it goes in the hamper when...

[vintagesearch]

ok so ive been looking for all types of detergents that are free of perfumes and dyes and while browsing cheers website under laundry tips and i copied and paste this omg hilarious:

"You shouldn't wash sweaters until you’ve worn them six times or more."

ok to each there own however, if i sweat while wearing it straight to the hamper! if its stained hamper, gets too wrinkled hamper, if its white hamper!! are they serious? who would do that? my limit on any shirt that i wear is 2x then hamper unless it doesnt have any stain or perspiration or hasnt been worn too long 3 times is the ultimate max and not even!!! i laughed at this so much, what next, wear your undies until there soiled??? yea right!! jeans i wear about 4-5 times then goes into the hamper, socks once, undershirts once and you get the idea...coat once a month hoodies every week..ok ive said too much lol

enjoy... take care

 

[bugsyjones]

I rarely wear garments twice without washing unless it's something like a suit jacket that can't be easily laundered.

My work uniforms are always washed. I personally must wear a clean uniform to work. I refuse to wear it twice without washing.

Jeans, collared shirts, everything gets laundered after the first wearing, no matter how long I wore it or if it's visibly dirty. The only exception is bath towels. I get about 3 uses from it then it gets laundered. Wash cloths are a one-time use.

~Tim

 

[tomturbomatic]

If they used the word "sweaters" they were probably talking about a knitted garment, usually of woolen, cotton or acrylic yarn worn OVER shirts or blouses for warmth and not subject to direct bodily contact unlike sweatshirts.

 

[jeffg]

Tom is right. This advice applies to woolens, epecially cashmere. One of the reasons people pay so much for good quality cashmere is because it actually improves with age. As it's worn, the fabric blooms and thickens, and it develops a wonderfully soft finish. Not washing it for the first several wearings is the best way to develop this finish.

 

[panthera]

Sweaters or Jumpers

obviously only need washing/dry-cleaning when they are soiled.

As for the rest, anything in contact with the body gets washed after one wearing.

Anything which is soiled gets washed, regardless of whether I just put it on before breakfast and spilled coffee or not.

Towels, in America I use them for three days. In Germany, once.
Face clothes get one use.

Kitchen towels in Germany, once. In America, every week.

Sheets get washed at least once a week in America, every five days in Germany.

I use a program and appropriate detergent to make sure underwear, sheets and towels, face cloths and kitchen laundry are hygienically clean.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Why the difference between countries?

Is there a lack of air-condtioning in your German home or heating in your American one?

 

[dj-gabriele]

I'm curious too! Why the difference?

Anyway, I don't have a "standard" time for when garments should be washed.
As an example gym stuff are thrown in the hamper as soon as I get back home, they might spend the night hanged somewhere if they're too sweaty. Everyday clothing, I wear it 2-3 times before I feel them bearing a smell I don't like anymore or a bad feeling. Of course, if I spill something on me they get washed immediately. Over-garments, that never touch skin, like cardigans, zip-sweaters, etc, are washed when they are no longer feeling "fresh", that usually is after 3-4 uses or if I go to a restaurant or wear them while cooking. Underwear is single use, usually one pair of brief per day (two if I go to the gym) and I change socks 3-4 times a day, putting on a new pair every time I change shoes. Towels in the kitchen are changed daily and bath towels, being personal, are changed as needed, usually once a week. Bidet towel is changed twice a week.

 

[panthera]

Simple

In my own home in Germany, I make the decisions by myself.

When I am in the United States, I must follow the household rules set by my partner in his house and my mother in her house.

 

[appnut]

Undergarments worn once, shirts once--even if there's an undershirt between my body and the shirt. Slacks, twice at most--same with jeans. kitchen towels are changed after each major kitchen endeavor. sheets once a week usually unless I get lazy and hate changing the sheets. Towels, used twice at most.

 

[polkanut]

Shirts and blouses twice at most, kitchen linens as needed, bath towels and wash cloths one use only, undergarments one use only, pants 2-3 days at most. Bed linens and my wife's house slippers, every Friday or Saturday. My house slippers are leather, but get sprayed inside with Febreze as needed.

 

[toggleswitch2]

I like to change bedsheets every week, but in winter when I'm fully covered (inlcuding socks) there is no part of my body that touches the sheets. I'll then go for two weeks.

I have the radiators/heaters "off" in there, as I like a cold room in which to sleep. The sleep is thusly much deeper.

Towels I'll use for up to half a week (in winter), but my cooking odors or ingested spices generating odor seeping through my pores causes me to change it/them sooner.

 

[sikiguya]

it goes in the hamper when...

I pick it up off the floor and it goes the in hamper! My kids (and husband) have a serious problem with putting their stuff in the hamper. I have tried to leave it (to make them see how much it piles up if you don't put it in the hamper) but they just dont get it. I can't stand it either so I just do it.

When my daugher turns 10 in April, she is going to start doing laundry with me. My son is just 7 so he has awhile to wait.