Shoppers are going wild for a miracle £5 bargain buy that speeds up drying time and reduces wrinkles in fabric
WITH the cost-of-living crisis causing energy bills to rise, people are desperately searching for quick and easy ways to cut back on costs.
But if you're yet to find an alternative method of drying wet laundry without forking out on the extortionate bills that come with using a tumble dryer, then listen up!
Shoppers have been going wild for a bargain buy from Amazon that could just help you to save a small fortune - dryer balls.
The highly praised product, which is commonly made of wool, plastic or rubber and roughly the same the size of a tennis ball, simply needs to be added to your dryer with your laundry.
They'll then work by separating your clothes which will result in reduced static and fewer wrinkles.
This not only helps if you're in a rush, but is also the perfect hack to save on costs.
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But if you're unsure of which ones to get, it's the reuseable £5.33 Ecozone Tumble Dryer Balls which seem to be a customer favourite.
Delighted shoppers have rushed online and flooded the review section with five star reviews.
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"Brilliant, makes drying so much easier," praised one.
A second enthused: "These are great. Help tumble dry clothes quicker because they get in between washing allowing it to separate and heat to get in between therefore making drying time less!"
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A third penned: "Takes dog hair off well."
And it's not the first time Fabulous has reported on the benefits of using dryer balls.
Colm, from energy saving products shop purchase.ie, took to TikTok and shared an informative video where he explained: "Tumble dryers typically use about a euro (87p) an hour when they're on.
"But these are dryer balls, and you put them in with your laundry.
"Instead of the clothes getting stuck together, this helps to separate the clothes and distribute them around the tumble dryer better.
"This means the clothes are able to dry faster. They can reduce drying time by up to 20 percent.
"So for every hour you use your tumble dryer, you could be saving up to 20c an hour."