Front loaders

While I believe that I am domesticated and have proven that I can survive on my own, I can honestly say that I was completely baffled by a certain whitegood today. 


The front loader in my apartment. 


Here is a photo of the culprit in action

I confess that I had to google the manual and seek confirmation from a colleague back in Sydney.


I have only had experience with top loaders... you put the softener in the thing in the middle and powder or cleaning stuff on top of the clothes. 

Anyway, in the front loader, there's this little drawer with three compartments, one for the prewash, one for the wash and one for the softener. Unfortunately, they were not marked very well and I was totally WTF with where i needed to put the detergent. 


Anyway, to cut to the chase, I figured it out and was very relieved to receive confirmation that I had indeed done the right thing. 


I was very puzzled at the lack of water in the washer though. I couldn't see any water in there and was wondering whether or not the tap had been switched on. I must have spent a good half an hour nervously watching my clothes tumble around before finally being able to open the door and see that my clothes indeed had been washed. 


I had another giggle today. I did not notice in the store when i purchased my laundry detergent ...

My laundry detergent has touch of downy ...