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Smelly Shoes from Ebay

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  • valentina
    valentina Posts: 1,016 Forumite
    Try putting some cat litter in them overnight or for longer (it does leave dust behind so don't do it if you are worried about that), it absorbs odour from smelly shoes.
  • KiKi
    KiKi Posts: 5,381 Forumite
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    valentina wrote: »
    Try putting some cat litter in them overnight or for longer (it does leave dust behind so don't do it if you are worried about that), it absorbs odour from smelly shoes.

    Well, odour-absorbing cat litter might. Ordinary cat litter won't!

    KiKi
    ' <-- See that? It's called an apostrophe. It does not mean "hey, look out, here comes an S".
  • mmmmchocolate
    mmmmchocolate Posts: 82 Forumite
    I don't have a cat, so I tend not to have either sort lying around the house :). bicarb it is!
  • alfiesmum
    alfiesmum Posts: 1,171 Forumite
    mmmmchocolate wrote: »
    I don't have a cat, so I tend not to have either sort lying around the house :). bicarb it is!


    I have to say mind, this was suggested for ones own sweat, not strictly speaking other peoples runny bits mind. Good luck.:)
  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    I'd spay the inside with disinfectant, the flowery smelling one. Kill any germs that may be lingering.
    I think that cat litter would only work if you didn't have a cat, imagine the problems when your cat thought that you'd given them a nice a new loo.
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