The way Walmart delivered my son’s new backpack

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• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Lighter fluid works well for taking care of that.

  Just pour it on the Walmart and light a match.

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• SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I hate when people repost Reddit/Facebook pictures with the original captions.

  That’s beyond mildly infuriating.

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  • ruuster13@lemmy.zip ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Image

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• Antagnostic@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Rip. Might try wetting it with mineral oil for 5 to 15 minutes. Might loosen the adhesive.

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  • Bumrocky@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Stabbing with rubbing alcohol also helps with adhesive but test it first to be sure it doesn’t also dissolve the ink on the picture on the backpack

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    • eurodyne@piefed.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      On another surface or material? Maybe. On a Walmart backpack? I wouldn’t even risk it.

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    • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This is the best option. It’s very unlikely it’ll affect the backpack, it degrades the adhesive, and then evaporates. Pull it off when it’s still wet. If there’s still residue after the label is off, use a paper towel with alcohol on it to rub off the rest. Might take a few passes.

      (What’s weird is the Walmart stickers like this I’ve received have post-it note type adhesive, not permanent adhesive.)

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  • tophneal@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Citrus oil cleaners like Murphy will do the same thing, as an alternative option

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  • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Just use Goo Gone.

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    • Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The one good thing I took from my time working at Gamestop.

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  • crusa187@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Olive oil can also help to dissolve glues or tape

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• tonyn@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Heat and humidity if the other suggestions don’t help. Walmart is the worst, and I hate stickers on my stuff, so double infuriating …

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• Magister@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Goo-Gone ? hair dryer?

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  • Broadfern@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Goo-gone is petroleum based and will likely dissolve/damage the plasticky material the backpack is made of unfortunately. Natural oil + warm damp washcloth followed by a hair dryer (on low) would be a better bet though

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• pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Bummer. When this kinda thing happens to me I just accept the fate the universe has delivered me and pick of the sticker for like 45 minutes while watching an episode or something.

  No other removal method has proven reliably non-damaging.

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• Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It could be worse. I’ve seen someone buying a big LEGO set for several hundred dollars, and they just slapped an address sticker on the box and sent it off. Not only that the sticker ruined the box, but the postal disservice ruined it even further.

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• the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  ppcbest.com/solv-it-tar-goo-remover/

  This has always been my go to

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Nail polish remover or even some isopropyl usually works, too.

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    • Thorry@feddit.org ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Those would definitely dissolve the plastic backpack as well…

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    • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They aren’t generally safe for plastics either.

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Exchange it until you get one that isn’t destroyed by improper packaging.

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• littleomid@feddit.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This comment thread is driving me nuts. Don’t repair the new thing you just bought, just send it back and get a new one.

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• poccalyps@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Maybe walk into the store yourself instead of contributing to the waves of Walmart employees paying those big shopper carts around?

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  • Janx@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If you’re okay with supporting the Waltons, their community-destroying business model, and the half a trillion dollars they’re hoarding, you’ve already forfeited the moral high ground and should probably not criticize…

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• Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  95% plastic backpack and they cant use a plastic based sticker. Oof.

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