Mold growth on consignment shoes

arcook0307

Bought a pair of shoes at a consignment sale.  They are the white Keds T strap shoes a size bigger than what DD is in now....so I just placed the 1 gallon bag with the shoes sealed inside in her closet until she needs them.  This was 2 weeks ago.  I happened to notice yesterday there is mold all in the bag and on the shoes.  Clean or toss?  I'm gonna be bummed if I have to toss them but what would cause mold on shoes that are practically new?!  Disgusting...

gracefulruby33

Definitely toss. 

12bailey18

Toss. 

Karen1998

They were probably wet when put in.  Any moisture plus foot funk can cause the mold.  If they're cloth, you can wash them with bleach.  I used to do that with my Keds back when I had them as a kid.  Just don't dry them in the dryer as

mben1119

Toss.

dairygirl19

I'd bleach in the wash machine or soak them in the sink with some bleach and see what happens. Bleach should take care of it. Dry in the sun as well.

If you had it in a closet it was probably a bit damp in there esp. this time of the year and th

blu-eyedwife

I'm working on a mold case right now and some of the moldy stuff is shoes!

One of our experts (I'm waiting for a call back from the other, for something else, but I'll check with her) said that bleach actually isn't a way to treat mold.  It

arcook0307

They are the leather ones.  I just wonder why bleach wouldn't kill/treat mold?

AlexWMamaofBabyA

Personally I would toss but if you do try to clean try adding some drops of tea tree oil to the wash. Tea tree oil has antibacterial and anti fungal properties! 

Sparks in training!

DOnt toss! ANY garmet when placed in a humid un-ventalied place will grow light gray/green/black surface mold! I deal with this every summer here in Florida. You should be aware that mold is EVERYWHERE! just because you cant see it doesn't mean it isnt

blu-eyedwife

arcook0307:

They are the leather ones.  I just wonder why bleach wouldn't kill/treat mold?

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