Whitmor 6187-2419 Dryer Balls Set of 2
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Whitmor 6187-2419 Dryer Balls Set of 2
Customer Review: Cheap knock-off. Avoid. Much harder and noisier than the others
Summary: 1 Stars
I had originally puchased a pair of the DryerMax Dryer Balls, also available on Amazon. Mysteriously, one of the pair disappeared from the dryer (just like socks!), so I wanted to replace it. I didn't realize there were such strong differences between Dryer Balls offered on Amazon. When I ordered this pair, they were hard as rocks. When I started the dryer, the noise of the impacts was unacceptable. The DryerMax balls, on the other hand, are squishy.Customer Review: Damages fabric. Avoid.
Summary: 1 Stars
I was keen on trying out dryer balls to do away with the chemicals of dryer sheets. It seems as though the balls do manage to fluff up the clothes due to the mechanical action. I actually used a different brand than this one - one with some patches meant to reduce static. The static reduction seemed to work too, since there was none on the clothes.
The claims of reducing drying time, didn't seem to bear out. Clothes seemed to take the same amount of time to dry.
I had to discontinue using this once I discovered that it damaged flannel sheets. The sheets were left with the flannel bunched into bumps rather than the soft feel that it had before. This is obviously due to the mechanical beating that the sheets gave it. I should have realized that the mechanical action will damage fabric.
I suggest avoiding this product and sticking with dryer sheets.
Customer Review: Destroys your clothes
Summary: 1 Stars
I loved these things....at first. After several weeks of use, a lot of our bath towels and shirts started fraying around the edges. Before I tossed out the ruined items, I cut off the frayed bits and ran them through several cycles without the balls and guess what? No more fraying. These things will ruin your clothes. Not immediately, but they will tear at the fabric and one day you'll be pulling things out of the dryer and wonder why you bought these things. Great idea, but only for the sturdiest of materials... and then only if there are no weak or damaged areas.
Do not bother buying.
Customer Review: Disappointing Dryer Balls
Summary: 2 Stars
I was anxious to use the dryer balls since they weren't toxic and better for the environment. The first time I used them, one of them split in two! Wish I had my money back, but, oh well...Customer Review: Don't feel comfortable placing this with my clothes
Summary: 1 Stars
These dryer balls smelled so strongly of chemical fumes - like the paint thinners I use in the studio, that I immediately got a headache. This, coupled with the fact that the packaging looked like it was printed on some color laserjet printer with several typos, was not reassuring, to say the least. That "Made in China" sign seemed to blare at me. I know everything is made in China these days, but what corners did they cut in the production process to have these dryer balls delivered to me smelling like they were doused in gasoline?? Not good. I went and purchased some tennis balls for less than $3 instead.