This is kind of a random place to ask, but fuck it.
Staying in La Plata Argentina to learn Spanish. Found a good deal on an AirBNB with solid reviews. The woman who owns it has been a PITA the entire time. I showed up and there were some dirty dishes. She told me that was impossible bc her relatives cleaned. Showed her pictures and she was still in denial lol.
Last night I got no sleep because I was itching. Found little black and brown spots on sheets, according to google it is probably bed bug casings or w/e. I just know the owner of the place is going to deny it and be annoying. AirBNB is notorious for bad customer service, so idk if I would get any refund. Especially since I'm a week in and the stay is until mid January.
I am low on funds... What do y'all think. Should I try and fight the bed bugs? And if you've ever dealt with bed bugs, give me the rundown... I don't have a drier but I was gonna wash everything and dry it outside, then spray RAID...
Or should I use my credit card 😬 on another place I can't afford... I don't get paid until January, so I don't want to do that. But I don't wanna see these bugs spread like the plague and end up in my shit.
Uggh. And of course it's even harder to fix bc I'm in argentina. You can't just get "bed bug spray". All I have is RAID, which IDK if that even works with bed bugs.
This transition, if I attempt it, is going to be really fucking hard. I can try and shower first. But I have a laundry that only gets kinda hot and no dryer. I cannot use a laundramat bc I will not have cash until Monday, and even that is hours of walking and waiting in line. It's like I'm destined for recontamination. idk what to do, this is fuckin me up and I didn't get any sleep + I am taking finals today.
Plus I have a hard suitcase. Gonna be real fun considering I can't get bed bug spray. Fuck.
edit: alright, apparently the purple RAID works ok on bed bugs, I am gonna have to try to make this work. Thanks for your advice, you've been helpful.
Bed bug spray and bombing the place will only make them hungrier. I kid but what will really happen is you will get yourself sick from the poison and they will be undeterred. At least that's what happened to me....
I would wait and suffer till you get the cash for the laundromat. You need your clothes bone dry and hot to the touch, then 20 minutes more.
In the meantime, bag up anything you won’t use. If you can inspect things (like books) you can put them away in a ‘clean’ bag and not worry about them again.
That's what I'm thinking. I made it this long...