Gee I just don't remember this product. I wonder if it was a regional product or I just didn't pay attention back then.

I Googled it and came up with this interesting bit of info......

Janet

Here is a link that might be useful: Downy Advanced

Was that the stuff that was supposed to suppress wrinkles? Sounded too good to be true to me.

It worked very well for me, and had a light, clean scent. Rather much distressing when P&G discontinued it.

OH yes I remember it. Yes it was advertised to help reduce wrinkles. This is one Downey product that had the scents I liked. I liked it so much that after I heard it was being discontinued I bought 5 bottles of it.

The stuff goes bad after a while. I tried it a while ago and even though I shook the bottle it was clumpy and left spots(removable) on the clothing. I wish downy would return to making nice soft scents like downy advanced. Now all of the scents are bold and too in your face like cheap perfume.

I always wondered if they quietly discontinued it because they found out that it did damage to humans or animals or the environment but just never said anything about it. This is probably not the case but I don't trust business to do the right thing - ever.

"I don't trust business to do the right thing - ever."

So should congress grant the car companies the loans they are seeking?

I always wondered if they quietly discontinued it because they found out that it did damage to humans or animals or the environment but just never said anything about it. This is probably not the case but I don't trust business to do the right thing - ever.
I'm sure there's one reason why it was discontinued. It didn't sell! Let's face it, with how few people here remember it, obviously it's not on our shopping lists. Why would they continue to make it? Seems pretty simple, rather than sinister.

So should congress grant the car companies the loans they are seeking?
IMO, no. With all the small businesses that have gone belly up over the last eight years, it's appalling to me to keep bailing out these giant conglomerates, overpaid CEOs, and the like. We bailed out Chrysler years back, and at the time I supported it. But now, Chrysler is a foreign company. Daimler owns it. They can support their own businesses. So many jobs have been outsourced that it's repulsive to me to support them like this. Put the money into the US.

Oh, and I had bought up a bunch of the "ultra" Downy when it first came out and was on sale cheap. Got the unscented which was hard to get at the time. Started using less and less and couldn't give the stuff away so I went to dump it down the drain and recycle the bottles. Big mistake. It plugged the drain up like you wouldn't believe. Replaced the trap and it was like concrete in there! And clumps on the laundry tubs had to be chipped away. Don't know what's in it but boy they could build buildings, flood levees and more from that stuff.

Are those the same Germans who bombed Pearl Harbor in "Animal House"? Daimler only owns 20% of Chrysler (which it values at $0) and is looking to sell. Chrysler paid back those loans, and the goal is that any new loans will also be paid back with interest, so it's not really a bailout (like AIG was). I think it's a damned if you do and damned if you don't situation for the government. One big mess vs. another, lesser of evils, etc. Very unfortunate.

I, too, loved Downy Advance and grabbed up a couple bottles when it went off the market. I always thought it went out just because they wanted to advertise something "new and revolutionary!" Everyone seems to be into dumping something just for the sake of change.

I really have never found anything that worked as well. I used maybe a tablespoon and filled up the dispenser with vinegar and was very happy with the results.

I don't trust companies to do the right thing because history shows that most of them don't. They will if there is something in it for the company...Oh lets see there is a tax break...OK we can do XYZ...no tax break...Oh this thing is impossible to do..we need incentives. The larger the company is the less it can be trusted.

The product I create damages humans?....No it can't do that...we test everything...Ever heard that line?

Companies are In business to make money - that's it..and what ever good comes from the outcome may trickle down to the consumers...but lets not fool ourselves and think that the first thing a company is thinking about in its meetings is not profits,how to make them... and how to keep making them...everything else comes along for the ride.

My personal gut reaction to the problems with the Detroit auto makers is to let them pass out of existence. They are the ones who have not made cars people wanted and they have been at their game for over 20 years.

The reason ford is not in as deep of trouble is because they retooled some of their cars sold to foreign markets and were able to sell them to the USA consumer. What about the other auto makers...what were they doing...Oh that's right - offering incentives to buy cheaper gasoline while selling Hummers getting 10 miles per gallon.

But on a practical level I don't want the people who work for the auto makers...the folks who did what they were told and followed the car manufacturers design, to get the short end of the stick. It is as unfair to them as it is for taxpayers to foot the bill for the loan. Also what of remaining workers in other companies that are part of the auto supply chain?

I am in favor of a loan with conditions. The car makers need to come up with a concrete path forward which includes goals that can be measured and assessed for improvement and achievement. No improvement - no more loans.

Even a loan may not help. Loan them the money...people are getting laid off. NO MONEY....so who is going to buy a car next March? THEN WHAT?

How about a switch in focus? Let them start manufacturing mass transit vehicles so we can have a good rail system like Europe has. Going to work?...take the train.

Back to Downy - I really liked the performance and scent of Downy Advance...This new Downy stuff I mostly avoid because it smells so strong and lingers in the clothes for days, and to me the clothes don't feel good they feel slippery.