How to clean Pottery Barn backpacks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wash machine. If it falls apart it’s a sign it’s fine to switch to something more durable, like Jansport or LL Bean. Please wash the backpacks at least once or twice per year. Think of all the places they go.

Totally agree. I wash our LL Bean packs a few times a year and lunch boxes more often. They come out fine.

[Anonymous]

[guardian]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash machine. If it falls apart it’s a sign it’s fine to switch to something more durable, like Jansport or LL Bean. Please wash the backpacks at least once or twice per year. Think of all the places they go.

Never washed a backpack in my life. Somehow we all survived.

You remind me of my friend who throws away and replaces all bed pillows every few months.

Ha! I do that too! Seriously, at least every 6 months. I should meet your friend.

That is bizarre! I wash out backpacks AND our pillows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash machine. If it falls apart it’s a sign it’s fine to switch to something more durable, like Jansport or LL Bean. Please wash the backpacks at least once or twice per year. Think of all the places they go.

Never washed a backpack in my life. Somehow we all survived.

You remind me of my friend who throws away and replaces all bed pillows every few months.

+1 would never waste my time washing a backpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash machine. If it falls apart it’s a sign it’s fine to switch to something more durable, like Jansport or LL Bean. Please wash the backpacks at least once or twice per year. Think of all the places they go.

Never washed a backpack in my life. Somehow we all survived.

You remind me of my friend who throws away and replaces all bed pillows every few months.

+1 would never waste my time washing a backpack.

Do your kids never put theirs on the ground or the slushy floor of the bus? And never spill in/on it? Do you just throw them away? I’m genuinely fascinated because my kids’ backpacks look grubby by the end of the school year even without a dramatic spill or mud incident.

[Anonymous]

I toss backpacks in the washer, with a few towels (so they don't bang all over) on gentle cycle.

They go through fine. I do the lunchboxes too. Keeps them looking nice and not grimy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash machine. If it falls apart it’s a sign it’s fine to switch to something more durable, like Jansport or LL Bean. Please wash the backpacks at least once or twice per year. Think of all the places they go.

Never washed a backpack in my life. Somehow we all survived.

You remind me of my friend who throws away and replaces all bed pillows every few months.

+1 would never waste my time washing a backpack.

Do your kids never put theirs on the ground or the slushy floor of the bus? And never spill in/on it? Do you just throw them away? I’m genuinely fascinated because my kids’ backpacks look grubby by the end of the school year even without a dramatic spill or mud incident.

Not sure? I have girls and their backpacks stay clean-looking for years. They outgrow the style/pattern long before the bag looks dirty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I toss backpacks in the washer, with a few towels (so they don't bang all over) on gentle cycle.

They go through fine. I do the lunchboxes too. Keeps them looking nice and not grimy.

This. You could spot clean with Fels Naphtha or liquid detergent and a scrub brush. I’ve never had any issues washing a PBK backpack or lunchbox, and we have had quite a few of them.

[Anonymous]

I always wash my kids backpacks in the washer and line dry a few times a year - winter break, end of the school year and then after camp before school starts. All still going strong - they have Lands End and Jansport bags.

[Anonymous]

I’ve washed my kids’ backpacks warm in the washing machine countless times. With bleach. They still look fine. LL Bean.

[Anonymous]

The instructions for cleaning say something like surface clean. I took a toothbrush and clean with Dawn and it helped significantly.