RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
Put a jar of Fresh-Wave air freshener in the closet where clothes are.
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RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
Mix a cup of "Borax" and a 3 tablespoon of "Dawn" (dish washer detergent) soak your cloths for a couple hours, rinse and put them in the washer
Cleaningpro
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RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
If they need to be dry cleaned, try Dryel sheets. You can find them in the supermarket with the laundry products. They come with a big zip up bag and special sheets. You place a few garments in the bag with one of the special damp sheets, zip it up and put it in the dryer. It makes them smell beautiful and they are all fresh and clean. When they come out, they're very slightly damp but you hang them up and they're like new. Sometimes they have coupons on line. Good luck.
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RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
Sorry, PoorbutProud. Thrift store clothes do, indeed, have a special scent all their own. It reminds me of my grandma's attic, and it doesn't seem to matter what store they came from or how clean it's kept.
I always wash my purchases before I wear them - and since joining TF, I've learned to add a little white vinegar to the rinse. Works for me.
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RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
I buy almost everything from thrift stores so I am trying to figure out what a "thrift store smell" is?
I have worked in 5 of them, and they are cleaned nightly, the clothes are gone through by trained employees who only keep the best. Donations from smokers are generally bundled to donate to shelters or sent to other countries.
I guess I have been lucky because I have never gotten anything from a thrift store but good, clean, and "ready to ware" clothes, from stores taking my money for 40 years now.
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RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
Put vinegar in rinse water. I buy a lot of clothes from thrift stores and vinegar gets rid of the ordors.
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RE: Removing Thrift Store Smell from Clothing
Wash with a bit of borax as well as detergent or baking soda (1/2 cup)if you don't have borax. If they are sweaters, hand wash carefully with liquid dish detergent, put in a little white vinegar in rinse water, dry on towel then air out somewhere for few days , or dry on towel on something in the back yard in the shade...grass would be good, but make sure it's shaded and put on towel.
Posted on 08/31/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
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