One of the many great things about the randomness of that which is my career -- craft author, designer, spokesperson, TV personality, mom blogger -- is that companies send me products for review. Most often, it's knitting, crochet or craft related items but sometimes, as is the case today, it's something that's off the crafty radar. Sometimes it's a spot-on (or spot-off, as it were) necessity to make this work-at-home-mother-of-3's life a bit easier. Today, that product is dishwasher soap, namely:
Up & Up Auto Dish Packs. (Holding as the glamour of housework washes over you. Ok, let's move on.)
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| Obligatory Instagram product shot with real, LIVE dirty dishes in the background! |
We're a party of five in our household, which means we generate mounds of dirty dishes that often reach epic proportions. Although school requirements often trump chores, loading and unloading the dishwasher is theoretically our 13-year-old son's job. I'm sure it will come as no surprise to you, that he loathes this occupation. Loathes it! One of his least favorite things about the process (you know, other than the fact that it's work) is when he's unloading dishes only to find that there's still crud caked on some of them which means he has to start all over. Enter the trusty,
Auto Dish Packs.
Now, I should pause here to say that the
Up & Up brand is
Target's private label. Since I loves me some
Target I already have many, of their over 1,000 products from this same line in my home. That said, I hadn't tried this one yet, but had high-hopes for these little, particle-removing packs -- as did my son who put them to the test.
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| Step 1: Loading. It's possible the dishes were rinsed first but really, it's a crap shoot. |
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| Step 2: Dropping in an Auto Dish Pack. No measuring; no pouring; no mess. That's all there is to it! |
Results: The kiddo was thrilled because it was so easy. The parental-types were equally happy because the dish packs worked. The dishes were clean which not only meant that we didn't have to waste water re-washing, but also didn't have to hound said kiddo to do the job again. For this household, that's a win-win.
I fear that our dishwasher is on it's last days of life, and so we've had varying degrees of success with other detergents. I'm pleasantly surprised to know that an affordable brand by a company I trust did the trick. We'll definitely keep restocking our cleaning supplies cabinet with these little gems!
Interested in trying the Auto Dish Packs, or any of the other Up & Up household, health care, personal care, baby care or beauty products?
Click here for coupons, then head out to your local Target store.
Enjoy!
xx,
Vickie
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by the brand.
