Like most moms, I do a lot of laundry.  I love my washer, it is a giant front loader that would hold the dogif they would let me wash him that way actually holds an entire king sized comforter.  I can squeeze other things into it with the comforter, but then nothing gets clean (I know this from experience).  While I love my washer, I do have a small problem with it.  Sometimes, like other front loaders, it can smell funny (shh) (whispers so no one can hear).  A friend suggested a complicated sequence of steps that I would relay to you but I don’t remember them.  I am way too lazy busy to do what she suggested.

So when the people from Smelly Washer contacted me, I jumped at the chance to try their product (after I got over being offended that they thought my washer was smelly).  I received it and tried it in my washer.  You do need to run the washer without clothes to use it, but it isn’t too labor intensive.  Just throw it into the washer and press the buttons (at least on my washer, I don’t know what it would involve with your washing machine).  There wasn’t even any folding so it was easier than laundry.

I had my doubts that it would work, but it really did.  My washer has smelled funny since I got it.  New washer smell is not fun and exciting like new car smell.  New washer smell has you searching around to see what died.  After using the Smelly Washer once, it smelled much better (I no longer get nauseous when I open the washer).  One more treatment and I should get rid of the smell completely (of course, that might leave the smell of dirty socks, but I can keep using it).

It costs $16.99 for a bottle of Smelly Washer.  My first reaction was that that is expensive, until I received the bottle.  You only need to use a tablespoon for each treatment.  There is enough to treat your washer once a week for 6 months (no, I don’t use it once a week, but lets be honest, I probably should).  They recommend you use it twice a month, but let’s be honest, I don’t do that either.  Of course, you may be less lackadaisical than I, so you may use it correctly in which case it is $16.99 a year.

The Smelly Washer people (I wonder if they will be offended that I called them that) have even given me an extra bottle of Smelly Washer to give away to you.  You don’t have to admit that your washer smells to win, it works on smelly laundry (in case you have a husband, son or dog) or mildewed towels (Ewwwww).  The giveaway will run until midnight on Monday, November 23.  The winner will be announced here and at Small Town Mommy.

To win, simply leave me a comment below, telling me that I am not alone, your washer smells too (or your husband, son or dog) (you will get an arbitrary extra entry if you make me laugh with your comment).

You can win an extra entry by following me on Twitter.  Leave me a second comment to let me know that you have followed me.

You can win an extra entry by subscribing by email to the original Small Town Mommy.  Leave me another comment to let me know you subscribed (I can check so no fibbing).

You can win 5 extra entries by blogging about this giveaway.  Simply leave a link to your blog in the comments below.

You can learn more about Smelly Washer here.  You can order Smelly Washer online here or purchase it at True Value, Ace Hardware and a few other hardware stores I have never heard of (welcome to my east coast bias, if I haven’t heard of it, it doesn’t exist).  Even if you don’t buy it, check out the Web site.  They offer cleaning and laundry tips that are helpful (did you know that fabric softener causes mold?  Me neither.  Ewwwwww!).  Definitely check it out.  I have learned a lot that may actually change the way I do certain things around the house.