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Household Hints & Help

MOMFUDSKI

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4. I wash my husband's feather pillow AND our

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2024, 08:21 PM

Feb 2024

goose down comforter in hot water. Dry them in the dryer on hot. Comforter takes quite awhile to dry but comes out fluffy and like new. Been doing this for years. Don’t know about the foam pillows.

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So I want to wash three bed pillows before donating to a charity. [View all] Grasswire2 Feb 2024 OP

A little off-topic but possibly helpful. cilla4progress Feb 2024 #1

Here's the AI on feather pillows bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #2

I'd verify they accept pillows before going to the trouble. - nt CrispyQ Feb 2024 #3

I wash my husband's feather pillow AND our MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #4

Make sure they accept pillows. Some charities do not. enough Feb 2024 #5

Some charities reject all pillows. Fresh_Start Feb 2024 #6

Perhaps an animal shelter would take them... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #7

Animal shelters/adoption centers will take pillows, sheets, blankets yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #10

very interesting that charities may not take pillows. I wonder about comforters and quilts. Grasswire2 Feb 2024 #8

I've washed foam and feather pillows in the bathtub -hot water and some oxide based soap. flying_wahini Feb 2024 #9