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Maryjane Lee
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Maryjane
CA
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 :  5:16:05 PM  Show Profile
I used 1/2 cup vinegar in my rinse cycle and the clothes came out soft and smelling good but full of static. I am trying not use fabric softener and wanted to know if there was a "green" source. Any suggestions? Thanks Bunches!

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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 :  6:21:13 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
I think a balled up piece of tin foil is supposed to help.

Alee
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cinnamongirl
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Carrie

Canada
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 :  8:26:01 PM  Show Profile
Throw a couple of tennis balls in works just like them balls you get even now at dollar stores you know what I mean. It actually works
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Nancy Gartenman
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Nancy
West Seneca New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  04:24:35 AM  Show Profile
So far I haven't had any cling using the vinegar. I'll let you know if I do after I keep using this for a week or so. I do laundry almost everyday.


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ClaireSky
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Julie
Arcadia WI
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  06:26:04 AM  Show Profile  Send ClaireSky an AOL message  Send ClaireSky a Yahoo! Message
The vinegar in the rinse water works for me. I don't ever have static that I have noticed.

Julie
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West-Central WI Farmgirls

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Maryjane Lee
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Maryjane
CA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  08:51:50 AM  Show Profile
Maybe I need to use more. I use 1/2 cup. Is that enough? Maybe I am drying them to long...Thanks Bunches!

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Maryjane Lee

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Cheryl
Klamath Falls Oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  08:59:20 AM  Show Profile
I don't have the cling since I started using vinegar. I fill the dispenser thingy in the top of my washer , probably a cup per load. I did hear that tennis balls work.

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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  1:00:09 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
Over drying clothes will definitely give you static cling- sometimes even if you use dryer sheets!

Alee
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ddmashayekhi
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Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 24 2009 :  08:46:56 AM  Show Profile
Our clothes are getting a big electric around here too. I'll try adding more vinegar in my washer. I don't like using those dryer sheets.

Thanks for all the advice!

Dawn in IL
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