Laundry while on vacation tip.....

[lkhenrie]

Nice tip I have not heard of these sheets but they sound great for vacation. I definelty will be taking them on our trip in December!!

 

[nicki.momof3]

If your family has never used them before I would wash some clothes in them and than wear them. My kids have no allergies but when I used them once the next time my son wore his clothes he had a small rash.

No we always use tide.

Better to find out at home than on vacation

 

[Tink6666]

We have used them the last 4 times we went to WDW and have had no problems. They are so easy to pack & use.

 

[pbrim]

The container they come is is somewhat bulky...we'll only be at Disney for 10 days, so I can' imagine doing more than 10 loads of laundry; won't need the whole pack.

I just put a few sheets in a zip-top baggie. You don't need to take the whole bulky container.

 

[kimis]

Great idea!

 

[Joie]

I just purchased the 3 in 1 purex complete for our trip in 2 weeks. We're staying at the AKV so we have a washer and dryer and I hate to travel home with dirty clothes so this seems like a get product to bring because I dont want to lug around laundry detergent and fabric softener sheets. I normally do laundry nightly so the only dirty clothes which aren't really dirty because you are clean after taking a bath is our night clothes. so this 3 in 1 thing is a great invention

 

[AmandaJayne]

I use the 3 in 1 purex sheets all the time, even at home. They work perfect in the cold/cold cycle, or warm/cold or hot/cold cycle..so pretty much all of them. I have used them in small loads and really large loads and feel like the clothes come out just as clean as using liquid. It's SO worth the money and VERY convienent at Disney....I always bring extra and offer some to those who are in need while in the laundry room!

 

[tinkmom2]

I normally use Purex but when I used the 3 in 1 sheets they left stains on my clothes. You can find numerous threads about them here on the Dis. I just spring the few extra bucks on stuff when I am there or Target sells the travel size to take with you.

 

[Dismom55]

Since I can only use Tide, I look for Tide samples in the sample section of most stores all year long. I presently have quite a stash of Tide from Walmart, I also go to the Walmart web site and get the free samples of all sorts of things, many of which I put in my Disney travel box, everything from pain relief products to cold medicine, all sorts of just in case type stuff.

 

[thelittlemermaid]

Ladies please share your secret......when do you have time to do laundry while on vaca?

My family is going on a 2 week vaca to Disney and Sea World. I really don't want to pack 2 weeks worth of clothes, but can't figure out when I could fit in doing laundry.

How do you ladies do it?

 

[Carina]

I have never been to DW, but on holidays I do laundry in the evening while kids are showering and we are getting organized for the next day - I don't stay in the laundryroom, so It pretty much does itself.

I just go back after 40 mins to move wash to dryer then go back to the room to get more stuff done. I've also done it while kids are playing in the pool ( same thing - going back and forth) or while dinner was cooking or waiting for pizza to arrive.

On my last trip to DL someone had folded all my clothes and left them on the dryer for me ( the dryer was running with their stuff) I had no problem with them moving my stuff out of the machine so they could get their stuff going, and was tickled to see it folded. Felt like I had a laundy fairy godmother.

I try and do it every 3 days on holiday - even though I pack WAY more than 3 days of clothes. I just dont want piles of stinky laundry laying around. If its clean it can be put away in the drawers or suitcase with other clean things.

I also do ALL Laundry on the last night. and just keep one backpack empty to put dirty jammies in in the AM. That means although I paid to wash clothes, I arrive home with all laundry done and it can be unpacked into closets and drawers when we get home. NO trying to catch up a Mountian on laundry your first few days home.

We just got home from 10 days holiday, and the day after we got home ( got in VERY late) my kids just rolled their suitcases into their rooms, put it all away and it was HEAVENLY.

The last night of a trip I am packing, organizing and such all night, so doing a few loads of wash is really no more work. Espcially since I can do several loads all at the same time in the hotel machines. Then it just gets quicly folded and added into suitcases with the other already clean clothes.

I save up laundry soap samples all year that can be ordered online as 'freebies' , I bring a few sheets of bounce from home in a baggie, and I save US quarters I find in my change ( I'm Canadian) throughout the year and that covers my laundry expenses on US vacations.

Sorry to be so long winded about somthing so mundane as laundry, but thelittlemermaid it really will make your life easier to squeeze a few loads of laundry into your trip!

 

[Riverhill]

Ladies please share your secret......when do you have time to do laundry while on vaca?

My family is going on a 2 week vaca to Disney and Sea World. I really don't want to pack 2 weeks worth of clothes, but can't figure out when I could fit in doing laundry.

How do you ladies do it?

The laundry rooms are always next to the pools in most of Disney resorts. So when we head back for some pool time each afternoon to get out of the heat I throw in a load and hang out poolside. It works great!

 

[Michigan_Minnie]

Like you DH and I will be taking our own laundry detergent and leaving it in our OL. We use the free and clear Tide and Bounce free. I had read that the Purex may cause oily spots on clothes but havent read this in a while....and this is a thread from last year. Have a great trip.

I've experienced the spots. Some came out after rubbing with a bar of soap. A couple didnt come out. They smell so good I just use them on things that dont show spots.

 

[proud_canadian]

Does anyone know if you can buy these sheets in Canada?

 

[4 mickey]

Hi neighbor
I've seen them at walmart !

 

[Mama Mouse]

I just put a few sheets in a zip-top baggie. You don't need to take the whole bulky container.

This is exactly what we did. Takes up almost no space. They worked great for us!

 

[proud_canadian]

I am in ontario and have not seen them anywhere! We are going in less than a week so guess I'll have to buy some laundry det while down there!