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Laundry Tips To Defeat 5 Impossible Stains

Don't Throw That Stained Shirt Away Just Yet

Stop it. Stop the guesswork on fighting those almost-impossible-to-get-out laundry stains.

We have the answers right here. Not the easy stains like grass or mud -- but the big boys.

The stains you see show up on your clothes and you say to yourself, "How in the heck am I going to get that one out? I'll have to toss this shirt!"

We'll have to thank the extension agents at Texas A & M University and Iowa State University for the bulk of the research, as well as a certain 83-year-old gal named Norma Laverne (after all, my mom knows everything).

A few points before we start. One, fight a stain as soon as possible. If a day goes by before you deal with it, good luck getting it out. Two, if a stain is on a garment that is "dry clean only," do the right thing -- take it to the dry cleaners.

With all that said, it's time to jump into the wash tub. Here are five super solutions to five super stains.

The first dirty word? It rhymes with "Oh my!

Up First: Yes, Clothes Bleed Too >>

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