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Dish Drops (2/96)
21 products were tested. Products were ranked primarily in order of cleaning effectiveness. Dish Drops were ranked #14, and singled out as being a poor value:
"The best brands carry familiar names--Dawn Palmolive, and Joy. But Ajax, Sunlight and Dazzle (from KMart) were all very good, and a bit cheaper than the brands at the top of the Ratings. In contrast, the Amway liquid, an undistinguised cleaner, was by far the most expensive."How expensive? The five top-rated products all cost about $.06 per oz...the cost of the Dish Drops was $.26 per oz, over four times as expensive. The distributor cost of the Dish Drops varies depending on how much you buy...a single 1 liter bottle costs $7.61 + $.30 shipping, or $7.91, for a per-oz cost of $.23. If you buy a case of six 4-liter bottles, the cost is $155.44 + $6.21 shipping, or $161.65, for a per-oz cost of $.20. Of the 13 products that were rated as being as effective or more effective than the Dish Drops, some costs as little as $.05 per oz. Even at distributor pricing and purchased in bulk, Dish Drops is 4 times the per-oz. cost of an equally effective product that doesn't have to be purchased in bulk.
(Dish Drops were previously rated by CR in the 9/91 issue, and were singled out as being "far and away the poorest value." See below)