Tissue in the washing machine

[Ginger1982]

Just washed some of DH's work clothes and a tissue was left in a pocket and has, obviously, disintegrated all over the wet clothes.

I say he should have checked his pockets before putting clothes into wash basket. He says I should have checked his pockets before putting clothes into the machine.

Who is BU?
Should we both have checked?

If he can’t check his own pockets then don’t wash his clothes.

He is BU, obviously. This would drive me mad. You're not his pocket secretary!

I often leave tissues in my pockets when i put stuff in the laundry basket. Doesn't matter who puts the load on, it's still my fault.

I'm the one who does the laundry in the house, so I sort of see myself as the one to take out tissues from pockets before washing; in rare cases I accidentally don't check, and there have been a few times I've accidentally left a tissue in a pocket, sometimes my partner has done it too, but eh, it's one of those things I'm sure just happens. A common-ish accident I think.

I think it'd be more unreasonable to make a thing out of it, regardless of who was "at fault" as such, just because it's a common and relatively harmless (but annoying) mistake imo.

DH checks when putting them in the wash basket and whoever puts them in the wash checks before putting them in the machine but they still get in! He should check but it can't hurt if you do too.

He is BU. Let him do his own laundry in future.
Mine has done it on occasion, he has one strike left then I'm leaving his clothes in the basket for him to sort out

In our house it is the 'laundry managers' job to check - that's me. I don't interfere with his jobs - cleaning, most of washing up. It's a good deal as I doubt that many 50 yr old hubbies are so modern as to do the cleaning

I hate that, happens far to often for my liking. I have told DH and DD2 to check their pockets before putting things into the laundry, but still the odd one creeps in and I like to think I do check!

It always seems to happen on a dark wash too

The last time my DH left a tissue in a pocket, he was the one who was made to sort out all the washing from that load and pick off all the thousands of bits.

He checks his pockets properly now.

(only downside is I don't find banknotes in his pockets when I'm doing the laundry any more)

Paahahahahahahahahahahahah pocket Secretary 😂😂😂

I used to check DH pockets, he now does it himself as I would take any money left in his pockets as tips. Except one weekend he put his jeans in the wash forgetting he had been to the casino and had won. I hid the £xxx money and waited for him to notice it wasn't where he would normally put it . He now empties his own pockets.

I always check before I put things in the machine

The only thing worse than accidental tissue in washing machine, is accidental disposable nappy in washing machine.

It's absolutely the responsibility of the person taking off their clothes. As it enters the wash basket, it should be in 'washable' condition. YANBU and H should check his own pockets - he's not a child.

I check DH's pockets - he's really bad for leaving tissues in pockets. He does most of the ironing, so I don't mind.

Ohhhh....this is my absolute bugbear.

DH is a hayfever sufferer, and always has a tissue or two about his person.

IMHO, any garment which goes into the wash basket should be "ready to wash" - i.e. pockets emptied, cufflinks removed, zips done up. It's not too much to ask of a grown man.

I do check things, but sometimes a tissue gets past, and there is a lot of swearing on my part. I have been known to stuff the shredded remnants back into his pocket for him to find later.

I expect everybody to check their own pockets before they put their washing in the basket. But I check also because I know how reliable they are 🤨

It would be nice to think that my family check their pockets when they put washing in washing basket however the reality is they do not. Therefore before I put washing in machine I check pockets and turn clothes inside out. Therefore YABU

Ps i meant to say sometimes I miss stuff, tissues, bus passes

Tissues are the most annoying especially on dark washes

Use a damp sponge as a clothes brush to remove the tissue
Voice of experience 🙄

If it's in the laundry basket, it's ready to be washed. Otherwise it shouldn't be there.

Sometimes when I hung out the washing paper money would fall out of the pockets. Maybe plant some in the washing and mention your 'find' as in 'finders keepers' might get him checking

Put the clothes in the tumble dryer abd it shakes off easily.

He should have checked the pockets. If he can't do that...then I'd leave him to do his own washing.

Good mixture of responses! I think in future I will just check too!

Pockets are checked twice in our house. Once by the person they belong too and again by who ever is doing the washing.
Tissues can easily get missed.