Re: O.T.-Formaldehyde Fumes from Clothing

[Guest guest]

We had to go to the store the other day and are still paying for it. We got

burned by formaldehyde in the clothing.  Both my hands are crispy burnt.  Our

faces and we have been seriously ill with major headaches.  Must have been

massive amounts in the clothes.  

 

 

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: Joe Salowitz <josephsalowitz@...>

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Sent: Sat, December 11, 2010 2:58:04 PM

Subject: [] O.T.-Formaldehyde Fumes from Clothing

 

December 10, 2010

When Wrinkle-Free Clothing Also Means Formaldehyde Fumes

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD

The iron, that relic of households past, is no longer required to look neat and

freshly pressed. Why bother when retailers like Nordstrom offer crisp

“wrinkle-free finish†dress shirts and L. L. Bean sells chinos that are

“great

right out of the dryer.â€

Though it is not obvious from the label, the antiwrinkle finish comes from a

resin that releases formaldehyde, the chemical that is usually associated with

embalming fluids or dissected frogs in biology class.

And clothing is not the only thing treated with the chemical. Formaldehyde is

commonly found in a broad range of consumer products and can show up in

practically every room of the house.

 

http://tinyurl.com/37syapy

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Mayleen,

Here is the solution to your problem. I discovered this solution to your

problem, accidently, as a side benefit of getting fat. I decided that it was a

waste of time to sort through stacks of clothes, in the stores, to find the 1 or

2 items they had, in my new enlarged size. So, I started buying all of my

clothes from mail-order catalogs  for large-size men. Since 99% of men's

clothing is manufactured in foreign countries, every imported clothing item is

wrapped in clear plastic, in the country of it's manufacture, to avoid moisture 

getting into the clothes, which would promote the growth of mold, during their

long sea-voyage to the U.S.A.

 

The first benefit of buying clothes this way, is that most mail-order catalogs

print the words " wrinkle-free " in their catalog description of the items

pictured. For people like you and me, that is a warning sign that we should not

buy that item. The second benefit, is that when you open the mailing package

containing your clothes, you can, without ever having to touch the

clothing, wiggle the tags inside the individual clear plastic bags, to see if

the words " wrinkle-free " or " no ironing needed " appear on any of the tags. If

you see those words, you can put the item back into the mailing package, and

return it to the catalog company, for a refund. The  " return for refund " form is

usually part of the shipping invoice, that you simply rip off and mail back. It

couldn't be easier.

 

As a last resort, if you open the individual package, most mail-order companies

will still give you a full refund, if you just shove the item back into it's

clear plastic bag and return it.   I suggest that you try mail-order catalog

shopping. Most mail order catalogs are available online, where they tell you,

immediately, if the item that you have just ordered, online, is " out-of-stock " ,

so you can order something else. These deliveries are usually left in front of

your door, if you are not at home when the UPS, Fedex, or mail Man/Woman  comes.

 

God Bless,

Joe

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Posted by: " dragonflymcs " dragonflymcs@...   dragonflymcs

Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:40 pm (PST)

We had to go to the store the other day and are still paying for it. We got

burned by formaldehyde in the clothing.  Both my hands are crispy burnt.  Our

faces and we have been seriously ill with major headaches.  Must have been

massive amounts in the clothes.  

 

 

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen