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AIBU?

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Not dirty but not clean - where do they go?

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JustStirItUna · 11/01/2015 17:12

Mumsnetters - does anyone here have clothes that they don't wash every time they wear them? (jeans, dresses, jumpers)

If so, do they go back in the wardrobe or do you have a designated place for them?

DH has a chair in the bedroom and literally everything he wears seems to end up there. I get annoyed because it makes the place look untidy but he insists they're not ready to be washed (jeans and jumpers, not dresses!) and have a few more wears left in them. AIBU to think they should go back in the wardrobe??

(or even worse, are we scutters because we don't wash every single item after every single wear?)

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BreeVDKamp · 11/01/2015 17:45

Chairdrobe normally, but when I can be bothered they got back in the wardrobe with the hanger the other way round so I can tell they've been worn since they were last washed.

LindyHemming · 11/01/2015 17:50

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cardibach · 11/01/2015 17:53

I don't understand the need to know which have been worn before. I don't have a massive selection, so I generally do know, but I don't see why it matters. If it is clean and not smelly it can be worn again, if it is dirty or smelly it can't. Why do I need to know the number of wears? Also the PP with the 3 types of clothes so only 3 sets on the chair - does that mean you re-wear things immediately? Otherwise surely you could have any number of casual pre-worn clothes? Don't understand the system, never mind the need for it...

cardibach · 11/01/2015 17:54

Much more succinct than me, Euphemia, but great minds!

LongHardStare · 11/01/2015 17:57

Folded neatly in the wardrobe if worn once or twice but not ready for the wash (rather than hanging if fresh from laundry).

ghostspirit · 11/01/2015 18:02

mine normally hang over the end of the bed.. i dont even have a single coat hanger in my house :/

Silvercatowner · 11/01/2015 18:02

It matters because I prefer to wash my clothes once I have worn them a few times. I have a big wardrobe and would struggle to keep track of slightly worn and clean clothes. I would risk never washing some clothes.

Hatespiders · 11/01/2015 18:03

Good gracious, all that water, electricity and washing powder to wash clothes that have hardly seen the light of day! Your bills must be sky high if you're one of those that cant bear to wear anything twice!

CLJ52 · 11/01/2015 18:04

Bone of contention in our house!

It doesn't make sense to over wash clothes. They don't need it, it's bad for the clothes, and it's bad for the planet.

I lay mine on top of laundry basket to wear again. I'll hang dresses etc (for work) back in the wardrobe.

DH puts everything in the washing after one wear - except for his manky dog walking clothes that he puts back in the wardrobe. Dog walking socks he puts back in his sock drawers. Eurgh!

cardibach · 11/01/2015 18:10

Slivercatowner if you can't tell they haven't been washed why do you want to wash them? Can you see this makes no sense?

LindyHemming · 11/01/2015 18:14

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AntiHop · 11/01/2015 18:16

I put mine on a hanger and hang on the cupboard door.

Silvercatowner · 11/01/2015 18:17

Slivercatowner if you can't tell they haven't been washed why do you want to wash them? Can you see this makes no sense?

I keep clean clothes in my wardrobe. Can you not see that putting worn clothes in a wardrobe meant for clean clothes makes no sense?

(Snigger)

BornToFolk · 11/01/2015 18:21

If it's clean enough to wear again, it's clean enough to go back in the cupboard. If it has germy things on it or smells, then it needs washing.

Exactly! I do tend to keep stuff on top of my washing basket if I know I'm going to wear it the next day, for example, I get changed when I get home from work, usually into jeans and a top. The same jeans and top will last me all week, as I don't wear them all day and I can't be arsed putting them away each night. Same for DS, if school uniform is clean enough for the next day, it'll just go on the chair in his room.

Anything clean enough for another wear, but not immediately gets put back into the wardrobe/chest of drawers.

Although I do confess to putting dirty clothes on both me and DS if we're going to be doing something dirty - no sense in putting clean clothes on for a play in the park!

WiIdfire · 11/01/2015 18:22

I purchased a hat stand. It goes in the corner of the room and holds 'in-use' clothes, towels and dressing gowns. Neat and tidy.

justcallmethefixer · 11/01/2015 18:27

Hung on the wardrobe door to 'air' for a day then back in the wardrobe (work clothes) or on the floordrobe (home clothes)

fredfredgeorgejnr · 11/01/2015 18:29

so something that is clean enough to wear for a bit to do some gardening, or around the house or a short trip out before changing later, but not clean enough to wear for a day out to town are put where?

AllBoxedUp · 11/01/2015 18:31

Mostly piled on top of my wicker washing basket if it's something that doesn't crease. Hung up if it normally goes in the wardrobe (if I can be arsed).

cardibach · 11/01/2015 18:33

SIlvercatowner why are you sniggering? If you can't tell that the clothes have been worn, therefore they feel, look and smell like your freshly laundered clothes to the degree that you can't tell which is which, then by any sensible measure they are clean. I'm the one sniggering at your lack of logic, I assure you!

WestEast · 11/01/2015 18:34

I go to and from work in my own clothes and change into uniform when I get there. I usually wear the same thing for a week for commuting, wear them for three hours a day whilst sat on the train, they live draped over the edge of the wash basket when I'm at home

Silvercatowner · 11/01/2015 18:36

SIlvercatowner why are you sniggering? If you can't tell that the clothes have been worn, therefore they feel, look and smell like your freshly laundered clothes to the degree that you can't tell which is which, then by any sensible measure they are clean. I'm the one sniggering at your lack of logic, I assure you!

I'm laughing at you because you are taking this so seriously!!! My life, my way of living, it has worked for 54 years and some stranger on an internet forum is telling me I'm not doing it right. Hilarious! Logic is vastly overrated, anyway.

cardibach · 11/01/2015 18:39

What makes you think I'm taking it seriously? I'm commenting my opinion on a thread the same as you
That's what MN is for, hadn't you heard?
My opinion is that your way is lacking in sense. Yours is that mine is. Nothing serious here is there? I'm still right though.

Silvercatowner · 11/01/2015 18:42

What makes you think I'm taking it seriously? I'm commenting my opinion on a thread the same as you confused
That's what MN is for, hadn't you heard?
My opinion is that your way is lacking in sense. Yours is that mine is. Nothing serious here is there? confused I'm still right though.

You seem to be overly invested in pointing out my lack of logic, is all. I know it is typical MN - it makes me laugh!

xalyssx · 11/01/2015 18:46

We put all those clothes in an old moses basket at the foot of the bed.

5madthings · 11/01/2015 18:47

If I am.likely to wear it again in next few days ie jeans it goes on a chair. If it's something I don't wear often like a dress I put it back in the wardrobe.

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