What to do with wet shoes?

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My shoes got wet and I couldn’t take them off for awhile. Now they smell. How can I get the smell out? The sole insert doesn’t come out and the shoe has suede so I can’t throw them in the wash.

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You can try sprinkling baking soda in them, leave it for a few days. Crumpled newspaper is also said to work. Good luck!

augustlan (20115

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Bake them out in the sun to sun dry

glitterrrrfish (204

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I would try Febreeze or Lysol.

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Dry cleaning?

Also, if they smell and you got them wet already anyway, what difference does it make if you put them in the wash? They smell b/c something is growing in there…be it fungus, mildew, bacteria or whatever. Ick.

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I keep rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and spray down the insides of my husband’s and sons’ shoes with it to remove the stink after they have gotten wet. It kills whatever is growing pretty quickly and removes the odor.

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