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Are we gross?

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MaccaPacca81 · 28/03/2020 14:55

After trying to work out how our neighbours manage to run their dryer for 9-12 hours a day, 7 days a week (2 adults, 1 toddler), I had a poke around some old posts and I'm astounded to find out how often some people are using their washing machines/dryers.

It looks like it's common to be doing 2 to 3 washes a day which boggles my brain.

We (2 adults, no kids) do 1-3 washes a week.

How often do you guys wash certain items?

For us its:

Bedding - weekly / 10 days ish
Towels - weekly
Jeans - maybe 4 times a year
Shirts, tops, tshirts - every wear
Undies - obvs every wear
Hoodies, jumpers etc - whenever they smell or look dirty or out of shape

Do any of you wash everything after just one wear? Towels after each use?

OP posts:
diddl · 28/03/2020 17:12

So those of us who don't wear raw denim or selvedge jeans are OK to put them in the washing machine as per the manufacturer's labels?Hmm

Sparrowlegs248 · 28/03/2020 17:19

Keeping a 3 and 4 yr old occupied and happy has resulted in 3 or 4 changes of clothes some days this week.

Bluntness100 · 28/03/2020 17:29

Raw denim is a bit of a drip feed. ,,😂😂😂

cocomelon23 · 28/03/2020 17:42

I always got told not to wash my jeans. Only to sponge them down if they're actually dirty. This was from staff in Levi.

beachbreeze · 28/03/2020 17:51

Running a dryer for 9-12 hours a day!? Wow. I drape all of mine on an airer, and some small things on radiators and it all dries during the day.

Wash loads - I just don't know how many a week! It's just me and two children, one is still very little and messy, sometimes I have to change his clothes a few times in a day as they're soaked / soiled. I think I do one load of washing most days, probably around 5/6 a week.

beachbreeze · 28/03/2020 17:54

And no, I don't wash everything after one wear. No precise rule, but normally:

Toddler's clothes - yes one wear

Older child school uniform - tights and blouse one wear, dress and cardigan 2 or 3 depending how they look

My clothes - I check them and wash accordingly (smell, shape, etc)

Obviously all underwear and socks are washed each wear

MikeUniformMike · 28/03/2020 21:15

My jeans aren't expensive ones. The ones that don't need washing much are dark indigo.
When I put them on I am nicely scrubbed up and not covered in body cream.
Any marks on the jeans usually brush off, or can be sponged clean.
I wear proper knickers and do not have a leaky bottom.

I care about the environment and my jeans last for years. I have been known to patch them or cut them off into shorts.

GreyishDays · 29/03/2020 09:10

You maybe think a radiator is a perfect environment for germs on the towel, MikeUniformMike , but once the towel is dry it’s not!

CodenameVillanelle · 29/03/2020 09:15

I think people who do loads of washes separate everything and probably don't run the machine full. I don't separate anything and I do about 3 washes a week for one adult and one child.

MikeUniformMike · 29/03/2020 13:27

@GreyishDays, I'd rather not use it. Ugh!

LaurieFairyCake · 29/03/2020 13:33

Doesnt your Fanjo smell???

I wash jeans every week

Bath Towels only every 6 weeks

Sheets every fortnight (sometimes weekly)

Cashmere and wool jumpers very rarely - maybe only 3 times a year (I have a lot of them)

Everything else washed after one wear

lboogy · 29/03/2020 13:48

When I was single, I did 1-2 washes a week. Now two adults and a toddler, it's 2-3 washes a week.
We don't have a dryer sadly. Not enough room in the kitchen

GreyishDays · 29/03/2020 13:51

@MikeUniformMike Ugh to a towel being dried on a radiator? I’m not sure why?

11MrsLuther · 29/03/2020 13:54

There are 6 in my house. I do between 7 and 10 loads a week so pretty much the same as you OP.

CodenameVillanelle · 29/03/2020 13:56

Drying towels on the radiator is more efficient than air drying.

MikeUniformMike · 29/03/2020 14:04

@GreyishDays, A used, damp towel on a low heat radiator. Ok if you used it, but not if someone else has used for days. Personal preference.

MikeUniformMike · 29/03/2020 14:05

My towels go on the washing line.

SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 29/03/2020 14:34

For anyone wanting to know about raw and selvedge denim here

That's several minutes of my life under lockdown I won't get back Grin

DontCallMeShitley · 29/03/2020 17:58

So this is the old style denim that prisoners used to wearbecause it was cheap to make and hard wearing. Before jeans became fashionable and were treated.

A very expensive form of the cheap original stuff. And people have fallen for the marketing. At least the jeans will last the time of a lifetime prison sentence.

ludicrouslemons · 07/04/2020 06:10

We washed like you til we had kids.

My kids have three meals and two snacks each day. That's a lot of opportunity to smear. We use cloth nappies. That's easily three washes a week before you factor in wee accidents, nappy leaks, mud, dd deciding she no longer wants to wear what she's wearing etc.

Also kids puke on you a fair bit.

KatherineJaneway · 07/04/2020 06:22

I have cats so a few washes are the covers for the bed and sofa.

user1498572889 · 07/04/2020 06:26

Bedding once a week
Towels every other day
hoodies/cardi’s every couple of days
Everything else daily.

Casino218 · 07/04/2020 06:41

4 times a year! Jees minging! Why would you wash t shirts after every wear and jeans only 4 times a year. There isn't a force field around your legs you know that repels grime!

Gulsink · 07/04/2020 06:47

About the same as you. Probably average 5-6 washes a week (2 young kids).
Denim should be washed as little as possible.

penisbeakers · 07/04/2020 06:58

Yep. You're grim.

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