Do you Wash New Clothes?

grandma70s you and me both

Oh dear I have never washed any new clothes in all my 75 years and I haven't died of anything yet. Shoot me down now but I rarely bother to wash charity shop or ebay clothes because they usually reek of fabric conditioner and have obviously just been washed.

BlueBelle

NO they are NEW that seems a clue

Yes, but are they clean?
People who work in clothes manufacturing don't seem to believe so

NotSpaghetti your post is exactly the same as the ones on MN that made me think that washing them was a good idea

NO they are NEW that seems a clue

Ladyleftfieldlover

No. Obviously if I bought something from a Charity Shop, I would clean it first.

I got scabies from frequenting charity shops in my teens.
It was horrible

cornishpatsy

No. On the subject of washing, has anyone seen the advert where a t-shirt looks clean but under ultraviolet light, dirt can be seen. My answer to that is don't put it under ultraviolet light then.

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Very sensible!!

Grandma70s
I don’t usually, but sometimes things have a nasty smell.
I once bought a pair of cord jeans from
Lidl & they smelled unpleasant, despite being in original packaging.
I washed them five times & the smell was still there, despite spraying with febreze as well.
Then I threw them away.
Buy cheap, buy twice
?

No. Obviously if I bought something from a Charity Shop, I would clean it first.

I have no idea why that has appeared twice.

No, and I don’t take off my shoes in the house either. I would obviously never pass the Gransnet fusspot hygiene test.

No, and I don’t take off my shoes in the house either. I would obviously never pass the Gransnet fusspot hygiene test.

Yes I do but not for hygienic reasons.I usually just rinse and iron them to get the creases out. Have just been doing my grandson's new shirts ready for school tomorrow.

No, they're washed soon enough anyway.

After saying no I don’t, I’ve just remembered if I buy new school shirts for my grandchildren I wash and iron them. Otherwise the collars are too stiff and uncomfortable.

I didn't used to, but pretty much always, but especially if they are imported - which means most of them.

Many clothes are sprayed with formaldehyde to prevent things like parasites and mildew during shipping.

The cardboard boxes and pallets used for shipping are also quite heavily sprayed to prevent bugs, especially in wood, from being imported. I believe most pesticides used in organic fabrics are removed during processing, but I'm not 100% sure.

No I wouldn’t like to have to iron them

No. On the subject of washing, has anyone seen the advert where a t-shirt looks clean but under ultraviolet light, dirt can be seen. My answer to that is don't put it under ultraviolet light then.

I always wash anything touching the skin and mostly wash things that don't. This is because I have been inside factories and seen how even quite expensive garments are manufactured.
I've seen the storage facilities and crates of products too - so it just makes me feel more comfortable.

No,far too lazy tbh.

I don't myself though DH always insists that his new clothes are always washed.

Given that he'd be happy living in a tip if I wasnt around to keep the place clean, its a bit of an odd one

No, it’s not something I’ve ever felt compelled to do. In the past year I have washed all reusable face masks I’ve bought online.

No.

Unless they have an unpleasant smell to them.....

Now there are adverts for 6 new washing machines, alongside this thread.

New clothes, what new clothes?