Arguably, the most important aspect of putting your clothes in the washing machine is making sure you haven't mixed any dark clothing with any lights. On top of the underlying fear that you haven't mixed colours, checking through pockets becomes easily forgetful.
Once you've thrown some clothes into the dirty washing bin, you may have forgetten about that napkin you stuffed into your trousers earlier that day. However, this soon becomes a gruelling task for those that do the washing load and have to rid of the mess it's made.
Taking to Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips page on Facebook, Stevie Anne Hamilton sought advice from social media users after facing the exact problem.
Sharing a post on the page - which boasts more than 625,000 members - they sought the best resolution to removing tissue from a pocket.
Seeking help, they wrote: "Best way to remove tissue from a pocket that has gone through the washing machine please?
"Lint roller not cutting it," the poster added.
Since posting, the Facebook user's query for advice has raked in over 120 comments to date.
Flocking to the comment section, Mrs Hinch fans shared the best resolution to ridding of the problem if they find that nothing else makes it budge.
One person suggested: "Sellotape put around your hand rub over it."
A second person agreed with the method: "How about winding Sellotape around your fingers, sticky side outermost and circulate/rub around the inside of your pocket x."
Meanwhile, someone else suggested: "I've found that using a dry clean toothbrush (the bog standard ones you can buy in a pack of 4) worked wonders for getting all the tissue out."
Someone else said: "Try a marigold rubber glove they are great for removing hair, dandruff, fluff and stuff from your clothes."
A different user wrote: "Turn pocket inside out, wash again and dry."
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