Charity Shop Smell

Andy From Sligo

Why do Charity Shops inside (and everything you buy from charity shops like clothes etc) have that particular noticeable charity shop smell? - and what is that smell? (you know the one I mean )

McMurphy

Does it remind you of dead people?

Recently deceased people?

A kind of can't wait to get this out of the dead persons closet smell?

FizzleSticks

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Jim Bob Scratcher

Probably lacking heat and could also possibly be the smell of poor people who visit these places

Just kidding

For Forks Sake

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Why do Charity Shops inside (and everything you buy from charity shops like clothes etc) have that particular noticeable charity shop smell? - and what is that smell? (you know the one I mean )

Pish.

Andy From Sligo

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Does it remind you of dead people?

Recently deceased people?

A kind of can't wait to get this out of the dead persons closet smell?

dont say that , a lot of my clothes have over the years come from charity shops! - be lot without em - i havent got expendable money to go out and buy new clothes

Tom Mann Centuria

It's what they use to clean the clothes mixed with musty books/dvds

Andy From Sligo

its a fecker trying to get rid of the smell - even on putting them into washing machine intense on 60 long wash, lovely smelly conditioner - still got smell of charity shop ... what the feck gets rid of it?

harry Bailey esq

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

its a fecker trying to get rid of the smell - even on putting them into washing machine intense on 60 long wash, lovely smelly conditioner - still got smell of charity shop ... what the feck gets rid of it?

The Brylcreem and Brut combo will mask any odour. Alternatively, carry a tin of snuff around. Take a pinch anytime you notice the smell. Other people will still smell it but you won't.

tomwaterford

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

its a fecker trying to get rid of the smell - even on putting them into washing machine intense on 60 long wash, lovely smelly conditioner - still got smell of charity shop ... what the feck gets rid of it?

Maybe your conditioner is the same smell??

elperello

It's the smell of good value - breathe it in.

pickarooney

Thrift by Yves St. Laurent

my3cents

Its the smell of toxic mold spores Andy. If you can still smell it when you wear it then your days with us may be short.

Atoms for Peace

Lillies smell like death to me.

Irish Guitarist

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

its a fecker trying to get rid of the smell - even on putting them into washing machine intense on 60 long wash, lovely smelly conditioner - still got smell of charity shop ... what the feck gets rid of it?

Leave them soaking in a bucket of water with some white vinegar and/or baking soda. Leave them in the water overnight, or even a couple of days.

Andy From Sligo

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Leave them soaking in a bucket of water with some white vinegar and/or baking soda. Leave them in the water overnight, or even a couple of days.

Ooh right the good ol vinegar and baking powder to the rescue again. I shall try that cheers

harry Bailey esq

elperello wrote: »

It's the smell of good value - breathe it in.

Knowing that some poor soul probably took his last breath wearing it..
(David Attenborough voice) Once again the circle of life continues.
Personally I wouldn't wear stuff from a charity shop. I've bought all sorts of other stuff from them mind.

my3cents

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Knowing that some poor soul probably took his last breath wearing it..
(David Attenborough voice) Once again the circle of life continues.
Personally I wouldn't wear stuff from a charity shop. I've bought all sorts of other stuff from them mind.

Most of the guys stuff is from the living from wives that are secretly donating it because they can't stand their partners cloths sense.

KungPao

Odeur de mort et de pauvreté

harry Bailey esq

my3cents wrote: »

Most of the guys stuff is from the living from wives that are secretly donating it because they can't stand their partners cloths sense.

And the rest of the guy stuff is probably donated by men who secretly feck off to a moderately priced hotel with his secretary that's young enough to be his daughter every second weekend because he's secretly sick of his wife's constant nagging of his clothes sense/rapidly increasing mass/burgeoning facial hair and general c*ntishness. I'm pretty sure that stuff from dead guys makes it into the shops too.

philstar

stale clothes smell? .............clothes that have been in a wardrobe for years

sjb25

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

possibly be the smell of poor people who visit these places

Just kidding

This made me laugh far to much

Widdershins

I think it's the old books.

The clothes probably need airing. If you have a covered washing line, that would be ideal. I'm sure good old bicarb. would also help.

5rtytry56

The books would have a musty smell which would be proportionally related to the yellowing of their pages.

Does any boardsie have the bottle to tell anyone working in a charity shop about this thread?

Boom_Bap

Benji

Widdershins

It wouldn't remotely bother me if the previous owner had died in the clothes in the charity shop.
And lots of new clothing has been tried on in changing rooms possibly by lots of people. So new is sort of pre worn already.

5rtytry56

You might get a whiff offone of the last "collie-dollies"
Look for it elsewhere on boards.ie
I don't fancy getting infracted by cross posting a link.

SEPT 23 1989

all the clothes smell like that on the 10 cent rail Andy

put a few bob away every week and aim for the euro rail

branie2

I never really noticed a smell

harry Bailey esq

KungPao wrote: »

Odeur de mort et de pauvreté

Funeral home fresh!

Are Am Eye

Fill a bucket with Febreze and Hydrochloric Acid (50/50) and a pinch of baking soda. And a squeeze of lemon.
Soak clothes in bucket for a couple of days.

Atoms for Peace

Smells like R Kelly's sheets

harry Bailey esq

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

all the clothes smell like that on the 10 cent rail Andy

put a few bob away every week and aim for the euro rail

It's all very well saving up for the euro rail, but you'll still smell poxy even if you happen to be in be sipping mint juleps in the dining carriage whilst chugging lazily across the the Austrian Tyrol.

harry Bailey esq

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Fill a bucket with Febreze and Hydrochloric Acid (50/50) and a pinch of baking soda. And a squeeze of lemon.
Soak clothes in bucket for a couple of days.

I reckon with the right amount of tinkering I could concoct a smokeable drug.
It would be fairly crude, but addictive enough that a user would sell the shirt off his own back for more, solving both problems.

harry Bailey esq

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Smells like R Kelly's sheets

Teen spirit?

my3cents

Andy you could always get some Patchouli Oil to go with your charity shop cloths

Andy From Sligo

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

all the clothes smell like that on the 10 cent rail Andy

put a few bob away every week and aim for the euro rail

10 bloody cent? - which charity shops do you frequent ? Tbe bleeding shops i go to sometimes if its a bit of decent its nearly as much , if not more , than you can buy it new in the shops!

Andy From Sligo

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Fill a bucket with Febreze and Hydrochloric Acid (50/50) and a pinch of baking soda. And a squeeze of lemon.
Soak clothes in bucket for a couple of days.

.. and clothes will disintegrate ...and no more smell!

LordSutch

Like a cross between stale mothballs & an old ladies vest, with a hint of mildew, a touch of mould and a large dollop of dried up gusset from the 1920s.

Widdershins

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

10 bloody cent? - which charity shops do you frequent ? Tbe bleeding shops i go to sometimes if its a bit of decent its nearly as much , if not more , than you can buy it new in the shops!

The ones around here think they're upmarket vintage shops, they've forgotten the whole charity shop thing.

Are Am Eye

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Fill a bucket with Febreze and Hydrochloric Acid (50/50) and a pinch of baking soda. And a squeeze of lemon.

You forgot the 'take a lit match to it' on the end, there. That's the most important step.

philstar

LordSutch wrote: »

Like a cross between stale mothballs & an old ladies vest, with a hint of mildew, a touch of mould and a large dollop of dried up gusset from the 1920s.

you've done your research

whisky_galore

I know a certain 'vintage shop' which is attempting to raise its profile online, you know, one of those outlets that was called a 'second-hand shop' back in the day.

Not cheap, not a charity as such....the back of it where the air doesn't really circulate and where most of the clothes are has an overwhelming bang of old clothes/mould/mildew.

Andy From Sligo

Widdershins wrote: »

The ones around here think they're upmarket vintage shops, they've forgotten the whole charity shop thing.

Notions!...

Andy From Sligo

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

all the clothes smell like that on the 10 cent rail Andy

<b><u>put a few bob away every week and aim for the euro rail</b></u>

Thanks when (if) i ever get flush enough to be in that situation i most certainly will

Makes me laugh when people say that the first thing they will do if they won the lotto is go out and buy a new car/house/boat etc .. most probably the first thing i would do is go out and buy a whole brand new wardrobe of gear .. and i am not just talking dunnes and penneys .... i leave my present clothes into charity shop haha

5rtytry56

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Thanks when (if) i ever get flush enough to be in that situation i most certainly will

Makes me laugh when people say that the first thing they will do if they won the lotto is go out and buy a new car/house/boat etc .. most probably the first thing i would do is go out and buy a whole brand new wardrobe of gear .. and i am not just talking dunnes and penneys .... i leave my present clothes into charity shop haha

Off topic OP. or are you smelly? You don't wash your cloths?

Alf Veedersane

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

dont say that , a lot of my clothes have over the years come from charity shops! - be lot without em - i havent got expendable money to go out and buy new clothes

Your clothes are haunted. It's the smell of the paranormal.

Widdershins

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Notions!...

They had a flippin' bearskin for 1 thousand euro.

And a lot of awful 70's mdf and wood effect veneer furniture, which they're charging more for than new furniture because it's 'retro'. If it was crap when it was new, it doesn't improve with age.

my3cents

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Thanks when (if) i ever get flush enough to be in that situation i most certainly will

Makes me laugh when people say that the first thing they will do if they won the lotto is go out and buy a new car/house/boat etc .. most probably the first thing i would do is go out and buy a whole brand new wardrobe of gear .. and i am not just talking dunnes and penneys .... i leave my present clothes into charity shop haha

...... but would they take them :P

whisky_galore

Widdershins wrote: »

They had a flippin' bearskin for 1 thousand euro.

And a lot of awful 70's mdf and wood effect veneer furniture, which they're charging more for than new furniture because it's 'retro'. If it was crap when it was new, it doesn't improve with age.

Will the hipsters buy any old shyte at any price?

realdanbreen

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Probably lacking heat and could also possibly be the smell of poor people who visit these places

Just kidding

I hate the smell of poor people.