Product review (5 stars): Product Works Exactly As Advertised
The Laundry Alternative works exactly as advertised. I do not work for Amazon, but I recommend you buy this product from Amazon, because it costs over $35, which is the minimum you have to purchase here to get free shipping. If you buy it on the Laundry Alternative site, you may pay a few dollars less for the item than on Amazon, but then you will have to pay $12.99 for shipping. I paid $42 for mine. As for the product, itself, it's great for people who live in apartments, a dorm, a trailer, or other small environment, but anyone can use this item for small, mostly hand washables. My dad is 85 and he has no problem hand-cranking it, which is only for about two minutes. In fact, he thinks it's fun, and it sure beats having to lug clothing over to the pay-washers. We still do large loads and heavy items at that facility, but only about once a month now that we can wash our clothing in the LA. A typical load is six pairs of underwear, a few pairs of socks and a couple of t-shirts. We have also washed a pair of his khakis and two button-up shirts in one load, or a pair of my slacks and two to three shirts at the same time. Because of its design, clothes get cleaner than if you were hand washing them, though you will have to wring them out. We still have a dryer, but I also hang up a lot of my things to dry. You save on detergent, too. Great buy, reliable product. Easy to assemble, and mine never leaks. I could use it up on a counter, but I put mine in the bathtub, making it easier to dump the water out. :)