I recently bought a gorgeous fabric covered Filofax from Facebook marketplace. But it absolutely reeks. (I'm an ex smoker with lots of smoking relatives and actually quite like the smell of a cigarette but I've never come across anything like this.)
I've tried scrubbing it with sugarsoap, washing up liquid and that really strong smelling disinfectant type stuff I've forgotten the name of. Not dettol though that might be a good shout.
I've also had it hanging out of an open window between showers for the last few days.
I really don't want to get rid of it, it's pretty, we're on a fairly tight budget, I've stupidly gone out and bought some inserts in the hope that it's very presence will make me a much more organised person (albeit one that's been beamed in from the 80's).
Any advice for getting this smell out of something that needs to be treated a bit carefully?