For some reason, I am horrible with getting stains out of clothing and other items around the house. Not only does it seem that stain cleaning is not my thing, I seem to make them worse. I never get to them right away, and I know that is my biggest problem. Another problem is that I don’t seem to know what works and what does not. Even some tips that I have read for getting stains out of things don’t seem to work for me for some reason. This means I end up throwing a lot of clothing out, and that can get quite expensive.
For me, stain cleaning has always been hit or miss, and my mom even had problems with it. I remember getting grease out of my wedding dress with Shout, but buying and using it seemed to be hit and miss as well. I just found a stain on one of my favorite shirts, and I found it only after it had been in the dryer. This means that the stain has set and that stain cleaning is going to be next to impossible. I am surprised though, as the shirt was supposed to be stain resistant. I guess that is why they don’t call it stain proof. There is a huge difference there.
When you have a young child like I do, stain cleaning becomes even more important. Children spill just about everything. My daughter has a knack for finding the things that stain the most and spilling them on herself and on the furniture. I have found a few furniture cleaners that have worked, but they do not work on everything. She has had many cute outfits that have become stained and I have not been able to get the stain out. This means they are for play only, or they have to go into the trash. Luckily, her clothes are not quite as expensive as mine.
There are many products out there for stain cleaning, and I guess I am just going to have to buy one of each to see what works. I think the Tide cleaning stick looks promising, but I won’t know until I try it. Shout seems to work well for some things, so that is one thing I will keep in my cupboard. Until I can find something that works on everything, I am just going to have to keep shopping for new clothes, not that this is a bad thing.
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