Deodorizing cards

[allonblack]

Hey all, looking for some feedback here. Recently acquired some cards and they smell pretty bad. Like maybe they've been in a room where smoking occurred. Last time I has this happen with musty cards I just let them sit FOREVER until they didn't stink anymore but I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on how to safely speed this process up? Many thanks,
Shawn

[cjb]

well this is new

[cjb]

You can buy some fabric softening sheets at the dollar store, put them in between the sheets and put a heavy object on top of the sheets.........I guess?

[creasecollector]

Just thinking out loud here but.... maybe leaving them outside. Not in direct sunlight of course, and you'd have to cover them, but maybe try that? If you have a protected space near a window also could potentially work.

[piper1]

well this is new

This is not new. Those of us who aren't smokers can tell immediately when a heavy smoker has sent us cards.

[subban7677]

I used to be a smoker (never in the house) and since I quit, I can smell it on the envelopes when I take them out of the mailbox.

[allonblack]

I've currently got them all sealed in a new box with some baking soda...really hoping this works or the next option is to leave them near some air. I've air-cleaned musty cards before as I don't wnt to use anything that will simply replace the gross smell with a different one. Nobody wants cards that smell like Febreze lol

[pwaldo]

This is not new. Those of us who aren't smokers can tell immediately when a heavy smoker has sent us cards.

Yup

There is a reason why people will mention the cards on eBay are from a SMOKE FREE HOME. Besides being stinky they (if the cards are white) yellow like crazy from all the tar and garbage that are in cigarettes/cigars.

[camsue]

Take them outside if you can if that dont work lightly sented dryer sheets should do the job

[sparty07]

You could try to throw one of these in a ziploc bag with them.

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