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Vinca

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1. I've got the same bedbug fear and won't buy used upholstered items.

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 07:46 AM

Feb 2012

That said, I would think you should be able to tell whether there's a problem if you can see anything of the frame in the underside. I've never actually encountered bedbugs myself, but supposedly when you go to a hotel you can check the seams of the mattress and box springs for evidence of bedbug poo.

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Need quick help. TodayI saw a wonderful, old leather chair and hassock. I would have bought them [View all] Paper Roses Feb 2012 OP

I've got the same bedbug fear and won't buy used upholstered items. Vinca Feb 2012 #1

Well, in for a dime as they say. I bought the chair this AM. Paper Roses Feb 2012 #2

If you haven't brought it in yet... supernova Feb 2012 #3

How hot does it need to be to get rid of bedbugs? Digit Mar 2012 #4

+1 McCIoud Dec 2012 #5