I was amazed at how awful the smell of it is(pearls). Can't take it--sinus headache. None for me Thanks. And I just thought that Tide had some awful scents but IMO this has it beat. A friend gave me some in a zip-lock for about 5 washes. Only took 3 to do me in. The cleaning seemed ok though.

Sparky.. I didn't mind the scent of the Powder Pearls. It's just like Persil MegaPerls... and smells like Clean, Vintage Detergent. Although... Nothing ever came out smelling like that. Honestly, nothing came out smelling remotely clean at all :(

The odd thing, is the Persil Power Pearls are completely sudless. The Power-Liquid is suds-o-rama.

I hate Walmart Persil too! Larsi's experience is consistent with mine - the smell is terrible and gets worse after a few days! I bought some of it when it first came out but will not buy this detergent ever again.

For the record, UK Persil liquid is one of my favorite detergents of all time and I love Euro Persil powders. The Walmart version of Persil is an abomination!

I have to disagree on the fragrance. It smells nice in the bottle & the laundry has the same smell, but lighter on the other side. The cleaning seems as good as Tide that I'm still using from 5 years ago. Never had smelly laundry using the pearls. My newest love though is HE Cheer powder for my darks, since my 5 year old tide is almost gone.

So odd. While I despise Walmart, I love Walmart Persil pearls. They clean every bit as well as Tide with Bleach for me. No puke smells either. The liquid 2 in 1 is pretty good too...for colors. I guess it just goes to show that we each can have different tastes!

Hey Mitch, I have a query. Would you be willing to swap a cup of your Walmart Persil perls for a cup of my Euro Persil perls?

I have the Walmart ProClean liquid which I would swear is the same thing as the Euro Persil for colors liquid (based on looks and smell I haven't tested). But that's a different issue.

I'm curious to try the Wally perls after all the comments here.

Look forward to rococogurl's report. I have the Walmart Persil original liquid and don't mind the scent at all. I find it does a good job on light colors and darks, and leaves a light scent, which I like. Based on reports here, I'm reluctant to try the Pearls at all. Vomit? <shudder> BTW, where do you guys get your Euro powders? Do you haul them back in your luggage? Or use international delivery?

I have been known to haul detergent in my luggage :-) But now I buy Euro laundry products in my local Polish stores. I live in a town with a large Polish population and they import pretty much any laundry product you could wish for. Here is a pic I took at one of the local stores ;-)

Some more:

I've used the persil store mostly. Believe they still have the Euro. So handy to have a European store nearby. Wow Izeve. Do they also sell Pril?

Roc...good luck getting Mich to Share his address LOL.

I have Euro Persil Perls Roc sent me...I did have a bad batch of Walmart pearls that I exchanged for a new one...so side by side test Euro and Walmarts look the same, smell the same and wash the same. Both have left my clothes looking, feeling and smelling the same..soft, clean and fresh. No vomit or otherwise offensive scent.

I can't for the life of me figure out how your whites had a slight grey hue to them after using Walmarts Perls once or twice Mich, it would take more washings than that in the poorest detergent to start greying my whites LOL.

AS for finding real Persil..like I said I have it and I can't find a difference.. I also have Walmarts 2 in 1 Persil and it does an excellent job cleaning IMO.

That being said I think Larsi had a problem with his last batch of Real Euro Persil.

We all have different opinions of cleaning abilities and scents..what works for one may not for another. And that's ok, for those of you that haven't tried Walmarts Persil, I'd say find a coupon and try it. You may or may not enjoy it, I do and will continue using it, when I'm in the mood LOL.

Lizzie..if you have a Miele dealer near you even a Miele Vac center they can get you the Persil.

rococogurl, I have to admit I've never heard of Pril. Is that a dishwashing detergent? Next time I'm there I'll look for it and let you know :-)

pinky - I expect variations have to do with the water as everyone is in a different area. But I like to see how the stuff does in my water. I have the Pro Clean liquid, which does the same type of job IMO as the Euro color liquid. I will hunt down the ingredients and compare.

if mich doesn't want to exchange no worries.

izeve - Pril is a favorite German dishwashing liquid used throughout the world. Only place it's not widely known is here LOL. It's a great grease cutter. Love it.

izeve, what are the prices like at that Polish Store? And do you have a picture of that orange bag of Tide ;)

Was gonna ask...what do you think that bag of Tide is?

Funny you should ask - I do have a picture of it :-) It's not Tide, it's Polish detergent called Vizir (which, now that you say it, may be the Polish version of Tide? - never tried it)

Prices are generally somewhat higher than US detergents in US stores but lower than what you would have to pay for this stuff online. Some versions of the products are Eastern European, some are Western European.

OMG.... I'd die if I saw all of that. Look at those Calgon Tablets (You don't need them unless your water is like 20Gpg, but cool anyway). And all of that Lenor Fabric Softener (P&G's Downy overseas)... then there's the Ariel Powder and all of that Persil ;)

That's like a Laundry Boy's dream right there. I'd completely freak out... ;)

With that said.. I can't say I have ever seen "Visir" before... but it reminds me of the Mexican Ace bags... I've seen countless times.

The reason.. I was so curious though, is years & years ago... P&G used to bag American Non-Ultra Tide Original Powder (my favorite detergent, ever) into somewhat large bags, for abroad sales. The bag was completely in English, with the words "Quick Dissolving" in the corner with the old logo, printed large.

When I saw that... little orange bag, in the picture... my first thought was... OMG, that's it. That's Original Tide Powder ;) I'm not too disappointed though, I discovered another P&G product, I've never heard of before.

Glad I made your day, Laundry Mitch ;-) This Vizir may be the original Tide Powder, who knows. I have done some googling and it is a P&G product that appears to be Tide equivalent... Since I am not a fan of Tide, I can't say if that's the original formula or not.

But, yes, they do have a good selection of both powders and liquids. They also carry a vast selection of cosmetics, including shampoos, deodorants, facial creams, etc.

izeve....My heart started pounding when I saw your pics. I'd go hog wild in that store!! Amazing, all these beloved Euro products right at your doorstep. LUCKY YOU!

@Mitch...what P&G product did you find, that you had never heard of?

I am drooling! That would be a delight to see all of those wonderful detergents!!

I knew you guys would be drooling over them! I took the pictures a couple of months ago thinking about you all, but then I forgot I had them. Lizzie's question reminded me that I never posted them.

Let me know if there are any specific products you think I should try. Right now, I only have Persil powder for colors (excellent!) and Silan softener. I have tried Ariel powder for colors before - it worked very well but left my clothes and towels a bit hard. I have tried Persil liquid but I don't really care for it. I'm thinking maybe one of the smaller bags of Ariel? There is one with Lenor right in it...

I too found Ariel powder to clean wonderfully, and leave clothes with a fresh, light amazing scent....but it does leave laundry a tad rough. I wonder why? It's P&G, and Tide and Gain do not leave my laundry rough.

Maybe there's a higher% of Sodium Carbonate in it.

Izeve - What a cool store to have near you! None of the Polish, German or Russian shops have detergent here.

@rococogurl, I'd send you a PM, but I can't figure out where your "Message" button is. :/

I'd be more than happy to send you some though. For what it's worth.. if you didn't know any better, the beads look exactly like Real MegaPerls, and the Scent is dead on.

But... it's like it's missing Oxygen Bleach completely, or it doesn't seem to activate at any temperature (40*, 50*, or 60*). And... for it containing so many enzymes, you'd think it'd clean up anything thrown at it, even if it didn't have oxygen... but it doesn't. It's like pouring in a cup of table salt.

What really bugs me... or sets me off though, is even with the German Universal Powder, or German Megaperls.. despite being low-sudsing.. you still see some small bubbles on the glass. This doesn't have that at all. It's like nothing is there.

I don't know. It's not like someone dumped something else in the container. It represents what the product is supposed to be, but... it's like nothing is really there, but fragrance.

@larsi_gw, are you talking about Mexican Ariel (which you hated) or German Ariel?

You had some packs of German Ariel with Lenor, that looked wonderful ;)

Laundry Mitch -- Just send you a houzz message with my email. If you don't/can't get it let me know.

I have the Euro Persil perls with the oxygen in it so I'm glad to do a swap. I'll be interested to do a comparison with a vomit batch that's "known" to get bad reviews.

Glad you're game. Thanks!!!

Mitch, I do not care for Mexican Ariel, but German Ariel works and smells amazing, but yes it does leave some fabrics a little rough. If using softener, like I almost always do...then no issue! German Ariel with Lenor is lovely!!!!

Went to the library last night and stopped by the Polish store on my way. They were out of Ariel with Lenor and their detergent stocks were very low this time. They rearranged the area to sell Xmas decor. I'm assuming that they will replenish their stock after New Year. I went to another store and got Ariel White Flowers detergent - they didn't have Ariel with Lenor either. I also bought another scent of Silan Sensitive Fabric Softener - Rose & Silk.

I will try them both this weekend and report back.

Umm that Rose and Silk sounds delicious. Let me know how it works and how the scent is.

Looks like laundry 'huffing" heaven to me!!!!!

Eve..I forgot all about this..how did the rose and silk work and smell?

I have an opinion update on these Walmart pearls. While I never have had the puke smell after several days, I have noticed they do not clean as well as their European counterpart. I have a huuuuge box of Unilever Persil from the UK. When I compare results, usually on whites, there is a definite difference in cleaning ability. I agree with Mitch, it is like there is a single pearl of oxygen bleach in there. Staining and the bottoms of socks are a challenge for this detergent without a booster of some sort. If I increase the dose, I have suds out the ass. I am no longer impressed with the walmart pearls. I will be back to Tide with Bleach or having to order the UK Persil.