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[brento1138]

I made the mistake of sending 3 boxes of clothing to Canada. They took about 2 months, stuck inside a cardboard box, who-knows-where. Anyhow, they gained this "musty" smell ever since. No matter how many times I wash them, the "musty" smell always comes back.

So a warning to all. Never send your clothes back this way!!! I have no idea how to get rid of this "cardboard" ish smell. It's just terrible! Anyone have any idea how to get rid of this???

[thepeel]

I had that problem too. Just dry them with about a dozen very strong smelling dryer sheets and they should be ok. Or, hang them outside for a full couple days.

If you want to ship clothing home without the smell, put them in sealed, airtight (as much as you can get) bags.

[Cerebroden]

drop some cedar cubes in the box with the clothes.

[twg]

[merkurix]

Soak your clothes overnight with detergent and fabric-softener treated water in the washing machine (Pidgeon Fabric Softener) just start the normal wash cycle the next morning. I don't know if it will get rid of cardboard mustiness, but it has worked for me when I have ignored wet clothes in a sealed gymbag for a couple of months.