Did you know many Canadians now own, or are planning to purchase, a high-efficiency washing machine? These machines have more computer sensors than the first spaceship sent to the moon – pretty cool right!? As these futuristic washers become the norm in homes across the country, consumers should consider using a detergent that’s specially formulated for HE washing machines.
This month, P&G Fabric Care is introducing a new industry standard in High Efficiency (HE) Detergents – Tide HE Turbo – to deliver the best clean from a HE washer. A first-of-its-kind, the HE-Turbo Seal is available on select Tide products, allowing shoppers to identify the detergents specifically designed for their HE washers.
HE Turbo products can save time and energy thanks to new proprietary quick-collapsing Smart Suds technology. With HE Turbo Smart Suds, your laundry rinses clean without sending HE washers into additional rinse cycles that can add up to 25 minutes to a wash and waste up to 10 gallons of water. Tide HE Turbo products can be used in all washers, but are specially designed to maximize the energy and water saving benefits of HE machines. What’s more, Tide HE Turbo promises six times the cleaning power in half the time compared to regular detergents used in a HE washer. Tide HE Turbo is available at Walmart stores in Canada.
We have had various HE washers ever since we had our first child almost 11 years ago – not because I liked changing my washing machine but because we moved three times and people always wanted the washer/dryer to go with the house. While frustrating to have to shop for new appliances every few years, it enabled me to learn about HE washers and determine what I did and didn’t like. For me, a top-loading machine is the way to go and I likely won’t go back to front-load anytime soon (though some people love them). I love the cleaning power of my Maytag Bravos but I can always use some help, especially in the spring when my kid’s white socks come home anything but white.
I’m sharing the cleaning fun with a giveaway for readers below!
One of our readers is going to win Tide HE Turbo ($11.99) AND a $50 Walmart Gift Card! Just enter your name and email address below to get started.
Disclosure: I am a P&Gmom. As part of my affiliation with this group I receive products and special access to P&G events and opportunities. The opinions on this blog are my own.
The fact that it never ends!
grass stains
All the sticky tree droppings that end up on socks from people walking around the deck without shoes on!
I hate the smell of dirty laundry in the spring. The kids clothes always smell like wet dog when they come in from outside.
I have an old house so still have to deal with takikng off storm windows.
Spring time means warmer weather which means sweating more especially when playing outdoors so odors from that.
Grass stains are a pain.
For me and my 3 boys its MUD!!
Ugh grass stains are the worst
the muddy cat and his paws!
Giant clumps of pollen!
The oil and grease stains on my husband’s pants are what bugs me when this time of year rolls around.
It’s those mittens that I keep washing, over and over and over.
Its the mud.
Grass stains and tree sap which is impossible to get out!
All of the dust makes me crazy!
Between my Hubby and 4yr old its dirt, grass stains and chocolate milk stains on my Sons shirts.
3 boys, hands down… the socks. barf.
It is the mud for me as well.
It would have to be the mucky muddy wet socks and the bottom of pants
we ‘discovered’ a dog owner that did not pick up their dog’s business the other day. that was a nasty and smelly washing encounter.
Wet clothes from rain and puddle jumping. They have to be washed pretty much right away before mildew sets in.
My hubby’s muddy, grubby, oily outdoor clothes!
Mostly its when it rains and the cuffs of my kids jeans get crusted with all the outside
Grass stains on the knees of pants.
There is a lot of rust in the ground where we live and almost impossible to get out of mud splatted clothes.
It is the extra clothes, washing up to pack from winter & then the spring clothes that have been packed!
I would have to say the dirt and grass stains frustrate me the most!
grass stains
It is the mud and grass from the garden.
WEet mucky grass stained clothes are the worst!
My biggest frustration is wet socks and shoes from the kids walking in puddles or on wet grass
Spring laundry means more grease stains on clothing as work is being done outside.
The dogs tracking in means I’m always wiping up the floor and washing towels after toweling them off…Gotta love a wet dog!
mud and dirt that my son always ends up wearing!
I hate all the dirty paw prints on my door mats.
Let me count the spring stains we have, mud, grass, good old dirt, blood from bike wrecks and wet socks I find hidden.
Everything my boys get into in the Spring frustrates me – mud, sand, grass! Yikes!
there is just way more of it because of the wet weather
Mud stains. Ugh!!! so hard to get off! And it is everywhere
Mud and grass stains!
I hate grass stains most!
grass stains for sure!
The grass stains and the mud oh so much fun to clean
I don’t like the grass and mud stained clothing.
Grass stains
the grass stains drive me the most crazy in the spring
grass stains,mud and the greasy,oily clothes my husband has while working on the car.
the muddy clothes
The most frustrating for me has to be the mud and grass stains from cleaning up the yard after winter
mud prints from my puppy!
It’s the mud.
Mud from going out into the backyard and gardening
I would have to say the mud. Even if it wasn’t raining my son always finds a puddle or mud.
Hot feet in shoes makes for smelly socks!! Bring on the Tide (and the sandals)!!!
Mud on the bottom of my pants…muddy socks …mud on my coat from the hatch…muddy mittens that drop into puddles from coat pockets…BUT it IS spring!!!! So I go outside and listen to froggies in the water and summer birds chirping and hang my clothes on the line to soak up all the lovely sunshine and fresh air!
Grass and mud stains
What I hate most is the bottom of my pants get wet and muddy!
What frustrates me about spring laundry is doing my ONE load, looking at my boyfriend’s laundry hamper, then realizing I need to do three more loads. He can be bad like that.
I definitely have to agree with the dirt! Fieldwork for me starts in the Spring, and as an archaeologist, my clothes get quite dirty 😀 Thanks for the chance to win!
The sheer quantity of it and the grass stains.
Mud. We’re getting lots of mud again.
My gardening clothes are always filled with soil stains! Yuck!
The dirty socks that seem to get worn outside and no longer are white on the bottom!
Its all the muddy shoes and socks, and the sticky sappy things that fall from our trees!
My hubby work outdoors so with the spring rains come lots of muddy clothing. Very frustrating.
Dirt that splashes up the back of pants when you want!
All the extra dirty and muddy clothing from cleaning up the yard and prepping the gardens.
The socks ! The boys are the worst at running outside with no shoes !
My hubs smelly work socks from his smelly work boots, along with his smelly work jackets and muddy paws, wait those are the dogs! 😉
grass stains!
grass and mud stains!!
Definitely the mud and grass stains!
For me, it’s the muddy splash stains.
Grass stains for sure and the muddiness doesn’t help either.
I agree about the socks, we have banned white socks from our house because of it!
Muddy socks are the worst!!!
i can’t think of anything different from our spring laundry, summer laundry, fall launder and winter laundry – it is all similar!
I would have to say the muddy water that splashes onto pants bugs me
The muddy pants and splattered coats…seems like I am washing coats everyday.
grass stains for sure
What frustrates me is the dry grass on clothes and grass stains.
a husband and two boys its mud stained clothing for me
Mud & grass stains
Definitely mud. My son just bought a new white t-shirt and got rough housing with a friend and covered it in mud. No I can not get it clean.
I hate washing big heavy blankets that barely fit in the washer.
I love spring but it is dirty!! Lots of yard work to be done which means a lot of dirt to be had. Nature litter can be tricky but I struggle most with grass and dirt stains. I have an area off to the side in the laundry room just for pre treating laundry! Thanks for the chance at this awesome prize.
The grass stain and mud. If they come home on a rainy day, the wetness an odour of their clothes mixed up and spread in the house.
Pine tree sap in the spring time drives me a bit batty!
I hate grease stains on clothes. If not pretreated, it very hard to get out.
I hate the grass stains and how the turpentine stick to clothes.
Ironing! Seems to be more ironing in the springtime!
My son Jack loves to play outside, he is also on a baseball team. I hate trying to get out the grass stains!
The mud of soccer season does it for me!
Washing all the winter coats.
Grease stains are the worst!!!!
Grass stains
puddle splashes!
grass stains
grass and mud stains on kids clothes ..my biggest laundry pet peeve
the worst part for me is having to actually do it and being stuck indoors instead of outside enjoying the weather.
Im never done!!!!!
linens, towels all of it!
What frustrates me is dealing with smelly socks. Warmer weather means more sweating (ew).
The muddy water at the bottom of pants that I always miss!
The mud is bad, but grass stains are terrible also!
grass stains
The dust and sand from the roads into the clothes/socks/shoes and tracked into the house is what frustrates me.
The muddy dog prints on my bed!
I would have to say grass stains !!
Grease from the bicycle chain on my kids socks
its those muddy rubber boots making a mess in my house
For me, its grass stains. And mostly from me when I am doing my gardening.
The dirt really frustrates me, it’s on everything!
The grass clippings from my husband’s pants since he does yard work!! Thanks
Grass stains
those sticky things off the trees that stick to everything
I can’t stand grass stains. They are my enemy.
I hate sand when we are at the beach and it gets stuck in plaves!!
I think stains from the garden, including flowers
What frustrates me the most about spring laundry are a lot of the things mentioned above, but there also always seems to be extra things to wash when we transition from winter to spring.
It is the dirt and mud that sprays up from the back tire of a bike
I dislike baby poop when doing laundry – I don’t miss those days!
the muddy shoes! soooo much mud!! why?!?!?!?
dirt on everything, and the grass stains that pop up on random places
With a couple of dogs and kids around my socks are always black from the mud they track in.
speargrass drives me crazy
Grass stains!!
It seems like there is more laundry in the spring because everyone starts going outside more!
When it comes to spring laundry the most frustrating thing is my son’s rugby uniform -grass stains, mud -all ground in plus the socks and shorts cannot be washed with the shirt since the shirt is a much lighter colour. I must go through 2 bottles of stain removal spray each season!
What frustrates me the most is grass stains.
It’s those darn grass stains.
Grass stains for sure and this red dirt/sand in my son’s school yard – it’s everywhere on the clothes.
Cheers.
The flower and grass stains are the concerns for me
Mud and dust for sure!
For me it’s my husbands work clothing – its it dirt? is it oil? is it food? who knows, the joys oft he contractor.
Oil and dirt strains are definitely tough to get out
The little bits of dried leaves etc that are stuff on everything and the wet/muddy socks and pant leg bottoms!
grass stains and I feel like we wash more clothes in the spring/summer
Wet, muddy swim clothes & towels covered in dry grass from the kids going in the inflatable pool, then sitting on the hills while still wet.
Tide is so awesome. I think what frustrates me the most is either people using so many towels because its hot and they shower so much or all of the sweat stains on clothes! Ahh!
Grass stains on jeans!
Grass stains.
Grass and dirt stains!!
I agree with you on all points! Both the muddy socks are the pits and the top loading washers rock! I just brought my beauty home a few months back and am in love (well as much as you can love a washer). Wonderful giveaway! Thank-you Thank-you!
Mud and grass stains.
My husbands muddy work clothes.
Hate the mud and grass stains
Grass stains and mud are always a challenge!!!
Mud stains.
Ripped knees and grass stains!
Definitely mud and grass stains
grass stains!
Grass stains suck but sap is the worse. Usually get sap on something somehow once a year.
There seems to be more laundry. Everyone wants to change their clothes more frequently. Frustrating.
The dust frustrates me the most about spring laundry, there is so much dust from the heater blowing all winter.
This will probably sound a bit odd but I have always enjoyed doing laundry.. I find I have more laundry to do so i suppose what frustrates me is having to put away more laundry. lol Thanks for the chance to win.
Having to lug everything to the laundromat to do laundry.
Definitely the muddy dirt splashing on everything!
Because of the rain, it’s simply never done.
when I have to wash all the winter coats
Muddy socks!
I hate cleaning all the dirty, muddy shoes, especially the sneakers!
I don’t care for all of the bedding washing – thank you.
Foe me its the grass stains ugg. Having two boys it seems everyday they have grass stains on their clothes.
The dirt really bothers me.
my son loves to play in dirt and mud so i do way more laundry and some of those mud stains are hard if not impossible to get out
Muddy Everything. Tide is the only brand we trust to get things clean the first time. Thanks for the chance.
having to wash all the curtains
Grass stains all over my sons clothing.
It would be the dirt and grass stains on my son’s pants.
Lots of mud from kids and animals and a special bonus in the spring is finding ticks in the laundry…oh i kid you not. It’s gross to find one crawling through dirty socks!
grass and mud stains!
What frustrates me the most about spring laundry are grass stains and mud.
For me it’s the muddy footprints on my clean floors and the mud that dries on every ones shoes and then falls off.
The grass stains and mud. They are hard to get off.
I would have to agree with you on the dirt and mud
Dislike all the mud that can be tracked in at Spring Time.
For me it’s finding clothes that I stored away in the fall, only to discover they’re not as clean as I thought they were – spring sweaters with food stains down the front, etc.
when stuff gets left behind in the dryer and it’s a wrinkled mess and the kids don’t care at all lol
We have grass and mud stains clothes!
grass stains are the worst!
Grass stains!!!
For me it is mud that is tracked in on shoes and someone uses a washcloth to clean them.
first the mud and then the grass stains
i hate the grass stains
For me it’s grass stained knees.
Grass stains.
Mud and Grass stains!
Dirty socks and neverending laundry!