George, that's crazy.

I haven't bought Tide pods in quite awhile as they are just to pricey. But I could use 3 and sometimes 4 in a full load of colors, but the loads were heavily soiled which makes a difference in how detergent suds soooo you have several options..either 1) get your clothes dirty, LOL, 2)add some silicone based defoamer...or 3) don't use Tide pods...I bet your going for door 3.

Tide pods used to have 5 enzymes which made them powerful little guys, but haven't some of the enzymes been removed? Our Greeny will know. Anyway I used to save them for serious stains and they worked great.

George, if you have anymore save it for something that needs a soak in the sink.

That's just crazy. We're they labeled HE Turbo?

Mama...as a matter of fact, they are labeled HE Turbo.

I would NEVER buy Pods only because of the price and for the simple reason that you can't dose it properly.

It still baffles my mind that in 2019 HE detergents are still making all these suds, when they should be just about suds free.

I have been steadily cutting back on my Tide measurements. (I don’t buy pods cause they’re too expensive.). My front loader just seems to need less Tide to make a good suds, so I’m down to using about half of what they recommend.

Littlebug...I don't even use what the manufacture recommends.

For liquids, I use the washers dispenser cup, just over minimum.

For powders, I use 2 Tablespoons (or 3-4 depending on load).

I saw a commercial for Tide Pods yesterday. What I noticed was that they said to use 3 pods for heavy soil. I guess they forgot that they used to say to use 2 pods for heavy soil. I dislike pods because you lose control of your dosing, and there is no way to use less for less soil.

Like George I use less for lighter soil and more for heavy soil, or use a more intense cycle. Why use more when less will work? Why pay money to the manufacturer when you don't have to. I figure that If you have to use 3 you need to use a different detergent from a different manufacturer.

Jerrod, because it appears there's a lot of folks that want the convenience of the pods. Lol

Then there's the renter at one of my neighbor's properties. She uses Tide pods but only one for a full load in a deep-fill toploader ... which has a scum line on the agitator and drum from insufficient dosing on the hard water and large/dirty loads with her kids.

Yuck. She's killing her washer and in the process not even getting clean clothing out of it.

I see this in laundramats, first they cram the machine so even a sock couldn't fit in, mixed loads and one pod....than they toss half a box of dryer sheets in the dryer to cover up the stench of dirty clothing. Wonder why they even bother.

Mama ... worse. Mr. Neighbor provides the washer & dryer there, so she's killing his machine (which has been there 2-ish years, maybe 3 ... 2nd washer at that location, still the original dryer from when the property "opened" for rental circa late 2011 or early 2012). I already did a repair related to overloading. A baby sock went over the basket and jammed the pump.

Okay, the verdict is in....

Current generation Tide Pods do not clean as well as the previous ones. I have black napkins and the challenge I was having with my everyday detergent (All Plus Free from Costco) was getting grease and starch-based stains out. The Tide Pods got all the starch out but I can still see some grease stains. The All Plus gets most of the starch out and some of the grease (about the same as the pods). The previous generation pods got everything out. I also checked the rinse water and it was a little cloudy with the pods. With the All, it's clear. With the pods, my napkins feel a little stiffer too, so there's some detergent residue left.

I can't justify paying 4X as much for the Tide Pods vs. the All Plus liquid.

littlegreeny - I get very good results 99.9% of the time on grease & fat stains on clothes and napkins with the Carbona pretreat for those stains. The item has to be washed in water at least 100°F . On dark cottons that can't take the heat, I rinse the spot, per product instructions, with hot water, then wash on cold (86°F in our washer). And ,,, I've had some stains that were terminally "set" that could not be saved with anything.

Link to Carbona

georgect - your pics are exactly why I will never use a pod of any type in our FL washer.

I am sure P&G has a booster that you can add to the wash with the pod that will replace the enzymes that were removed from the pod. You just have spend more money for it. More money for the same thing one pod used to do? Forget about it.

Cavimum, thanks for the product suggestion. From the reviews, it sounds like a great solution.

Oh, my Laundry! What suds! The same happened to me, so I save mine for rare trips to the big machines at the laundromat. As for enzymes, did they get moved to Target’s exclusive Tide Ultra Free Pods? I noticed them the other day sitting right next to the “regular” F&G Pods. Same size tubs but more expensive per pod for the Ultra’s.

This always happened to me with Tide Pods, but fortunately not Gain pods.

Well, it’s 2022 and the Tide Pods I purchased for my LG Thinq Tower are creating the same issue someone complained about before me. Too many suds that the spin / rinse cycle keeps stopping and starting. I had to end the program and restart without a pod to re-wash the clothes to rid the barrel of the suds. These new washers have a short life to begin with… doing two-washes for every one-wash will kill the machine twice as fast. I’ve written to Tide (P&G) and awaiting a response. I’ll report back,

I have a few Tide free & clear pods I got from the dermatologist. Now I am afraid to try them. But speaking of Tide, I bought a bottle of the Tide Simply a few years ago for a dollar and it made so much suds. I used less than a quarter cup in my top loader, not to mention the extremely strong cheap perfume odor that filled my house, was nasty. Oh how I wish we could go back to fresh smelling detergent from years past.

elbits, I have a few of the Woolite for Darks pods - I've used the liquid on dark clothing for years, but one pod in my HE machine is way too much suds even setting for a third rinse. They will probably deteriorate before I would try them again, while I continue to use just a little of the pour-able products.

I've used cascade pods in my dishwasher and those work well there. Never again in my washer, I'm not willing at this point to try any brand for laundry.

We just returned from Chicago, and I did a few loads while we there (it was 5 of us at one point in the Air bnb we stayed in). The owners had a Whirlpool thin twin unit, and provided All free and clear pods. I did a load of towels and filled the washer tub. I looked at the All dosage instructions and decided on three of the pods. That that was way too many pods, even though the tub was filled with linens and I held the reset button to fill the tub full of water. The rinse water had quite a lot of suds in it. Thereafter I only used two pods, and still noted the rinse water was not real clear. I am guessing the washer may have build up, but there was no discernible grime other than a smudge on the agitator, and there was not a foul odor. There was no evidence of FS being recently used. I am with morz8-the pods for our dw are fine, but never for the washer.