We are big fans of the Sears Ultra Plus powder! Its really affordable and does a great job too!!
I buy mine at Sears. They used to keep it upstairs with the appliances, but last time I bought detergent it had been moved to the paint department. Odd, I know.
A huge container sells for $20 and goes on sale for $15. I only use 1.5 containers per year for my family of four.
I just went and checked mine. It's nox a box; it's a BIG plastic bucket -- like a paint bucket -- and it says 360 loads. I'm pretty near the end of this bucket, and the container is actually DUSTY. That's how long I've had it.Just started using the Sears HE in the orange box...this week our Sears had it $11.99 for a 180 load box...it seems to work well on stains. I keep stain spray and the Tide stain pacs on hand and use them if something is really bad.