Laundry balls

[netibiza]

Has anyone used these in their washing machine. What do you think of them, how are they used and are they any good?

[nickmo]

neti - your'e not starting this one again are you!!

[grannyg]

I bought the package of three laundry balls and two dryer balls.

I haven't found the laundry balls very successful for getting the linen clean so am considering adding some soap powder in with them to see if they work better that way.
There was a tube of stain remover supplied with the balls and I have to be fair I haven't used that yet. I don't feel that I can be bothered to locate every stain in my laundry before I do a load of washing.

The dryer balls are pretty good the towels are definately softer and the linen doesn't take as long to dry now.

So far I am disappointed but will as I say try them with detergent but think that I may never need to use softener again.

That was a lot of money to spend for that result.(�43)

[grannyg]

They were �44.50! I just checked

[netibiza]

Hi nickmo!

Thank you grannyg, that sounds very expensive with not very good results. Just what I wanted to know.

[nickmo]

HiDeHi neti - have a look at the comments on the previous about the balls and see what you think. There are one version from Lakeland and another from some of the eco webtraders sites that differ slightly - there are mixed results from various sources, but on behalf of this green wonderful planet (yeah yeah yeah) go for balls every time... http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question197695.html

[Top_Gooner]

We bought wash balls from QVC a few years ago, and they were a con, they never cleaned the clothes and never got rid of odours, good luck.

[netibiza]

Thanks Top it is as I thought - not worth the bother.

[SteveWJ]

Hi,

I'd have to disagree. I'm a big fan of laundry balls. I recently bought a set of eco balls (cost �35), and have been pleased with them. they do a pretty good job most of the time, even on a quick wash.

i've seen a few places doing these, but I got mine from www.ecoballsdirect.co.uk and have no complaints!

[netibiza]

Thank you all - so I'm still not sure whether to get some or not.