Average American Washes Sheets Every 24 Days
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Boy, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">what the hell</span> is wrong with people? Is it simply a matter of being THAT lazy??? Imagine those people who shower in the morning rather than at night and go to bed dirty or sweaty... those sheets would be SO gross!
I shower @ night before bed and change/wash my sheets every week. Period.
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Boy, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">what the hell</span> is wrong with people? Is it simply a matter of being THAT lazy??? Imagine those people who shower in the morning rather than at night and go to bed dirty or sweaty... those sheets would be SO gross!
I shower @ night before bed and change/wash my sheets every week. Period.
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washerboy
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gross
I think I just threw up in my mouth...I change mine every Saturday morning; sometimes twice a week in the summer..again...gross!!
I think I just threw up in my mouth...I change mine every Saturday morning; sometimes twice a week in the summer..again...gross!!
good-shepherd
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Damn, what the hell is wrong with people!
I know someone like this.
Changes sheets every other month or so and lets the dog sleep in the bed during the day, mind you, not on the bed, IN the bed, on the sheets and pillow.
I know someone like this.
Changes sheets every other month or so and lets the dog sleep in the bed during the day, mind you, not on the bed, IN the bed, on the sheets and pillow.
That’s just plain disgusting! I’ve never known anyone that let their sheets go more than 2 weeks, and that too damn long to wait for a sheet change too. I’ve always changed the bed sheets once a week, I was raised that way. No wonder people have to buy new mattresses so often. If you keep filthy sheets on the bed for weeks on end that has got to have a detrimental effect on the mattress
Then these slackers that wait 6 weeks between sheet changes probably wash these filthy sheets in cold water with some kind of “green” detergent that can’t cut the body oils. Why I can imagine how these rank linens must smell right now.
Eddie
Then these slackers that wait 6 weeks between sheet changes probably wash these filthy sheets in cold water with some kind of “green” detergent that can’t cut the body oils. Why I can imagine how these rank linens must smell right now.
Eddie
speedqueen
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Unsettling,
And I thought it was bad the few times I didn't wash them for 2 weeks. I generally make it a point to wash them once weekly, if not more. My down comforter gets the same treatment every 3 weeks.
And I thought it was bad the few times I didn't wash them for 2 weeks. I generally make it a point to wash them once weekly, if not more. My down comforter gets the same treatment every 3 weeks.
toploader55
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If people do not know how to do a proper by the time they are in their late teens... Lord only knows about their personal hygiene.
I always launder my bedding once a week and with hot water. Whites are in Hot water and Colours are in Very Warm to Warm.
I worked with a young man this past summer who was a joy to work with. Unfortunately, the first day I worked with him he suffers from Coldwatercoccus.
Coldwatercoccus is that Sour Smell once the body heat activates all the soil,sweat, body oils and kitchen grease only to be masked by Over fragrance d detergent and quarts of Fabric Softener left in the fibers of the material.
He wears that I call it "Slinky" material. Like that polyester type stuff that that is "Wicking. I have a few of those shirts I wore to the gym and find that type of fabric very hard to release body odor. The only way I have found to get them Fresh Smelling is to soak in detergent in warm water for a couple of hours then Wash on a Very Warm Wash.
Just dancing around the campfire, I asked him after a week, "Do you wash in cold water ? " And he said yes. Then I asked him Front Load or top load ? He said front Why ? I told him I was a laundry fanatic and just liked to know people's washing habits. Kinda snapped his head and said Oh.
I always launder my bedding once a week and with hot water. Whites are in Hot water and Colours are in Very Warm to Warm.
I worked with a young man this past summer who was a joy to work with. Unfortunately, the first day I worked with him he suffers from Coldwatercoccus.
Coldwatercoccus is that Sour Smell once the body heat activates all the soil,sweat, body oils and kitchen grease only to be masked by Over fragrance d detergent and quarts of Fabric Softener left in the fibers of the material.
He wears that I call it "Slinky" material. Like that polyester type stuff that that is "Wicking. I have a few of those shirts I wore to the gym and find that type of fabric very hard to release body odor. The only way I have found to get them Fresh Smelling is to soak in detergent in warm water for a couple of hours then Wash on a Very Warm Wash.
Just dancing around the campfire, I asked him after a week, "Do you wash in cold water ? " And he said yes. Then I asked him Front Load or top load ? He said front Why ? I told him I was a laundry fanatic and just liked to know people's washing habits. Kinda snapped his head and said Oh.
Ga-ross!
I wash the sheets, blanket, comforter, pillows and mattress pad once a week. We have four sets on rotation: as one set is in the wash, the other is rotated out of the linen closet and onto the bed.
My wife and I both agree that we like to use Persil to launder our bedding (except for pillows and mattress pads, it creates way too many suds with those, so in those cases, Huracan 40 powder is used). It smells so great; if only the unmotivated took in the nice, clean scent of Persil (or heck, just about ANY detergent) they would be washing their sheets and bedding constantly if not for being convinced that it is the hygienic thing to do.
I wonder how many other basic housekeeping practices of average Americans are lacking?
I wash the sheets, blanket, comforter, pillows and mattress pad once a week. We have four sets on rotation: as one set is in the wash, the other is rotated out of the linen closet and onto the bed.
My wife and I both agree that we like to use Persil to launder our bedding (except for pillows and mattress pads, it creates way too many suds with those, so in those cases, Huracan 40 powder is used). It smells so great; if only the unmotivated took in the nice, clean scent of Persil (or heck, just about ANY detergent) they would be washing their sheets and bedding constantly if not for being convinced that it is the hygienic thing to do.
I wonder how many other basic housekeeping practices of average Americans are lacking?
vacerator
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Yuck is right!
Once a week has been since I was a tott. Especially when nice Damask sheets say use cool water because they are all cotton.
No wonder some people get bed bugs and hives or rashes.
Cleaner bedding also keeps the mattress cleaner. Maybe you can wash only the mattress cover a few times yearly.
Once a week has been since I was a tott. Especially when nice Damask sheets say use cool water because they are all cotton.
No wonder some people get bed bugs and hives or rashes.
Cleaner bedding also keeps the mattress cleaner. Maybe you can wash only the mattress cover a few times yearly.
lakewebsterkid
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Nasty
I'm sure that average people use too cold of water to get their sheets actually clean. On top of not doing it frequently is a huge culprit of skin issues. My sheets are washed weekly in hot water, enzyme detergent, a splash of bleach, and dried throughly on high. That some times is barely enough for my liking.
I'm sure that average people use too cold of water to get their sheets actually clean. On top of not doing it frequently is a huge culprit of skin issues. My sheets are washed weekly in hot water, enzyme detergent, a splash of bleach, and dried throughly on high. That some times is barely enough for my liking.
good-shepherd
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probably wash these filthy sheets in cold water
Oh yeah, forgot about that.
The person I mentioned washes everything in cold water as far as I know.
However, they do use Tide liquid detergent.
Oh yeah, forgot about that.
The person I mentioned washes everything in cold water as far as I know.
However, they do use Tide liquid detergent.
you would be surprised how many times clothing is marked to wash in cold or cooler temps, can really withstand hotter temps....
if my sheets were labeled COLD WASH ONLY, I wouldn't buy them....then again, I would wash them in HOT no matter what....
and, if your using a dryer, your dryers temp is hotter than what most water heaters can reach!...
unless your dryer has a modulating heat source, the LOW setting still climbs upwards of 160+....then cools down until it reaches a temp of 110/120 before firing up again...
I have backup sets for the beds if needed, but always liked taking them fresh out of the dryer and back onto the bed...I keep spare sets in the closet, top and bottom sheet stuffed into the pillow case, folded over and placed on the shelf, saves times from searching for all the pieces when needed...
if my sheets were labeled COLD WASH ONLY, I wouldn't buy them....then again, I would wash them in HOT no matter what....
and, if your using a dryer, your dryers temp is hotter than what most water heaters can reach!...
unless your dryer has a modulating heat source, the LOW setting still climbs upwards of 160+....then cools down until it reaches a temp of 110/120 before firing up again...
I have backup sets for the beds if needed, but always liked taking them fresh out of the dryer and back onto the bed...I keep spare sets in the closet, top and bottom sheet stuffed into the pillow case, folded over and placed on the shelf, saves times from searching for all the pieces when needed...
Re: Eddie
"Coldwatercoccus is that Sour Smell once the body heat activates all the soil,sweat, body oils and kitchen grease only to be masked by Over fragranced detergent and quarts of Fabric Softener left in the fibers of the material."
Maybe that 's the reason someone I work with usually has a smell that I would describe as a combination of sour milk and BO. She's a rather large girl and I always thought that fact in addition to not bathing often enough was the reason for it but maybe not. In addition she's a smoker and then every so often she'll spritz on some over powering body spray she keeps in her desk after coming back in from having a butt. The combination of all just about makes me hurl.
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"Coldwatercoccus is that Sour Smell once the body heat activates all the soil,sweat, body oils and kitchen grease only to be masked by Over fragranced detergent and quarts of Fabric Softener left in the fibers of the material."
Maybe that 's the reason someone I work with usually has a smell that I would describe as a combination of sour milk and BO. She's a rather large girl and I always thought that fact in addition to not bathing often enough was the reason for it but maybe not. In addition she's a smoker and then every so often she'll spritz on some over powering body spray she keeps in her desk after coming back in from having a butt. The combination of all just about makes me hurl.
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good-shepherd
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Frequently is a huge culprit of skin issues
Yep, they have skin issues too, some type of eczema or dermatitis I believe.
Re: Smelly co-workers.
In my opinion, if said person were a friend of mine I would tactfully try to bring it their attention. They probably just aren't aware of the problem, nor what to do about.
Personally, if I had undiagnosed body odors I'd want to know about it ASAP!
Yep, they have skin issues too, some type of eczema or dermatitis I believe.
Re: Smelly co-workers.
In my opinion, if said person were a friend of mine I would tactfully try to bring it their attention. They probably just aren't aware of the problem, nor what to do about.
Personally, if I had undiagnosed body odors I'd want to know about it ASAP!
I wash everything in hot water, except the slipcovers for the couch and sweaters, which get washed in lukewarm water. My clothes don’t shrink excessively. Actually, I think the old excuse of hot water shrinking most clothing is really attributable to weight gain, not shrinkage, LOL.
And I’m with Martin! I don’t care if sheets or towels are labled to wash in cold water. I wash them in hot water, and if thy’re white they get a dash of LCB too. Any thing thats made of cotton can stand hot water washing.
Eddie
And I’m with Martin! I don’t care if sheets or towels are labled to wash in cold water. I wash them in hot water, and if thy’re white they get a dash of LCB too. Any thing thats made of cotton can stand hot water washing.
Eddie
toploader55
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@ goodshepard...
He is such a good kid, and in the restaurant biz, help is hard to come by. So I just looked the other (and smelled) the other way :0
@ken...
"Coldwatercoccus" is a name I made up to fit the description of the bacteria in a washer that has a build up of stink and slime. And the stench that comes from clothes that have not been properly washed and rinsed so the odor remains in the fiber.
19 years ago when Febreze came out, I had a waiter that was out all night and didn't go home before his lunch shift. I caught him in the employee changing room spraying his pits and body with that nasty toxic stuff. YUK.
He is such a good kid, and in the restaurant biz, help is hard to come by. So I just looked the other (and smelled) the other way :0
@ken...
"Coldwatercoccus" is a name I made up to fit the description of the bacteria in a washer that has a build up of stink and slime. And the stench that comes from clothes that have not been properly washed and rinsed so the odor remains in the fiber.
19 years ago when Febreze came out, I had a waiter that was out all night and didn't go home before his lunch shift. I caught him in the employee changing room spraying his pits and body with that nasty toxic stuff. YUK.
I grew up with fresh sheets and pillowcases every other day. Been a twice-a-week guy since college in the late 1970s (Wednesday and Sunday). Can't fathom going 24 days between changes. Yeesh!
Average American... Considering that people here wash their sheets more frequently means other do much worse...
twintubdexter
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Just a slight detour...
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I've gotten into several heated discussions with people who think it's perfectly acceptable to give their dogs a bath in the kitchen sink where they prepare food. I'm sorry, I think that's disgusting. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Shower before going to bed, sheets once a week. Dogs (I have 2 Springer 's) sleeping on the sheets in the bed...that gets another disgusting. I do have thin king sized, lightweight quilt that covers the bed and the dogs sleep on the end of that. It's easily washed. At one time my/our dog slept on the floor. But when my partner suddenly passed away the grief counselor told my friends "you go over there and tell him to make sure he lets the dog sleep on the bed with him". It made things better and it has ever since.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I've gotten into several heated discussions with people who think it's perfectly acceptable to give their dogs a bath in the kitchen sink where they prepare food. I'm sorry, I think that's disgusting. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Shower before going to bed, sheets once a week. Dogs (I have 2 Springer 's) sleeping on the sheets in the bed...that gets another disgusting. I do have thin king sized, lightweight quilt that covers the bed and the dogs sleep on the end of that. It's easily washed. At one time my/our dog slept on the floor. But when my partner suddenly passed away the grief counselor told my friends "you go over there and tell him to make sure he lets the dog sleep on the bed with him". It made things better and it has ever since.</span>
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iheartmaytag
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When I was young and my mom stayed at home. All the sheets were changed every day, line dried, and ironed. Thinking of that now, I wonder how she got anything else done.
Weekly, Saturday, Hot wash, and line dried weather permitting is what I manage now. Sometimes Mom's bedding is changed more often, as it isn't us kids that are having the accidents now. Ironing sheets, yea, forget that.
My kitties do sleep on the bed(s), goggie does not.
Weekly, Saturday, Hot wash, and line dried weather permitting is what I manage now. Sometimes Mom's bedding is changed more often, as it isn't us kids that are having the accidents now. Ironing sheets, yea, forget that.
My kitties do sleep on the bed(s), goggie does not.
Our winter sheets are a nice set of flannel sheets with blue stripes. They're marked "wash cold", but they get washed in very warm water every weekend, and it doesn't seem to hurt them any.
This is just so gross. Children are not trained in how to take care of themselves or their living quarters any more. I wonder when they will stop bathing. They do not know how to sort or wash laundry so all of the whites turn gray. What they call washing just serves to build up oils in fabrics that can lead to dryer fires. They do not know how to load dishwashers.
I grew up with sheets laundered weekly and bath towels used once. I remember when I was a kid how if I was sick with something that kept me home and in bed for more than a day, Mom would change the linens while I was having something to eat or drink at the table.
As to horrible smells, the woman next to me fixes some frozen dish for her breakfast in our microwave every morning and then eats it at her desk. The odor is a combination of hard boiled egg fart and puke. I checked the ingredients on the box as it sat on top of the microwave. It has eggs, cheese, chicken and other stuff. It must be some sort of quiche. Before she got back to her desk, I sprayed a line of Febreez into the burlap like material near the top edge of the partition between our desks and it partially subdued the stench then the perfume went away or was overwelmed. Thank God it is not as permeating and long-lasting a stench as microwave popcorn. We finally had to put a stop to the popping and eating of that in the office and the poor souls who consume that lethal chemical concoction are always the overweight to morbidly obese.
Civilization is going to hell.
I grew up with sheets laundered weekly and bath towels used once. I remember when I was a kid how if I was sick with something that kept me home and in bed for more than a day, Mom would change the linens while I was having something to eat or drink at the table.
As to horrible smells, the woman next to me fixes some frozen dish for her breakfast in our microwave every morning and then eats it at her desk. The odor is a combination of hard boiled egg fart and puke. I checked the ingredients on the box as it sat on top of the microwave. It has eggs, cheese, chicken and other stuff. It must be some sort of quiche. Before she got back to her desk, I sprayed a line of Febreez into the burlap like material near the top edge of the partition between our desks and it partially subdued the stench then the perfume went away or was overwelmed. Thank God it is not as permeating and long-lasting a stench as microwave popcorn. We finally had to put a stop to the popping and eating of that in the office and the poor souls who consume that lethal chemical concoction are always the overweight to morbidly obese.
Civilization is going to hell.
As bad as some people may be today just think how odoriferous people were 100+ and more years ago. In the 1800s and even into the 1900s before indoor plumbing people took a bath once a week on Saturday night in a tub in the kitchen. Water heated on the wood or coal stove. Children first. Then mother. And lastly father using the same water.
During the Renaissance period in Europe perfume became very popular with royalty and the wealthy to mask body odors because of the sanitary practices of the period. At about the same time the popular tradition of the June bride came about in Europe because it was when people took their yearly bath and brides took advantage of that so to have a decent smelling crowd. It was also convenient because flowers were available and very necessary to mask the smell of those who hadn't yet cleaned up. The tradition of a bride carrying a bouquet came from a time when she carried it out of necessity to mask odors.
During the Renaissance period in Europe perfume became very popular with royalty and the wealthy to mask body odors because of the sanitary practices of the period. At about the same time the popular tradition of the June bride came about in Europe because it was when people took their yearly bath and brides took advantage of that so to have a decent smelling crowd. It was also convenient because flowers were available and very necessary to mask the smell of those who hadn't yet cleaned up. The tradition of a bride carrying a bouquet came from a time when she carried it out of necessity to mask odors.
Ken wrote: " And lastly father using the same water"
I thought Dad went first, and the baby last. Hence the term: "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water".
I thought Dad went first, and the baby last. Hence the term: "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water".
Cant say 100% for sure but I always understood that father bathed last because he was the dirtiest. I am thinking with the mindset of where I live which is very rural and was dominated by farms where people worked hard everyday. May have been different in cities where father may not of had a physically strenuous job.
People are disgusting
Wife changes the sheets weekly. Back when I used to deliver a lot of furniture, I can’t tell you how many times I walked in to a bedroom and saw NO SHEETS at all on the bed.
Wife changes the sheets weekly. Back when I used to deliver a lot of furniture, I can’t tell you how many times I walked in to a bedroom and saw NO SHEETS at all on the bed.
Great Thread!
Cleaning habits are like religions, there is the "light and the way" and everyone else is doomed!
I loved this MMM essay on cleaning...and boy did it generate a lot of comments.
http://https//www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/12/30/are-you-cleaning-out-your-own-wallet/
Cleaning habits are like religions, there is the "light and the way" and everyone else is doomed!
I loved this MMM essay on cleaning...and boy did it generate a lot of comments.
http://https//www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/12/30/are-you-cleaning-out-your-own-wallet/
Mine get changed usually every Sunday but sometimes I'll go up to 10 days. Hot water and heaviest soil to allow heater to boost water temp. When my partner and the 4-legged kids are here, then Allergen cycle is used (130 degrees for sure). With queen size bed, I wash 2 sets together and I always picks colors/shades which can be washed together. I've already told him when they're here full time, we'll have a king size bed and I'll wash sheets every 3 to 4 days. I've also told him they'll each have 2 "blankets" each that will get switched and washed every 3 or 4 days as they roll up/around in them and lay on them all the time when awake or asleep during the day. (It's what's put on the couch as a "cover") the Dependable Care dryer will need to be replaced by the time they're here full time with all that laundry too.
24 days is average, many likely wait much longer...
Once a week here as well, usually annoys my 24 year old son, but it takes only a couple of minutes to put new sheet and pillowcases on a bed. We do our mattress pads once a month and vacuum and turn/flip mattresses at the same time. All hot washes, always.
I have rarely had clothes shrink in hot water, Martin is right, the dryer will be the culprit in most cases of shrinkage as the evaporation of moisture can make natural fibers constrict when dried. Chocolate causes more shrinkage than any laundering process.
I have known some who obviously wash clothes in cold water, nowhere is this more obvious than the gym. I wonder if anyone gives any thought at all of the temperatures it takes to make the polyester and nylon threads their workout clothes contain and that 100-120F won't hurt them one bit. The olfactory evidence is clear on that pondering. Blech.
Once a week here as well, usually annoys my 24 year old son, but it takes only a couple of minutes to put new sheet and pillowcases on a bed. We do our mattress pads once a month and vacuum and turn/flip mattresses at the same time. All hot washes, always.
I have rarely had clothes shrink in hot water, Martin is right, the dryer will be the culprit in most cases of shrinkage as the evaporation of moisture can make natural fibers constrict when dried. Chocolate causes more shrinkage than any laundering process.
I have known some who obviously wash clothes in cold water, nowhere is this more obvious than the gym. I wonder if anyone gives any thought at all of the temperatures it takes to make the polyester and nylon threads their workout clothes contain and that 100-120F won't hurt them one bit. The olfactory evidence is clear on that pondering. Blech.
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