Monday, September 10, 2012

Product review: side by side comparison of laundry mesh bags



I like using 4 compartment mesh bags when I do laundry. They keep pesky bra straps to themselves rather than getting tangles and snagging other delicate items. They are also handy for keeping socks together!  They protect all sort of dedicate undergarments well.  I recently purchased two more of these mesh bags made by different manufactures to compare. I compared Whitmor 6154-988 Laundry Mesh Bag and Honey-Can-Do LBG-01146 Hosiery Wash Bag

Turns out there is a difference that makes me like this Whitmor mesh bags better. I am attaching a collage of 4 photos number 1 through 4 under customer photos that I will be referencing in this review.

Photo #1 shows that the bags are about the same length 17.5"  Blue label is the Whitmor wash bag, and the white/orange label is the Honey-can-do wash bag.  Honey-can-do bag is 7 inches wide, Whitmor bag is 7.5 " wide.  Honey-can-do bag is 7 inch deep, Whitmor is 8 inches deep.

Photo #2, #3  and #3, #4 show the construction of the pockets.  This is where the major difference between the two bags exists.  The Whitmor bag dividers end 6/8 of an inch from the top, Honey-can-do dividers end  2 1/4 inches from the top.  Why is this significant?  Because during the laundry content of one compartment migrates to another compartment in Honey-can-do bags much more than it does in Whitmor bags because their dividers leave large gaps at the top.

The Whitmor bag is made out of softer nylon mesh, honey-can-do bag is made out of stiffer nylon mesh.  This makes no difference in washing, but the soft bag is slightly more pleasant to touch.

Overall, I like Whitmor mesh bags better because they keep the content in each compartment through the entire laundry much more consistently.


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