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ClutterFree

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Tue Jun 29 2010 16:50:11
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So the PCO is coming tomorrow, some time between 8 - 12, for the first treatment. Huzzah! My first step to returning to normalcy, I pray.

Here's the thing, I currently have my mattress in a cheap vinyl encasement that I put on almost immediately after figuring out it was bb's biting me. When I started to take it off for the inspection last week I saw nymphs caught in the folds of encasement. I freaked, called the PCO's office and they said I could leave it on for the inspection. But now I have to take it off for treatment.

What do I do? Near as I can tell, most of the bb's are trapped in that encasement. I seriously, seriously don't want to take it off even to have the dratted thing treated because I don't want to release them! And my PCO warns not to use over the counter treatments before they come, so that sounds like I can't spot-spray them as I see them. And that sounds to me like a majorly bit up Clutterfree. I'm also scared of exposing the house. Yes, I realize that's actually stupid considering they're coming to kill the suckers, but I'm not sure I'm entirely rational anymore. It's been many late nights with a lot of packing and living out of bags and work-stress, etc.

Ideas? Do I just take it like a girl and face down the itty-bitty nymphs? Can I somehow make my PCO take it off?
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Jun 29 2010 16:56:32
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purchase a bed bug encasement and put it on OVER the cheap plastic one that 's on there already.
Walmart has them at very affordable prices, under 30 bucks.
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Tue Jun 29 2010 17:00:36
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I've already got good ones that I'm just waiting to use post-treatment. And I had the exact same idea when I got the cheap one. "I don't care if this doesn't last. I'll just put the good one on top of it. Yeah. Yeahyeahyeah." My mind, she was a little feverish at that stage.

My real question is what do I do if they want me to take the encasement off pre-treatment?
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Jun 29 2010 17:11:33
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Wouldn't it just be safer to get the good encasement ON now, since they won't be able to get out of there, whether they want it off before hand or not. I wouldn't remove it. I'd cover it. Like yesterday.
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:34:15
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I don't think that option is square with my PCO. As I mentioned, they want the bed stripped. Plus I couldn't carry the new encasements and my work laptop. :-/
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:48:48
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ClutterFree,

If the company you're going with wants it off, they can take it off themself if you ask me. I think it depends on the PCO, some say don't put anything on until after treatment, some don't touch the encasement and some want to take them off. I have an expensive one from Bed Bath and Beyond and I put it on the same day I discovered bb. When I had treatment, I was shocked to read the report after and find out that my PCO took mine off to inspect the mattress, treat it and put the encasement back on. So I don't think it really matters how much $$ you spend on the encasement, it's the PCO that will do whatever they think is best. I really didn't think mine needed to take my encasement off but I guess he was just being thorough.