Evianers Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 There was a very old house being emptied by the inheritors yesterday advertised as "Vide Maison".Loads of old rubbish, but amongst the bits and pieces, a rather lovely, modern, suitcase on wheels.Very usable. BUT it smells horrible! Has been in ancient bedroom for yonks. Put it outside and there it has been overnight, but still smells this morning. Does anyone please have any tips how to get rid of the pong? Don't want this permeating our clothes en route from A to B! thanks everyone for ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Big-carb is good for getting rid of smells, can you put some in an open box and place it inside the case for a while? Might be worth a try.Alternatively keep the open case outside in strong sunshine/ fresh air, assuming you have this type of weather at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 If that does not work, spray the inside with Oust or if the case has a fabric interior with Fabreeze - in fact you can get an Oust with Fabreeeze included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Bi-carb is good, one tip I was given was to use tumble dryer sheets, so it may be worth closing the case with several inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Step 1: Remove late elderly relative from the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Lol??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 We had to be repatriated from France a couple of months ago and needed 2 small roll-along suitcases instead of the big case that usually goes in the car - the car was being repatriated separately. I ordered 2 from Amazon.fr using the equivalent to 'prime', so they arrived the next day. On unzipping them, we found that they smelled dreadful, so put them straight out on the balcony and left them there for 2 days and nights until the day before we left -I would have returned them as faulty, but had far too much to get done.I wiped lavender oil sparingly on the fabric insides and to ensure no tranfer of that pong, I put plastic bin liners all round the clothes as I packed them. On arrival home I used Fabreze on the recommendation of a friend and also used bicarb. The cases haven't been used since then, but I went upstairs and sniffed inside them - no pong left! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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