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Scent Squad

Free detergent. Eleven scents. Your nose decides.

Members: open the appHow to join
The eleven bottles.

Meet Nora. She'll explain everything in a minute.

How it works.

1
Get an invite. Ask at the counter — the team shows you a code to scan with your phone.
2
Monday, 7 AM. A new scent unveils. One a week, the same for the whole squad.
3
Wash and sniff. At the laundromat, tap your washer's number in the app and show your ticket at the counter. Wash with the free pouch, then sniff three times: out of the washer, out of the dryer, a day later from the drawer.
4
Fill the vault. Earn XP, climb the ranks, collect badges — and complete your collection of eleven.
Season one

Eleven weeks. Eleven sealed bottles.

November 2 to January 17. Each Monday one bottle opens. Which scent is which week — that's the game.

  1. Week 1?
  2. Week 2?
  3. Week 3?
  4. Week 4?
  5. Week 5?
  6. Week 6?
  7. Week 7?
  8. Week 8?
  9. Week 9?
  10. Week 10?
  11. Week 11?
Invite-only

How to join.

The squad is invite-only. Ask at the Suds Buds counter, 540 E 14th St — the team will show you a code to scan.

No invite?

Join the waitlist

Sign in with your phone and you'll land on the waitlist screen.

Put it on your phone.

The club installs as its own app, with its own icon, and opens straight into your mission.

iPhone
  1. 1Open sudsbuds.com/scent-squad in Safari
  2. 2Tap Share
  3. 3Tap Add to Home Screen
Android
  1. 1Open sudsbuds.com/scent-squad in Chrome
  2. 2Tap the menu
  3. 3Tap Install app (or Add to Home screen)

Questions, answered.

Is it free?

Yes. The pouches are free; you pay for your machine as usual.

Can I pick my scent?

No — the club picks. That's the deal.

I have sensitive skin.

None of the detergents are hypoallergenic. If you're sensitive, tell us when you join; if a scent bothers you, stop and tell the counter and we'll skip it for you.

What happens to my answers?

We never ask your name. Your phone and email stay with Suds Buds. What we share with the people who make the detergent has no name, phone or email on it.

How often?

One mission a week, for eleven weeks.

Can I take pouches home?

No — they're for washers in the store, used right away.

Free detergent. Eleven scents. Your nose decides.

Members: open the app