My white chai mugs now have brownish stains on the inside. I know this is my fault, because sometimes I leave them in the dishwasher for a day or 2, cause I only run the dishwasher once every 2 days.
How can I get rid of the stains?? I have tried scrubbing them by hand, and I left them in water and baking soda over night, but nothing.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Hmm I am just guessing no practically experience in this … try leaving them in white vinegar over night ?
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rub baking soda paste onto the stained area,put the mugs in boiling water or fill them with boiling water and add washing powder.let it sit for 4-5 hours or over night.
lemon can also bleach out the stain so you can use lemon too with boiling water.
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Saima some wonderful tips been shared here …
The stains that are old and tough take time to go away but they do go away depending on the material… are your cups pure china? if they hve a mix of melamine in them or not china , then chances are stains wont come off ..
But if they china , then after soaking them overnight ( as per the tips shared here ) dont forget to rub them for a bit with a sponge … that is the only thing that will take them out …
Good luck
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I find filling the cups 1/3 of the way with vingar, adding some bicarb soda and topping with hot water and leaving them to soak does the trick. You then just wash as normal.
Otherwise take a dishwasher tablet, place it in the cup, and top with boilling water, then removet he tablet and wash as normal. You can use the same tablet for 3/4 cups before it totally disintergrates.
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thanks everyone! I will try all these tips!
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A tablespoon of chlorine bleach in a liter or so of water will do it, soak 'em overnight in this or with this solution sitting in the cups. You can tell from my nick I’m an expert. 
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**Scrub with S.O.S. Soap pads OR soak cups in ****10% bleach mix **for 30 minutes and then was it with dishwashing detergent. sparkly clean 
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anyone know how to get chai stains out of carpet?
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Depending on how old the stain is .. ( fresh ones are pretty easy to remove )
If its an old stain … then see if you can arrange a steam dispenser … steam the stain area well … then apply some vinegar or strong detergent to the spot and let it be for a good 10-15 minutes .. then rub it with a warm cloth to get the detergent out and finally steam it all once again …
I once saw a friend take out coffee stains by using her husbands shaving foam … I dunno why, but it seemed to have worked well on the off white carpet …
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after they all fail …try mine .
throw away the cups and buy new ones
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TLK 
thats what i call a “bachelor option” … bachelors dont clean/iron/wash they just throw away old stuff and get new one …
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that reminds me of one of my friend from the university who had the same philosophy for his underwear. 6 months straight, no wash, no change. After 6 months, buy a new one ..
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yukh! underwear bi minnat ker ra ho ga bi ki mujko phaink do
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He once slipped from his motorcycle and had bruises all over his legs. We were behind him in a car. We all rushed him to an emergency. First thing doctor did was remove his pants. I still remember the shocking expression on doctors face when he looked at his undies .. 
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I am sure since that day the doctor bichara must be taking an active part in undie stain removing researches 