Throwback Thursday: News Recap June 12, 2014

If you have been reading the W.L. May Blog but haven't checked us out on Facebook, Twitter or Google+, you may not be getting the whole story. We use all of those social media outlets to share news stories that relate to our industry as well as appliance tips we have found from other sources. Here is a recap of some of the top stories we have seen lately. A lot has been happening so without further ado:

We start with some consumer friendly articles we feel would be great for sharing:

• The CEO of Levi's recommended  you should not wash your jeans, but freeze them. LINK
• Yahoo!Shine shared 5 big mistakes people make with their washer...and how to do it right. LINK
• Total Protect said that when it comes to the dishwasher, you may be doing it wrong. LINK
• Good Housekeeping tested laundry detergent. Here are some of their findings. LINK
• YahooShine! offered us some tips to get the most out of our dishwashers. LINK
• Daily Saving had quite a list of items you can wash in a dishwasher. LINK
• A Year Of Productivity offered some suggestions to multi task your way through loading the dishwasher. LINK

Next, we look at a service company we work with and how they have been in the news recently:

• Coles Appliance opened a new storefront in Longview, WA. LINK

We found several articles that might be of interest to those of you who love all thing appliances:

• There was a scary sort-of appliance news story from Nottinham, England. LINK

Sometimes, the links we post are related to technology, business or happenings on the internet:

• Science Recorder told us about a new nanomotor-the smallest motor yet. LINK
• A motel owner in Lincoln City, Oregon sued for defamation from an anonymous poster on TripAdvisor. This could have an impact on any company that is featured on review sites. LINK
• Ever wonder what kind of testing was behing the Good Housekeeping seal? This article explained. LINK
• Nine MSN reminded us that even if you are friends with the German Chancellor, it pays to know your appliances. LINK

We close with a story that is just for fun:

• This article describes a cause of dishwasher failure I had never considered. LINK

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