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What do you do with clothes that have been worn but aren’t dirty?

43 replies

Yesyouneedtogotohospital · 21/04/2026 20:49

A lot of the clothes in our house don’t get dirty enough to need a wash after one wear but I wouldn’t put them back in with the clean clothes. If I put them in the ironing basket on hang them on the back of the door they need ironing again. It drives me mad as they hang around for a couple days then need washing again as they don’t feel clean enough to wear any more.

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 21:47

raysofhope · 21/04/2026 20:52

Leave them on my bedroom chair

same

pinneddownbytabbies · 21/04/2026 22:00

Bedroom chair (unless one of the cats has decided it is THEIR place to sleep this week), over the radiator in the bathroom, or on a hanger in the spare room doorway. My work clothes get worn 2 days running and then go in the wash.

VillageMilton · 21/04/2026 22:03

Floordrobe

GoodkneeBadKnee · 21/04/2026 22:19

I put them back in the wardrobe.

localnotail · Yesterday 07:31

Wash them on a quick cycle/ low temp. They might not be dirty but they still smell of deodorant/ perfume so need refreshing.

crazycatladie · Yesterday 07:32

Hang up on the bedroom door

angelofmydreams1981 · Yesterday 07:40

Hang them in my bathroom lol

Yesyouneedtogotohospital · Yesterday 07:58

HayuBingeWatcher · 21/04/2026 21:09

Hoodies get draped over chairs/hung in the coat cupboard or on the banister until I tidy up every day
back in the wardrobe unless I think it’s not clean, I wash everyday so not a problem
back in the day when there was 5 of us… sniff and stash

Sniff and stash 😂 That’s where I’ve been at.

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RoseField1 · Yesterday 07:59

I don't iron so they go in piles on top of a chest in our bedroom, my pile and his pile.

1415isgreat · Yesterday 08:01

They live on the banister or are freshened with a febreze antibacterial spray and hung up again. There is no in between.

Owlmoonstar · Yesterday 11:19

APatternGrammar · 21/04/2026 21:05

They are apparently drawn to the nutrients in the stuff you leave on your clothes when you wear them. It would be more convenient for it not to be true as I’d rather put them away. But I’ve never found a different answer looking it up.

Well you learn something new everyday!

Mcvitiesgold · Today 02:35

I put them over my upstairs bannister, wasn’t a problem but other family members have lately started doing the same and now they’re pissing me off with the amount of clothes there, but how can I complain! 😩😄

Confuserr · Today 02:39

Floor

ApolloandDaphne · Today 04:22

I put them back on the wardrobe. I always have and nothing has ever happened to them. No moths no nothing. If I didn't put them back I would have all my cardigans and jumpers and many pairs of trousers lying all over the place and that would be really silly.

Ophir · Today 04:30

I pile them up in clothes purgatory on a chair

whattheysay · Today 04:48

I put them in the wardrobe but separately on another shelf. Generally I forget what’s there and end up going through it and just washing it again

clamshell24 · Today 06:24

Chair if wearing soon, away if not- I know when things are dirty. In wardrobe if need hanging. Certainly don’t re wash things because they’ve been ‘hanging around’ and ironing is … rare.

CarrieMoonbeams · Today 06:35

I mostly wear dresses, and I wear them in the order they're in the wardrobe.

If it doesn't need washed afterwards, it goes to the end of the line so it'll be about a fortnight before it's worn again.

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