Thoughts on...Downy Unstopables

Have you seen a commercial for this stuff?? 

Here is a video. This lady is cute and makes me laugh.  

So here's my two cents...for what it's worth.  I was skeptical.  In fact, when I saw my first commercial,  I believe the thought that went through my head was..."Well that seems like a big waste of money.  I already spend a bazillion dollars on detergent."  Now don't misunderstand me, I'm a high maintenance laundry-doer.  I swear by my liquid Tide and Downy.  I also use a Downy dryer sheet because liquid alone just isn't fresh enough.  BUT...it's expensive.  And buying detergent is no cheap affair.  I could buy cheaper options, but laundry is hard work.  And I like a return on my efforts.  

At any rate, with my last purchase of Downy I got a lovely little packet of these Unstopables.  I liked the scent and made a mental note to be an educated Debbie Downer of the product before writing them off without trying them.  Plus...what could it hurt?  Free is free.  I threw the whole pack into the wash as instructed.  One of my favorite fresh clean items out of the laundry is sheets...and I always wish they would smell fresher longer.  This was the perfect test-load to try them on.  

Well my dear blog readers, I'm here to say...without admitting to the exact length of time I go between washing our sheets (Oprah says everyday, I think Dr. Oz says once a week...since I am my own maid we're somewhere around Dr. Oz's recommendation on a good week!) I can truly and honestly say, they do what they say they do.  When I was removing Owen's sheets to wash them after using the Unstoppables, I could still smell that fresh laundry scent on his sheets. It wasn't fresh out of the dryer, first night you sleep with them type smell, but it wasn't sweaty, little boy smell either.  And our bed sheets, also faired nearly as fresh smelling as Owen's!!

While shopping last night I purchased a bottle of the Unstopables and began doing my laundry with them.  I am not sure how far they will go...but I would like to keep track and post another post on my thoughts after using them a bit more!  Stay tuned...more to come on this :)