My mom used to use Tide and our clothes always seemed to be clean but maybe it has changed over the years.
When I got out on my own I bought it simply because that is what she used. I bought the powdered version and the clothes smelled fresh but there was also soap residue left on them. White blotches from the detergent.
So I tried letting the water into the washer first and adding the detergent to dissolve it before adding the clothes but I still had the soap residue.
I then tried it in liquid form and that omitted the first problem but after awhile I found my clothes were not as bright as they used to be. I also found that it did not remove stains so I gave up on this product.
I recommend Era liquid that takes out even tough stains like grass and blood and that is what I use. No Tide for me.