Review: Bounce Dryer Bar---It Sucks

I was sent a Bounce Dryer Bar for free in exchange for an honest review. I was ecstatic to be given the opportunity and went immediately to using the Bounce Dryer Bar.

The concept is simple, and seems like it would be fantastic if it worked like it was said to. The Bounce Dryer Bar is a cartridge containing a dryer bar which you place into your dryer. The Dryer Bar is supposed to be a new form of fabric softener. It is supposed to refresh your clothing and leave your clothing softer. The best thing about it is that you only need to replace it every 2 months or so.

The sticky cartridge sticks to the inside of your dryer, and you can easily slide out the Dryer Bar, and replace it with a new one.

Gosh, golly, darn, that all sounds fantastic in theory. I bet you are wondering how well the Dryer Bar works.

Now on first inspection of the Bounce Dryer Bar, I was skeptical, because the bar itself had the consistency of a bar of soap. I wondered if it would melt, and fuse into my clothing while drying them, leaving behind white flaky trails in the fabric.

The scent is fantastic, and overpowering, so I did not worry about it leaving behind a fresh scent. I just assumed it would because it was so powerful when I opened the package.

I went ahead and stuck the Dryer Bar into the very back of my dryer. You have to peel off a layer that protects the adhesive side of the cartridge.

I worried again that the bar would not stick for a week, let alone 2 months.

Ii plopped in my wet clothing from the washing machine, and let the dryer do its usual routine dry cycle.

Results On First Use:

The results were not even notable. I was actually really disappointed. My clothing did not smell like much of anything, and they were also not soft like I would expect them to normally be.

Results of Second Load:

When I do laundry I usually have one load to follow right after my first load. While the dryer was going on the first load, I had a load going in the washing machine.

My second load I placed into the dryer, and let it go to work as I normally would. Now keep in mind the dryer was just used moments before, so it still was slightly heated from the other load.

I had no idea that doing laundry the way I normally do, would unleash a white powdery mess. When I opened the dryer door to retrieve my second load, I immediately noticed white shards all over the dryer. All of my worries were confirmed.

The Dryer Bar fell from it's spot I had sticked it on, and broke up into little bits and pieces in my clothing load. As the dryer tumbled the bar pretty much crumbled. Many of my pieces of clothing were fused with white stains. Sort of like what happens when you use white deodorant and get it on your clothing.

I was pretty livid because I had to do the entire load again, and I had to spend a good portion of my time cleaning out the dryer of the bits and pieces left behind by the Dryer Bar.

Overall:

Avoid it. There are no benefits I can even come up with. Stick to dryer sheets, and leave this one behind.