HE Detergent

Short update:

Georgetown has recently decided to update the laundry facilities in every dorm on campus. This is a new change, and I think you all have received letters about it. I just wanted to let you know that you will be able to buy HE detergent at Vital Vittles, a corp location. They aren't carrying the detergent as of yet, however, and when they do, it's likely that it will be available for a high price (as is everything at Vital Vittles). You should also be able to buy this detergent at the newly re-opened Safeway located on Wisconsin. The location is a bit of a walk, but it's the best resource near campus for typical grocery store items.

To identify the HE detergent, just look out for a small "HE" label. I know that Tide brand carries it for sure. And don't buy regular detergent thinking that it will work and no one will check. That's at least partly true--in a pinch, you can use 1/4 of the regular detergent. However, this can damage the machines and cause "oversudsing"...which is quite obvious and leaves everything, including your clothes, covered in a mess.

I'm not a huge fan of the switch--it seems to me like yet another way in which Georgetown is passing the buck off to the students, who have to buy more expensive HE detergent--but at least the machines are more energy efficient, and we have to work with what we've got. If you have questions, as always, post!

April