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Sock Fluff (Sock Droppings), discuss.........

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Kateykrunch Thu 20-Dec-18 10:38:32

Well D*s*n is working on a new machine to ensure house mite dust and the like is picked up. Please, please, please, before that can he just make one that can actually pick up a bit of sock fluff......or, why do sock manufacturers make socks out of fluff? Why is there a trail of black sock fluff wherer I go? Why do my all singing all dancing sucker upper machines not have the strength to pick an incey, wincey, little, tiny bit of (look away if sensitive) SODDING fluff, grrrrrrrrrrrr. Okay! I know, over reacting, but to put this in context, just had my shopping delivered, all squashed and short dates (will ask for refund) and I needed both scissors and a sharp knife to peel my breakfast banana this morning, I’m having to have a sit down now (and a moan, sorry) ?

Squiffy Thu 20-Dec-18 10:42:53

And breathe! tchsmile

Squiffy Thu 20-Dec-18 10:44:40

And I agree with everything you typed! With us, you can add cat fur into the mix!! Even the professional carpet cleaners couldn't believe how many times they had to go over the carpets to remove it - I'm sure they thought that we never vacuumed! tchblush

Squiffy Thu 20-Dec-18 10:46:07

PS Pedants, please excuse my sentences starting with 'And', I'm having a bad week and a little rebellion goes a long way to cheer me up!

Willow500 Thu 20-Dec-18 10:49:19

Yep quite agree about both sock fluff and cat hair although the latter is much easier to get off laminate flooring downstairs.

That's definitely not good about your shopping Katey - certainly a cause for complaint and a refund!

Mamissimo Thu 20-Dec-18 11:19:10

I found a really great ‘thing’ for getting sock fluff up - and it does cat hair as well. Called CarPet. It’s an orange rubber brick with bobbles on. Just damp it and rub over the fluff. Sheer magic and cheap!

Jane10 Thu 20-Dec-18 11:26:45

Entirely agree with cat fur problem. Our Dyson clogs up completely with solid grey felt like stuff all bound with cat fur. Its better when we use the Furminator on Baz. He actually loves it but its a scary looking bit of kit with triple blades. Works amazingly well. We fill bin loads of cat fur when using it. NOTE: this is not an advert. Its just a really positive endorsement for a product from a dedicated cat lover.

Squiffy Thu 20-Dec-18 11:29:27

Jane Yes, we used that on Fluff and she loved it. The amount of fur that it removed was astonishing, but the carpet still managed to remove even more!

Lona Thu 20-Dec-18 11:57:46

Not sock fluff anymore ( got rid of him!) but blush long hair, mostly mine, also dgd.
I have to clear the brushes on my Dyson every month using scissors and an old toothbrush. Drives me mad ?

EllanVannin Thu 20-Dec-18 15:27:44

Get a Shark vacuum cleaner.

Gonegirl Thu 20-Dec-18 16:43:31

Was that Ocado with the bananas Katykrunch. Their bananas are often so underripe as to be impossible to peel.

Kateykrunch Thu 20-Dec-18 16:45:52

Gonegirl, it was indeed! When I managed to get into it it was tasteless as well!

Gonegirl Thu 20-Dec-18 16:49:24

Yep! What is it with them? confused

Kateykrunch Fri 21-Dec-18 10:00:18

Gonegirl, I think they are made in factories, not grown on ?trees!

annep Sun 23-Dec-18 19:03:36

I'm forever telling my husband not to walk around in his socks- put slippers on! . The black/navy fluff is always coming off on to the upstairs carpet. I dont want yo vacuum every day. So I have to manually pick up all the bits. Grrr! He doesnt know what the fuss is.

annep Sun 23-Dec-18 19:05:32

I also hate short dates and bananas are definitely hard to peel now. So gripe justified Katykrunch.

mrsmopp Tue 12-Feb-19 22:42:39

Did nobody buy a pair of slippers for the sock fluff man? Perfect solution. It works. Well you missed last Christmas, so he will have to wait till his birthday now.

Bathsheba Tue 12-Feb-19 22:52:16

Willow thanks for the tip about CarPet. However, I've tried Googling it, and it's hopeless - all I got was 987 million results about carpets and carpet companies, grrrr. Why don't these manufacturers consider us Googlers when they choose a product name?! angry grin

Bathsheba Tue 12-Feb-19 22:53:32

(But it's OK - I found it when I Googled Carpet pet hair remover wink)