Miscellaneous: Today, I spilt purple washing detergent all over my white carpet....

By carpetoops - 21/06/2009 16:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I spilt purple washing detergent all over my white carpet. Desperate to get it up I grabbed a blue towel and started mopping it up. The detergent hasn't stained the carpet at all, the blue dye from the towel has. FML

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By Stef - 05/12/2018 05:00

Today, as I was about to go to bed, the lid came off a brand new bottle of laundry detergent and it toppled down my carpeted basement steps. 3 hours, 2 dozen microfiber cloths, and a bucket of water later and my steps are still full of suds. I went to bed at 3 am and my 10 week old was up at 4 am. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/08/2009 19:48 - United States

Today, my husband decided to drain his motorcycle oil into an empty bottle of laundry detergent. Also today, I decided to lift a stain out of my white comforter with some detergent I found in the garage. FML

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Today, I dyed my hair. It was all going well, until I forgot I had a head full of product and scratched an itch. I didn't realise my mistake until later, and now have to replace my six-month old sofa because it has a huge stain that alternates from purple to bleach. FML

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By Danielle - 09/04/2011 23:00 - United States

Today, while dog sitting, the dog peed on the carpet. There was a bottle of cleaning spray on the counter so I sprayed the spot. Turns out that spray was Clorox Bleach. Now their carpet is bright orange. FML

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By xMiSS_CuTiEx - 27/12/2009 22:25 - United States

Today, I remembered my mom got her carpet cleaned and to be careful while she was at work. To be nice, I vacuumed the whole house. Feeling proud of myself, I got a drink and went upstairs. I tripped and spilled red Kool-Aid all over the floor. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/06/2009 19:47 - United States

Today, I gave a carpet shampooing demonstration in a stranger's home. To my surprise, the white expensive carpet was dyed grey due to something in the solution. The owner held me hostage in her house by barracading the door until my manager got there. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/08/2015 17:32 - United States

Today, I was at my summer babysitting job. The family's dog puked on the carpet and I proceeded to clean it up with baking soda and a mix of water/vinegar. Instead of blending in with the other areas of the carpet, the one spot I cleaned is white while the other areas are still darkened by filth. FML

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By troublewithbleach - 06/04/2011 01:52 - United States

Today, I was cleaning my bathroom, and accidentally spilled bleach, ruining my shower curtain, rugs, and towels. While attempting to wipe up the bleach, I knocked over a bottle of shower cleaner. It read, "WARNING: DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH." I still can't go in the house. FML

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By JB - 07/12/2011 14:29 - United States

Today, it was my first day as a vacuum salesman. While I was demonstrating how well it removed stains, I managed to smear stuff over the area I was cleaning. So not only was I unsuccessful in removing the original stains, I left them with worse carpet than when I got there. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/05/2019 20:07

Today, I spilled grape juice on my new white shirt. I bleached it and scrubbed it until there was nothing left to see. I threw it on, ready to dart out of the door, when my dad walks in after fixing the lawnmower and puts his greasy hand right on my shoulder. FML

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uh_oh 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:09

A detergent that stains would be pretty ineffective... Lol That sucks, though.

manoverboard 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:07

Put some food coloring on it and make it a rainbow?

Comments

maceinyoface 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:05

haha man thats a blowout. one time i did spilt grape soda on a white rug and then i spilt milk on it to think it would make it fixed. now it smells like vomit.

silvermoonstar3 3

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:50

Are you serious? Milk doesn't stain things white. It just is white. WTF. YDI the vomit smelling carpet. Did you not then shampoo it out (using carpet shampoo and a wet vac)?

Delilahlilah 0

Monday 22 June 2009 0:17

That has to be the stupidest thing I've ever read.

aback 4

Monday 22 June 2009 1:13

...what? Milk?

CassT 0

Monday 22 June 2009 1:49

@ OP : You're missing a comma. Things like that bug me xP

lendmeyourteeth 0

Monday 22 June 2009 1:51

r u jk

Caayouteepie 0

Monday 22 June 2009 4:23

hahaha realllly?!?

smiledearx 0

Monday 22 June 2009 6:07

LMAO IDIOT.

madhops0620 0

Monday 22 June 2009 7:48

The OP also used the word "spilt". God why can't people learn to speak english? The past participle of spill is "spilled". "Spilt" is not a word.

eira_fml 0

Monday 22 June 2009 7:54

Actually, both are valid. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spilt Personally, spilt sounds to my ears like what a Brit would say, and since the OP is from the U.K. that makes sense.

Finnboghi 0

Monday 22 June 2009 9:27

It is a word, recognized by all modern dictionaries. If you're going to be a grammer nazi, at least be right about it. Also OP, there's a reason you can use detergent on your clothes and not have it stain; the colour simply dissolves.

Humanoid_fml 0

Tuesday 23 June 2009 19:57

Seriously! Why would you think DETERGENT would stain something? Oh, and yeah, #87, you're an idiot. It's not that hard to look a word up before you go saying it isn't a word.

Teeheez 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 23:27

Milk, really? Damn milk does nothing with the color, just the smell.Talk about spoiled milk stench. Ewww. Maybe you should have thrown it out before you got a hint of the smell at all. I agree with you #101.

BABiiRAWr 0

Friday 2 April 2010 18:53

agreed with 104

jkamme54 2

Monday 22 November 2010 17:03

Thank-you

MOSESRAISIN 0

Saturday 9 July 2011 23:29

wow u have no friends grammar nerd

stitesy29 18

Saturday 10 August 2013 18:38

You dense mother ******

SeventhFonons 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:06

Hahahaha nice Oh well, things happen

cuddly_scorpion 4

Saturday 23 February 2013 14:29

I spilled half a can of black paint on my carpet. I made it into a flower design.

ForWhatItsWorth 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:06

Abstract :P Should have used a white towel. Taking time to think things over before acting helps!

silvermoonstar3 3

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:52

Especially since detergent, whether for dishes, clothing, or whatever ("washing detergent" isn't very clear) doesn't stain things unless you just never wash it off... and then it's not a stain so much as you having detergent left on your carpet. If it was for clothing, SUPER YDI since you should know it is intended for cloth and doesn't stain it.

KumoFF7 3

Monday 22 June 2009 1:55

agree

your_face 15

Monday 22 June 2009 4:16

If she was afraid it would stain her white carpet, she was probably also afraid it would stain a white towel. Hence, she used a darker towel, which she didn't realize would stain the carpet worse than the detergent.

Templemind47 0

Monday 22 June 2009 8:46

agree

diki_fml 2

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:06

YDI

manoverboard 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:07

Put some food coloring on it and make it a rainbow?

McA513M 0

Monday 22 June 2009 1:27

FTW!!! OP: One Word...DUMBASS

gizmo_987 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:09

Dang, that really sucks. I hate it when I try to fix something desperately only to find out I just made it worse, lol. Hopefully it'll come out.

augustdanielle 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:09

Lmao :DD

uh_oh 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:09

A detergent that stains would be pretty ineffective... Lol That sucks, though.

GR3453m0nk3y 4

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:54

yeah thats what I was thinking; why would you use a degertent that stains things!!!!!!!!! ITS FOR WASHING CLOTHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sappheyes 0

Monday 22 June 2009 1:17

Maybe it was dish detergent?

kay71095 9

Friday 27 July 2012 7:19

It says "washing detergent" which is the stuff you was clothes with...

mojo_jojo 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 23:13

I've yet to see a spill on here happen to a fabric that isn't white. I don't get it. You'd think at some point someone would find it just as bad that they spilled red juice on a light blue carpet or something. Anyway, it's your fault for not realizing that laundry detergent cleans whites without discoloring them. It's only plastered all over the ads and packaging.

bayybee 0

Monday 22 June 2009 2:21

It could have been dish detergent. Sometimes I'll spill some on my clothes while I'm washing the dishes and it stains just like anything else if you don't get it out right away.