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Wash These Items After Buying Them, Because You Don't Know Where They've Been

If you are only washing your new household items after the first time you use them, you might be missing a crucial first step. Often, the cleaning process should commence as soon as the packaging or tag is removed. Even if they look clean, clothes bought off the rack have been touched, tried on, and hauled around factories before you plunked down your credit card to buy them. Pots and pans may hav