4 Ways Your Server Can Help Remove a Stain Immediately | Maid4Condos

When the worst possible scenario happens at a restaurant you need to be mentally prepared and know the 4 ways your server can help remove a stain immediately. Don’t worry, it’s happened to all of us. You sit down to enjoy a nice meal at your favorite restaurant (i.e. every restaurant) and WHAM! You look down at your shirt, your pants- your life. Low and behold, there’s a colourful mark that was not there before. You’ve been stained.

Somehow, that little stain has the power to ruin your mindset for the rest of the evening. Maybe you’re wearing new clothes, maybe you’re meeting a new person. Either way, you feel embarrassed. So what is an innocent person to do when they’re uselessly far from home? Well listen up! By simply asking your server for a few common ingredients, that stain will be cleaner in no time.  Feel weird about wanting to be so clean? Don’t! There’s actually some great moral side-effects…

Beating the Stain Game

Ultimately, time is the most important factor when it come to getting a stain out. The quicker you treat the stain the more likely you are to get rid of it, as dry stains are much harder to clean than fresh ones. With this in mind, you need to keep that baby moist by blotting it with a damp napkin. You can do this with the water on your table, if you haven’t drunk it already! Use as much water as you can without soaking your clothes.

If you find that you accumulate stains endlessly, consider keeping a Tide To-Go pen in your purse or pocket. After all, it is designed specifically to clean stains quickly. But don’t different stains require different cleaning methods? Glad you asked! Yes, yes they do. As the inside person with access to the kitchen, your server will be able to fetch all the ingredients you need.  If you plan to use the tap in the restroom during the cleaning process, brush up on the 5 tips you need to know about public restrooms. You’ll thank us later, we promise.

Don’t Whine over Red Wine

Whether you indulge in Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon or Malbec there’s an effective stain solution you can implement right from your table! First things first, order some club soda. While you wait for the fizzy drank to arrive and soak up all the spilled wine you can with your napkin. Assuming your server is attentive, your club soda will be ready once you’re finished.

Next, blot the club soda on the stain and then apply a generous layer of salt to the area and let it sit for as long as possible. Once you can’t stand sitting in the salty mess any longer, brush it off! The area may not be perfectly clean, but a cycle in the wash will finish the job. And by wash we mean washing machine- for god sakes don’t put your clothes in the dishwasher!

Grease Lightning

Unfortunately, finding grease on your pants isn’t as much fun as finding Grease on Netflix. Just like red wine, the first step to clean is wiping away as much excess grease as possible with your napkin, so that you’re just left with a moist mark. Next, ask your server to bring over some artificial sweetener. Yep, you heard that right. Tap some of the fine powder out onto the affected area. (Though the powder won’t be as fine as Olivia Newton John, it’s perfect for soaking up the oiliness). Don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t work right away. It may take a few packets of sweetener and many a blotting for this method to work!

Ketchup Catastrophe

Everyone knows that the coolest people love ketchup, which means the coolest people are also the most vulnerable to ketchup stains.  When this happens to you, run the stain under cold water and then ask your server for some white vinegar. The vinegar, which is made of water and acetic acid will do just the trick by dissolving the ketchup residue without damaging the fabric of your clothes. Use the trusty vinegar to blot at the stain, removing as much as you can. Before you throw it in the wash, dilute some laundry detergent and apply it on the affected area. Then throw it in the wash to get clean and forget about it until next time! You ketchup fiend, you.

Coffee & Tea Referee

Ah, coffee and tea- the part of the meal you’ve been waiting for. This after meal ritual is a nice way to wind down and get your final conversations out. You’ve made it through the entire dinner stain free, yet somehow… you’ve managed to muck up your clothing right before you’re in the clear. Don’t panic! Just ask your server for some white vinegar, as you would for a ketchup stain. Once you get your hands on that liquid gold, swirl a little in with some water. Dip your napkin into the solution and dab repeatedly until you can’t dab anymore. Once you get home, apply some detergent and then throw it in the washing machine for maximum clean!

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Written by Savannah Binder, Maid4Condos