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harrigran Mon 16-Sept-19 10:53:15

Washing before wear spoils the look of the garment, it takes out the dressing and skirts and dresses hang poorly.
I would never buy jeans that need the excess dye removed, a reputable company would have done that at manufacture.
I did wash all new baby clothes for DIL when she asked me, even winter coats and pram suits even though they did not look good after.

Scribbles Mon 16-Sept-19 10:39:50

I bought some jeans which came with an instruction to wash before wearing as, otherwise, "loose" dye was likely to migrate on to your skin/other clothes.
I ignored the instruction and still have the blue-stained knickers and t-shirt which resulted.
Apart from that, the only other things I've ever washed before first wear are towels.

Davida1968 Mon 16-Sept-19 10:21:14

Good grief, no, other than possibly baby clothes. Life's too short!

EllanVannin Mon 16-Sept-19 10:18:52

My mum used to do, and boil new towels too ??

Poppyred Mon 16-Sept-19 10:13:12

No of course not! ??

maddyone Mon 16-Sept-19 10:11:20

No, I don’t wash new things. I wear/use them and then wash.

Bopeep14 Mon 16-Sept-19 10:09:07

Yes i do, i would never wear anything that hasn't been washed first.

Someone else has probably tried it on.

A lot of clothes are finished with a product that may be an allergen to some people.

Just got my husbands new work shirts in the washer to make them less stiff.

Daisymae Mon 16-Sept-19 09:54:52

No, would not dream of it. Bad enough doing it when it needs to be done.

Esther1 Mon 16-Sept-19 09:46:15

Not at all ocd - in fact housework is very low on her agenda. (I say this in the nicest way because she is a lovely girl who plays with her children and cooks healthy meals for everyone, but tidying and cleaning is definitely not a priority).

Pudding123 Mon 16-Sept-19 09:42:27

No ,never heard of this before,is she a bit OCD.?

Feelingmyage55 Mon 16-Sept-19 09:36:56

Yes always. My granny did it!

Esther1 Mon 16-Sept-19 09:35:34

My dil washes all new clothes before wearing them. Even things bought on-line all sealed and packaged. Even ‘non intimate’ clothes like cardigans. Do other people do this? And why?