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Dirty to Clean Clothes in 10 minutes

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Sounds too good to be true, right?

A new product, called Swash (by Whirlpool), promises to remove odors and wrinkles from already worn and dirty clothes so that you can wear them again.

The idea is to work with clothes that people wear several times before washing. According to the company, people are wasting water and electricity by washing clothes that are “not really dirty”.

Is this machine targeted to people who wouldn’t really care though? And with such a hefty price tag ($499), would you not instead just buy a washing machine?

At 4 feet tall, the machine is designed to be a part of your walk-in-cupboard. You might want to wear the outfit that you wore two days ago again, and it is lying in a crumpled heap on the floor. Quick put it into the machine and 10 minutes later it is fresh again.

Beware, though, it doesn’t remove any stains.

Would you like to test this machine and see if it actually works and can fit in the marketplace?

Get details of the new machine here: Swash – Express Clothing Care System

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Comments

  1. I think there might actually be a market for this, and that it is a great idea. My husband is fantastic at throwing clothes on the floor – not dirty enough to go in the wash, but too lazy to put them away. However, by the time I pick them up they are crumpled – I could just stick them in the swash instead of having to iron them again.

Have you read?

Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]