Laundry Stains: Out! Out! Damn Spot! My Quest For Spray ‘N Wash
November 9, 2009 by Shan
Filed under Mama's Rants
Then I start the actual wash cycle.
Here is where the fun begins…After each load is finished, I inspect each garment thoroughly before it can go in the dryer. Spots dried in by the dryer are likely permanent. And that, my friends, just won’t do. So the freshly washed yet still stained clothes go into another pile. I usually end up with more piles of laundry than I did when I started.
It’s sad, really. I could use two entire bottles of Spray N’ Wash Dual Action Oxy Power Stain Remover on one single load of laundry. And that stuff ain’t cheap. And they have stopped carrying it at Target or anywhere else. I am heartbroken. Truly.
Do you know how hard it is to find a good stain remover? It’s like finding a good hairdresser. Once you get one, you will use nothing else. Did I mention that my hairdresser closed up shop and I haven’t had a haircut since last December? Yeah, just like that.
I do not want to go through the pain, anguish and expense of trying out new stain removers only to find that they don’t get the job done and I am left with yet another pile of stained but freshly washed clothes. It’s horrible. This is why my house always looks like the aftermath of a natural disaster. I have piles of everything everywhere. I hate it.
First, Spray N’ Wash discontinued the fizzy laundry booster tablets {Those little suckers ROCKED!}, then they got rid of the In Wash Laundry Stain Remover, forcing me to use that Oxy-Clean liquid crap. Now they have taken away my beloved Dual Action Oxy Power! Let’s not forget that Biz Bleach has been discontinued. I have nothing left to use! Oh, the humanity! However will I get the stains out? My daughter will have to go to preschool nekkid.
I think I need a company like Shout, Zout or Spray N’ Wash to sponsor me on this quest. They could give me a 2 year supply of stain removers/laundry additives to test out. I could tell them what works and what doesn’t. It would be a win-win. They would get a much improved product line and I would get something I dream of: Truly clean laundry.
I think that is a fair trade for a virtually free product tester/ walking, talking Consumer 
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This makes me wanna SHOUT!
SHOUT SHOUT SHOUT!!!
I am of the belief that cleaning is evil and created by men!
OH my good luck half the time I turn stuff into rags because I can't get stains out. have you tried the tide bleach stick?
I hate stains and WANT that stuff! PS come be OCD with my laundry.
Twist my hands or hips or something and SHOUT!
Heh interesting. And as for it being created by men. Prolly. But my husband does ALL the cleaning so that makes me happy.
You crack me up! I'm a little OCD as well, so I understand.
They definetely still sell Spray n' Wash Dual Power Stain Remover at Walmart…I just saw it
Stef @ MommyMusings.com
I am a straight shout person now…although I do have my spray with shout and dump oxyclean powder right on the spot and toss it in moments. My daughter is so messy and she is 5, I hate the light load the most, but I have to say I haven't had real issues with my new Electrolux W&D…like magic!
Okay, I'm going to get kicked out of the asylum for this I know, but I am a huge fan of soap [bar, dail pump, whatever] and cold water, oh, and one of those scrubby nail brushes. It works 99% of the time for me, even when a stain has set. Of course, for hubby's grease stains it's hot water and all of the above. Or maybe I am just that cheap. =)
Okay, correction – dail should be dial. lol
I hear ya. Aint been to a hair stylist in almost 6 months now and the locks are beginning to look it.
You sure you're wanting a front loader washer? There's extra steps in cleaning those buggers so the towels dont come out all moldy-smelling….