Product review (4 stars): An excellent alternative...
This became a buy out of last resort a few days ago after we realized last Friday that the laundry room at our apartments caught fire in a freak accident, and so my mother and I spent the better part of 5 hours and 3 rolls of quarters at the laundry matt. We decided this was just not a good way to spend our days off or our money, especially since she and I both work full time. So among asking our friends for help, we decided it was time for an alternative for the smaller clothes, but we didn't want to run up our electric bill or eat into our budget in a big way by getting a washing machine that we could never fit in our apartment, nor afford (not to mention, the conventional washers wouldn't work in our place anyway because it doesn't have anywhere to hook it up to).

So far we've only done 2 loads in the thing, so a lot of what I say is based on first impressions. Like others have said, it doesn't really come with any detailed instructions to put it together, so I kind of had to figure it out. It isn't really that hard to figure out though, so as long as you have some basic common sense. That said, I followed someone else's advice on a previous review and did about 200 turns with detergent, and then another 200 with new water as a rinse cycle. This seemed to get my clothes almost perfectly clean (and I was washing underwear too). It's a little bit of a chore to run the Wonderwash with the handle, but I can fit about four shirts, plus some small items in without a problem, so when I consider the fact that it takes me 15-25 mins to wash my clothes with this (which is in my house and free), and much much longer to go to the laundry matt, it's worth it. I will say, I've only used this in the bathtub, but the suction cups work extremely well. They clamp on incredibly tight, but can be easily removed when you pull on the tabbed area on them. I will also say that the lid seal locks very tight as well. I haven't had any problems with water spilling on my machine. When I'm done washing, I just attach the hose, unseal the lid, and let it drain. Ring out your clothes a bit and give it about 8 - 12 hours to properly dry, but then you're good to go.