Really surprised to read that....products seem fit -for-purpose too. How come the makers didn`t bleach them before shipping to you ? If you ordered bleached knots you should have gotten them.. I`d return it to them if it arrived to me like that, though you`re probably in a hurry to get wearing it....you shouldn`t have to buy bleaching products if you`d ordered bleached knots from who ever supplied it. Debbie sells a bleaching kit too.. maybe others who`ve used it can let you know their results.