I stockpile bottles of laundry detergent and they take up a lot of room. Over my washer and dryer there are 3 shelves where I keep my cleaning supplies.
I had a glass lemonade pitcher from a yard sale that I fell in love with instantly. I put it in my laundry room and poured 3 jugs of laundry detergent into it.
It had a slow leak, and because I am frugal and hate to waste solved that problem quickly. I cute a plastic pop bottle and hung it around the hook and it catches detergent and when it has enough in it I use for a load of laundry.
Now, the point of this blog entry and frugal tip: I use one tablespoon of laundry per load. A bottle lasts forever this way! When I bought our front end washer a plumber told me they don't need to use all that detergent, and using a lot of detergent leads to the machines needing to be replaced more often.
I happened to hear this tip on the morning that I fell in a puddle at Walmart and was covered head to toe in mud! I washed my clothes in a tablespoon of detergent and they were clean.
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