This clever laundry upgrade lets you skip messy liquid detergent — and it’s $5 off right now

If there’s one thing that never seems to get any easier with laundry, it’s dealing with big clunky jugs of liquid detergent. And this feels especially true if doing laundry means trekking five blocks to the closest laundromat, or down four flights of stairs to your building’s basement. Arm & Hammer’s Power Sheets aim to make things a little simpler by removing all that weight and plastic bulk from the equation, without sacrificing on cleaning power. And right now, the brand is offering $5 off these sheets for Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

If you’re totally new to the concept of detergent sheets, you may be wondering exactly what they are and how they work. Basically, Arm & Hammer uses the same type of potent cleaning ingredients for these sheets, delivered in a pre-measured, perforated form (which means no more using a tiny plastic cup to measure and making a big ol’ mess). Tear a sheet in half for small or not-too-filthy loads, or use a full sheet or even two sheets for bigger and/or dirtier loads. They’re formulated to fully dissolve, even in cold water washes.

The lightweight sheets come packaged in a recyclable cardboard box — and you get 50 sheets in a box, which should have you covered for up to 100 smaller loads. And they boast a fresh linen scent, so every load comes out smelling that much better.

While these detergent sheets are still fairly new, they’ve already earned high praise from shoppers on Amazon, with a 4.5-star overall rating after more than 3,000 reviews. “This is so easy to use and carry,” one fan wrote. “If you have to go to the laundromat it’s so much easier than lugging a big jug. I love that there is little [waste]. It smells great. It dissolves quickly even in cold water. I will be a forever fan.”