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- Best dishwasher detergent, gel Cascade Complete All-in-1 Gel *Est. $0
- Budget dishwasher detergent, powder Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent *Est. $0
- Green dishwasher detergent, powder Biokleen Automatic Dish Powder *Est. $0
- Eco-friendly dishwasher tablets Method Smarty Dish Detergent *Est. $0
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Budget dishwasher detergent, powder
- Cleans dishes well
- Inexpensive
- Does less well on pots and pans
- Does not disclose ingredients
April 2009. Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent is much less expensive than other leading brands, but it cleans nearly as well. We found many positive reviews from consumers who say this powdered detergent does well even when dishes are not pre-rinsed. Cascade Complete All-in-1 Gel (*est. 20 cents per load) receives better scores for cleaning heavily soiled pots and pans, but at nearly three times the cost per load. Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent does not disclose its ingredients and likely includes phosphates, which are a hazard to marine life when it gets into rivers and oceans.
At about twice the cost of the Wal-Mart brand, Biokleen Automatic Dish Powder (*est. 13 cents per load) is an environmentally friendly option that does not contain phosphates or chlorine. Consumers say it cleans dishes very well, but, like the Wal-Mart detergent, Biokleen falls behind Cascade Complete when it comes to pots and pans.
Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent is included in the Consumer Reports test on dishwasher detergent. We found user reviewers at ThriftyFun.com, GardenWeb.com, BlissTree.com and a website known as RantsRavesandRejects.com.
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Consumer Reports rates 18 dishwasher detergents, including Wal-Mart Great Value, based on factors such as how well they clean dishes and pots and how gentle they are to glass and silver.
Review: Dishwasher Detergents: Which Shine?, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Aug. 2008
ThriftyFun.com is an interactive website that lets people post questions and give answers about ways to save money. About 35 contributors post comments about their experiences with dishwasher detergents. Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent is one of the favorites.
Review: Dishwasher Soap Reviews, Contributors to ThriftyFun.com
A question about Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent prompts several responses from users, all of who say it works well.
Review: Great Value (Wal-Mart) Dishwasher Detergent, Contributors to GardenWeb.com
BlissTree sponsors the Thrifty Mommy blog, written by Jennifer Chait and Karen Weideman. In this brief review of Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent, Karen Weideman says the product works well, even on dishes that are not pre-rinsed.
Review: Frugal Friday #2: The Dishwasher, Karen Weideman, Apr. 6, 2007
A blogger at this site tries Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent after reading positive reviews elsewhere. She is very pleased with it, especially because it avoids the need to pre-rinse dishes. After this article, several readers also post positive reviews of Wal-Mart Great Value Dishwasher Detergent.
Review: Great Value Dishwashing Detergent, "Revka", June 4, 2007
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