w/ Bleach (Powder)
2.. Tide Cold Water (Powder)
3.. Tide HE (Liquid)
4.. Kirkland Signature Ultra HE (Costco, liquid)
5.. Tide w/ Touch of Downy (Powder)
6.. Tide w/ Bleach Alternative (Liquid)
7.. Ultra Plus w/ Oxi-Clean HE (Sears, powder)
8.. All Stainlifters HE (Liquid)
9.. Tide Cold Water (Liquid)
10.. Great Value Ultra Mountain Fresh (Wal-Mart, Liquid)
Gain which is one of the top selling detergents came in at 14.

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Mrs Bonk - 20 Nov 2005 11:40 GMT

> Consumer Reports has once again published a new article rating laundry
> detergents.
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> 10.. Great Value Ultra Mountain Fresh (Wal-Mart, Liquid)
> Gain which is one of the top selling detergents came in at 14.

I can't see any of the most popular brands. How can this be? Persil? Ariel?
Daz? Bold? Something is obviously amiss.

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ms. tonya - 20 Nov 2005 15:44 GMT

arse@cuteyspam.com (Mrs Bonk)
cvcgrad wrote:
Consumer Reports has once again published a new article rating laundry
detergents.
Once again, Tide dominated the top rankins with Tide w/ bleach being the
top-rated laundry detergent.
Of interest is the fact that there seems to be a trend toward generic
brand products purchased at retail stores such as Wal-Mart. Some popular
brands were also exluded from their tests.
The top 10 results:
      1.. Tide w/ Bleach (Powder)
      2.. Tide Cold Water (Powder)
      3.. Tide HE (Liquid)
      4.. Kirkland Signature Ultra HE (Costco, liquid)
      5.. Tide w/ Touch of Downy (Powder)
      6.. Tide w/ Bleach Alternative (Liquid)
      7.. Ultra Plus w/ Oxi-Clean HE (Sears, powder)
      8.. All Stainlifters HE (Liquid)
      9.. Tide Cold Water (Liquid)
    10.. Great Value Ultra Mountain Fresh (Wal-Mart, Liquid)
Gain which is one of the top selling detergents came in at 14.
I can't see any of the most popular brands. How can this be? Persil?
Ariel? Daz? Bold? Something is obviously
amiss.----------------------------------------------
response: This list doesn't look right to me either. Cheer is better
than Tide and it's not even listed.

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cvcgrad - 20 Nov 2005 21:40 GMT

Cheer hasn't faired well in their tests for a while.

One Cheer product (Dark Formula) ranked 12th.

Check the October 2005 issue of Consumer Reports for a complete list.

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response: This list doesn't look right to me either. Cheer is better
than Tide and it's not even listed.

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Dawn - 20 Nov 2005 22:48 GMT

>Cheer hasn't faired well in their tests for a while.
>
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>response: This list doesn't look right to me either. Cheer is better
>than Tide and it's not even listed.

I've not heard of Cheer.

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Consumer Reports rates laundry detergents