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Open Question: How the heck do I get rid of these fruit flies? and more...

Open Question: How the heck do I get rid of these fruit flies?

I'm cleaning my grandmother's house for her, and am having a major problem with fruit flies. One problem is in her pantry. I cleaned it out and found a few bags of old potatoes sitting on the floor. I scrubbed and bleached the floor of the pantry, and removed any open packages. All the food is sealed up tight. All the flies moved up to the ceiling, I'm guessing to escape the fumes of the bleach. Is there any kind of trap or spray I can use in her pantry that's safe to be used around food? Another problem area is in her 2nd bathroom. Anytime I rustle the shower curtain or lift the toilet seat, they start swarming. My grandmother said she's poured bleach down her drains and cleans her toilet regularly, but can't get rid of these bugs! I'm sick to my stomach and totally aggravated. Everywhere I look in this house, there's a tiny little fruit fly. We sat down to have dinner earlier and it was impossible to take a bite without fanning the plate first. How do I get rid of them, and keep them gone??

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Open Question: Red table cloth bled into a white shirt in the washer, how do I get it out?

I washed a new red tablecloth with a white and blue plaid dress shirt. I totally forgot the shirt was in there. The water was on cold and the shirt is still wet....how do I get the 'pink' out of the shirt?

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Open Question: Set in stains from used clothes question...?

I used to buy the spray and wash oxiclean dual power stain remover to clean stains with. I loved it!! I could accept gently used clothing that had grass stains, baby stains on bibs and other types of stains from friends and family. I was even able to keep those clothes so clean I could consign them and buy more gently used clothing at the local consignment store. Well, sadly the company recently discontinued that product and there was no warning, so I was unable to stock up. I have tried resolve max, which was their suggestion, as the replacement product. It was horrible. Didn't spray well, burned my fingers, and didn't clean any set in stains. I just tried baby oxiclean powder and soaked the clothes, nothing was gotten out. I tried stain stick and still stains.... Keep in mind, I haven't dried these clothes since the first time I dried them when I used the resolve max. They have now air dried - What do you use that actually gets out set in stains?

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