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| A site visitor wrote and told me that the January 2007 Consumer Reports (page
43, 44) had compared High Efficiency (HE) laundry detergents. Here is a brief
review of Consumer Reports findings. Consumer Reports also has a summary page on
their website.
Topping Consumer Reports's list again for total value is Costco's kirkland Signature Ultra laundry detergent. Although it carries no PV/BV, it only costs 12¢/load. Also rated as a great buy was Wal-Mart's "Great Value ultra Glacier Breeze", which also costs 12¢/load.
Missing from the article is how exaclty consumer reports calculated the cost per load of the SA8 with Bioquest. The Quixtar web site sells a 9.9 lb box (150 loads.) for distributor price of $28.10 (18.7¢/load). The suggested retail price is $34.10 (22.7¢/load). the product carries 10.40 PV and 30.2 BV. Including the shipping ($6.75) for one box increases the cost per load to 27.3¢. Consumer reports says the cost per load is based on the product's retail price and label recommendatins for a heavily soiled medium-sized load. The SA8 powder was rated. To justify the 61¢/load price Consumer reports must have had to use about 2.7 (61.0¢/22.7¢) times as much detergent for the heavily soiled load. A Quixtar distributor in the 25% bonus bracket would then have an
effective "consumers rerport price" of |
Quixtar's SA8 with bioquest came out
at top list for cleaning power and also for highest price. It appears SA
cleaning efficiency is only undone by Quixtar's inefficient distribution method.
SA8's price (61¢/load), according to Consumer Reports. Consumer
reports, is twice the price of the leading store bought alternatives such as Tide Free HE
(27¢/load) and Gain HE (20¢/load). Consumer Reports also made a funny jab by
saying that the SA8 came from a company "formerly known as Amway."
