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Discolored comforter

post #1 of 7
1/10/08 at 12:05am
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Ok, I just bought a new dark blue comforter from target and I went to wash it in cold water with normal tide and when I took it out of they dryer I found out it developed these purplish splotches on it. The tag says wash warm water, with non-chlorine bleach, tumble dry. What did i do wrong? Is their anyway to selvage this? Do you think there is any chance I could return it?
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post #2 of 7
1/10/08 at 12:06am
It's probably from your detergent.
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post #3 of 7
1/10/08 at 12:26am
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Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC View Post
It's probably from your detergent.

That's kind of what I'm afraid of, I didn't think washing it in normal tide would be a problem
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post #4 of 7
1/10/08 at 4:04am
I have had things like this happen with brand-new articles of cotton clothing in the wash - I assume the detergent sat in that area of the fabric for a while before mixing with any water and had reacted strangely with the fabric dye. In my experience this hasn't been reversible.
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post #5 of 7
1/17/08 at 1:04pm
Try returning the comforter as "defective merchandise" since you followed the directions on the care label.
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post #6 of 7
1/17/08 at 1:09pm
Dark blue --> purple sounds like bleach got in there somehow. Did you use a shared washing machine - in a laundromat, in the basement of an apt. building, etc.?
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post #7 of 7
1/17/08 at 7:13pm
Probably a little bleach residue in the washing machine. I've had it happen to shirts and stuff before.

Usually things like detergent sitting there too long or a flaw in the materials will leave large splotches or more amorphous losses of color, where bleach will cause splotches.
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