Dorm washers are the worst. Thank God, I could remove the totally gunked-up detergent drawers on the Speed Queen washers I used in the UK to clean them out before using the machine. These also did a fairly okay job at washing and rinsing. And, we didn't have to pay for the washers and dryers - it was included in the rent, I suppose. My girlfriend was not so lucky. The Maytag Neptune front loaders did a horroble job at everything. She ended up hand-washing some *special* stuff in order to avoid catching whatever was floating around in those nasty washers. I'd recommend posting over at automaticwasher.org. Lots of folks from the UK there. If all fails... there are always those portable washers that look like twin tubs with one side for washing and the other one containing a spinner. These machines aren't that large, not that expensive and can be sold once she finishes her studies. Best of luck. Dorm washer are the worst... Alex Here is a link that might be useful: Super Forum

dmlove, I am with you on the preference for powders. They simply work better for our household's laundry needs. When I think of the fuel wasted transporting heavy liquid detergents to the marketplace, I wonder if we may see things swing back towards powders in the near future. Liquids do have their place, but they are wasteful of resources IMO.

persilstore.com will give you a selection of henkels and perwoll products. they also sell Euro Persil and should be a bit less than amazon without tax and with free shipping.

A couple of years ago we tried a variety of UK Persil here in the U.S. Here is what we thought: UK Persil Bio Powder - Great. Clothes smell wonderful. Cleans better than anything else we ever tried. Very easy rinsing. UK Persil Colors Powder- Pretty much the same as the Bio Powder. UK Persil Aloe Vera Liquid - Cleaned well, did NOT like the scent at all Like all the other Persils rinsed out very easily. UK Persil Silk & Wool Liquid - Much better than Woolite. Nice fragrance too, easy rinsing.