What to do about this jacket that smells of perfume

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I bought a very high quality, expensive jacket on Ebay for a ridiculously good price. It was an auction ending at an awkward time and nobody else bid.

When I opened the parcel I very nearly retched from the smell. It was so awful it gave me a headache.

I really don't think there's any point in sending the seller a message as the listing didn't actually say it was scent-free or anything. I'm often shocked by people's lack of awareness of how much their perfume bothers other people, but I just don't see what good can become of sending a complaint, as she'll probably just claim it didn't smell and we'll get nowhere, and I don't want any more stress in my life right now. I'm also not going to leave feedback at all as I just don't know of an accurate way of doing it.

If it'd been a washable item I'd just wash it, but it's definitely dry clean only.

I don't have a garden so I can't air it.

I could pay for dry cleaning but it might not fully work, and I don't know if I love it that much to spend the money.

I don't feel I can sell it on in this state.

Shall I just cut my losses and donate it to a charity shop, or would that be unfair as I'd be lumbering them with the smell? It's in very good condition apart from that.

Can you hang it by an open window for a while?

If it's expensive then just get it dry cleaned. It will be £10 max I would imagine.

Hang it from curtain pole in front of opened window?

Put it in a plastic bag and leave it i the freezer overnight?
I don’t know if it will work, but worth a try?

What's it made of ? Dry cleaning won't always get rid of the smell but if it was a bargain then surely it's worth a punt?!

Do you have a supermarket dry cleaners near you? I had mine done in Morrisons for £10, is that more than you would happily spend?

Can you hang it up in the bathroom while and after you've had a shower so it gets sort of steamed? It might loosen the scent up a bit, so to speak. I don't know, I'm sure even the strongest of smells will wear off eventually, unless the previous owner spilt essential oils over it or something. Do you recognise the scent?

If it's a lost cause anyway, I'd try washing it on a very gentle cycle first. I've washed dry clean only things in the past and they've come out fine.

Put it in a bag with loads of bicarbonate powder and leave it for a couple of days. Bicarbonate absorbs smells really well

Do you have somewhere you can hang it and leave it? Steaming it will freshen it up.

The perfume smell will fade but I wonder if it has been deliberately applied to mask another smell.

I sell one eBay and depop and would be sad to hear negative feedback. If it was one of my customers I would offer to cover cost of dry cleaning or offer a return. Any who eBay always side with customers but that's another tangent. If you don't get a positive response from the seller leave it with eBay

Berthatydfill Yes to Bicarbonate of soda absorbing smells.

Febreeze and hang overnight in the bathroom

I would recommend hanging it in a steamy bathroom for a couple of days, then try bag with bicarb and then decide.