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07-21-2009, 09:58 PM | #1 |
Tobie's Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma
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| Can I wash Tobie's toys.... in the washing machine? Should I just use water or should I also add detergent? TIA!
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07-21-2009, 10:02 PM | #2 |
Twinkle & Wicket's Mum Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, England
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| I always wash Twinkle and Wicket's plush toys in the washing machine I use the same non-bio powder and softener I use on the family washing, and on their bedding. They've always been fine....I'd stick to non-bio in-case of skin allergies. xxx xxx
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07-21-2009, 10:21 PM | #3 |
BANNED FOR NOT SENDING A GIFT EXCHANGE GIFT! | same here have not experience a reaction |
07-21-2009, 10:50 PM | #4 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| I put the toys they don't play w/ in a laundry bag & wash it in the washing machine. I let them air dry & make sure I squeeze the squeakers to get all the water out. After it's dry, I store it for couple of weeks, then when it's time to wash the other toys, I take the clean ones out & it's play time all over again!
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07-22-2009, 06:42 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Johnson City, TN
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| me too! I don't use downy or anything tho.. who cares if his bears' fur is soft? He is just going to chew it LOL I never thought that it would hurt to use Tide.. because i have been doing it forever... but prob a good idea to not use tide and something better for doggies |
07-25-2009, 02:17 AM | #7 |
BANNED FOR NOT SENDING A GIFT EXCHANGE GIFT! | I use arm and hammer detergent on denzels bedding and toys he loves plush toys so its so easy for me to throw all his things in one washer and dry them. He likes when they are fresh out the dryer especially when i put the bedding back on his bed. He runs and lay there for hours. He falls right to sleep. Maybe because of the warmth. |
07-25-2009, 01:43 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Columbia, SC
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| I wash mandies toys and bedding in our regular detergent. The toys I put in a pillow case so they dont get stuck or so the washer doesn't "eat them" like it does socks!!!
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07-25-2009, 04:46 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minnesota
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| I have always washed all of my babies plush toys in the machine, and depending if the squeaker was still in them would depend if they were air dried or machine dried.
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07-25-2009, 04:56 PM | #10 | |
Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio
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I just use the same stuff we wash our clothes in for their toys. Then I stick them in the dryer and they come out looking great every time. I have never had a squeaker get ruined by washing it and drying it.
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07-25-2009, 05:46 PM | #11 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: surrey, bc, canada
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am i the only one who thinks laundry detergent with its smelly afterwash scent is not safe for my baby? call me crazy but i only use vinegar only and wash by hand by beating his toys/bed/blankie with my rolling pin then hang dry his stuff under sunlight. | |
07-25-2009, 06:57 PM | #12 |
Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois
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| Winston's toys and bedding goes right in the washer and dryer...and comes out fresh and clean...for awhile. I've never had a problem with the squeakers either...they come out squeaking just fine, thank you.
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07-25-2009, 07:09 PM | #13 |
I ♥ Scooter Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Austin, Texas
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| I wash Scooters toys in my washing machine. I use the same Tide that I use for my clothes. I don't go overboard with the soap (actually use a little less than the load calls for). If the toys have squeakers (some do, some don't), I use cold/warm water. I put all of them in the dryer on the lowest setting. With his toys, I do not use bounce sheets. Scooter has never had a problem/reaction.
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07-25-2009, 07:13 PM | #14 | |
I ♥ Scooter Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Austin, Texas
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07-25-2009, 07:46 PM | #15 |
Tobie's Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma
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| Thanks for all the tips! I did wash his toys in the machine with my regular detergent and it seemed to work fine but I will probably buy a small bottle of unscented detergent for his toys just to be safe. The pillowcase idea was a great tip! thanks!
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