They don't make things like they used to!

When I got dressed this morning I put on a top that was washed only last week but I was very disappointed to see that a slight stain down the front had not washed out. The trouble is, today's washing machines are just not up to the job and neither are the detergents.
Many times before, I have had this conversation with people who are around the same age as me and we all agree that the twin tubs and washing powders from the 1980's were far better than todays machines and powders.
I used to have a Hoover twin tub which was absolutely brilliant. It was much quicker than today's automatic although it meant I had to be around the kitchen in order to put the washing into the spin part of the machine to rinse it and spin it, but I could do smaller loads and the whole wash was completed in much quicker time and used far less water.
At first I would sort the wash and do the whites that needed a hot wash first, then I would top up with cold water and do the colourfast, then the delicates and finally anything that the colour ran from.
The detergents and powders were also much better and removed stains like fruit juices, tomato sauce and oil but no matter how good todays detergents claim to be they are useless and leave all these stains in the fabric. As for the 'trust pink, forget stains' stuff just forget it. It's a complete waste of money!
I've even tried these washing balls that bash your washing around and are supposed to help knock the stains out, but all they do is make a racket in the drum and give me a headache!
Sometimes I wonder why we don't all challenge the false claims that the detergent companies make about their products in their advertising garbage. Is it that we think we must be the only one who has the problem or are we too afraid to say that our clothes get that bad?
Perhaps we should all be off to the nearest river to bash our washing on a large stone!
Please - won't someone bring back the twin tub?