For a pure white thobe by Helen Betts

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15-FEB-2014

For a pure white thobe

I have posted pictures before of all the cleaning agents for abayas, but never before for men’s thobes. I don’t know what the difference between the two is, but one looks whiter than the other. Personally I would just send the thobes to the dry cleaners, as I now do with my many abayas. I wonder what they would think of cleaning an abaya in Washington!

A leg up, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield		23-Apr-2016 17:30
Love this! I saw a woman walking down the street near my house with an abaya on so it might now be too unusual in DC. V

larose forest photos		20-Apr-2016 22:29
How interesting!! And yes, it would be quite something to see the reaction you'd get back home, if you sent your abayas to a cleaner! V

Raymond		19-Apr-2016 20:35
LOL ... first, they'd scream ISIS, then call the Homeland Security for a possible terrorist act or see if your name is on the terrorist list, then the FBI to investigate, a call to the CIA to see where and what you were doing in a country bordering on Iran for so long, to investigate if you were radicalized, like ... why would you need to have a abayas cleaned in the USA! Oh, I forgot, the NSA to verify your internet and telephone conversations ... and, good news for you, they won't find a thing BUT ... suspicion runs deep, so ... the good news for you is you won't need to have an alarm system installed since the CIA, the NSA, the Homeland Security, the Secret Service, the State Troopers, the highway Patrols, the City Police ... will all have a car parked on your street to keep an eye on you ... You'll have the best security in the States ... so, before sending your abayas to the dry cleaner, think twice!

LynnH		19-Apr-2016 20:29
Dust and dirt on white... yes, I can see the need for a detergent. :)

joseantonio		19-Apr-2016 20:01
another interesting scene in the supermarket.v.

Regine L.		19-Apr-2016 19:50
Out come the magnifying glasses - with or without bleach? There is such a little price difference, it is almost not worth worrying about. Ha, Ha! Has Tim ever had to wear one of these?

carabias		19-Apr-2016 19:33
Ariel refines much in Saudi Arabia! Great catch, Helen !!!!! V

Nirvan Hope		19-Apr-2016 19:03
Perhaps one is scented and the other isn't...

Martin Lamoon		19-Apr-2016 18:56
Large bottles, they must get dirty our there! v

Jim Coffman		19-Apr-2016 18:23
There is another gimmick!