# ceramic laundry discs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 27, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceramic-laundry-discs/38555 "2000-10-27T04:36:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceramic-laundry-discs/38555/1 "2000-10-27T04:36:13Z")
How do they or do they work? Are they worth the money,$29.85 for three of them? The ad says that they are good for up to 700 washes. How do you use them? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceramic-laundry-discs/38555/2 "2000-10-27T04:46:16Z")
They don’t work, from everything I’ve heard. Cecil also weighed in: [Do “laundry balls” that supposedly replace detergent really work?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/970725.html) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceramic-laundry-discs/38555/3 "2000-10-27T17:06:55Z")
Those ceramic balls don’t do anything, but I’ve heard throwing a magnet into your laundry will work wonders. And a crystal works better than a magnet… ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceramic-laundry-discs/38555/4 "2000-10-27T18:07:14Z")
How about a magnetic crystal ball? With ceramic trim?