Freshening up cuddlies

[vauny]

Just bought some cuddly toys from a charity shop and theres an odour on some of them, how can I freshen them up a bit please

[Ethel]

Wash them. A lot of cuddly toys can be put in the washing machine, on a gentle cycle.

Or hand wash, sse a mild soap, warm water and if you think they won't stand a dunking, sponge them.

You can tumble dry them - or just finish them off in the dryer with a conditioning sheet.

[vauny]

Male here Ethel, what is a gentle cycle and what is a conditioning sheet ?

[welshfox]

I'd advise that they be washed because you don't know whats on them - There was a case a few years ago when a child died due to the fact that the 2nd hand cuddly the baby was given, had been in a house where there had been a fire, and the cuddly poisoned the baby with residual carbon monoxide fumes from the fire that had stuck in the fibres of the toy.
Hope that makes sense - just want you to be aware if theyre going to be given to a child or pet.
Like Ethel said, most can be washed in the machine on a low temp and 'gentle' wash

[B00]

lol vauny, bless ya little cotton socks!

A gentle cycle is the lowest temperature on your machine, usually 40degrees. And a conditioning sheet is a nice smelling sheet of 'paper' which you bung in the dryer with your washing to help keep it soft and smelling puuuurdy, one such make being Bounce.

[vauny]

Thanks to you all

[what..the?]

I have 100 cuddies most winne the pooh all from arcade crane machines all still unused with tags on.

i wanted to sell them tried ebay with a reserve but nothing I don't want to sell them too cheap because they go for �7-12 each in disney store etc.

Any ideas where I can sell them, may try post qustion on here fully maybe?????

[welshfox]

I think you might have a problem as a lot of the ones in arcade machines are copies of the originals, made by different companies and therefore have different standards. Why not put an ad in your local paper or free ad paper for any collectors to contact you - you might be lucky that way? Dont think people will pay the price you want on Ebay because they might be ducious they're not the genuine thing if from an arcade machine. hope that helps

[what..the?]

thanks welshfox