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Thread Number: 68839
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Bye Bye Wisk, hello PERSIL??? |
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| Post# 916347 , Reply# 1 1/19/2017 at 09:42 (2,651 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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See thread 67014 Sorry for starting a new thread before reading the previous one. Mike | ||
Post# 916365 , Reply# 2 1/19/2017 at 11:51 (2,651 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I didn't know that. The only Persil I use is the ProClean 2-in-1. It and Tide Ultimate Stain Release scored an 82 in recent CR tests (the highest score of all tested detergents). All other Tide and Persil products rate a good 10+ points lower than the two mentioned.
And we say goodbye to another classic brand name. | ||
| Post# 916385 , Reply# 4 1/19/2017 at 15:20 (2,651 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Liked Wisk from back in the 60s and 70s.
Friend bought a jug and I detest the smell. As well as Persil 2 in 1. Way too strong. But some people like that. Rosalie's and Persil Universal Powder. And occasionally where applicable STPP or LCB. For stains, I use Dawn, Simple Green or on whites, a paste of Cascade Complete. Sometimes diluted H2O2 for colors. | ||
| Post# 916391 , Reply# 5 1/19/2017 at 15:33 (2,651 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
 I'm not really happy at this news. I don't have much sentiment for the name--well, yes, it's an old name that I remember. However, it has no real history for me, and there is nothing that really interests me, apart from "old name I recognize."
But...I've been using my first (and maybe last bottle--depending on how fast Wisk vanishes) jug, and have been mostly happy. I don't like the scent's strength (nothing unusual there--I hate how strongly scented detergents in general are these days), but it seems to do a reasonable job of cleaning. And it's cheaper than other choices. I think the list might be $5 locally, and i know I got my jug on sale for $3.
I'm sort of worried that Henkel might pull the plug on their other cheap detergents that work. It makes sense for them--force people to upgrade to Persil--but there is a need and place for decent, budget detergent. (I bought Wisk frankly because it was cheapest passable choice that day.) I shudder to think of a world where the only detergent choices are Cheap, but Doesn't Work and Expensive, Works, But May Be Overkill.
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Post# 916417 , Reply# 7 1/19/2017 at 19:20 (2,650 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Worth noting, | ||
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Post# 916423 , Reply# 8 1/19/2017 at 19:46 (2,650 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Growing up when nearly all detergents were powders my mom always had a small bottle of Wisk on the shelf over the washer just for the stubborn stain ring around the collar thing. I haven't seen it in years. I'm on my 2nd big dispenser jug of Persil now .. don't find it very stinky but then too I use a traditional filter flo usually full of water and not a lot of detergent. Works good.
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| Post# 916498 , Reply# 9 1/20/2017 at 08:34 (2,650 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH) | ||
I'm sad to see Wisk go away. It's rated as one of the best "bargain" detergents in terms of cleaning performance. I think it has a wonderful smell. I'm surprised they didn't decide to keep it on as their next tier down...but perhaps they have other things in mind. All seems to sell quite well too..so that could have been a factor.
One thing they may do is price the 2-in-1 higher than the regular Persil. In my local stores, both are the same price. I always found that odd since the 2-in-1 has more cleaning power. The regular Persil will take the place of Wisk, in this case and maybe be priced lower? Persil is an outstanding cleaner. I like the Fresh Scent more than regular. I will def give it a try again after my huge box of Sears detergent runs out. This post was last edited 01/20/2017 at 09:04 | ||
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Post# 916565 , Reply# 10 1/20/2017 at 13:20 (2,650 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I first used Persil ProClean 2-in-1 with the 2010 Frigidaire, dosing it to the medium line in the cap. Scent was quite strong. The Maytag 8100 features automatic dosing and must use substantially less detergent (at the soft water setting, anyway) because there's very little Persil-scent left behind.
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Post# 916616 , Reply# 12 1/20/2017 at 17:39 (2,649 days old) by Joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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| Post# 916642 , Reply# 13 1/20/2017 at 21:06 (2,649 days old) by washman (o) | ||
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Wisk around the collar means ring around the collar and your whole wash comes clean.
What will we do about those dirty rings now? | ||
| Post# 917982 , Reply# 15 1/28/2017 at 13:14 (2,642 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH) | ||
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I was at Sam's yesterday and they only had 4 jugs of Wisk left. In it's place was All with Oxi. Out of curiosity I opened the bottle to smell it....well low and behold it smells just like Wisk! haha. I wonder if they will be putting the Wisk formula into All labeling? Wisk actually gets very good reviews from CR...they rated it as one of the best cleaning budget detergents. I guess All sells better...would kind of make sense.
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Post# 918015 , Reply# 16 1/28/2017 at 18:14 (2,641 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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I tried Persil 2in1 and Pro Pearls ProClean 2 in 1 works ok but sudses more in the SQ than Tide Turbo HE. Pearls clean well but could dissolve better as I have found a few clinging to the door boot after the cycle. While both are good products I can see no reason to switch from Tide HE turbo clean which gets along very well with my washer(SQ FL) and cleans clothes well. WK78 | ||
| Post# 918364 , Reply# 17 1/31/2017 at 00:01 (2,639 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
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| Post# 918395 , Reply# 18 1/31/2017 at 06:31 (2,639 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH) | ||
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| Post# 919831 , Reply# 19 2/7/2017 at 01:00 (2,632 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
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I bought 4 bottles from walmart tonight. I wrote to them a professionally worded letter about how disappointing it was that they are stopping production of Wisk. They wrote me back. Here's what they said.
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Post# 919834 , Reply# 20 2/7/2017 at 01:18 (2,632 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 I stopped caring about Wisk when it stopped being the true Wisk I remember -- the murky blue liquid with a pleasing and distinctive scent, back when it was anything but a budget brand. Nothing else smelled like Wisk did, or IMO did as good a job of cleaning. Add to that the correlation between my mom's new '74 Kenmore -- finally something other than a self-destructing (S)Norge -- and the smell of Wisk blended with the new machine smell, and modern Wisk never stood a chance with me.
So, Wisk's demise is no big loss as far as I'm concerned. I'm still mourning the loss of Gain and Tide HE powder. The "for both" (FL and TL) HE formulas that replaced the original are far too sudsy to use in a FL machine. | ||
| Post# 919838 , Reply# 21 2/7/2017 at 03:12 (2,632 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
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Post# 923495 , Reply# 23 2/23/2017 at 22:45 (2,615 days old) by Joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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Wish at BJ's Club
I saw this at BJ's Club today. It says "Exclusively at BJ's" on the box.
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| Post# 923509 , Reply# 26 2/24/2017 at 01:28 (2,615 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
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Cheer is another detergent that seems to have numbered days. Kind of a shame. It's cheap, cleans well, does not oversuds, smells OK, and is easy on clothes.
It is, and, unlike Wisk, it's a name that has history for me. I remember my mother using the stuff at one point. It was also the first detergent I, myself, ever bought myself.
Over the last few years, I've slowly used up two boxes of Cheer that I got on clearance. It served me well--both as a daily driver (when I had 2 boxes), and for times I wanted something that had no optical brighteners. I'm down to probably only one load's supply now. | ||
| Post# 923561 , Reply# 27 2/24/2017 at 10:01 (2,615 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
Sounds like choice is going all away in the laundry soap sector.
Just like dishwasher detergent. It'll soon be just two players. Finish and Cascade. P&G could likely consolidate all to Tide, and Henckel could consolidate all to Persil. All at high markups. Only store brands would cover the lower end market. Yay!......................................................... | ||
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