Its all I use here in New Zealand and have done for more years than I care to remember. It's one of those iconic products here, used by my mother and her mother before her ... so it will be interesting to hear views from the US.

Thanks for the endorsement kiwidj! It's what my mother used, it is what my sister and my brother use.... I used it too, before coming to the US... but that was 43 years ago, and I honestly can't say how it compares to other products.

It is a German staple.

Moni

I think they change stuff for the US by cheapening/weakening/diluting…it. I don't know why. US stuff is so feeble now, no quality at all. Have to go to Europe for good stuff. Of course, could be the formula had to be changed to meet laws too.

I've been seeing the ads. I may try a small bottle to see how I like it. So many detergents irritate my skin and make me itch, it's hard to find something new.

I am also curious as to how it compares to Tide, Wisk, Gain, etc. I have been using the Tide pods for a couple of months now & really like the convenience & cleaning power. My Mom & Grandma always used Tide (powdered version) and I always go back to it after trying other less expensive brands because they simply don't clean as well.

I haven't tried it. I've used Tide for years. I used to just buy whatever was on sale. DH had some T shirts that looked fine but just had an odor that would not wash out. About that time Tide w/Bleach came out so I got some and washed his shirts and the odor was gone! I have used Tide ever since. I love the pods. They are so convenient. So I don't know if I will try Persil or not. Does it come in pods?

Here's an interesting laundry detergent tale: I ordered a case of sheets from a hospitality industry place. In order to get free shipping, I had to spend $50 more, or something like that. So I ordered some All Free detergent. Stuff arrived and it was in very different containers than it comes in in retails stores, was a different color (a slight gold to it), and it stinks to all heck. Really awful smell. But boy, does it WORK! MUCH better than the retail ALL and the smell does not get on the clothes. My guess is this is some "commercial" grade All, made for hotels and such, and that, again, for retail stores and average schmos, the company that makes All messes with the formula and sells a cheaper form of it, at a higher price, to lay consumers.

I swear, corporate execs sit around a table now saying, 'Okay, where else can we skim, while jacking the price, to totally rip people off w/o their noticing while increasing out already huge profit margin?"

If you go to the laundry forum(yes there is one) they have been discussing that brand for years there and many people are very loyal to it. I have never used it. I have seen the ads for it lately.
I only use the Sears HE powder with my front loaders and love it don't plan on changing. One box last me over a year. It is very good stuff and I wait till they have the big sale on it and get a great deal. I won't use any liquids in my machines other than a little bleach on occasion and vinegar.

Products may be modified for different countries depending on whether or not certain additives are banned in one country and not another. Environmental restrictions may play a role in what can be sold in the US. I'm anxious to see feedback as well. Have heard about this product, but never read any direct comparisons to the standard brands in the US. I use Oxy Clean as needed with my regular detergent.

I just picked up the Persil liquid for sensitive skin and it seems to get the clothes cleaner than All Free and Clear but it's too early to tell. While it's labeled for sensitive skin, it has a slight scent but it doesn't stick around. I'm rather sensitive to smells. I use Wisk Heavy Duty for work clothes and it gets them really clean.

There are Persil pods and I hear a lot about the Pearls. I'm going to see if I can get some of the Pearls. I don't like pods as I do a lot of smaller loads.

When I was first married I worked in the office at an appliance and hardware store that kept their own in store service department. Remember those days? A licensed appliance repair person (he really was our own 'maytag man'), drove a store van stocked with parts and there were more in the storage room at the store so a service call was a one stop accomplishment ;)

The service man taught all of us younger women how to do laundry and it stuck. I don't understand how the pods would work for me (I do use them in my dishwasher)...one of his rules was start with about half the amount of soap indicated on the box or jug. Lift the lid and check, is it too much, or a load more heavily soiled where more might be required. He pointed out like fertilizer companies, soap companies are in the business of selling soap and the more you use, the bigger their profit whether good for your machine or your clothes. I've never in my life used the full measurement of soap when doing laundry.

I've seen the Persil mentioned on the laundry forum but haven't seen it in a store. I buy powered Tide at Costco, the HE version now, and I don't buy it very often, a box lasts months and I do some heavily soiled laundry.

I got a free sample in the mail with a $2.00 off coupon. Guess I will try it this weekend.

morz8, you mean your repair person didn't show up, look at your machine, tell you you need a part he doesn't happen to have in his van, make a new appointment, return with the wrong/defective part, make a third appointment, change you for three visits..and STILL not have the machine repaired?

Why, he wasn't trained very well.

This is another area corporate America has shaved down to nothing to increase profits: service ,using these tricks and ploys, like "not having the part with me…"

I have trouble finding powdered detergent. Everything is liquid or pods. I won't use the pods, I've read of too many problems with them staining the clothes etc.

To tell you the truth, I make my own detergent and have for years. I make the powdered and liquid. I prefer powder for my whites. Vinegar in the rinse.

Seems to me that they need a lot of expensive diesel to haul all of that water in the liquid stuff from factory to wholesale to store ... so I've been using powder for a long time, about a third to half of recommended amount (and a box lasts forever: bought an extra box on sale a long time ago and it's been sitting forlornly on the shelf for quite a while).
Pods seem like a lot of unnecessary manufacturing, and unsure of the reason for the pack that the stuff comes in.
Don't buy individual coffee pods: don't like producing all of that extra garbage, only part of which is recyclable (plus don't like paying 50 cents or more per home-made mugful).
o j