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How many bin bags-worth of clothes do you have?

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Baglady44 · 23/08/2024 20:12

I’m trying to massively declutter so we can move house.

I would love Stacey Solomon to hire a warehouse for us and do things that way but at the moment it’s just me!

I’ve realised that the big problem for everyone in the family is clothes. There are clothes EVERYWHERE

I’ve lost track of reality and I’m trying to gauge what is on the lower side of reasonable for us each to aim for.

If you put all the clothes you own (excluding coats and jackets) into bin bags how many do you think you would fill?

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drunken · 24/08/2024 12:35

InandOutlander · 23/08/2024 22:39

I suspect the 1-2 people don't realise how little. Fits into a binge bag. You'd not get more than maybe 5 outfits in one!

I have
1 wedding dress
1 funeral dress
3 vest tops
5 T-shirts/tunics
2 pairs of Jeggings
1 pair of joggers
2 pairs of shorts
2 jumpers
Pants socks and (2 bra as I don't wear them very often).
A thin dressing gown
An oodie
Bed T-shirts x 3
And a cagoule.

Partylikeits1985 · 24/08/2024 10:51

I think about 6

WhoInvitedHer · 24/08/2024 10:24

Probably 1 but definitely less than 2 full bin bags

Giggorata · 24/08/2024 10:05

I would guess around 30, including coats. Far too much.
i have 4 currently sitting on the landing and am about to start number 5, which will go to charity after the clothes swap party with friends.

I have a dressing room, which has encouraged bad habits of just buying stuff over the working years, when I was too busy to have a good clear out.

Now I have jettisoned all the formal work and court clothes.
But I have clothes that many people wouldn't have, like a number of cloaks and robes, steampunk stuff and so forth, as well as countryside wear.
I am going through everything ruthlessly.

Chocolateorange22 · 24/08/2024 09:59

Probably about 3

I'm a one in and one out kind of girl
DH about 4
Kids probably 2/3 each

EveryDayisFriday · 24/08/2024 09:49

Just me, clothes only? I suspect around 10. I do have a regular clear out but I'm between sizes so do have far too much than I actually wear.
Summer clothes were a complete waste of time this year :(.

ViciousCurrentBun · 24/08/2024 09:45

I sent a bin bag to the charity shop recently, at a guess I would say I have 6 to 7.I have a double wardrobe and a chest of drawers with four drawers.

BabstheBounder · 24/08/2024 09:33

I've got one bin bag in the boot of the car waiting to arrive at the charity shop.

I have at least two bin bags worth I still need to declutter.
Another of clothes beyond repair that I need to get rid of.

And then... five? And a bin bag worth of fabric for new clothes.

ImNotTheMatix · 24/08/2024 08:56

Me probably 10
DP probably 20

Crystallizedring · 24/08/2024 00:39

We got rid of 20 bags of clothes when we moved house. So I'd say probably about 4 for me. 3 for DH, about 4 for each DD and 2 for DS.
I still think apart from DS we have too many clothes (DS probably does too but his clothes are small and don't take up much space).

Wildywondrous · 24/08/2024 00:38

I can't picture how many bags I'd need but I have two double wardrobes and a large corner wardrobe plus 3 big drawers which I keep my trousers in.

Cobblersorchard · 24/08/2024 00:37

I would say it’s 3-4 for me. Most of that being pants. I seem to have far too many pairs.

I’m mid clear out of mine and DD’s as we speak. DD probably has 1 excluding school uniform of stuff she actually wears but I buy things ahead for her in sales as I see them,
so she has quite a lot that is in bigger sizes in a cupboard. I don’t think that counts though!

DH is a lost cause, he wears about half a bag worth but is clinging on to clothes I’ve not seen him wear since I met him. He must have 20 easily.

Barney16 · 24/08/2024 00:30

Too many. Somewhere between 15 and 20. Are you including coats? Because if you are I'm in 20+ territory. I love clothes. I keep saying I'm going to do a big clear out but keep putting it off.

Peanutbuttercrumble · 23/08/2024 23:37

Me and DH have a matching wardrobe each with drawers at the bottom for underwear and DS has an ikea chest of drawers in his room. I have no idea how to measure in bin bags but we're in a 2 bed property so I don't have space for us all to have masses of clothes.

I declutter clothes by taking things to those big salvation army bins in the supermarket car park.

angeldelite · 23/08/2024 23:20

I have a clothes hoarding issue so I’d say at least 70. Limited to spare room and attic. More in parents attic.

Greengagesnfennel · 23/08/2024 23:11

About 3-4 for me.
1 for DH,
2 for DS (more based on enormous teen hoodies rather than number of items).
2 for DD.

based on big black binbags

InandOutlander · 23/08/2024 22:52

Definitely depends on the bin bag size!! I current have 100 things on Vinted which are stored in 5 big storage bags in my spare room - I think it would be about 6 bin bags worth

LimeFish · 23/08/2024 22:51

Actually DH 3 including winter jumpers as it"s MILs favourite Xmas present.

LimeFish · 23/08/2024 22:50

I'd say 7 including summer and winter clothes. DH probably 2. Kids 3

aibutohavethisusername · 23/08/2024 22:49

Far too many

TheChosenTwo · 23/08/2024 22:49

InandOutlander · 23/08/2024 22:39

I suspect the 1-2 people don't realise how little. Fits into a binge bag. You'd not get more than maybe 5 outfits in one!

It’s rather an ambiguous question in the first place though isn’t it? How big/strong are your binbags? What do you class as an outfit? What size are your clothes?

Dh just had a massive clear out at the weekend and donated about 80 T-shirts, 30 shirts and 20 pairs of jeans. Took up the space of 3 large sports bags.

i could fit way more than 5 of my dresses in a binbag but my clothes aren’t a very large size and aren’t all long/midi length with long sleeves - I would still consider them full outfits as I wouldn’t wear anything else with them.

SecondFavouriteDinosaur · 23/08/2024 22:48

InandOutlander · 23/08/2024 22:39

I suspect the 1-2 people don't realise how little. Fits into a binge bag. You'd not get more than maybe 5 outfits in one!

I must have far bigger bin bags than you! Ours are huge Costco sacks. Anyway I know I can get mine into 2 of our bin bags because I’ve done it very recently, when we had new fitted wardrobes.

Normallynumb · 23/08/2024 22:47

Probably 3 including coats and shoes

TheChosenTwo · 23/08/2024 22:44

Maybe 6? I’ve got a wardrobe and a half and 4 drawers.
Although I’m not including shoes and coats in that (because it would probably double).

InandOutlander · 23/08/2024 22:39

I suspect the 1-2 people don't realise how little. Fits into a binge bag. You'd not get more than maybe 5 outfits in one!