What would you do? Bugs in ordered fabric
07-14-2011, 03:20 PM
#81
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
You still have the fabric? When you said you "dumped everything" - was that included?
If you still have the fabric - wash it, dry it - if you are obsessive, wash it again.
You've disposed of the wrapping.
Notify the company you purchased this from. Sometimes things can get infested overnight.
If they are good to work with otherwise, i would give them another chance.
As the saying goes - it happens.
If you still have the fabric - wash it, dry it - if you are obsessive, wash it again.
You've disposed of the wrapping.
Notify the company you purchased this from. Sometimes things can get infested overnight.
If they are good to work with otherwise, i would give them another chance.
As the saying goes - it happens.
07-14-2011, 05:52 PM
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I have a large black plastic tote in the trunk of my car. Every piece of fabric, whether it be cut length, clothing, or anything else - regardless of where I get it from, goes into a heavy black mil bag then into the tote. It remains there for 4-5 hot days. Thrift shops are not the only place these bugs can catch a ride from. Believe me, you DO NOT want them in your home, so deal with your fabric (or any kind of material) before you bring it indoors.
Just a few days ago bed bugs were found in a police station in the Philadelphia area!
Just a few days ago bed bugs were found in a police station in the Philadelphia area!
07-14-2011, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
I would definately let the person know!!!! And wash the fabric ASAP!
07-14-2011, 06:43 PM
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Monna, they've had ample time to respond. I would call first thing in the morning. If they refuse to acknowledge the situation then I would tell them I would file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.
You might not be the first customer with the same problem and could save others from the same aggravation.
You might not be the first customer with the same problem and could save others from the same aggravation.
07-14-2011, 06:59 PM
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Thanks for sharing with us so we can be on guard. I know roaches like paper bags and cardboard. I don't keep any paper bags and cardboard in our house. Hope the store will reply from back to you soon. If they knew how many of us knows about this, I betcha you would hear from them real soon, because there is alot of us!!!!!!!!
07-15-2011, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by auntmarie
I bet that fabric came from overseas. That's s big problem with foreign products.
All fabrics come from overseas these days, and we get many boxes a week from from fabric companies whose mills are in China, Japan, or South Korea. Still, we have never ever seen a bug on any of the many bolts of fabric we've handled.
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