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How many times would you wear a pair of trousers....

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  • System
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    I don't have jeans but my denim skirts don't get washed that often, only if they are dirty.

    I always wash my tops and t-shirts after just one wear. Even in winter, I can't get away with wearing them two days running.
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  • The only clothing I don't wash after just one use are cardigans, hoodies, bras (get through 2 or 3 a week), dressing gowns and jackets.

    Everything else goes straight out to wash.
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  • Bangton
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    I'd wear jeans longer than trousers as I've heard the age old thing of it not being good to wash them too often. Tend to do a full five/six days wearing them for work and then wash them on a Saturday.

    I have a tendency to put a pair of jeans on at start of week and become attached to wearing them when they give a little so I am a real one for keeping the same pair on all week although not always, sometimes I'll switch and if I do they go in the wash immediately.

    Trousers I'd probably only do a couple of days max as they are a finer material than denim and I personally think they'd smell if I went longer!

    I would NEVER ever wear a pair of knickers or socks beyond a day though. Having said that I wouldn't wash my bras daily. I tend to wear for a 2-3 days dependent on how hot it is!

    Always always change my tops everyday
  • HappyMJ
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    I was getting worried reading the first few comments thinking I am a dirty !!!!!!. I wash my jeans no less than every 2 weeks....of course if I spill something on them they get washed that day. T-shirts tend to get a bit smelly under my arms so they get washed every day..might stretch it to 2 days if the first time was just a few hours....every day with socks and underwear. Jackets probably monthly.
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  • Jo_F
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    Work trousers get about 3 days out of them, then they need washing cos of all the kneeling on the warehouse floor, getting covered in dust etc.

    Work shirts have to have a clean one each shift, as they are pale blue and attract dirt like mad.

    Normal jeans, depends on what I have been doing, but if nothing too bad, then usually about a week.
  • downshifted
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    Twice, maybe three times if I'd only put them on for an evening for example.

    Me too :-) But not the white linen ones - just once for them!!
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  • daisiegg wrote: »
    I would only wear a top or t shirt once before washing!

    Same here. Jeans/trousers, maybe 3-4 times?
  • SuzieSue
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    HappyMJ wrote: »
    I was getting worried reading the first few comments thinking I am a dirty !!!!!!. I wash my jeans no less than every 2 weeks.....

    I assume you mean no more than, if so I do the same as you. I can't see the point of washing trousers more often unless I have split something on them. Perhaps if they were tight fitting then I might wash them weekly.
  • Dunroamin
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    MrsE wrote: »
    I would only wear a top or socks/underwear once. I will wear jeans or trousers a couple of times & pjs a couple of times too.

    I don't think tops are in the same category as knickers.
  • Frith
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    I wear jeans up to about 5 times. Clean underwear each day though and never wear the same top for more than 2 days in a row.
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