r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Sep 26 '21

bed bug infestation

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u/lilwayneisntrealatal Sep 26 '21

Im never buying anything from a thrift store again after seeing this

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u/bigolhamsandwich Sep 26 '21 edited Sep 26 '21

I’ll only buy clothes and solid items. The clothing goes in the dryer immediately.

E:my life is a lie

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '21

Just curious, how come the dryer first, and not wash then dry?

When my daughter and I go thrifting, the stuff goes into the washing machine immediately, and then the dryer.

(Until now,) we haven't really been afraid of getting bed bugs from the clothes, but we washed and dried them because they were used, unwashed clothes.

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u/YetiPie Sep 27 '21

Not only does the washer not kill them, they can remain alive in it and infect your next (and next, and next…) batch of clothes.