Do Washing machine balls instead of detergent work?

[bigshopper]

And where do you get them? How do they work, anyway? We do so much laundry that we must have polluted whole rivers with detergent - I'd love to do without it.

I'm a convert to these, my Mum bought me some off a shopping channel and I certainly won't be going back to washing powder. I think they worked out at approx. £35 for 3 and then can last up to 18 mths each so 4 and a half years for all of them.
I can't actually tell you HOW they work but they do. (And I use 30 degree washes too).

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Is it really different from just using water though?

No they don't - there's no reason why they should work.

Some pound shops do them for a pound.

Have a read here before you make your mind up about trying them.

www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=202

I get mine from Lakeland and they seem to work.

Very interesting article, traceukw1,though!

I think I'll still use the washball as I do at the momentfor clothes that just need a quick refreshingand save the premium detergent for other things that need a more thorough going-ver.

Thanks for the link.