Tide to Go Instant Stain Remover, .338-Ounce Sticks (Pack of 6)
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Customer Reviews of Tide to Go Instant Stain Remover, .338-Ounce Sticks (Pack of 6)
Customer Review: These were better when they used a felt tip
Summary: 2 Stars
When these first came out, I thought they were great. In fact, I couldn't believe how well they got stains out. I was very impressed. I always carried one in my purse as I spill stuff on my shirt DAILY. Yes, daily. I'm that messy.
However, not too long into their production cycle, I noticed they changed the material of the tips of these pens. Initially, they were a kind of felt material. A tad absorbent. Now they are hard plastic and I feel this is the reason these no longer work for me. Ever since they changed the tip material, I have been really disappointed with how these pens perform. What I'm left with now every time I try and get a stain out is a two-tiered stain; the larger stain where the Tide liquid expanded to and the original stain itself. Hard to know which is worse - my now larger-in-size and faded two-tiered stain or the original stain itself. Think about it: when you get a stain on something, using something absorbent really helps blot out the stain. With this plastic tip, all you're doing is spreading the stain out to a larger area. I remember when I first used these, the tip would get slightly off-colored...it was absorbing the stain.
Until they switch back to a felt tip, I'm done with these. They are a huge waste of money and succeed only in lightening the stain a little and creating a larger, off-colored surrounding stain.
Customer Review: Effective Coffee Stain Spreader
Summary: 2 Stars
This morning I spilled coffee on my "million dollar" white dress shirt. It left me with three large coffer stains. I remembered that I had my Tide To Go in the car. After drenching the stains with the solution and rubbing them per the directions, most of the coffee stains had disappeared....what remained, however, were large coffee colored rings at the edges of where the solution had spread. So, most of the coffee stain was gone, but I'm left with the unsightly rings...not quite as noticeable, but there're still there.
Customer Review: I really wanted this product to work...
Summary: 1 Stars
I really wanted this product to work, especially based on the Kelly Ripa advertisements that made it look so simple and effective. Alas, I have tried it on very small Ketchup spots, very small tomato-based soup spatters, and finally, today, I tried to remove stains from a Starbucks Green Tea Frappuchino. I have to say I am disappointed in the results. In each case it did lighten the stain significantly, but in none of these cases did it work "as advertised". That is to say, it did not leave my blouse looking like new. It left a still-quite-visible spot each time.
On each occasion, I was wearing either 100% cotton or a cotton/synthetic blend fabric, if that might make a difference.
I will say, at least it didn't make things worse. After pretreating and washing all three spills were completely gone.
I will continue using my Tide To Go pen when these little accidents happen, and maybe I will eventually spill something on myself that it does work on; but at this point I seriously doubt that I will purchase another.
Customer Review: This product is TERRIBLE!
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried this product the other day while at a bar. I tried to remove a stain that resulted from me spilling a little Kung Pao on my shirt that I had a Thai/Chinese restaurant. The stain remover was given to me from a lady that I had met at the bar, and as I tried to use it, I noticed that the tube was really hard and nothing came out as I squeezed it. I tried to loosen the stuff inside the tube with a toothpick, but very little came out. The stuff that did come out wasn't effective at removing my stain (maybe because not enough of the stain remover was applied), but it did manage to remove some of the color in my shirt (that might have been due to the bleach-smelling substance that was in the spot remover). Eventually, I used a spot remover that I had at home and the stain was washed out. Based on my experience with the Tide Instant Stain Remover, I will not buy this product and will not recommend it to my friends. It doesn't even deserve a "1 Star."Customer Review: ate a hole through my shirt
Summary: 1 Stars
I applied the tide to go stick to a chocolate stain on my 100% cotton t-shirt. I looked down 45 minutes later and there was a huge hole where I applied the product. I was at school and had a huge hole over my stomach, it was embarrassing to say the least. I called them and they reimbursed me %75 of the cost of my shirt. They also offered me a coupon for another stick, I said "no thanks" to the coupon; I won't be using their product again!