Bringin' that thrift-store smell home

Now that I've finally stopped laughing at Basements post, here is a product that I find works well at eliminating this problem.

http://www.punati.com/Page.bok?file=Orig12.html

After you have a look at it, typing the name at Google gets lots of hits for retailers.

I had this problem with rugs I purchased in India recently. The smells seem to be the result of bacteria and oils. I spread baking soda on the rugs and let them stay in the sun for a day or two, where they could get a good blast of UV light. Then I vacuumed the powder off, reapplied, and waited another couple of days. The smell is 95% gone. I'm going to try again next weekend...

If the smell in the house bothers you, you could look at room air filters. ConsumerReports.com has a really good article on the subject and rate the Whirlpool models far, far above the awfully performing sharper imagine "Ionic Breeze" type-products.

I consider the "Thrift Store Smell" to be a kind of status symbol, that lets visitors know I have a large vinyl collection. I have heard that it is thought to have an aphrodisiac effect on certain female audiophiles. I'm still waiting to find out.

If it's the smell I think you mean - mildew, musty - just get the album covers in a hot place with lots of air circulation for a bit. Alternately, get a bunch of those plasic sleeves...

Twl, what they failed to tell you, the female audiophiles they refer to aren't human.