I received this from Ebay on auction for cheap af. Shipping was stupid expensive though. The bra arrived and the parcel smelled like an entire bottle of fabric softener.

It was overwashed and stretched out, discolored pink from original nude, and reeked (I mean absolutely reeked) of cheap soap or fabric softener. It was a bad choice to buy it but I learned that one does not buy used bras from Ebay unless they're unopened mint condition!

So, since I couldn't touch or keep it anywhere without everything giving me a migraine, I cut it open and saved the wires. Good riddance.
If anyone wants 28FF Cleo Marcie wires, hmu.

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This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Jun 19, 2019 Flag this

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  oh god UGGGGH I am so sorry! At least it was very cheap. Yeah, I do not buy clothes on ebay unless they are brand new with tags.

  I suspect that the stench you thought was fabric softener was either from one of those no-rinse lingerie wash products--some of them are fragranced, and if the user takes that no rinse approach to mean they NEVER have to do a proper wash and rinse, it can really build up... or else a strong fabric deodorizer spray (in the USA they often use the brands Glade or Febreze, not sure if those exist in Norway but I imagine there are other brands there). Probably used because the owner was a heavy smoker. Either way yuck yuck yuck.

• wendybien Oh yea I learned my lesson there 😂

  I find no-rinse soaps/wash producys to be such a strange concept! I'd never heard of them before I got into bras and even then I still don't know why you don't rinse out the soap.
  Alfhajdhdb never washing and rinsing your bras properly :s I can't imagine not rinsing the soap and grime out. And I also can't imagine using a deodorizer on fabric?? Like why don't you jusf wash it?? Bottom line is yeah, gross. But I super appreciate your comment because I felt so bad about it 😂

• corvidsandtea unfortunately if clothes or other items are exposed to enough cigarette smoke, even a good wash will not truly get rid of the smell. Plus, if someone's whole house, hands, etc. reek of smoke then by the time the bra is dried after washing it probably picks up more smoke smell...
  And the no-rinse concept disturbs me too! But people get scared by the marketing which claims bras are SOOOO FRAGILE and cannot be washed normally... To be fair those "soak" washes still dissolve and remove a lot of dirt. When people try them, they are usually impressed with the result i.e. a bra that looks, smells and feels clean. After that they are reassured so they just continue using it. And the manufacturers aren't very clear/honest about the fact that there are consequences if you never wash conventionally.

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