You know what I love more than ANYTHING. Doing Laundry! I love lugging heavy bottles of detergent and fabric softener up the stairs, sorting clothes, measuring the liquids, waiting for loads to dry, folding, putting clothes away and wondering why the laundry never ends. Sounds like fun, right? Not. BIG Not. (Although I much prefer doing laundry to the dishes but it is not my favorite chore by any means).
So what is a gal to do? With three kids the laundry is not going to go away. I am not independently wealthy so cannot afford a maid or a laundry service. We conserve as much as we can. I have reiterated to my kiddos that wearing a shirt for five minutes does not constitute as “dirty” and I have gotten out of my “must have a fresh towel after every shower” bad habit, etc. but seriously, we have enough laundry to make me avoid the room like the plague.
How clever of Purex to come out with a solution to lessen the avoidance attempts of doing laundry. Purex has come out with an innovative solution to laundry dilemma – Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets. These sheets are not your average dryer sheets – these are a total laundry solution – a load’s worth of detergent, softener and anti-static all in one powerful sheet.
I have used Purex detergent for years but wanted to put these fabric sheets to the test. I already use Purex as my primary brand (it is affordable and it works great) and these just looked too good to be true.
I was a little nervous about how well this would do. I have three kids which equates to a lot of questionable stains and 1 or more loads of laundry a day. We have always had an EXTRA Capacity Washer and Dryer. thank god. We need it. Or I would be doing 2 – 3 loads a day. So how did the Purex Complete 3-in-1 laundry sheets do?
I picked these up at Walmart yesterday. (Just in case I did NOT like these, I also picked up my normal purchase of Purex Natural Elements). The Purex Complete 3-in-1 laundry sheets are a little pricier than normal laundry detergent I paid $5.94 and had a $1.00 coupon so the total cost is about $0.25 per load – factor in that this also includes the cost of liquid laundry detergent, fabric softener AND dryer sheets.
The Purex Complete 3-in-1 laundry sheets came in a convenient, reusable plastic box which held 20 laundry sheets. It was really easy to use. I simply took the fabric sheet out of the box, started the washer, threw it in, waited about a minute while the tub started to fill up, then put my clothes in. When the wash was done it smelled clean and fresh (I checked). I put the laundry in the dryer, including the sheet and nothing else and then ran the dryer cycle. The clothes came out soft, clean and static free. So Easy!
What I really loved most about this product. Instead of 3 separate products, I used one much smaller product that does three jobs. Less waste. Less junk in the landfill. Better for mama earth. I also love that the box is refillable – the refill packs are smaller and economical. The following is from the Purex Website (not yours truly):
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Less Water
As you may have noticed, liquid detergents have gone to smaller bottles and converted to a 2X Ultra Concentration. Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets take concentration to the next level! If everyone in the United States1 switched to buying Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets, 41 Olympic-sized pools worth of water would be saved each single refill purchase versus purchasing a standard 50oz bottle of liquid detergent!
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Less Packaging
The Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets Refill has 43% less packaging than the products it replaces. If every American bought just one Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheet Refill instead of even one bottle of liquid detergent2, we could prevent the equivalent of 91 million detergent bottles (27 million lbs), originally destined for landfills, from being produced – keeping over eight football fields worth of packaging out of landfills.
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Less Weight
With less water and packaging to transport, we are able to reduce CO2 emissions from transportation by 67%. That’s an equivalent savings of removing 3,143 cars from the road for a year versus the CO2 that would be generated from the same people buying a bottle of detergent3!
- Assumes US population of 113,567,967 based on US Census 2009 Projection
- Detergent bottle assumption based on Purex Liquid detergent 50oz bottle
- Removes 36,053,929 lbs. of CO2 from the road with assumed 11,470 lbs. of CO2 generated from each car (Source: Walmart Sustainability Substantiation)
If you are a busy parent I really do recommend that you check this out. Anything to make our lives easier. Here is a free coupon to get you started! (while supplies last). Also, if you are a blogger and want a chance to win a years supply of Purex Sheets, check out THIS SHEET WORKS. (It really does!)
I did not receive any form of compensation to do this post. This post was done in partnership with Purex as part of the This Sheet Works and Purex Insiders programs / campaigns. Please see disclosure policy below for more information on this blog and my posting practices.
