New items of clothing ! Do you wash before wearing?

Always

Always. You don't know what's on them or who has tried them on.

I knew an elderly lady that was brought up to resew the buttons on anything before she wore it!

Absolutely yes. I wash chemicals off fruit and veg before eating so why would I would I put them next to my skin?

Used to but decided that, along with ironing, there are better ways to spnd my time.

No.. never thought about it

Those who wash new clothes - what do you do if the item doesn’t fit or is the wrong shape/length whatever? You can’t return it, can you?

Yes, if it's going to be worn next to the skin, underwear, bras, tshirts, things like that.

Forgot to say that I once got scabies after trying on clothes in a rather grubby changing room in Greece. Not an experience I would ever want to repeat.

SueDonim

Those who wash new clothes - what do you do if the item doesn’t fit or is the wrong shape/length whatever? You can’t return it, can you?

I try clothes on before I buy them and once bought I wash them before I actually wear them or add them to my wardrobe. The crisp new feeling are the spray on chemicals

I generally do, because new clothes fabrics have a “dressing” on them which I do not like the feel of.

Only new bedding, towels, nightwear and underwear, plus anything for dh. I don’t bother with anything else.

No I don’t I love the feel of new clothes and once washed they never seem the same also would you send an item to dry cleaners when it was new. I don’t think so.

No. Not unless I want to shrink something a bit!

No, but then i don't often buy new clothing

halfpint1

This maybe a controversial comment but here goes,
does nobody wonder what causes the rising rates of cancer
when our food and clothes are constantly subjected to
chemical sprays?

I wonder even more so about the clean-freakery I read about, esp. on MN - people constantly disinfecting everything within an inch of its life. It’s got to the stage where I begin to think that almost anyone using the H-words (hygiene/hygienic) is probably OCD and spraying goodness knows how many chemicals around their house, lest any dastardly GERM! should dare to enter.

Never - Life is too short!

I do wash everything first, as a child I reacted badly to newclothes with a very painful rash...so I don't risk it.

I've washed bedding before i used it. It had an awful chemical smell. I didn't fancy breathing that in if it was on the bed.

I remember reading about a bird mite infestation - from a cotton quilt made in China. The woman had to move house in the end - and throw away all her fabric or upholstered belongings to be rid of it!

After seeing a report on TV regarding. . the conditions in factories in India and Bangladesh where children are employed and theysleep in the factory and never wash I always wash new. Clothes.

I always wash new clothes, sheets etc. as I am allergic to most chemicals and perfumes.

Lots of clothes have excess dye in them when new so unless you want to risk it colouring whatever else you are wearing dyed clothes should also be washed before use.

Many garments have been tried on by other people too. All have I imagine been handled by many different people, packed and unpacked and stored in different places before even reaching the shop.

I would never consider using a dish, knife or saucepan I had just bougth without washing them first either.

I am really amazed by the different standards of hygiene we seem to have.

i dont wash anything else though

Some new clothing has a horrible smell so I do give those a quick rinse. I was thinking back to childhood. Manufacturing was nothing like today, sooty factories, no individual wrapping of items. People didn't shower or bathe so often. Clothing made of cotton or wool so not really washable. Did I have everything washed before allowed to wear it, definitely no.

Only underwear.

All depends... if its a brand new item then no, I done wash before wear but if its from charity shop then yes, i wash before wear....