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ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
......and now they shrunk and don't fit my womanly calves.
sigh.
is there someone I can take them to that can stretch them out?
....lesson learned. 
firstworldproblems.i know.
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MsSissy
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
I would try a shoe repair place. They may be able to stretch them.
But I have to ask. Why did you put them in the washing machine? I never heard of that before.
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Can I please ask, HOW on gods green earth did they get in the washing machine?
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Posted by JP826
Can I please ask, HOW on gods green earth did they get in the washing machine?
this - leather in the washing machine?
BUT - they do have calf extenders for boots! they zip in! (if yours zip).
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| Posted 9/13/12 9:06 AM |
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
why?
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ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Dh had thrown some sneakers into wash and put them in there, too. He thought they were a little dirty from last winter. I had asked him to gather up some of the kids sneakers to wash for school.
I didn't check what he had thrown in there, and he told me he didn't turn it on yet....so I did. Then he put the batch into the dryer. Now I will always have to double check what he tossed in there. We have been trying to switch up chores.
Not the end of the world, but now I know that Dh is not to be trusted.
I'm glad I can have them stretched out. I'm just bummed because they were so nice. They still look great - the material was not ruined at all (which makes me think maybe they weren't leather?) but they are just shrunk a little.
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ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Eek can't help ya but.... It sounds like DH owes you a nice new pair of boots! Lol
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Posted by WestEndLove
Eek can't help ya but.... It sounds like DH owes you a nice new pair of boots! Lol
My thoughts exactly!
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| Posted 9/13/12 8:43 PM |
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Yes. I would go the new boots route!
I don't get it with men. They can do all of this other complicated stuff, but when it comes to basics, like the wash, they have no freakin' clue.
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| Posted 9/14/12 8:16 AM |
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Posted by NewlyMrs
Posted by WestEndLove
Eek can't help ya but.... It sounds like DH owes you a nice new pair of boots! Lol
My thoughts exactly!
ITA. Why would one think that leather could EVER be washed??? 
Unfortunately, I don't think they can be repaired.
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| Posted 9/14/12 10:48 AM |
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
off topic, but some leathers/suede can be washed. :)
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Re: ummm. help! ..I washed my $135 leather riding boots in the washing machine....
Posted by Chatham-Chick
off topic, but some leathers/suede can be washed. :)
Maybe that's kind I have?
I mean they are boots and exposed to rain and such... Hmmm. And they don't look ruined. Just shrunk. I should find out from manufacturer now. I'm curious
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