OK I have a laundry-related question for you all...

[Clary]

Talking with a colleague we got round to washing (not sure how) and she revealed that she does several loads a day. One reason for this is that in her house, whenever anyone has a shower or bath, they get a clean towel, use it then drop it in the washing basket.
I was at this. I change our towels once a week (everyone has their own for their exclusive use).
Quick poll round the office revealed that my colleague was excessive, but it was late and their were only 2 grungy men and a single woman so I felt I needed the guidance of MN-ers.
Sooooo - am I dirty? Or is my colleague a bit obsessive? Does anyone else do this?????

Your colleague is a nut. Why create work?

we all have our own towels and change them once a week also

especially in the winter when drying is a 'mare

I wash our towels about twice a week, sometimes less than that!
So I don't think you're skanky. Your colleague is obsessed tho!
Speaking of which I must put a load of towels in!

Like a hotel! - here have a new one as needed - every few days or so!!

She's obsessive, we all reuse our towels here at least once, so I'd change them probably twice a week at most.

you are not dirty.....i think it is fine to wash towels once a week. I have a bath every other day and on the days i dont have a bath a have a wash, so i used a small towel for that and a large towel for the bath.....so does my hubby.

Never.

After each use we throw our towels away and have a brand new one.

I wash them as they are used
I dont want to dry myself knowing it has been wiped on someones arse and bits, that is just so gross

Our towels are done once a fortnight

Do my sheets every week and the rest of the bed lonen once a fortnight (the week "between" the towels).

but i wouldnt use someone elses

we have our own towels

so i am obsessive then

SoupDragon - the Damon Dash of the domestic world

Desperatescouse - we all use our own towels and tend to only dry ourselves when we are clean and freshly washed so it's not gross.

well we all share the towels as there are so many of us, but we only use them once before they are laundered

But do you fold them properly??

I change bath/shower towels once a week (we all just muck in and use whetevers there tho), but handtowels are changed more frequently as they tend to get grubby quickly with the kids wiping still-mucky faces/hands/noses on them .

Daily changes here too - mainly because they get left on the floor wet 'til evening and are stinking .

freckle, i boil wash them,dry them and then fold them my way
coz there are 6 of us having a bath or shower everyday(sometimes twice)
we have about 40 towels and 10 hand ones

the raggedy ones i keep for when dying hair

Its not just obsessive - its a waste of resources (water/elec etc) as well!

Once a week (we each have our own) but I have met people that are the once used sort.

And if you use it after washing then surely your a*se and bits are clean??

of course your arse and bits are clean after washing but I would not like to rub myself down knowing that someone else has rubbed their arse and bits on it
what is wrong with that

But we each have our own towel, so it's my a*se and bits. Definately wouldn't use DH's for example!

I am not convinced that DD1s ar*e and bits are in fact clean after washing on all occasions.

In fact DH does give cause for concern on occasion if I am honest...)

DD2 is fine because I am still in charge there!

can I ask the people who have their own towels
do you have initials embossed on them as to know who's are exactly whose

Actually - now that I think of it, hand towel and bath mat are done once a week

The bath towels do get done more often if they are looking grubby (they're white! ) and I have time to do an extra load (usually only do washings at the weekend).