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Not so MSE after all. .

i really need some advice (sorry if this is the wrong board!)

My DD likes chocolate mousses - we went in to tesco and my OH saw some cheap tesco own brand mousses which we really cheap so we got them.

Anyway, ive been in hospital and hes been giving her them - and then not washing her clothes but putting them in the wash basket.

Ive washed the clothes no end now and the stains of the cheap and horrible choc mousses are refusing to come out! ive soaked them over night in Vanish and washed them twice with vanish in the washer and although they have faded they are still noticable.

Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

Many thanks!
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  • beasygirl
    beasygirl Posts: 172 Forumite
    Sunlight works wonders on stubborn stains - it is a glorious day here so get them on the line and watch the sun do its magic!
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  • beasygirl wrote: »
    Sunlight works wonders on stubborn stains - it is a glorious day here so get them on the line and watch the sun do its magic!

    not so sunny here :( they was outside all day yesterday and the day before drying - will see if it perks up a bit later and will peg them back out - i didnt know sunlight got rid of them but thinking about it - it fades everything else lol
  • Chell
    Chell Posts: 1,683 Forumite
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    beasygirl wrote: »
    Sunlight works wonders on stubborn stains - it is a glorious day here so get them on the line and watch the sun do its magic!

    This worked a treat when DD got a Ribena lolly all down a good top. I scrubbed it but the stain wouldn't budge. It was out on the line for about 3 days (left when raining too) and the stain disappeared.
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  • pollypenny
    pollypenny Posts: 29,439 Forumite
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    beasygirl wrote: »
    Sunlight works wonders on stubborn stains - it is a glorious day here so get them on the line and watch the sun do its magic!



    My first thought was 'Is that ancient soap still around?' :rolleyes:
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  • Frugalista
    Frugalista Posts: 1,747 Forumite
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    pollypenny wrote: »



    My first thought was 'Is that ancient soap still around?' :rolleyes:

    Me too! :o:o:o:rotfl::rotfl:
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  • Talking of ancient soap, I always used to find that Vanish soap worked better on dodgy stains than any of the sprays...
  • valk_scot
    valk_scot Posts: 5,290 Forumite
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    It's not the cheapness of the mousse that's the problem...it's your Hubby and his inability to deal with laundry, surely? Any chocolate mousse would stain if left on clothes for several days. What an unfair thing to do...let the washing pile up for you to do when you got out of hospital. Why didn't you just chuck the whole lot back onto his lap and tell him to get the stains sorted?

    When my kids were still small enough to be messy and too big to wear bibs I would make them take their good tops off at mealtimes. I kept a few old scruffy t-shirts for them to wear instead. The t-shirts ended up looking like something out of the "before" basket in a washing powder ad and I can honestly say that no washing powder or laundry treatment ever have shifted some of these marks. But it didn't matter, not on old t-shirts.
    Val.
  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    That was a bit mean.
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
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  • sistercas
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    Talking of ancient soap, I always used to find that Vanish soap worked better on dodgy stains than any of the sprays...


    can you still get vanish soap I much preferred it than the sprays?
  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    I've never seen the soap, but I have a Vanish Stick thing which rolls up like a Glue Stick, although it's much bigger and oval shaped. Mind you, it's probably about three years old now (almost finished though) and I can't think if I've seen them recently. It'e excellent. I'm off to Mr T soon, will have a wee look and update later if you like.

    Jackie X
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi
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