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Stinky Hamper

Where do you keep your hamper or dirty clothes.

DHs clothes sometimes smell a little and so does the room.

How often do you wash clothes?

Any tricks for keeping hamper not stinky?

Re: Stinky Hamper

  • I have a hamper/receptacle (not typical hampers LOL) in the master closet as well as in the shower room of our master bath.  The kids have hampers in their closets of their bedrooms.  

    I don't have a problem with the hampers smelling.  The only thing I can think of is to try to get the clothes out of there faster?  And wiping it out and letting it air out every once in a while might help as well.

    I wash clothes every day (4 person family).  I'd rather do small loads more frequently, than large loads less frequently.  Just what works for me. 

  • imageclea:

    Where do you keep your hamper or dirty clothes.   In the corner of the room near a window We used to keep it in the closet but it got smelly with our daily workout gear.

    How often do you wash clothes?  Four days a week (four full loads).  

    Any tricks for keeping hamper not stinky?  I keep a dryer sheet in the bottom of the hamper and keep the bedroom aired out. (I open the windows and turn on the ceiling fan for one hour each day). 

  • If DH comes home with stinky clothes he either hangs them in the bathroom until they air out a bit, or I wash them straight away.  We've never had a problem with hamper odor.  I also clean  my hamper really well a few times a month.

    There are little baking soda discs that you can buy to neutralize odor, I know some people use them for their cloth diaper bags but you could certainly use one for your hamper! 

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  • I use a plastic hamper with holes...kind of like a vertical laundry basket.  It holds more and doesn't harbor odors like cloth or wood ones do.  Plus it's easy to wipe out.  
  • imageclea:

    Where do you keep your hamper or dirty clothes. Hamper is in our bathroom.

    DHs clothes sometimes smell a little and so does the room.

    How often do you wash clothes? Once a week (Just me and DH)

    Any tricks for keeping hamper not stinky? I put a dryer sheet in the bottom of mine

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