The Whirlpool Duet: It Cleans Tough Stains and iPhones Too

This week, I was doing some last minute laundry as I was packing for an upcoming trip.  I’m an obsessive pocket checker.  I check pockets when I throw clothes in the laundry, and then again when I sort into piles.

I was wearing some jeans that I wanted to wear on my trip, so I changed into another pair and left my jeans sitting next to the mound of dirty clothes.  Well in the hurry of packing, doing laundry, and being distracted as a mother (imagine that, right?), I managed to wash my jeans without checking my pockets.

Not my smoothest move.

Next thing I know, my Whirlpool Duet Washer is singing it’s little tune to let me know it’s ready to be switched into the dryer, and as I’m putting dinner in the oven I hear Brad exclaim, “OH NO!”.

Me: WHAT???!!!!

Brad: Jen, you WASHED your phone.

{Insert disbelief, denial, remorse, acceptance – and anything else I left out in the 10 step grieving process}

We thought it was toast forever, but after heeding many friends advice along with the Apple customer support, we left it in rice for 2 days.  Surprisingly, and some what miraculously, it’s ALIVE after an entire 56 wash cycle. 

So not only does the Whirlpool Duet wash clothes, remove stains, and keep my colors bright – it makes iPhones squeaky clean as well! In all seriousness, my laundry routine has become so laid back and maintenance free that I literally just throw it in. (I don’t even use fabric softener any longer.) If I would have been spending time stain treating, I would have caught the iPhone bulging out of the pocket.  However, the Whirlpool Duets make laundry so carefree, that I completely missed it.  My laundry has never been so mindless…however, I think I’ll need to put a little brain back in re-checking pockets. =) 

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So tell me I’m not the only one.. What’s the craziest, most scary, or messiest thing you’ve ever washed?

(In case it needs repeating, I wrote this review while participating in a test-drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Whirlpool and received a complimentary Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer to facilitate my review. Whoohoo!)