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

[BeCraftyFatball]

No Not normally.

They've always seemed clean to me. Nor am I bothered by the allegedly terrifying chemicals.

I don’t even wash clothes I buy from vinted or the charity shop

Yes

@PhaedraTwo 💯

Busy work to no purpose. No thanks.

What do you think is going to happen? So far as second stuff it's high end, whether from Ebay or vintage shops; much is dry clean only and clearly has been cleaned.

New from shops, utterly ridiculous to wash it.

Oh and I only rarely wash wool jumpers either.

Yes if they are next to my skin.

I find t shirts smell.

Yes!

Why is it ridiculous to wash clothes that have been made and transportednin god knows what conditions, not to mention where the e fabric itself has been maufactured and even further r back, where the thread has been spun

I wouldn't say it's ridiculous to wash it all. I find it unnecessary. It's ridiculous to find not washing new stuff as shocking as some claim to.

No. And all of us who think the same have always been perfectly fine. This obsession with "hygiene" is just baffling. Life's too interesting/busy to even think about this stuff.

Yes.
A lot of them have that awful new clothes smell. I worry about chemicals and dyes (maybe this is illogical) as well.

No. Not bedlinen either, but I would wash any sort of towel or face cloth before using them.

Yes because you have no idea who tried them on other than you in the changing rooms

I read somewhere that new clothes often are treated with chemicals which are quite unpleasant . So yes I do always wash them.

No, never. I also ignore best before dates on food.

Somehow, I appear to still be alive. 🙄

I love the feel of new bed linen straight out of the packet.

I don't bother washing towels before using them will concede that towels work better for drying after a couple of washes.

No.
What do you do if the clothes say dry clean only? Take them to the dry cleaner before wearing them?

I wouldn't wash a new coat or jacket. I do wash everything else including bedding, towels etc

They probably do.

That makes no sense.
Now you’re going to have to wash and iron them!

There is a purpose, just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it has no purpose.

Try reading some information on chemicals in clothing manufacture.

Yes, they are. Washing clothing, bedding & towels before using them is very sensible if you don't want these chemicals being absorbed into your & your families bodies 😊

Or just prefer not be be absorbing all the chemicals used in manufacturing them.

No. Should I?