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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: laundry

laundry stories: 4 news summaries

 Miss. Baby OK After 
 Spin in Washing Machine 

7-month-old Valle Hernandez on the mend after mishap

Nov 16, 09 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - A Mississippi infant is out of the hospital and on the mend after accidentally going for a terrifying ride in a washing machine. Seven-month-old Valle Hernandez wound up inside a front-loading machine—apparently with an assist from his 4-year-old brother—and his mother started the machine before noticing him, reports... More »

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baby • Mississippi • washing machine • laundry • baby washing machine • Valle Hernandez

 Cheaper Tide Rises 
 in Hard Times 

Procter & Gamble agonizes over risky move

Aug 6, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cheaper Tide is rolling in: The recession-friendly Tide Basic drops some of the high-tech cleaning components—like anti-pilling ability—contained in the detergent’s traditional form, in exchange for a 20% lower price tag, the Wall Street Journal reports. But the decision to release the new Tide was no... More »

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recession • Tide • cleaning • detergent • Procter & Gamble • laundry

 Recession Strikes 
 Noses as Thrifty 
 Delay Laundry 

Recession prompts thrift at the laundromat

May 7, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession may be making the US a little smellier, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Americans are scrimping on laundry by buying cheaper detergent, dry cleaning less often and—in the case of 60% of shoppers, according to one poll—wearing clothes multiple times between washings. More »

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recession • clothes • thrift • laundry

(Newser) - British women wash their bras only six times a year, the Daily Express reports. The slightly confusing results of a study indicate that although women own an average of 15 bras, they wear each one seven times before throwing it in the hamper. “The extra dirt is clearly... More »

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women • England • poll • clothing • survey • underwear • bra • washing machine • laundry

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