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comparsion | Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-8118 | SEE SPRAY CLEANER | 1 LITER | $7.80 | $0.24 | $8.04 |
| Windex | 67.6 oz | $4.68 | |||
| The normal dilution for See spray is 1:3, so one liter will
create approximately 135 ounces of cleaning solution. This would require
two 67.6 oz containers of Windex which would cost $9.36. Amway See spray per oz - .06 Windex per oz - .07 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-8201 | CRYS BRT DISHWASHER | 3 LB | $10.70 | $0.36 | $11.06 |
| Cascade | 4.06 lb | $3.68 | |||
| According to Amway's documentation you would need 8.7 lb of
Cascade to equal one 3 lb box of Crystal Bright. It should also be noted
that Crystal Bright did come in second behind Palmolive Ultra
Concentrated. I used Cascade in this comparison because I couldn't find
the Palmolive Ultra at the grocery store I went to and Cascade is the
product Amway uses in it's comparison. Crystal Bright 3 lb - $11.06 Cascade 8.7 lb - $7.89 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-951 | SCRUB BRITE | 21 oz | $5.25 | $0.17 | $5.42 |
| Clorox Soft Scrub | 24oz | $3.18 | |||
| The Clorox Soft Scrub was the top rated soft scrub cleaner
and was rated by CR as a Best Buy. Scrub Brite was rated last in cleaning
effectiveness of the 9 products in the "Effective and Gentle" category. It
received a "Very Good" on not being too abrasive, and "Good" on cleaning.
Amway Scrub Brite per oz = .26 Clorox Soft Scrub per oz = .13 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-9095 | DISH DROPS | 33.8 oz | $9.30 | $0.31 | $9.61 |
| Ultra Dawn | 42.7 oz | $3.88 | |||
| Virtually all of the name brand dishwashing liquids are good
buys. I selected Dawn because that's what we use. Dish Drops was ranked
#14. Amway Dish drops per oz = .28 Dawn per oz = .09 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-500 | MOP MATE | 750ML (25.4 oz) | $9.20 | $0.27 | $9.47 |
| Johnson Step Saver | 27oz | $4.55 | |||
| Neither product mentions how many square feet the container
will clean. Amway Mop Mate per oz = .37 Johnson Step Saver per oz = .17 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-548 | BUFFUP FURNITURE POLISH | 12 oz | $7.75 | $0.23 | $7.98 |
| Pledge | 12.5oz | $3.65 | |||
| Consumer Reports tested this product back in 86, but so many
things may have changed by now, that I won't use it. Amway Buffup per oz - .67 Pledge per oz - .29 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-8345 | PURSUE LIQUID BOWL CLNR | 32oz | $5.20 | $0.17 | $5.37 |
| Lysol | 24 oz | $2.28 | |||
| Neither product mentions how many toilet bowls they will
clean. Amway Pursue per oz - .18 Lysol per oz - .10 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-8717 | AIR FRESH MOUNT MIST | 4 oz | $6.95 | $0.21 | $7.16 |
| Wizard Air Freshner | 8 oz | $1.28 | |||
| Amway's documentation say their Air Freshners are
concentrated -- but over 10 times??? Mountain Mist per oz - $1.79 Wizard per oz - .16 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-8148 | MAGIC FOAM CARPET CLEANER | 21 oz | $8.40 | $0.25 | $8.65 |
| Woolite One Step | 22 oz | $4.48 | |||
| The Woolite One Step cleans a carpet 15'x16' -- Magic Foam
cleans a 10'x14'carpet Magic Foam per oz - .41 Woolite per oz - .20 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-796 | BLUE POWER BOWL CLEANER | $8.20 | $0.24 | $8.44 | |
| 2000 Flushes | $3.18 | ||||
Sorry - not doing a price per flush | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-855 | SILVER POL AND CLNR | 8.5 oz | $7.30 | $0.22 | $7.52 |
| Write Silver Polish | 7oz | $3.48 | |||
| I have no idea which product cleans silver better
Amway Silver Polish per oz - .88 Write Silver Polish per oz - .50 | |||||
| E-8727 | OVEN CLEANER | 16oz | $7.50 | $0.23 | $7.73 |
| Dow Oven Cleaner | 16oz | $2.35 | |||
| In 1987, Amway's oven clean was ranked 4th, but by far the
most expensive. Amway Oven Cleaner per oz - .48 Dow Oven Cleaner per oz- .15 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-52 | House & Garden BUG SPRAY | 16oz | $9.95 | $0.29 | $10.24 |
| Raid House & Garden | 11 oz | $3.66 | |||
| I doubt if concentration is factor with bug spray.
Amway Bug Spray per oz - .64 Raid per oz - .33 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-13 | HOUR GUARD 8 Insect Repellant | 6 oz | $11.95 | $0.34 | $12.29 |
| Off | 6oz | $4.78 | |||
| I doubt if concentration is factor with insect repellant
either. Amway Hour Guard per oz - 2.50 Off per oz - .80 | |||||
| E-747 | POTPOURRI/VANILLA | 6oz | $12.70 | $0.38 | $13.08 |
| Potpourri/Vanilla | 6oz | $3.38 | |||
| I doubt if concentration is a factor with potpourri.
Amway price per oz - $2.18 Store brand per oz - .56 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-1 | LOC REG | 1 LITER | $6.80 | $0.21 | $7.01 |
| Ultra Mr. Clean | 20oz | $2.58 | |||
| The directions on the LOC bottle says that one capfull (30
ml) is to be mixed with a gallon of water. This equates to approximately
33 gallons of solution per liter. The Ultra Mr. Clean bottle says that one
capfull (1 oz) is to be mixed with a gallon of water. This equates to
approximately 20 gallons of solution per 20oz bottle. LOC per gallon - .21 Ultra Mr. Clean per gallon - .13 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-8264 | ZOOM | 1 LITER | $6.80 | $0.21 | $7.01 |
| Lysol | 22oz | $2.78 | |||
| Consumer Reports rated Zoom at #10 of the 18 spray products.
It was tested at the recommended 1:1 dilution for "extra tough" cleaning.
At the 1:1 dilution, Zoom is certainly cheaper than Lysol, but not as
effective. At full strength, it may be more effective than Lysol, but will
be more expensive. Zoom full strength per oz - .20 Zoom 1:1 per oz - .10 Lysol per oz - .13 | |||||
| Stock No | Description | Size | Price | S&H | Total |
| E-8204 | BLEACH | 3 LB | $7.85 | $0.27 | $8.12 |
| Clorox | 1 Gal | $0.88 | |||
| This is comparing a dry chlorine bleach to a liquid, but
this is what Amway uses in their comparison. According to their
documentation you would need 320 oz or 2.5 gallons of Clorox bleach to
equal their 3 lb box of bleach. Amway 3lb bleach - $8.12 Clorox 2.5 gal - $2.20 | |||||
| Retail + S&H | Non-Amway |
|---|---|
| $154.20 | $75.05 |
When you compare these 17 products, the Amway suggested retail is over DOUBLE the price of non-Amway products.