08-18-2017 03:29 PM - edited 08-18-2017 03:32 PM
hi all, occasionally i buy clothing on ebay and half the time the seller has tried to do the right thing and make sure the item is clean.. which, of course, i appreciate.. but because of my physical condition i cannot tolerate perfumes ...so i use fragrance free detergents and dish soaps in my house...
some of the smelly detergents are worse than others but when i run the item in the wash THREE TIMES and hang it in the sun for 4 or 5 days and it Still Smells... well, lol, i just had to come looking for you guys to see if you could pass the word ...
maybe a new policy that is strongly encouraged that detergents used be Fragrance Free? they do not cost any more
i would so appreciate this.
thanks
: )
(currently have two shirts and one skirt on the line outside giving ol ms sun a chance to desmellify them)
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08-20-2017 08:14 AM
08-20-2017 05:22 PM
I too am sensitive to smells. I think, for me, the problem got worse when the companies started making the scents last for days on end.
I once had to stay at my MILs house and my SIL generously gave up her bed. Except I could barely stay there because everything was washed in the ultra strong detergent that last forever. I did it and didnt complain because I didnt want to be that person.
So I dont wash my clothing in fragrence detergents, but totally get that some do.
Putting vinegar in the wash may help take the smell out, if you can stand the vinegar smell.
08-22-2017 09:38 PM
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08-24-2017 10:21 AM
I really hope that wasn't directed at me because I did my best to be polite.
You only stated in your opening paragraph that you washed things multiple times sometimes and then dried in the sun. You said nothing about baking soda and vinegar. I was only trying to help by telling you what works for me.
You have to understand that we as sellers have been put through the wringer by ebay and unscrupulous buyers for YEARS. The reaction you got from some folks, right ot wrong, is the result of that. Ebay now tells us to take returns at all costs and time frames, to offer free shipping and returns, pretty much everything but hand delivering packages to the buyer........so to be told that we should only use fragrance free detergents - really ignited some folks, and with good reason.
Frankly - the person who suggested that if your sensitivities are that bad, then perhaps you shouldn't be sourcing your clothing second hand was right. Your sensitivities are not our problem.
There. That's my not-so-polite answer. Geezus.
08-24-2017 12:12 PM
@petals_and_vines wrote:I really hope that wasn't directed at me because I did my best to be polite.
You only stated in your opening paragraph that you washed things multiple times sometimes and then dried in the sun. You said nothing about baking soda and vinegar. I was only trying to help by telling you what works for me.
You have to understand that we as sellers have been put through the wringer by ebay and unscrupulous buyers for YEARS. The reaction you got from some folks, right ot wrong, is the result of that. Ebay now tells us to take returns at all costs and time frames, to offer free shipping and returns, pretty much everything but hand delivering packages to the buyer........so to be told that we should only use fragrance free detergents - really ignited some folks, and with good reason.
Frankly - the person who suggested that if your sensitivities are that bad, then perhaps you shouldn't be sourcing your clothing second hand was right. Your sensitivities are not our problem.
There. That's my not-so-polite answer. Geezus.
No, the tirade is directed at me, the big bully.
Didn't you notice the friendly nonbullying way she tagged my posts?
Some peeps clearly don't like hearing opinons even after asking for them.
08-24-2017 04:32 PM
Cruelty? Seriously? I have absolutely no response to that other than I do still think that you have ranted through this entire thread and the only bullying or rudeness that I have seen is the tagging on River's early response.
We are not a club and do not know one another with occasional exceptions. Many of us donate a ton of time here strictly to try and help other ebayers but when an ebayer posts what seemingly all consider unrealistic expectations, they will be called on it.
May you never experience "bullying or rudeness" to a greater degree than what was posted here. I wish that for all.