Fab Friday Giveaway: Smelly Washer!

{special note: This week's giveaway was sponsored by SmellyWasher and I was given a sample to review. In no way did their donation to me skew my opinion of their product.}

Soooo...Smelly Washer, eh?

Kind of a funny name...but a GREAT product!

I was contacted by the wonderful people at Smelly Washer about doing a review + giveaway for their product. I wasn't too sure I wanted to do a non-Etsy, non-WAHM giveaway but, after reading about their product and interacting with their customer service, I knew I just had to share this product with you!

My dear parents had this incredibly...you guessed it...smelly washing machine for years. Every time they'd do a load of towels, it would come out smelling not-so-fresh and more like mildew than a clean, fresh scent. I was always a little hesitant to use their towels because I dreaded the scent that would be left on my body! ***Please note, I have a ridiculously acute sense of smell so these kinds of things bother me!***

Anyway, they eventually moved on to a new HE washer and donated their lovely smelly washer to my twin. Lucky her. (No, really--it is a very nice, albeit stinky, gift!).

I thought that she would be a better candidate for reviewing this product than me but then I read that Smelly Washer not only gets rid of your washing machine's stink but it also works on towels, sheets, and clothes. Somehow, despite having a great-smelling, non-mildewy washing machine, we end up with towels that REEK! Probably because we've been using them since we got married but that is besides the point...right? I now was a candidate for Smelly Washer and chances are, you are too!

Those of you that read my blog on a regular basis know that I love eco-friendly cleaning products (I even make my own or use homemade detergents for my cloth diapers). It gave me great peace of mind to learn that Smelly Washer Cleaner is all natural!

So lets get to my actual experience with the product. 1) How does it work? 2) Does it actually work? 3) Would I recommend it?

1) Even though I don't have a smelly washer, I wanted to clean it out of any mildewy gunk that might have been lurking.

• They tell you to add a TBL of Smelly Washer Cleaner to you Washing Machine and then fill it using the hottest water setting. Let it agitate and then stop the washer and allow it to soak--even overnight! You want that gunk GONE!
• I did this and was amazed that there were nasty little particles floating at the top of the water the next morning. SICK! That stuff was in my washer? I'm glad its gone now!
• Next I decided to wash my stinky towels. I just added another TBL of Smelly Washer to a full load and allowed it to agitate in hot water and then soak for two hours.
  

2) Did it actually work?

• Well, just seeing those nasty particles floating on top of the water post-washer soak made me a believer!
  
• oh my heavens my towels looked and smelled brand new! I could not believe it! No more stinky! YAY!

3) Do I recommend it?

• Hands down, YES. This is a great product that really does the job.
  
• I really thought my sister was going to have to buy a new washing machine because the stink was so bad but now I know that the Smelly Washer will be able to fix it and she'll have CLEAN smelling clothes now!
• Also, Smelly Washer can be used on other mildewy surfaces. I haven't tried it yet but I definitely need to go to work on our window in our bathroom! I'll get back to you on that.

Hopefully you are convinced about the virtues of Smelly Washer. If you are still a little hesitant, why not try to win it? The generous people at Smelly Washer are giving away TWO bottles which means TWO winners! YAY!

MANDATORY first entry: Tell me about your washing machine. Do you own one? Do you use a laundromat? Do you use a shared community washer? Is it stinky? Are your clothes stinky?

Extra entries: (please leave me an extra comment for each valid entry)

• Tweet this giveaway. (One entry/day) Please tweet:

Stinky Washing Machine? Mildewy-smell on your towels? Fix it by winning a bottle of Smelly Washer on @monkeysonthebed http://bit.ly/yemqc

• Follow me or subscribe to my RSS feed (one entry for one or both)

The fine print:

This giveaway is open to anyone who in Canada or the USA, aged 18 and older. The giveaway will end sometime on Saturday, September 26th. You must leave the mandatory comment before receiving extra entries. You must leave a way for me to contact you with each entry! I will draw a winner via a Random Integer Generator and announce the winner on this blog and email the winner as well. If the winner does not reply to me within 48 hours, I will draw a second winner. I reserve the right to delete your entry if you do not follow the rules listed above.