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ZenGoddess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Cindy
MO
USA
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 Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 3:22:03 PM
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I am wondering how you all clean the items you thrift, like cloths & material that your going to wear or reuse. How do you know that your not getting uninvited pest/quests ? I seriosly worry about it and can't buy things or even go into some places for fear of bringing home fleas or mites or whatever else can be on material, so I thought I would ask all of you.
Hugs,
ZenGoddess/Southernplum
My life goal is to Simply - Simplify my life.
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adnama
True Blue Farmgirl
171 Posts
inge
fargo
north dakota
USA
171 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 10:59:04 PM
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| For me the most critical thing is that every thing washable is just that thrown in the washer, with of course soap and a cup of vineger. if I have a spare container of hydrogen peroxide, that goes in to the final rinse and held in machine for a while. For things that I can't throw into the washer right away, they are bagged up and thrown into the extra freezer that is in the back shed. usually in the winter it gets 15 to 20 below here, so I just leave the items outside the garage for a few days. the other items that cant be machine washed , get sprayed down in the sink and then rinsed off and wiped |
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ZenGoddess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Cindy
MO
USA
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 03:48:03 AM
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Also, always boil anything that can be boiled as well!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
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Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 04:38:34 AM
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 I understand how you feel! When I go shopping whether it is a yard sale or thrift store I keep a extra large heavy duty trash bag in my car. Anything that may be questionable goes into the bag and is closed by twisting it tight and securing with a twist tie. Once home, I take it out back away from the house and shake everything out really well and then bring it to the washing machine right away. Hot water, long wash cycle and into a hot dryer. . . doing this has always worked and we never ended up with "unwanted pests" in the house.
If it is furniture that is in question, I would rather pass on the piece than take a chance of infestation.
I even have a pair of gloves with me, to pick through boxes of stuff, handle things that may be questionable etc. Some folks may look at me funny, however, many comment by saying " I should have brought my gloves too!" 
Joanna #566
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ZenGoddess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Cindy
MO
USA
613 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 11:23:10 AM
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Thanks Joanna,
Whew, I have never bought anything but wood furniture at auction
and still cleaned it every way I could when I got home, so I feel safe in that area(No $2.00 plush sofa here) But I was thinking on taking a tote with me and putting the stuff in it till I could get it cleaned up. I think I could open that in the back yard and check stuff over better when the weathers nice but when its 40 below I du know.
Gloves are a really good for auction or outside garage sale things. Probably would get some lookers if you wore them into a store : ))
Hugs,
ZenGoddess/Southernplum
My life goal is to Simply - Simplify my life.
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
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JennyJKerr
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Jenny
Kenosha
Wisconsin
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 02:41:48 AM
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I recently sliced up the side of my hand on a broken glass while doing dishes and I chose to wear gloves on all of my thrifting adventures. All I had was blue surgical gloves, but they worked. At the hospital they did minimal bandaging and I didn't want lord knows what from the thrift store getting into the cut. I got some REALLY weird looks and ended up having to explain myself several times. They served the purpose though.
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Pasthyme
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Gail
Mountain View
AR
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Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 5:32:27 PM
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I buy most everything second hand. However, there was one time some years back when I got hurt badly by doing that. I bought a bedroom set at the thrift store and was too ignorant to check for termites. Months later I found termite droppings in my dresser drawer. By then it spread to the bathroom door (off the bedroom). We had to take out the door and have the house tented ---$800. Then later the termites came back and we had to have our house tented a second time (we lived in Florida then). The second time we tented we used a better pest control company, so the job was done right---but much more money! I don't like to be around pesticides, so that was a huge problem for me. Not to mention the hours and hours moving dishes, food, etc. out of the house before tenting, having to pack up the cats and dog, staying in our pop up camper at our friend's house, etc. Lesson learned the very hard way. Buyer Beware!
Most of the time, though, it is well worthwhile to go second hand.
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Care /cleaning of thrifted items
For me, well, I simply raise everyone's attention, overall's, work boots, flannel shirt. . .LOL!! Straight off the farm for sure! LOL!