Stained, ripped, torn . . . isn't that the way the kids wear them these days?

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Dec 26, 2024
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What would you do - teen son gets nice new pants for Christmas. Stains them

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 11:34am

What fabric, and what were they stained with? Also, what have you done so far to get the stain out?

jdub

Dec 26, 11:36am

Also, if it wasn't his fault, I wouldn't make him pay to replace them

jdub

Dec 26, 11:37am

Agree. But you pay for a replacement? Or just call it an unfortunate loss?

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 11:40am

That's really your call with your situation. I probably would buy a replacement pair.

jdub

Dec 26, 11:46am

Cotton. It was spray sunscreen. Fluke accident. We tried a cold rinse, scrub

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 11:39am

Put baking soda on the spots overnight, then rewash.

cougfanblue

Dec 26, 11:41am

If you haven't run them through the dryer, switch to warm water, and rub Tide liquid directly onto the stain

jdub

Dec 26, 11:44am

Try the dry cleaners- perchloroethylene will probably do the trick.

PJMort

Dec 26, 11:57am

Sounds like the pooch punt and then you said faded and it brought back terrible

Jimmertime

Dec 26, 12:10pm

I’d at least try a dry cleaner for $10 or whatever first. If you know what the stain is from they’re usually pretty good

Mike Honcho

Dec 26, 11:38am

I would think "Oh, right, that's why I don't buy $100 pants for teenage boys"

Clark Addison

Dec 26, 11:39am

I might pay $100 for 4 pairs

RealSimsShadY

Dec 26, 11:55am

I would just buy new ones. But I only spend about $40 on pants. So, maybe a dry

JAGA97

Dec 26, 11:43am

So you’d buy the replacement? (Fwiw, I think this is what I want to do, but

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 11:44am

I'd try a dry cleaner considering the price of the pants.

JAGA97

Dec 26, 11:56am

Fels Naptha soap has gotten some crazy stains out for us. Worth a try?

tyler durden

Dec 26, 11:47am

I can’t say how many clothing items we’ve thought were a lost cause that fels

Newbutnotnew

Dec 26, 1:08pm

Felt naphtha along with a good amount of hand scrubbing, I should say.

Newbutnotnew

Dec 26, 1:09pm

CB $ flex.

IronPotato

Dec 26, 11:47am

I wish $100 wasn’t the standard for stuff anymore, but for anything nice, it

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 11:52am

For real though, everything is expensive. I'm just razzing you. Sucks they got

IronPotato

Dec 26, 12:36pm

Pricing these days is wild. I swear I can’t buy a pair of jeans or khakis any

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 12:39pm

One word:

Jimmertime

Dec 26, 12:45pm

It's not a business deal to be weighed in gains and losses, it's a Xmas prssent

A_blue_car

Dec 26, 11:54am

For me, it would be about zero thought. But my wife sees it differently.

Jay Rick

Dec 26, 11:57am

I bet the dry cleaners can help. If you want to send a message, have your son pay for the dry cleaning bill. But...

PJMort

Dec 26, 11:54am

Try oxy dish soap and don't put in dryer. Repeat if it doesn't remove the stain

byusage

Dec 26, 11:57am

Stained, ripped, torn . . . isn't that the way the kids wear them these days?

TLCougar

Dec 26, 12:08pm

I would not replace $100 pants bc I wouldn’t buy $100 pants

deliciousmocha

Dec 26, 12:11pm

Make the kid buy a new pair?

DirtyWater

Dec 26, 12:11pm

Hey, some of J.Crew's $98 pants are on sale on their website for $82.99. Maybe

RoboKayne

Dec 26, 12:27pm

I'd buy a new pair cause I'm a sucker, but I don't think that's the right answer universally.

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