Somerfield Washing Powder

About a year ago, when the credit crunch really started to bite, I decided we should try out more items from the supermarket's own brands. We have a Somerfield locally and shop there often and already bought a few of their own brand items but wash powder wasn't one at the time. Their wash powder cost £1.89 for a small box, that's alot cheaper than the big brands unless they are on a promotion. I bought a box and took it home. Upon opening the box of wash powder I found it smelt quite like some of the others I'd used, reasonably fresh and not too strong. I used the same amount in the wash and waited for the results. The clothes came out ...  Read the complete review

Usually i don't buy the cheap washing powders.......over time I've forgotten whether that's because they don't work well in my own experience, or whether like so many of us so many times, I've succumbed to the advertising hype...... It was a very lean week and i was out of Colour washing liquid. I had Bosnian lodgers at that time who used HUGE amounts of the stuff and seemed to be washing as much for 2 of them as I do for myself and 3 boys (who are always getting dirty) so I decided I would have to buy cheaply. Somerfield had a special offer on their basic colour powder (I haven't even bought powder in ...  Read the complete review