Comments on: Laundry talk – save time, water, and money

By: Priss

Priss — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:07:35 +0000

I am of the habit that if the load is small enough, we hang stuff around the house to dry on cold days, and warm weather sees full loads on the line outside. I only use hot water for super soiled, which doesn’t happen very often… it’s usually a small load. I even make the kids hang and reuse the towel they use for playing in the water during the summer.

A little shot of fabric freshener in the evening seems to prolong a garment’s wash time a little, too. I mention in the evening, so it can air out and the scent won’t be overwhelming the next day.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:13:37 +0000

I can’t believe that anyone would wash clothes in HOT water. Cold water works great. I also hang many of my items and only use the dryer once a week. If you tumble dry clothes in a warm dryer for a few minutes and then hang them on a clothes hanger to finish drying, you lengthen the life of the clothes and the dryer will remove most or all of the wrinkles.

By: Taylor at Household Management 101

Taylor at Household Management 101 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:55:25 +0000

Definitely having less clothes really helps with having to do less laundry. As you said, more people equals more laundry, and so do kids that are pretty tough on their clothes. When I do laundry, which is every day, I generally wash in the hottest water the clothes can stand. This does not save money with energy bills but I find it gets the clothes cleaner and the stains out, meaning the outfit looks better for longer. I may change this strategy once my kids are older and aren’t as hard on their clothes, but it works for me now!

By: David

David — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:41:17 +0000

I am with you on this, I wear everything except socks and underwear multiple times before washing. They last longer and save me money on laundry!

By: Lingerie Not Required!

Lingerie Not Required! — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:03:41 +0000

doing laundry sucks! thats why i have tons of clothes and do laundry once a month!

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:07:39 +0000

Is that why people wear the exact same thing several days in a row? I thought it had to do with convenience, etc, or because they don’t have that many clothes and it is just easier to decide what to wear for one day and then wear it two (sorta like eating leftovers from the day before.)

I didn’t know people threw clothes after one wearing into the laundry (except for underwear and socks). The very idea is “amazing”. Why? Maybe they have maids or don’t do the laundry themselves….

By: Revanche

Revanche — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:05:55 +0000

I had no idea that people washed their towels after one use until I was a guest at a friend’s house. I only wash my one bath towel after multiple uses because I hang every towel up to dry after each use.

I also rewear jeans several times because I too sit in an office, rewear outerwear quite often, and just swap out undershirts/camis when that’s all that’s close to my body during cold weather. Layers means lots of items can be reworn.

My primary problem is buying new colors, reds like you mentioned, or dark blues that can’t be combined with delicate lights. I end up handwashing those guys because I’m paranoid about ruining a whole load of clothing – that’s happened more than once. :P