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

How ****ing STUPID do you people think I am?!

Are you asking for an election?

I think you are reading to much into the softener directions and
blaming the product.

Bleach goes into the bleach dispenser. Softener goes into the softener
dispenser - ABSENT a softener dispenser pour it into the final rinse
cycle.