Clothes worn for only a couple of hours...

Rosemary7391

I prefer to err on the side of laundering things slightly more frequently, so things I've worn for a few hours get folded and put on top of the laundry basket. I wear them again if I remember or they get washed.

Shoes are a pain, for some reason my feet get very sweaty, so I mostly wear fabric ones I can throw in the washing machine when I think they need it. Luckily I don't have to wear smart clothes for work! They get stored in an open rack so they can air nicely.

JamesO

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

I wear my shreddies for a fortnight. On Sunday I turn them inside out. No problem, a bit of cologne and the stench goes awry!

:beer:

GreyQueen

Pollycat wrote: »

A Freudian slip, surely....;)

But how often did Freud launder his slip, this is the burning question of the age, is it not?

dekaspace

JamesO wrote: »

:beer:

In my exprience women were the worse, even remember my dad saying many times growing up live with a woman a few months before deciding to move in together as she may leave dirty underwear lying everywhere!


My very first place away from home was with guys who had a cleaning rota so strict they complained if I didn't chip in even though I mopped every day (often a few times) and did kitchen pots pans etc after using them because I refused to do the dishes on sink on quota as I did my own and theirs when bored during the week.


So often seen female flatmates leaving underwear everywhere

Never understood the idea that females are more clean/tidy than men as thats a outdated sexist stereotype.

Lynplatinum wrote: »

However, i would make a plea to those with kids - you may not realise that they smell sometimes but they do! As an ex teacher of special needs and excluded children (where we had to get physically quite close to them ) it makes the job really horrible when clothes/ child reek of cigarette smoke/ weed/ last night's tea/ just sweaty unwashed. It must be the same for them so I always had fresh tops each day and new trousers every otherday. Please dont assume your kids are changing clothes/ showering - check the little rascals! :rotfl:

thanks folks

On the actual changing side I normally wear t shirts for 2 days in the sense I don't work so at most I go out for like 2 hours max to shops and don't wear a jacket or jumper.


If its a boiling hot summer day I just put it on the veranda to air and wear it as a pajama top a few times until I do washing, I used to rinse the armpits of t shirts as well but noticed this made me itch and I assume made the fabirc last less time.


Jeans I wear for a few days but thats more because I only own 2 pairs of jeans and they fade easily in wash


For a night out, or job interview sort if thing its always fresh clothes.



Be careful it used to really hurt me when people used to tell me I smelled and assumed I didn't wash/bathe/shower when the opposite was true, two particual things stick in mind were when I showered every morning before a training course and washed clothes in machine every day (in part in case a friend contacted me and wanted to go for a drink and I didn't have clean going out clothes)


I used to hear the (chavvy) people talk behind my back about my smell and how I wore dirty clothes as I wore the same ones every day.


One time we were getting dinner and someone asked why I got a veggie cheeseburger every day and I said "I don't like change" and the guy rolled his eyes and went "yeah we noticed didn't we lads" whilst they all started laughing and one or two lifted their nose and put finger on it.


And my first real job was similar, imagine being looked down on by people younger and older than you and told you never wash


I get clammy due to anxiety as well as mild skin condition.

Feral_Moon

trailingspouse wrote: »

If it's clean it goes back in the drawer/wardrobe. If it's dirty it goes to be washed. Ah, the simple life.

I would never put worn clothes back in the drawer/wardrobe alongside clean clothes. They go on a chair in the bedroom or hang in the bathroom ready to wear again.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Pollycat wrote: »

A Freudian slip, surely....;)

Shirley Snot!

relishy57

The closer to the body it's worn means straight in wash. I go on principle that washing before really needing it is better for fabric and my electricity bill.
An outer garment worn for short time is aired and then put away. Hate to see and smell clothes hanging around houses, if it needs to be segregated it needs washing surely?

Teacher2

I have clean everything every day though, at the weekend, I'll put an 'evening' top on the back of the bedroom chair and wear it in the morning again if it's OK.

That said, I now do not wash jeans at all as they fade and look dreadful. I air them, steam them and iron them instead and, when the knees fade, buy a new pair. They are only £12 in Dotty P's sale anyway.

suki1964

My clothes are washed after a few wears. If I'm working I'm wearing whites and they are clean for every shift ( even though double breasted and designed to be worn twice I can't stand the smell of them ). At home all day I tend to stay in my nighty and only dress in the evening so those clothes are only on me a few hours so they get hung on the back of the chair for the next wear

DH has work clothes that are changed every day. Weekends he will wear work clothes whilst gardening etc, then change into good clothes. His good clothes end up in a heap on the floor so I have to wash and iron them.

Most of the ironing pile is his

Undies are changed up to twice a day. Bras I tend to wear perhaps 3 or 4 a week, depending on if I'm working or not. I do have a favourite bra for work and that may get worn 4 times in a week, depending on shifts ( it's comfortable and supportive and doesn't leave me sweaty which in a hot kitchen is very important )

Shoes, I live in flip flops in the summer, boots the rest of the time with and trainers in work. I do however have 3 pairs of slippers for around the house and a pair of shoes for slipping on to go out the garden in

maman

Teacher2 wrote: »

That said, I now do not wash jeans at all as they fade and look dreadful. I air them, steam them and iron them instead and, when the knees fade, buy a new pair. They are only £12 in Dotty P's sale anyway.

I used to have that problem particularly with black jeans.
I found products in Waitrose that really do help keep the colour for longer and then subsequently a cheaper one in Asda (but seems to be on offer in Tesco).
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=293597616&sc_cmp=ppc*GHS+-+Grocery+-+New*PX+%7C+Shopping+GSC+%7C+Top+Offers*PRODUCT+GROUP293597616*&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3J_lzrq41QIVyZ3tCh18BwwcEAQYAyABEgIynfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


http://www.waitrose.com/shop/ProductView-10317-10001-38536-essential+Waitrose+dark+wash+biological+liquid,+10+washes