Cigarette smoke on pins

Well I am gonna give different tips... Lol...

I unfortunately have the bad habit of being a smoker, and I have once recieved the message of pins smelling like smoke... To my defense...lol... The time I got the message it was not I that paked them, but someone else who helped me... That's besides the point as to what my tips are...lol...

As a result I have changed more of my ways to prevent such an embarrassing situation as this...

1. I eliminated the use of pin bags, I now only use sealed plastic boxes as the material retained the smell much more and thus the pins did as well... In the boxes the smoke never reaches the pins...

2. When we receive new pins, we no longer leave them laying around for a couple days as we used to, they all have a dedicated location from the moment we get them... A separate room from where we spend most of our time... And a sealed box...

3. when shipping pins... Never ever stop to smoke and think it won't linger around, if you need to, go outside a wash up after...lol... As a secondary precaution, I use pre-scented bubble wrap so that the package arrives with a nice fresh smell... Never spray anything onto pins to try to eliminate the odor as you may cause damage...

4. Quit that disgusting smoking habit... It's awful...


Ok so I follow all the above rules religiously and no longer have issues with the smell of my pins... Well at least I do not smell it... Bwahaha...

Woops.... I guess I lied about following rule number 4... Ugh....

What a bummer!! I am wondering if just letting them air out for a LONG period of time will help? Have you ever cooked something smelly and it takes a few days for the smell to go away? Maybe put them outdoors under a patio (face down so they don't fade). Fresh air can work wonders sometimes.

I put all the pins, pin backs and backer cards in a big Tupperware bowl, drenched them with baking soda and sealed them up. We are on Day 3 and the pins are smelling smoky, but have improved a lot. I'm hoping another couple of days will do the trick. Will keep you posted.

Goofy_Moe, thanks for all the great tips on how to keep your pins smoke-free. I hope someday soon you will be smoke-free as well. Maybe a bunch of us should run a pin game to get all your grails and then not give them to you until you stop smoking.