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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 14122, member: 201"]I recently bought storage cubes at A. C. Moore for a great price in the hopes they'd solve some of my storage problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first group I purchased, which have shelves and an open front, are sturdy and perfect for my needs. I was delighted that they had no smell at all, since I'm sensitive to smells and am also worried about exposure to formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was so happy with them, that we bought more, including cubes with drawers. Unfortunately, the draw units do have a smell. Most surfaces are encased, so it's not clear if the smell is from the mdf inside or the plastic-ey surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>We've tried various things to get rid of the smell.... aired the pieces separately in the sun for days, wiped them down with watered down vinegar, left newsprint in the drawers overnight to absorb the smell, left baking soda another night, and then tried leaving volcanic rock in the drawers another night.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each time, at first the smell was gone, but after leaving the empty drawers inside the cubes for a few hours the smell came back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have suggestions of other things to try?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 14122, member: 201"]I recently bought storage cubes at A. C. Moore for a great price in the hopes they'd solve some of my storage problems. The first group I purchased, which have shelves and an open front, are sturdy and perfect for my needs. I was delighted that they had no smell at all, since I'm sensitive to smells and am also worried about exposure to formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals. I was so happy with them, that we bought more, including cubes with drawers. Unfortunately, the draw units do have a smell. Most surfaces are encased, so it's not clear if the smell is from the mdf inside or the plastic-ey surface. We've tried various things to get rid of the smell.... aired the pieces separately in the sun for days, wiped them down with watered down vinegar, left newsprint in the drawers overnight to absorb the smell, left baking soda another night, and then tried leaving volcanic rock in the drawers another night. Each time, at first the smell was gone, but after leaving the empty drawers inside the cubes for a few hours the smell came back. Does anyone have suggestions of other things to try?[/QUOTE]
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