AFTER receiving clothes that smell like a nuclear warhead went off in a detergent factory, Vinted buyers are wondering what their purchases are cleaned in.

Customers opening Vinted packages and being overwhelmed by a powerful chemical stench have demanded to know why it is necessary to be given immediate and intense migraines.

Online shopper Lucy Phipps said: “Obviously it’s nice to receive pre-owned clothes which have been thoroughly cleaned, but what have they had to get off them that uses so much washing powder? A fatal amount of blood?

“Even after washing several times with my own, not-insane-smelling laundry liquid, there’s still a lingering odour. I don’t think scientists could replicate that extreme chemical smell in a laboratory, so how are they managing it?

“And why? I just want a secondhand sweater, not to be olfactorily assaulted in my own home when I’ve done nothing wrong.”

Vinted seller Nikki Hollis said: “I spray my items very liberally with Febreze before sticking them in the machine with excessive amounts of washing powder, fabric softener and a bit of scent booster for good measure.

“Why? Well, when you’ve listed something as ‘new without tags’ and what you’re sending is a bobbly old piece of crap that’s clearly been worn to death, you need to distract the buyer somehow.”