- Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.
- Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that are sitting, and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.
- It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.
- It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
- Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.
- Since fabric softener sheets are designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet to keep dust from resettling.
- Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a fabric softener sheet.
- To freshen the air in your home, place an individual fabric softener sheet in a drawer or hang in the closet.
- Put a fabric softener
sheet in vacuum cleaner.
- Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew!
- Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
- To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.
- Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. the anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.
- Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
- Bounce dryer sheets will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.
- Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
- Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
- Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
- Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.
- Put a Bounce sheet in your back pocket to keep the bees away.
- Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
- A dampened sheet of Bounce will clean bugs off the front of your car.
These handy tips were generously provided by Joey Green from his book "Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose" Copyright 1995 by Joey Green
