The £1 hack to remove pet hair from clothes – one woman tried it and was ‘ashamed' at how much came out

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HAIR ME OUT The £1 hack to remove pet hair from clothes – one woman tried it and was 'ashamed' at how much came out
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IF you've got a four-legged pal, you'll know how frustrating it is to find hairs covering your laundry.
So it comes as no wonder that a woman has been praised after sharing a quick hack to remove pet hair from your freshly washed clothes in seconds - and it's budget-friendly too.
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Are you tired of finding your clothes covered in pet hair? One woman has come to rescue with the perfect solution
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The savvy cleaning whizz was stunned after she saw the jaw-dropping pile of hair that came out with the trick
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The secret remedy? Using nothing but basic hair rollers which you can snap up for just a quid on the high street
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Taking to Facebook, Sarah Jane Hively revealed how she used a common beauty buy to tackle the annoying problem all pet owners are too familiar with.
According to the cleaning whizz, a member of the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips group, the secret remedy is Velcro hair rollers.
That's right, the rollers not only work wonders for giving you a fancy hairdo but they can also remove stubborn pet hair with no faff - and you can find them for just a quid at Poundland.
All you need to do is simply throw a couple of them in the washing machine, put it for a wash and let the rollers work their magic.
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Once the wash has finished, you can rub the rollers together to remove the hair - or you can pick the strands off - and then they're ready to use again.
If you don't have a Poundland store nearby, plenty of other retailers are selling the hair must-have too, such as Savers and B&M - there's really no need to fork out for fancy ones.
However, you should be careful to not wash any delicate items, such as silks or woollens - as the hack could damage these garments, one woman recently warned.
However, other than these, the rollers work wonders when they're put in the drum.
Sharing the game-changer of a hack online, Sarah also uploaded two snaps of the rollers - and the jaw-dropping ball of hair that came out of them.
''The lady that said about Velcro rollers in the washing machine for pet hair...omg I'm ashamed,'' she chuckled in the caption of the post.
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''Works a treat! Thank you.''
Replying to other fans of Mrs Hinch, Sarah also said: ''These are Poundland cheap Velcro ones.
''They haven't pulled mine (clothes) ..i'm guessing the Velcro isn't as strong as ones purchased from Boots.''
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Under and Behind the Fridge
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And people in the comments section were quick to praise the pet owner for sharing the hack, which has been liked more than a whopping 9.3k times.
As fans tagged their friends and family, one said: ''I wish I'd seen this and hour ago, I've just put some cat blankets through.''
A dog lover chimed in: ''I've got 5 spaniels….this is a game changer.''
Someone else was also keen to give the hack a go, writing: ''I'm definitely trying that. We've got 4 cocker spaniels.''
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