Amway Products Price Comparison

Laundry Care Products

Stock No Description Size Price S&H Total
E-8001 FABRIC SOFTENER 1 LITER $7.40 $0.23 $7.63
Ultra Downy 40 loads $3.78
The Amway Fabric Softner has 100 loads per liter. It would cost $9.45 to purchase 100 loads of Ultra Downy

Amway Fabric Softner per load - .08
Ultra Downy per load - .09

Stock No Description Size Price S&H Total
E-8935 ALL FABRIC BLEACH 3 lb $11.10 $0.37 $11.47
Clorox 2 2.5lb (40oz) $3.28
According to Amway's documentation, you would need 10 lbs of Clorox 2 (4 boxes) to equal their All Fabric Bleach.

All Fabric Bleach 3lb - $11.47 Clorox 2 (10 lb) - $13.12
Stock No Description Size Price S&H Total
E-8023 SA8 PLUS DETRGT 6 LB. $14.60 $0.49 $15.09
E-3 SA8 BIOQUEST II DETRGT 6.6 LB. $19.95 $0.67 $20.62
Gain W/Odor Removing Ultra Bleach 33 loads $5.78
The regular SA-8 has 48 loads per 6lb box, per Amway. When Consumer Reports tested laundry detergents in Oct 1995, SA-8 Plus was ranked 5th.

The new Bioquest II SA8 has 100 loads per 6.6lb box, per Amway's documentation. This product is so new it has not been rated.

Gain was ranked fourth and was awarded CR's Best Buy designation in Oct 1995.

SA-8 Plus per load = .31
SA-8 Bioquest per load = .21
Gain per load = .18

Stock No Description Size Price S&H Total
E-3272 SA8 LIQUID 1 LITER (33.8oz) $13.75 $0.40 $14.15
Ultra Tide 16 loads $3.88
Amway's instructions show you should use 1/8 cup per load, which equates to approximately 33 loads per container.

Consumer reports rated SA8 liquid at #32 out 35 products tested (both powder and liquid) and #13 out of the 17 liquids tested. The Ultra Tide was ranked 21th out of both and the 6th compared to the other liquids listed.

SA-8 per load = .43
Ultra Tide per load = .24

Stock No Description Size Price S&H Total
E-8945 PREWASH LIQUID 16.9oz $8.00 $0.24 $8.24
Shout Prewash 22 oz $2.78
I have no idea which product removes stains better.

Amway Prewash per oz - .49
Shout Prewash per oz - .13

Stock No Description Size Price S&H Total
E-964 FABRIC FINISH 22.5 oz $6.05 $0.20 $6.25
Niagara 22oz $1.19
Amway's Fabric Finish is diluted at a 1:3 rate for a medium starch, which equates to 67.5 oz of solution. Niagara is a spray. According to Amway's documentation, you would need 70 oz of Niagara to equal their product.

Amway Fabric Finish - $6.25
Niagara 70 oz = $3.79

Summary

Retail + S&H Non-Amway
$62.83 $45.12

For these six laundry products, the Amway suggested retail price is approximately 39% higher.

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