Anyone send their kid off to college with an Eco Egg for doing their laundry? I’m curious and it looks to simplify the process.
There is one for the washer and dryer. We use drying racks here for much of our clothing, but our climate allows things to dry quickly even in the winter. I am guessing drying racks may not be feasible for a dorm room, let alone a more humid climate like New England. I saw they have them on Amazon so that would give me enough time to try them at home ahead of college drop off.
Calling @BunsenBurner - this sounds like a chemistry question! Personally I can’t think of anything easier for a college student than using the detergent pods. I prefer liquid myself, so I can adjust the amount or pretreat a stain.
Oy. Never heard of such a thing. 
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Have to look into it. But I agree on the detergent pods - so convenient and not that expensive. I doubt the student will be doing a lot of laundry… most clothes can be worn at least several times before they need to be washed. So a couple or three loads per week is not going to break the bank. And drying racks… there is not much space in most dorm rooms for those, so I highly recommend not sending your student with clothing that needs special laundry care and hang drying. Tees and jeans can be safely dried in a dryer.
I think the person who finds the forgotten Eco Egg all by itself in the washing machine will be the one who gets the 700 washes…
According to their website, when not in use, it needs to be kept in a well-ventilated dry space, not in a cupboard, in order to prevent mold from forming on the egg. Will you student have a good place to store it? Laundry pods and dryer sheets may be more practical (and better if your students does laundry every other week, using multiple machines, rather than one load at a time (much more time efficient).
As for drying racks in New England, I wouldn’t bother. They won’t be effective in a small space like a dorm room.
I’m more interested in the egg for me! I would imagine a student would quickly lose it.
@CTScoutmom I’m not entirely convinced she will ever do laundry! Ha! 
@somemom I thought the same thing about losing it! However, I thought maybe attaching it with a lanyard to the laundry hamper might provide a reminder that something is missing if it isn’t attached. And yes to getting one for ourselves! I may just do that so I have time to try it out with D18! :D/
Tide pods.
My kid is absent minded and undoubtedly would lose that thing the very first time. Not a good idea.
Read a bunch of reviews. A lot of people mentioned that it didn’t clean well, and in particular clothes still smelled. Others said the pod cracked open in the machine leaving little balls everywhere. I’d just go with Tide pods. They’re easy to use and store.
Amazon has both for an investment of $35. I figure if it’s good for the environment, it doesn’t matter who winds up using it, right? And I have yet to hear of anyone eating Ecoeggs :-&
We wash all of our darks in cold water so pods don’t work for us. My kids like whoolite liquid. There’s one made especially for darks.
Two words–Color Catchers.
I sent my kids with detergent pods, color catchers, and bounce – they managed just fine.
Tide pods and Color Catchers. Although, I will say that the Tide Pods are not entirely foolproof. My son texted me the occasional picture of a Tide Pod fail his freshman year. You know, pods caught in the door, half disolved on clothes or stuck to the wall of the washer. He always wanted to know what level of failure would require a rewash!
Why can’t you use pods? My kids use them on all their clothes and wash mostly in cold water. Are we doing something wrong??
My daughter also used Tide pods and color catcher sheets.
Reading Amazon reviews of the Eco Egg I see it is not for an “He” type washer with reduced water.
Suds do not clean; sudsing and cleaning are not the same. “He” washers need low-sudsing detergents.
As I was a control freak with laundry at home, I never had my kids do laundry until the summer before they left for college 
While my daughter was a quick learner, my son needed a bit more guidance. I sent him with a list of directions on how to separate and what could be washed together, including the washer and dryer temperature and settings. I would give an example like-your red striped polo needs to be washed with darks and a color catcher.Turns out the people this helped the most were his female friends! They still talk 16 years later how they had no clue about laundry and my little study guide helped
I guess I must have done something right, as my son does all his owe laundry and will not let his wife touch it as he does not like the way she mixes different items and colors!!
“Why can’t you use pods? My kids use them on all their clothes and wash mostly in cold water. Are we doing something wrong??”
I have had several pods not fully dissolve in cold water. It made a mess. Maybe it’s just me??
I think pods are designed to dissolve in water above certain temperature. We also use Woolite at home as it is the detergent that does not leave any residue that can cause Mr.'s skin irritation. But kid used pods with her stuff and was fine.