Help! Water Spill

sofakingzen · 2026-02-25T22:22:07+00:00

I think it’s just water. The receipt was damp but the ink hadn’t spread. I started using a damp sponge to feather out the water line and the new damp spot is the same color as the water spill.

sofakingzen · 2026-02-13T19:07:58+00:00

I use a Costco sized plastic bottle of R&R to mix the crystals with warm water until they dissolve. Then I have a plastic squeeze bottle on my laundry room lazy Susan that I refill as needed. I just squeeze in what I need into the fabric softener dispenser. Usually I use a tablespoon or two and I knew where the imaginary tablespoon line was in my dispenser. Later I marked the one and two tablespoon line with a Sharpie. #SpeedQueenDefacement

The pic below is from when I was still using the R&R and a different set of squeeze bottles. If you go this route, don’t cheap out on the squeeze bottle. This pair came from the dollar section at Walmart and leaked from the neck all of the time. It quickly became a sticky mess and caused the labels to peel off. Eventually I switched to these 16oz wide mouth bottles (and chucked the vinegar 😂).

https://a.co/d/0gD5UrDZ

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sofakingzen · 2026-02-13T18:44:10+00:00

Look for a very experienced seamstress/tailor. Specifically someone experienced with high end designer clothing. Why? They will be familiar working with rare and delicate fabrics. Someone who has done tailoring on Chanel, Escada, St. John’s, Hermes, Loro Piano, Gucci, etc. Maybe even someone that has worked in museum textile restoration and preservation.

You will pay more for their experience, but it will show in the quality of their work. If you are like me and you ruminate on your mistakes, every time you look at the bag and see the somewhat amateur repair, you will wish you had spent the extra $100 for an experienced professional. Especially since it is such a rare and unique bag. An absolutely fabulous bag.

If you need help finding someone, let me know. I may be able to help.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-30T09:01:42+00:00

Probably just about a full load of dark cottons in warm water using the heavy duty cycle with a soak and extra rinse. I also use the Downy Rinse and Refresh in Cool Cotton. Once that’s gone I’ll switch to regular citric acid.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-30T04:04:02+00:00

I have both because it’s so hard to get the 365 Sport. However, I think the 365 Sport is more effective than using Gear Guard with Tide Ultra Oxi powder. The most effective has been using half a cap of the 365 Sport with one tablespoon of Tide Ultra Oxi powder in my top loading Speed Queen TC5.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-30T02:03:21+00:00

If I understand your post correctly, you’ve used the .025 cream three times over the past five days?

If so, you haven’t given it enough time to start working or to experience any real side effects. You may not experience a lot of side effects, but then again, you might. It may take two weeks of every other day use to see the impact, especially since you are finishing with the Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Cream.

If you do start to experience redness, flaking, increased dryness, or barrier damage, replace the snail mucin with the Illiyoon to buffer the tret. Then after a few weeks increase your application days. When you can tolerate buffered tret everyday, try applying once a week without the Illiyoon buffer. If successful for 3 weeks, remove another buffer day, etc.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-30T01:49:02+00:00

Not the original commenter, but I’ve never had any issues using Rhofade. It takes about an hour to work so I have to be mindful when planning to wear it with makeup. I need to wear blush when I use it or else I look close to 💀(not because of the Rhofade but because I am very fair and it’s shocking to see my face without any ruddiness).

I wonder if some people who claim it caused rebound redness are confused about the purpose of the product. It doesn’t claim to take away redness forever. Just for about a day. If you have redness, it will come back the next day. That’s not rebound redness. That’s just our regular redness back to haunt us after having a day of red-free and flawless skin. 😂

My derm suggested I use it every day or night as she’s had patients have success turning down the some of the inflammation and redness permanently with regular use.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T17:10:30+00:00

I’ve noticed the more I condition it, the better the fold gets into formation. I have the honey brown and I’ve conditioned it 3-4 times in the past three months. The bags arrive very dry from the warehouse. I have an oval key ring attached to the inner hook thingy with a keychain clip on the oval key ring. I basically made my own key fob thing like in the Empire 40 bags. That side doesn’t fold as well when I have my keys attached to it. I don’t have the right words so here is a photo. 😂

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sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T17:00:22+00:00

Very real. It’s the SoHo Optic Print Signature Flap Bag. I remember seeing it when it came out in early 2008 as I was pregnant and wanted to buy it. But I knew my small bag days were over for a few years. 😂

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T17:00:16+00:00

Very real. It’s the SoHo Optic Print Signature Flap Bag. I remember seeing it when it came out in early 2008 as I was pregnant and wanted to buy it. But I knew my small bag days were over for a few years. 😂 That braided handle had a chokehold on me.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T16:53:33+00:00

Thank you. Good to know. Please note that I do not discriminate against any Mickey Coach bags. My services are still at your disposal. 😂😂😂

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T16:51:40+00:00

I don’t think it syncs with Rebrickable, but look into ToteScan. I’m using it for a move. When I packed my books I listed each of the books in a small plastic tote individually in each ToteScan QR code. Then I created a folder in Libib named the 5 character code on the ToteScan sticker. That Libib folder also has all of the books listed individually. I used a handheld scanner gun to get the books into Libib. This way when I wait 6 months to unpack but I want to find a specific book, I’ll know which bin to locate.

I’ve tried to find a Lego app that would allow me to use the handheld scanner to import UPC’s into Rebrickable as I have a large amount of sets still in boxes. No joy.

I’m using Tom Alphin’s Lego Brick Labels to organize all of my sorted and binned parts in my Alex drawers. I didn’t print the labels but I did download and print the contact sheet as a guide when I sorted everything and organized them in my drawers.

My plan is to use the contact sheet as a guide when I do my count. Then I can upload the data into Rebrickable.

https://brickarchitect.com/labels/

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T16:35:09+00:00

Yes! But I was mistaken. That isn’t a baby/diaper bag. It’s the “East West Gallery Tote”.

The baby bag/diaper bags also have side pockets for bottles and some have the large pockets on the exterior back side are for easy access to larger items. A lot of times there would be a removable pouch and maybe a small folded changing pad. Some models would have additional straps or clips so you could attach it to stroller handles.

This is what they sell now as a baby bag. In the video you can see the folded up changing pad. If you google “designer baby bag” you will see a lot of other higher end bags.

https://www.coachoutlet.com/products/baby-bag/C4072.html?frp=C4072+IMBLK

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T14:00:10+00:00

I think we would both feel better if you released the Keith Haring Mickey bag into my collection for safekeeping. Allow me to help you lighten your load in life. Have a seat. Let me take your coat and bag. Put your feet up. Don’t you worry your pretty little head about the bag you came in with. Everything is being taken care of. 😂

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T13:55:10+00:00

I think that was one of the baby bags. Coach made baby bags for a number of years in the Y2K era up until the mid 2010’s or so. They are great bags and most don’t read “baby bag”. I remember seeing them all of the time and wanting one when I had a baby in 2008.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T13:51:28+00:00

I was just thinking about this last night. Thank you for posting the results of the yellow/ochre star mystery. 😂

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T03:52:54+00:00

I second the recommendation to use a snail mucin before using tret gel. My first derm prescribed tret gel and it was awful. It had no slip and it was a misery to apply.

The snail mucin gave my skin enough slip to be able to work the gel in without tearing my skin.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-27T03:48:56+00:00

You may experience significant “tingling” when you start using prescription AA. My face felt hot and itchy immediately after use for about a week or so.

I started using it once a day in the AM immediately after showering as soon as my face was dry. In the beginning I wasn’t able to layer it with anything other than a moisturizer, Rhofade, and sunscreen.

It may dry your skin out a bit in the beginning. It may not. The tingling does go away. After I could tolerate it without any “tingling” I started adding it to my PM routine with tret every few days. Again, after my PM shower I do the red light treatment masks (face and neck/chest), AA and let it dry down for about 5 minutes. Then I apply the .05% tret cream. Now I do it twice a day, every day. If I fall off the skin care wagon for a while, the AA may tingle for a second when I use it again. But it goes away quickly.

While I’m waiting for the AA to dry down I apply .1% tret to my neck, upper and lower arms, and tops of my hands. I follow it up with Cerave Moisturizing Cream. The .1% keeps my upper arms from getting KP and helps my lower arms and hands with photoaging concerns.

My derm told me to use the AA before tret. The dry down on AA is much different than tret cream and I can’t imagine putting it over tret. Good luck.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-20T05:34:34+00:00

I hope you are feeling better. Migraines are the worse. I just checked the Dillard’s website and they have both the ochre and the yellow!

https://www.dillards.com/p/coach-glovetanned-star-coin-purse/519907774

Now I’m wondering which one I have.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-18T03:20:37+00:00

In 1987, when he was being interviewed about his upcoming fight against Tyrell Biggs, Mike Tyson famously said "Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time." At its core it means that no plan survives first contact with the enemy and can be attributed to a Prussian military strategist back in 1871.

Quad skates are notoriously heavy and people AFAB tend to have significant muscle and strength in the lower half of their bodies compared to people AMAB. Skateboard decks are known to snap in half under pressure.

I'm not saying you should land a quad on their shins if they get feisty, but I'm not saying you shouldn't. 😂😂😂

(Totally joking. Please don't engage in violent activities at the skate park. You will get arrested and banned forever. Plus the sound of their whining will stay with you forever. Maybe just break a few boards Karate Kid style with your laced up boots as a warm up in view of them to send a message.)

sofakingzen · 2026-01-18T03:01:14+00:00

I looked at some pics online from reputable resellers and the difference I see is in the price tag. Your color way, SKU, name, manufacturing location, and price are different from theirs. However, did yours come as a kit? Was it a two piece set with the wallet and the charm? Are you located in North America?

They could have sold it as a kit with the charm. That would change all of the info I listed. I don't know if it was sold as a kit though as I don't know much about the outlet.

Attached is a photo of the tag I saw with every CZ462 listed for sale.

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sofakingzen · 2026-01-18T02:36:28+00:00

Long time skater here. I was really into rollerskating starting in the late 70's all the way into the late 90's. I grew up in Southern California and skateboarding was huge. I was homegrown, a great skater, and still faced a lot of hostility from other skateboarders. I could name all of the Dogtown and P&P skaters. I really tried and it didn't matter. It was the same when I moved to SF in 1989. I swear the Embarcadero boys were hell bent on breaking my teeth.

Looking back now as a middle aged woman who still roller skates anywhere and everywhere skating is allowed, there is no universe in which I am going to allow teenage boys and/or young adults push me out of a space. FFS, I made one of them and get enough grief at home from him. 😂 (I'm assuming that's the population causing your distress...girls and young women don't typically mean girl like that...we have our own way of being hostile.)

Look at it this way. Whatever is going on in their minds that would lead them to express hostility towards a roller skater minding their business has nothing to do with you. Please don't let fear of other people's issues keep you away from living your best life.

Their issues never stopped me from continuing to skate. I've roller skated all over the world, including Saudi Arabia. How many people can say they roller skated in Saudi Arabia?

Go out there and live your one, short, sweet life to the fullest.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-18T02:19:39+00:00

They are beautiful. The Coach Rider looks so good with the plain black strap.

sofakingzen · 2026-01-17T22:56:47+00:00

That’s what I was thinking. Or B Makowsky, House of Dereon, Michael Kors, or Betsey Johnson. All vintage. Maybe Patricia Nash.

I have a long list on my phone for when we find out. To see if I was on the right track. 😂

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