Do you remember that advert? Fairy soap was used for washing clothes and Fairy Liquid was what my Mum used when she washed the dishes, although I do remember a time when the old bits of soap were put into a wire mesh container and swished about to make suds! But thankfully washing up liquid ... Read review
Advantages: Sparkling clean dishes. Disadvantages: Need a dishwasher!
Do you remember that advert? Fairy soap was used for washing clothes and Fairy Liquid was what my Mum used when she washed the dishes, although I do remember a time when the old bits of soap were put into a wire mesh container and swished about to make suds! But thankfully washing up liquid was invented. Now we have moved on and so many people have dishwashers which are an asset in busy homes although “doing the dishes” can be a great time to chat ... ...Costco before Christmas I spotted Fairy Dishwasher tablets, although it said “3 times active system”, I couldn’t see evidence of pearls so decided to try Fairy.
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The box is large and contains 75 tablets, 19cm high x 9.5 depth and 18.5 wide. It is a nice bright green in colour with the Fairy name and logo in white and red, and a picture of some sparkly clean glasses. Nothing fancy here but I have always loved ... more
Do you remember that advert? Fairy soap was used for washing clothes and Fairy Liquid was what my Mum used when she washed the dishes, although I do remember a time when the old bits of soap were put into a wire mesh container and swished about to make suds! But thankfully washing up liquid was invented. Now we have moved on and so many people have dishwashers which are an asset in busy homes although “doing the dishes” can be a great time to chat and often at family reunions a time to discuss all sorts of things! With my first dishwasher (bought after double major surgery, when I couldn’t stand to do the dishes!) I had a sample of powder and continued to use this for years. The powder I mean not the sample! Eventually handy tablets were produced, which were individually wrapped, providing the exact amount required for each wash. Much safer with children around and easy to use. Manufacturers are always try to find new ideas, and started adding a wee pearl to give a “3 in 1” product. Seemed a great idea, but by now I was onto my second dishwasher that was produced with flatter tablets in mind and my little pearl would not fit in the compartment easily. Drat. I had to force the lid closed and was worried it would break. When shopping in Costco before Christmas I spotted Fairy Dishwasher tablets, although it said “3 times active system”, I couldn’t see evidence of pearls so decided to try Fairy.
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The box is large and contains 75 tablets, 19cm high x 9.5 depth and 18.5 wide. It is a nice bright green in colour with the Fairy name and logo in white and red, and a picture of some sparkly clean glasses. Nothing fancy here but I have always loved the Fairy baby! On the back are simple instructions in picture form, showing how to tear off the opening strip which then leaves an easy opening dispenser type box. There is a warning to keep out of the reach of children and that it is an irritant to eyes. In case of accident, rinse eyes with plenty of water and seek medical advice. If swallowed, drink water and seek advice immediately showing the label, do not induce vomiting. There is a big cross and warning that this is an IRRITANT. Also on the box is the ingredients, it contains enzymes and bleaching agents. Therefore you could reasonably suppose that your dishes will become lighter after constant washing, but then they always do, don’t they? Another warning is do not let silver touch stainless steel and do not machine wash antique/hand painted china or fine lead crystal. It states you can use in combination with Fairy Rinse Aid 2 in 1 with built in machine care for even shinier results.
3 times Active System
The tablets are 4 x 3 x 1 cm, with a clean almost clinical smell. A white compressed tablet with different coloured blue speckles and the top is indented rather like a brick and has a thin layer of deeper blue with darker grains, Soak, Scrub and Shine. Soak - the built-in prewash tablet starts to clean immediately, even in cold water. Scrub – the biological stain scrubbers break down and lift off even the toughest residue. Shine – finally the rest of the Fairy tablet cleans away any remaining residues leaving the dishes sparkling clean.
This is copied from P&G’s web site. “The excellent cleaning performance comes from the enzyme, builder, oxygen bleach and surfactant ingredients adapted from P&G's laundry and household cleaning technologies, and with specialist technology developed specifically for use in Automatic Dishwashing products. Fairy is particularly effective for cleaning starch or protein based food remains from dishes, and tea and coffee stains from crockery. The products are designed to deliver excellent shine (less spotting/filming) on dishes, cutlery and crockery. They also control deposits of calcium carbonate in the machine which means greater protection inside of the machine from limescale build-up.”
Results So far I have not had any rejects! Even a tuna pasta bake casserole came out sparkling clean. The glasses are looking brighter, and the cutlery all shiny. No complaints in the results, so I agree with the above statement – it does have an excellent cleaning performance. We have soft water in Scotland so the limescale build-up is not a worry. I haven’t found it necessary to use the extra Rinse Aid.
Cost £13.95 plus VAT for 4 boxes of 75, from Costco. This works out as a fraction over 5 pence each wash.
A Bit of History
The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 by an Englishman, William Procter and an Irishman, James Gamble. (What happened to the Scotsman?) It began as a small, family operated soap and candle company in Cincinnati, Ohio. By coincidence, also in 1837, Thomas Hedley & Co. was established in Newcastle upon Tyne, making soap and candles. The company bought the rights to the word ‘Fairy’ and launched the first all-purpose soap in 1898. Fairy remains one of the best-known household product names to this day. In 1930, P&G established its first overseas subsidiary with the acquisition of Thomas Hedley & Co. Ltd. More information like this is on the website and information of all their products ingredients in case of accident.
PS I saw the challenge about writing shorter reviews I'm still over the limit, but working on it!
PPS I've put harsh as irritable to skin as it is an irritant, but you really have no need to touch so the question doesn't apply.
Advantages: easy to use Disadvantages: more expensive than other brands
Fairy Dishwasher Tablets
At the ripe old age of 49 I no longer have to wash the pots in the sink. I am so happy to have been bought a dishwasher by my family, to help ease the household chores.
I was so keen to use the dishwasher the first day I got it that I rushed out to the shop and bought the shops own brand of dishwasher tablets, which did clean the dishes quite well, but I found that the pans and oven trays sometimes had to be done twice, ... ...At Morrison’s there were Fairy dishwasher tablets on offer for a bag of 14 tablets, which does 14 washes for £1.49 which I thought was reasonable as all the other brands were quite a bit more.
I was surprised to see how much dishwasher tablets actually cost when I first got the new dishwasher, which is why I went for a cheaper brand the first time round.
Anyway, I got my Fairy dishwasher tablets home and loaded the dishwasher and popped a tablet ...
Sunnysmiles 29.10.2009
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Advantages: shiny, clean dishes! Disadvantages: doesn't want to come out of the wrapper!
...but a bit pricey. Fairy dishawsher tablets, on the other hand, are great too but not so pricey. And let's face it, every penny counts! To be honest I don't know exactly how much they cost as i was given about a 4 months supply (you know what mums are like!) but she assures me that they are cheaper than the leading brand. So, when these run out I'll be buying the Fairy dishwasher tablets now and will let you all know how much you need to shell out.
... ...brands. It's a typically fairy green colour box and on the front it has a flip out opening so the individually wrapped tablets can be dispensed easily. This is a good design if you have enough room in your cupboards to be able to store them in a way to make this accesible. I, unfortunately, don't and had to tear the top off, without much hastle at all. Still, it's a good idea from Fairy.
The only drawback of these is the individual wrapper itself. ...
gillsnewgroove 15.04.2004
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Advantages: comes in tablet form Disadvantages: doesn't seem to do the job
...for a bargain saw the Fairy Tablets had a special offer on in Macro - BOGOF - need I say more.
First of all I should say that the Dishwasher we have was inherited with the house and we believe it is probably about 10 years old. I have cleaned the filters, topped up the salt and rinse aid etc so could not put the poor performance down to that. In the Fairy box were a few of the finish tablets that were left. I was open minded about using these products ... ...power ball feature in the Fairy tablets but concluded that it was not needed.
I tend to only put the machine on every 3 days - with two of us it doesn't get full. Very rarely put saucepans in as if they are badly marked they don't come out gleaming like they do on the telly!!
I have gone off to work and come back in the evening to unload the dishwasher and the first thing I noticed was a strange texture on the dishes- it is hard to describe - it ...
Lexie001 14.05.2004
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...far I have been using Fairy Tab in Tab dishwasher tablets which seem to be doing a brilliant job. My dishes come out sparkling clean with no effort at all, with even pots and pans gleaming. The tablets save any mess with measuring out powder or liquid and smell quite nice too. The box even has a fold down bit which means it acts like a dispenser. ...
lewezel 13.08.2000
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