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Daily Discussion Thread 🍓 Sat 3 February 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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hi everyone it's ceoofmyhouse's daughter. mum had one too many tequila shots so she asked me to make this post, hope you all have a good weekend!

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Wrong brand. I have various coloured sheets and they're still holding their colour after years.

Look it's hard to tell with sheet quality sometimes unfortunately. I have two sets of linen sheets, both expensive organic whatever... the navy one from Elkie & Ark bought in Dec 2020 started not just pilling but, to my frustration, leaving tiny, pilled fibres on the mattress under where I slept and it's been impossible to get them off. The other one, an olive green set from Bed Threads with two extra ochre pillow cases bought in Mar 2022, has had no issues.

Neither has faded though.

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Hmm ok sounds like I was very unlucky with my choice then. This is a lesson to me to do more product research before buying.

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also, if you have doubts, you can wash items BEFORE use with salt in the water instead of soap powder/detergent. This will fix the colour - even for very cheap dyed items. Dosage is 1 cup of pure cooking salt (not iodised) per 10 litres of water in the machine. Rinse with clean water as normal. This also cleans your machine quite well.

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

Interesting, thank you might give it a crack next time.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Go for koo.

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They seem to be quite cheap price wise, and they have remained colour fast? I'll admit I'm surprised.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have a bunch of vivid colours coming up on 10-15 years old now, very colour fast

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Ok wow that is a very good innings!