Discolored comforter

[Gradstudent78]

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?

 

[SoCal2NYC]

It's probably from your detergent.

 

[Gradstudent78]

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

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

 

[VMan]

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.

 

[jkennett]

Try returning the comforter as "defective merchandise" since you followed the directions on the care label.

 

[Dewey]

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.?

 

[MCsommerreid]

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.