Product review (5 stars): Saving money one spin at a time!
I bought this for my family, as we live in a very small apartment with no available laundry. The laundry mat (for me, my husband, and my little girl) was costing anywhere from $70- $100 a month, and that still leaves the massive amounts of dirty towels and sheets and comforters that I never seemed to get around to... The product is really intended for singles, college kids, etc, but as a housewife with normal amounts of laundry (not to mention a baby on the way!) I am very impressed. In 30 minutes, I can wash and rinse about 4-5 loads. Of course, this was after trial and error, and learning to have everything at hand so I didn't have to keep getting up! But generally in that half hour, I may wash 4 shirts of my husband's, 3 of mine, 3 or 4 of my daughters, a pair of pajamas for each of us, several pairs of my husband's BB shorts, 2 or 3 of my daughter's school uniforms, and maybe even a pair of jeans. I don't find that it works my arm out as bad as some reviews mention, and the product itself is holding up very well... I do recommend putting the washer inside your tub, as you will get water everywhere when you fill it and empty it. I also find that the tube for draining does not work as well as simply dumping the water out yourself!

After trial and error, I found this is the process to use for me:

1)  Set washer inside tub. I put latex gloves on at this point, because I have sensitive skin.
2)  You pour in an EXTREMELY small amount of detergent. A tablespoon or less! And I use fabric softener, which I add about the same amount at this time. For whites, this is the time to add your  bleach. (But be careful between loads! You don't want any bleach residue left behind!)
3)  Dump a bucket of water in, temperature depending on the fabric of course. I generally fill it to the half way point. (NOTE: if you dump the water in AFTER the soap, it is easier to rinse later!)
4)  Add your clothes, one piece at a time, making sure not to scrunch them up. (For me, this may be 2-3 adult shirts, 3-4 kid shirts, and a pair of pants or shorts.)
5)  Screw the top on tightly.
6)  Start spinning! I count to 60, 2 or 3 times depending on what I'm washing.
7)  Take the top off, and remove the clothes. I set them aside, giving them a quick squeeze to help get the soap out.
8)  Refill the washer with clean water, no soap this time.
9)  Put the clothes back in, close the top, and spin again for 2-3 minutes.
10)  You should be done. Occasionally, I get a pair of sweats or jeans that holds in soap, and I give it another quick rinse under the tub faucet.

My issue comes in here, where I, of course, don't have a dryer. It takes me maybe 5 or 6 minutes to wash and rinse the clothes, but it takes me another half hour to ring all the water out, and THAT is where it starts to hurt. Right now, I have been ringing them out as best I can, then hanging the clothes over the heating vents or outside on sunny days to dry, but it takes a long time. Soon I plan to buy the spin dryer, and I'm sure that will help alot.

I also want to note that the product has to be assembled, and mine came with virtually no instructions. However, it is pretty common sense, and I got it together in about 10 minutes. The only thing I could not figure out was the metal 'keys' that came with it. Those are for either side, to place in the little holes and keep the unit from falling apart!