You're staying in a holiday let -

[CloudNineShopper]

Would it bother you if the bed sheets and towels were brand new out of the packet (so not yet used by anyone so far) but still hadn't had a machine wash or iron yet. Literally taken out of the packet and put straight onto the bed and into the bathrooms factory fresh.

If it would bother you - why would it?
If it wouldn't bother you - why wouldnt it?

No wrong or right answers, just curious as this happened to a group of relatives staying in a holiday home recently. Some were quite annoyed by it, others weren't bothered. Some want to knock a star off the review for it, while some of the others think that's out of order.

I'm not part of the group, but it did get me thinking whether it would bother me or not.

Wouldn’t bother me. I never wash anything before using it. Don’t see the need

Neither. I wouldn't like it, but I wouldn't rate them down, because I'd assume a mishap. Although we did have a friend who just supplied cheap new linen in his holiday flat for every let, because it was cheaper than paying the laundry, so not necessarily.

Even if it doesn't, a small glimpse behind the scenes of any process involving textiles will make you want to wash anything you put on your body before washing, blergh. Get them in the wash.

I never wash brand new things from the shop so wouldn't bother me and would be happy to be the first person using it!

Would not bother me. Although towels are more absorbent if washed before use.

One holiday let I went to didnt have any towels like they were supposed to. Hours later a man brought some round. I have used better towels as rags. Who gives guests old mismatched towels with holes and stains? This was one of several things I complained about as did not meet the promised basic amenities. The letting was removed from the website shortly after this.

So in view of this new towels and bedding out the packet is absolutely ok.

I’d prefer that to the ones we had last year that I’m not at all sure were clean on the bed.

I’ve found they make me cough all night if I don’t wash new sheets first before putting on bed. There’s little fibrous bits that set my chest off. So if I was in a holiday let that had done this, I’d have been coughing all night and wouldn’t be too impressed tbh.

Fine with me. I don't wash new bedlinen before using it at home.

I'd prefer it to them being washed. Brand new. Lovely.

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

It wouldn’t bother me because I don’t wash sheets I take out of the packaging anyway

Wouldn’t bother me in the slightest

I'd complain, factories are grubby, fabrics are covered in chemicals and unwashed new clothes bring one of my DC out in a rash. We wash all new clothes, towels and bedding before use.

Wouldn't bother me at all! Lovely brand spanking new bed linen!

I would find it strange, but it wouldn't bother me. I've stayed in some really grotty places with bed sheets stained, or mascara on the pillowcases and it's made me a bit squeamish about hotels etc so I'd probably be quite happy to know that nobody else had used them!

I do think it's a bit odd, but I definitely wouldn't knock a star off the rating because of it.

Im guessing its the younger generation that are happy for stuff not to be washed.

Did you say ironed? Ironed sheets?

The relatives wanted ironed sheets in a holiday rental?

Would bother me a lot.

Fungicides and pesticides are used on textile cargo.

The towels will be terrible out of the packet. Totally unabsorbent.

It would bother me. I never wear clothes or use towels or sheets or anything that hasn't been washed first.

Wouldn't bother me at all.

Oh forgot the why. Well I can't think why you'd need to wash them frankly. Waste of energy.

Because they can be covered in various chemicals, including pesticides from shipping. Not to mention potential traces of rodent urine and other nasties.

I'd never heard of this washing before use thing until MN. Wouldn't bother me at all.

I've deliberately saved new bedding before for the guest room and put it on the spare bed for guests from the packet. That's a nice thing to do as far as I'm concerned. According to MN I've probably mortally offended said guests.

I’d prefer it, would much prefer brand new and not used by anyone else. I live abroad and quite a few friends/family members come to stay. I always buy a new set of bedding and towels for each set of people and don’t wash them first 😬It didn’t cross my mind to do this