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mydear
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Tue, May 01 2012, 5:57 pm
Anyone know how I can get the smell out? I stored all my baby's clothing for years (youngest is 17 now). It was all in great condition since the stuff only went through 1-2 children. I reorganized the things last year (still no smell) and when I took them out today for my first grandchild it all smelled moldy (although the stuff is still white). I washed it in hot water, added laundry conditioner and tried vinegar. It still smells. Baby's coming out of hospital tomorrow or next day and I would really like to get the smell out.
Any suggestions? TIA
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Chana Miriam S
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Tue, May 01 2012, 6:01 pm
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spring13
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Tue, May 01 2012, 6:17 pm
If you can, hang things in the sun. Fresh air is awesome.
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mydear
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Wed, May 02 2012, 8:54 am
Thank you both. Used oxy and then hung outside in the sun. A world of difference.
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Simple1
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Wed, May 02 2012, 9:00 am
I'm glad you got the smell out. But my first thought was that that's a really really long time to store clothing as it starts to deteriorate and also go out of style after a while. I don't know where you live, but baby clothing can be bought very cheap in some places and they don't have to be top quality as they outgrow it so fast!
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mydear
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Wed, May 02 2012, 9:06 am
I live in Yerushalayim. The clothing is mostly Carters. Every couple of years I checked them and now except for the smell they are in perfectly good condition. Since I had only two births they were barely used. The stuff that didn't keep well was thrown out years ago. I would love to buy new things but at the moment it's a financial impossibility.
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shabbatiscoming
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Wed, May 02 2012, 11:34 am
Simple1 wrote: | I'm glad you got the smell out. But my first thought was that that's a really really long time to store clothing as it starts to deteriorate and also go out of style after a while. I don't know where you live, but baby clothing can be bought very cheap in some places and they don't have to be top quality as they outgrow it so fast! | Sometimes its sentimental why a parent will keep baby clothing. I had my daughter when I was 28. My mother gave me some things from when I was a baby and everything was in great condition and who cares about out of style for a baby? It was so nice seeing my daughter, just a few weeks old, wearing something that I wore 28 years before.
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mydear
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Wed, May 02 2012, 11:45 am
That is definitely one of the reasons I started to save in the first place as opposed to giving them away. I also have in the box clothing my son got from his cousin who was 4 years his elder and we have pictures of both of them in the same clothing (ex I dressed my son for his 1st birthday what his cousin wore on his 1st birthday). My nephew died almost three years ago in the army and when I opened the boxes yesterday, their shared clothing was even more precious.
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