Tide Stain Release & Bounce Dryer Bar -Back to School Laundry Duo Review and Giveaway!

Back to school means more outfits on the floor in your daughters room, because she couldn't make up her mind. It means ketchup or saucy stains on the sleeve of your kindergartner's sleeve because he forgot to ask for a napkin.

This year, Tide and Bounce are coming together to offer you the best Laundry Duo Review and Giveaway on 4BabyAndMom!

We recently had the opportunity to try the new Tide Stain Release In-Wash Booster and Bounce Dryer Bar. I love Tide, so I was looking very forward to the stain release tabs, but I was a little apprehensive to try out the Bounce Dryer Bar.

Alex, Abbie & I are all *very* sensitive to smells and have pretty sensitive skin. Call me a creature of habit, but I've used the same detergent and fabric softener for forever now, but I decided to give it a whirl. The first load of laundry that I washed using both products was on Brian's work clothes. His work uniform consists of a navy blue logo shirt and a pair of khaki pants. He crawls through attics, and on new construction, so the legs of his pants are always atrocious.

The Tide Stain Release tabs are made as booster tabs to add in with your regular detergent to break down stains and remove them from your colors or white clothes. I figured Brian's load would definitely be the load to try it on, and added it to the washer.

The directions on the Bounce Dryer Bar are simple enough. Peel off the sticker on the white bar holder, and stick to the drum of your dryer. I realized that the bar holder stays on the dryer, and the bar itself is replaceable, and removable-- BIG positive for me, in case one of us should have a reaction to the scent or product itself. Plus, I think, the normal fabric softener we usually use is a Procter & Gamble product, so maybe it will work for us.

Brian's work clothes come out clean as a whistle, and smell very fresh. I tried it on a load of mixed colored clothes of Alex's, Abbie's and mine next. Ketchup, grass stains and grease came right out without pre-treating! Neither of us had a reaction to the Bounce Bar, and now I am completely hooked on both of the fabulous products!

The last container of Tide I purchased happened to have a yellow cap on it, which is how I found out about the Tide Loads of Hope Project. If you're not familiar with it, I strongly urge you to click the link and read all about the awesome work that Tide has done in communities affected by disasters. In September of 2008, 1088 loads of laundry were cleaned over the period of six days after Hurricane Gustav in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For each bottle of Tide that you purchase with a yellow cap, ten cents gets donated to this fund.

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Our friends at Procter & Gamble, the makers of both Tide & Bounce have offered two Back to School Laundry Duo packs to giveaway to two lucky readers!! Winners will receive BOTH the new Tide Stain Release In Wash Booster tabs and new Bounce Dryer Bar.Here's How:
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This giveaway is open to residents of US and Canada and will end on August 25th, at 11:59pm EST. One winner will be chosen at random using Random.org. Special thanks to Procter & Gamble for sponsoring this giveaway.