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Make re-washing a thing of the past #MaytagBloggerChallenge {Giveaway}

I love my new Maytag washer!

You know when you have stinky towels that you just can’t get to smell good, or when you throw a load of laundry in the washer after dinner and completely forget about it till the morning and then it’s all musty smelling…those are 2 things that I think of when I think of the term laundry stinks.

Sometimes the term laundry stinks just means “I’m sick of doing laundry”.

For this 3rd and final Maytag Blogger Challenge titled “Make re-washing a thing of the past” we had 3 tasks.

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I was sent a spandex workout top, a pair of linen shorts for my husband and 2 cotton t-shirts for my daughters. These were my instructions…

Linen: I wash best in a Delicate cycle. Set your mind at ease by also selecting the Maytag 12 hour Fresh Hold option. Use the Wrinkle Guard on the Maytag dryer to get out all my little creases. – I bet I’ll come out crisp and clean.

My previous experience of using the delicate cycle, meant always running the spinner twice because the clothes were still wet after the cycle was complete. I was curious how the shorts would be after I pulled them out. I was completely shocked. Not only were the shorts not soaked, they were barely damp – I only had to put them in the dryer for a little while and they were dry and wrinkle free!!

Cotton: Wash me using a Cold Water cycle. Add the Maytag 12 hour fresh hold option and I won’t be smelly if you get busy and forget about me. Take a sniff before drying me on a low-heat setting. Impressed?

It seems I am constantly doing load after load of little girls laundry. I often wonder how it is that 2 children can go through so many clothes so quickly. I have to admit that on more than one occasion I have forgotten about a load of their clothes in the washing machine causing me to have to re-wash the entire load over again. This challenge was one I was very excited about. After convincing my girls that indeed these new shirts needed to go in the machine, I followed the instructions and made sure to leave them in the Maytag washer for a whole 12 hours. I used scent-free detergent because I really wanted NOTHING to mask the possible musty smell. I couldn’t wait for the hours, minutes and seconds to go by so that I could really smell the clothes to see if it was truly possible for them to come out without a smell at all. The result – there was no odor. None!! I have to say, this is an incredible feature – at least for forgetful people like me!

Spandex: Wash me while you sleep. Use the Overnight Wash and Dry cycle plus Maytag 12 hour Fresh Hold Option with Dynamic Venting Technology – How do I look in the morning?

This challenge came at just the right time. I was gone on a trip and arrived home late in the evening. I was exhausted, but wanted to throw my spandex top and workout pants in the wash before I went to bed. I followed the instructions (I paired the Maytag Maxima XL Fresh Hold Feature with the Overnight Wash and Dry cycle) and went to sleep – in the morning I went to check it out. I figured the clothes would probably come out looking ok, but I truthfully thought they would have at least a little bit of a musty smell. The result? The clothes came out looking great and they felt cool to the touch. Although I was not expected to comment on the smell of the clothes, I just had to take a sniff…no musty smell at all on these either. I was so impressed that I didn’t even need to throw them in the dryer!

 << Click on the video below to play! >>

I know you are all wondering how in the world this Maytag Maxima XL Fresh Hold Feature works – basically there is a built in fan that circulates air for up to 12 hours after the load is complete. This circulating air helps keep the odor and wrinkles out of the clothes which is an amazing feature for busy moms like me!

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Think about how much more you can get accomplished with this fresh hold feature from the Maytag Maxima XL – I don’t know about you, but being able to throw a load of laundry in before going to bed and not having to worry about it being musty smelling or full of wrinkles is AH-MAZ-ING!!

Check out the MANY features of the Maytag Maxima XL washer HERE.

Flash Giveaway!! 

One lucky Canadian Winner will win a KitchenAid Personal Coffee Maker (MSRP $99.99)
KitchenAid Personal Coffee Maker

To enter to win, just leave a comment telling me what you liked or learned from the post/video. I appreciate tweets, shares etc, but they are not required to be entered.

{anyone can comment on this post although only Canadian residents will be eligible to win}

Winners must respond to winning notification within 24 hours or forfeit their prize. Giveaway ends June 27, 2013 at 11:00pm CST. (June 28, 2013 at 12:00 am EST). No purchase is necessary to enter.

You can also enter to win KitchenAid Stand Blender MSRP $129.99 AND a KitchenAid Food Processor MSRP $149.99

I am part of the Maytag Blogger Challenge, all opinions are my own.

Susan (5 Minutes for Mom)

Saturday 29th of June 2013

I have re-washed loads of towels 3 or even 4 times b/c I forget about them. I'd love that 12 hour feature.

Janice - 5 Minutes for Mom

Saturday 29th of June 2013

I am forever having to rewash because I forgot about laundry or left it over night. What a brilliant idea!

Andrew P

Friday 28th of June 2013

Great writeup and video post, like others have obviously mentioned I as well love the fresh hold feature. That built in fan feature will be a godsend for our family.

Lisa Gillespie

Thursday 27th of June 2013

I've often left laundry in the washer overnight, so I love the fresh hold feature!

Ei Leen

Thursday 27th of June 2013

I love the Overnight Wash and Dry cycle!