On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:35:29 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

The directions on the bottle are "Add to the machine dispenser or final rinse." - EXACT WORDS.

I read that as; IF you do not have a dispenser for the softener - THEN
put it into the final rinse cycle. Note: "OR"

It does NOT mean to put the softener in a bleach dispenser.