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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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
Today, while I was trying to put my high fluoride toothpaste on my toothbrush, I miscalculated the pressure and ended up squirting a massive glob all over the bathroom cabinet and a rug that was on the floor. My stepmom says if we can't get the bleach stain out of the brown rug, I'm going to have to replace it. FML
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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uh_oh 0
A detergent that stains would be pretty ineffective... Lol That sucks, though.
manoverboard 0
Put some food coloring on it and make it a rainbow?
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Comments (133)
AshleyRose784 0
They sell a powder called Capture that should get the dye out. It's at places like Home Depot, good luck with that!
Diosjenin 0
...so bleach it.
Jigga_PaNG 0
Thank u #91, u just beat me to my comment, lol
nefarious11 0
wow. really? Why would soap stain?!?!?!?! The purpose of soap is to remove stains! wow. p.s. Resolve will get the blue dye out. Works great.
chickitychina 0
...duh.
dreamofme 0
Dude. That's like spilling soap on your dishes and then trying to scrape it off with metal and being surprised at the damage. That... was pretty asinine.
Hich17 0
I don't care if it HAS been said many, many times... You were afraid of cleaner staining. And again... YOU WERE AFRAID OF CLEANER STAINING. I hope, in time, you'll realize what a fool you've been.
princesskitten 0
Lol @ #100. Hate to say it but s/he's right. Did you never wonder why the purple laundry detergent didn't stain your clothes when you washed them in it? Haha. Kinda weird that the towel stained your carpet though. You should get rid of all those towels and get new ones. You kinda deserved it for having white carpet anyway. Who has white carpet?
LilaBear 2
new towels (in fact, even new dark clothes) frequently need to be washed once before being included in a washing load with other clothes because there could be excess dye that washes out and stains everything else in the wash. Don't need to throw them out.
LoveFail279 0
Whatever it is, Oxi Clean is here to help!
LilaBear 2
Why the hell did you think a DETERGENT would contain a staining dye? If I had to spill something on a white carpet, detergent would probably be the #2 thing I'd choose after water.