A:Answer I had problems with this as well. I use liquid soap not pods. With no dispenser, I didnt feel right pouring liquid soap in the bottom of the tub the dumping dry clothes on top of it to soak it all up. I kept an empty detergent bottle, pour a capful in the bottle and fill the bottle with water to delute it while the tub is filling. Stop the cycle, dump in the diluted soap and hope for the best. Also, with no soap/softner, there were additional challenges. Fortunantly , we use dryer sheets but I had to hunt for a Downey ball to put the LYSOL LAUNDRY SANITIZER in that I USED TO put in the fabric softner dispenser. Over all, a bigger hassle than I wanted but I needed a washer in a hurry and there were very very few top loading models available for immediate delivery.