How to get a smell out of a bag

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#61
... Is it possible?

I brought a smooshy leather HH bag to a bar and now it reeks of smoke :sad:
It's seriously gross-- it smells like I'm carrying a stale ashtray around with me. Is there anything I can do to get the smell out or at least mask it? Is it okay to use leather cleaner on such thin slouchy leather or would it be possible to have it professionally cleaned? TIA :heart:
 
#62
Take it and put some dryer sheets in it and wrap it up in a zip lock bag. or if a ziplock is too small, use a trash bag. It usually works pretty well. If its extreme, put it in the trash bag with kitty litter. Make sure its not touching your bag though!
 
#63
You need a bag candy from lovinmybags.com - these things are truly amazing. Pop one in the bottom of your handbag (whilst it's empty!) and store it in its dustbag or in a closet and the smell will be completely gone in about a day or two.

:tup:
 
#64
Buy a box of baking soda. Tear the top off. Set your HH bag into a paper sack (grocery sack?). Set the box of baking soda in the bag, seal the top of the grocery bag, and set it in the closet for a few days. Be careful not to tip the baking soda box over (although if you did, no biggie, you could vacuum it out.)

Or do the bag candy - by the time you got it in the mail, though, you'd probably have the smell out with the baking soda trick.
 
#65
Wow these are great suggestions ladies! Thank you :flowers:

I'll try dryer sheets first since that's the only thing I have on hand. The leather really absorbed the smell so I have a feeling I'll end up trying ALL the suggestions. This is my (2nd) blush havana btw...I was the one during the summer sale whose bag fell apart after 2 days and I've had nothing but problems with it. I swear it's cursed or something :s
 
#70
So I had to send my Chloe Tracy over to Nordstrom to get her hardware fixed and I just got her back (3 months later, oy!) and she came back smelling HORRENDOUS.

My gay boyfriend was the first one to point it out. He was dying to see Chloe again after her three months hiatus but was completely offended by the smell. He grabs her and says "Rach, this smells like Clams Casino."

Which I did not fully understand what he was saying until I stuck my schnoz a little closer and it was DISGUSTING. So fine, I brought Chloe home and asked my Mom what I should do with her. She suggested I put a box of opened baking soda inside and close the bag so the baking soda would dissolve the smell.

So I followed her suggestion and needless to say it DID NOT WORK. My beautiful Chloe STINKS and I don't know what to do! Nordstrom is too far away for me to bring her back there complaining that someone ate a seafood buffet inside but I want to be able to wear her!

ANY suggestions would be amazing!
 
#72
How about putting the bag out in full sunlight for a day or two? I've done this on bags that smell like smoke, and it's always worked to get rid of the smoke smell. Not sure how well it works on other scents though.
 
#73
Eww that is so gross. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. Perhaps you can try putting one of those Bounty dryer sheets inside her to see if it will soak up the smell? The letting it sit outside in fresh air is a good idea too, but you may want to keep her out of direct sunlight to avoid fading.
 
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