When buying new clothes _do you wash them before wearing them?

[BeCraftyFatball]

No Not normally.

No

No. They’re clean.

Nope

Depends how they smell for me. Some new clothes stink.

No, but my friend does. We went shopping together recently and she said about washing her new things.

Nope

Not clothes I know but I always wash towels and bed linen wouldn’t wash clothes though.

Only if they arrive creased and I can't be arsed to iron them.

Yes always.

Never

Yes, every time (and towels / bedding as well).

Yes

Yes i worked in primark and another online retailer warehouse youd all be disgusted by the state of the warehouse. Also other people try clothes on/ wesr them/ return them/ soil them and they get put back out onto the shop floor where you then buy it and dont wash it... you probably wont get ill (potentially foliculutis) but its grim

As someone who used to work in retail .. absolutely wash them!!. You have no idea who has tried that outfit on before you or how many times it’s fallen on the floor or been touched. New clothes are never clean.

Always. I worked in retail in my teens.

No

Nope. Nor bedding or anything else. Another thing I never knew was a thing at all until MN but apparently it's quite widespread.

No.

Never until I contracted impetigo from a new cardigan. I was wearing a strappy vest top and when it got cooler put on my new cardigan. The impetigo rash covered my arms, shoulders, and neck. The weirdest part was my back where the impetigo stopped in a straight line just above the bra strap/edge of vest. GP was fascinated, me not so much.

Just jeans, underwear and pyjamas not bothered about the rest.

No, but yes for towels, bedding and baby clothes (back in the day!).

I do.

Some things smell strongly of chemicals.

Never

Absolutely. They are new, NOT clean

Yes absolutely .
Only thing I wouldn't wash is a jacket or coat .