This was a budget buy that until compared to something else, I thought was ok. We had to buy a different brand of detergent for a different washer and we realized how hard this makes the clothing. It also takes a decent amount of liquid to clean, so it doesn't really save any money. It's stain fighting power is non exsistant and the smell is just a meh! at best. I now will buy branded detergent and use coupons instead to save.