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[–] VeryVito@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If detergent doesn’t remove your “thrift store smell,” you may want to change thrift stores.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

We got hand me down clothes from some friends, and they used febreeze on everything. I aired it outside for a month and washed it 5 times with citrus degreaser - the scent never came out.

Nasty stuff

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago

Im shopping at thrift stores....I don't have much options. I hate the smell it never fully goes anyway. Decaying fabric i think.