Tide Pen Stain Remover for Clothes, Tide To Go Pen, Instant Stain Remover Pen & Spot Cleaner, Portable & Travel-Friendly, 3 Count (Pack of 1)

Bought these for the office and they come in handy!

I always write reviews and then realize I give more context than necessary because that's what I like in a review, but I'm including a summary up here for folks who are not that way: it works well, but not immediately. It gets enough out that you won't need to be embarrassed and rush home after spilling something on yourself, but it needs a night and a wash for it to work completely. You can and should rub the stuff in a little deeper despite what the common advice on stain removing is, but do NOT rub too hard. The only lasting damage this has caused was by user error stretching out the area of the stain by vigorously rubbing it away.I've heard this works best on organic (so food and drink) stains, so I'll add an update if I get any ink or oil or something like that on me and get to test that. Hopefully, though, I won't get that chance!So. My original lengthy review:I got a very expensive jumpsuit from a company's sample sale. In this case, the company saves labor costs by only giving the option to pick size and garment type, not color. Of course, I got sent a bright cream/off white jumpsuit. It's not technically white, but somehow it is brighter and lighter than any white garment I have ever worn. I was terrified of wearing it out (which is funny because it's a nice set of coveralls) until I got this stain stick!I was lucky to get my first stain on the inside of the zipper while at my house so I got to test it out in a low stakes environment. I got a lot of Taco Bell hot sauce on it (what can I say, once I got the security of the stain stick I went a little wild and couldn't stop my self from Livin' Mas). It first cleared up the stain from a bright orange to a muted peach. More rubbing did help diminish the color, against everything I have been taught about not rubbing for fear of deepening the stain. It didn't completely diminish the stain, so I set it aside for 30 minutes and decided to come back. It was slightly better after that time and after round two of stain sticking, but on a flat cream jumpsuit, it was still visible. I was a little sad and disappointed because a light stain is still a stain and would keep me from wearing this in the future, but I left it for the night and figured I'd try something else in the morning. The stain was gone when I woke up!The moral of this story is to trust the stain stick. I was super worried and did a LOT of hard rubbing with the stick. The fake marker tip is just plastic, so I did end up stretching out the fabric under the stain from my furious stain-sticking. This wasn't necessary! It's important to make sure it's truly saturated, but NOT to the extent I was desperately trying to grind this stain out. It give small but immediate, which was encouraging, but the complete stain removal happened over the course of the night. The divot that now exists in my clothes isn't noticable to anyone except me, I think, but on a thinner fabric (my beloved jumpsuit is THICK cotton) it might make a real impact.This also probably wasted a loooooot of stain stick, but I have no way to tell how much more use I'll get out of it.

Always great on the go! Perfect size and so easy to use!

A little dry. Added some water to get them to last longer.

I always carry one in my purse. It works well on all stains.

Works great

I’ve been using Tide Pens for as long as I can remember for small stains or little spills when I’m on the go. I like to keep a pen in my laundry room, by my computer desk (this is where I drink my morning coffee) and in my car. They are inexpensive, good quality, and you get a good amount of formula in each pen. I’ve never had a pen dry up on me and I’ve kept some of my pens for at least 6 months. I’ve never noticed any scent left by the Tide Pens and you don’t have to press down too hard to get the product out. I don’t know what Amazon means by “Thickness”… I mean the pen (without the cap) is the size of a standard Crayola marker and weighs about the same too.These pens have saved so many of my work outfits from coffee stains and T-shirts from ramen spills. I’ve used them on my pillows, couch, blankets, pretty much everything besides anything that is made from a knit material or my rugs.My con is NOT at all with the product, but it is with Amazon’s shipping. They were listed as a Prime Item with next day shipping. Great because I needed one ASAP as I’d spilled some coffee *cough*my entire cup of coffee*cough* on a dry clean only shirt and I wasn’t about to pay for dry cleaning for a stain. Not when I knew my trusty Tide Pen could easily take care of it.Next day comes and nothing, no Tide Pens. ‘Ok, well it’s running a little behind. That’s ok my dress shirt can make it another day.’Next day, still NOTHING. ‘What’s one more day.’ I think as the stain starts to set into my shirt.Third day, nope still no Tide Pens and I can’t wait any longer. I go to the store and buy my Tide Pen. Once I’m home with my Tide Pen I can quickly erase the stains. Hurray for Tide Pens, doing the job I already knew and believed that they could.Four days later Amazon did finally ship my pens but I had already diverted the crisis. Now I have 4 Tide Pens which should hold me over for a while.Overall, yes buy this product they are great for everyone because no one is prefect and sometime we eat more like an animal than a civilized person.

This product has saved so many of my clothes from stains.