Washing new clothes before wearing them

Specialun

Lad at work does this. Washes everything including socks & jocks before he uss them for the first time

Do you wash all clothes before wearing

Timberrrrrrrr

Of course! Who knows what sweaty fcuker has tried them in before?

Foweva Awone

Stuff like underwear, that I buy in cheap multI-packs in Penneys and that has gone through god knows how many sets of hands in dodgy third world factories - definitely.

Other clothes - usually but not always.

Lia_lia

No, never.

But now I feel like I should..

brevity

I don't because I'm not crazy.

Rologyro

People who do this have too much time on their hands, and need to get over themselves.

DoozerT6

Definitely underwear (socks/undies/bras).

And everything else too if I had time to before I needed to wear it Who knows how many people have tried on whatever you bought before you got it? I also do the same if I buy new sheets etc.

And as a woman, the AMOUNT of makeup left on clothes that others have tried on can be mank. If I see badly stained items on display I always bring it to the attention of one of the shop assistants.

Junkyard Tom

You can't wash away the feeling of shame lads.

GhostyMcGhost

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Of course! Who knows what sweaty fcuker has tried them in before?

Not jocks surely :eek:

server down

People don’t try on underwear in shops, do they?

daisy123

Foweva Awone wrote: »

Stuff like underwear, that I buy in cheap multI-packs in Penneys and that has gone through god knows how many sets of hands in dodgy third world factories - definitely.

Other clothes - usually but not always.

I only read during the week, that people do this as if it was normal...and I'd never thought about it before.

Will I change?

Probably not.

Cheshire Cat

I wash everything before first use. Not so much because of other people handling the clothes. It's more to do with the amount of pesticides and surplus dye in them.
The containers of clothes are treated with pesticides before they are shipped. If I go into a place like Penney's I have to leave after a short while because my eyes water and I start coughing.
Would hate to work there and breathe in the rubbish every day.

DoozerT6

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

I wash everything before first use. Not so much because of other people handling the clothes. It's more to do with the amount of pesticides and surplus dye in them.
The containers of clothes are treated with pesticides before they are shipped. If I go into a place like Penney's I have to leave after a short while because my eyes water and I start coughing.
Would hate to work there and breathe in the rubbish every day.

Yes. This.

LadyMacBeth_

I have heard of people doing this, it never occurred to me beforehand though. I feel a bit uneasy thinking about people trying on the clothes and whoever made/handled them but not enough to wash them before I wear them, I'm too lazy for that shyte.

DeanAustin

Never have and never will. And never had a problem.

Makes me laugh that people are saying “Jaysus you wouldn’t know who touched them” when most people I know would happily go out on a Saturday, pull someone and stick body parts into each other without much of a second thought.

TheMilkyPirate

Im 27 and would consider myself to be very hygienic and I've never done this. I haven't died yet so I think I'll be fine.

Donal55

DeanAustin wrote: »

Never have and never will. And never had a problem.

Makes me laugh that people are saying “Jaysus you wouldn’t know who touched them” when most people I know would happily go out on a Saturday, pull someone and stick body parts into each other without much of a second thought.

The 'dirtier' the better in that scenario!

s4uv3

I do it for anything new for the baby, purely because of the chemicals used on them, and she's prone to getting patches of irritated skin. For my own stuff I dont bother.

GhostyMcGhost

DeanAustin wrote: »

Never have and never will. And never had a problem.

Makes me laugh that people are saying “Jaysus you wouldn’t know who touched them” when most people I know would happily go out on a Saturday, pull someone and stick body parts into each other without much of a second thought.

tupenny

I did when i had a baby on the way and was being ****ing insane

People really do this?!
No1 tries on underwear do they?!

Big C

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server down wrote: »

People don’t try on underwear in shops, do they?

server down

tupenny wrote: »

I did when i had a baby on the way and was being ****ing insane

People really do this?!
No1 tries on underwear do they?!

I think people are worried about pesticides and foreigners pawing clothing now. We’ve moved on.

I’ll worry about this when I hear a case about someone getting an illness from newly bought unwashed clothing.

SEPT 23 1989

Clothes are at their best straight out of the sweatshops

Harika

server down wrote: »

People don’t try on underwear in shops, do they?

For some fun, take a package of condoms, walk to a member of the staff and ask for the dressing room for them, as you would like to try them on.
Else I think the chemicals keep the clothes longer fresh so don't wash them before wearing.

Peatys

No, never gave it much thought.

retro:electro

No and it would never even occur to me to do so. As far as I'm concerned, clothes fresh from the shop are clean. My sister washes all the baby clothes first but that's different.

OldMrBrennan83

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No problem, you can wear the store sock.

r93kaey5p2izun

Yes because of the chemicals they are sprayed with. I worked for years in a major department store and you had to leave the area after a new shipment was opened due to the fumes.

r93kaey5p2izun

anna080 wrote: »

Ah yes. And washing them in more chemicals should get rid of that.

Well I'm allergic to many things and react to new clothes but not to my one particular washing powder. So yes. Washing them gets rid of the problem chemicals (insecticides).

Prune Tracy

DeanAustin wrote: »

Makes me laugh that people are saying “Jaysus you wouldn’t know who touched them” when most people I know would happily go out on a Saturday, pull someone and stick body parts into each other without much of a second thought.

It's kinda like "I'd never take anti depressants and I avoid antibiotics" - then take a load of coke and pills of a Saturday night. :pac:

retro:electro

Christina Rich Curler wrote: »

Well I'm allergic to many things and react to new clothes but not to my one particular washing powder. So yes. Washing them gets rid of the problem chemicals (insecticides).

Do you find it makes a difference? I've very sensitive skin myself, maybe I should try it. Sounds like hassle though. What washing detergent do you use?

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Na, what I don't know won't hurt me.

Del2005

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Of course! Who knows what sweaty fcuker has tried them in before?

Do you sanitize your hands every time you open a door or sit down? Do you wash the seat on the bus/tram/train/taxi before you use it? Do you bring your own delph and cutlery to a restaurant, along with your own pots pans and food? As these have more contamination than new clothes.

Not to forget the actual filthy things we use every day keyboard, mouse, remote control and dish cloth.

r93kaey5p2izun

anna080 wrote: »

Do you find it makes a difference? I've very sensitive skin myself, maybe I should try it. Sounds like hassle though. What washing detergent do you use?

Fairy Non-Bio is the only one I don't react to. It makes a difference for me because I would be guaranteed to come out in a rash otherwise. I react to new furniture too. I don't it find it a hassle. I'm not buying new clothes every week.

Prune Tracy

I bought a dress once that I didn't notice the smell of b.o. off until I got home, so I naturally washed it.

Otherwise I wouldn't bother. So long as it smells clean, that's enough in my opinion. Over sanitation is not good for the immune system. People's skin being irritated by the chemicals is different though - that makes pre washing a necessity.

Aspadeaspade

Christina Rich Curler wrote: »

Yes because of the chemicals they are sprayed with. I worked for years in a major department store and you had to leave the area after a new shipment was opened due to the fumes.

wow. why are they chemically sprayed? I never heard of this.

Prune Tracy

Aspadeaspade wrote: »

wow. why are they chemically sprayed? I never heard of this.

I assume it's the "new smell" stuff. I particularly notice it on bedding. I presume it's what "stiffens" new sheets.

suicide_circus

In my 30 odd years I've never done this. How many diseases have I acquired? Zero.

Washing brand new clothes is the act of a deranged and paranoid mind. Those who do so should be quarantined from the rest of society and studied.

Aspadeaspade

Prune Tracy wrote: »

I assume it's the "new smell" stuff. I particularly notice it on bedding. I presume it's what "stiffens" new sheets.

I reckon sheets are steamed industrially before packing. Don't think it's chemicals. I was asking the poster of that comment if they know what the reason is.

r93kaey5p2izun

Aspadeaspade wrote: »

I reckon sheets are steamed industrially before packing. Don't think it's chemicals. I was asking the poster of that comment if they know what the reason is.

We were told it was pesticides. Nothing to do with the new clothes smell as far as I know. The fumes were nothing like that and I never got the same smell from the clothes that were ready for distribution to stock rooms, only when shipments were initially opened.

riffmongous

I started doing it a while back as I don't like or trust the smell off new clothes

whoopsadoodles

What about the people who buy new clothes just because they don't have any clean?

Ficheall

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

What about the people who buy new clothes just because they don't have any clean?

Goddamnit, whoops, that was my first thought, and I read through the whole thread to make sure no one had made the point already, and then, just as I was nearing the end and getting all excited about the five thanks I was going to get for my observational humour, you had to go and ruin everything with the very last post. Thanks

PickleJar

Most of the time I do - unless I'm gagging to wear the thing. Mostly to do with chemicals.

whoopsadoodles

Ficheall wrote: »

Goddamnit, whoops, that was my first thought, and I read through the whole thread to make sure no one had made the point already, and then, just as I was nearing the end and getting all excited about the five thanks I was going to get for my observational humour, you had to go and ruin everything with the very last post. Thanks

I wasn't trying to be funny :pac:

Dick Rimmington

i didnt do this regularly until i starting working in retail.
of course most of us are very clean, then you get the people who might be generally very clean but try on clothes after a long day at work or after going for a run BUT a handful of times a week you get the ones who are just manky.
you can smell them before you even see them and god help you if you are working on the fitting rooms when they are trying on clothes, it is incredible how much a human body can smell.
of course the smell will linger on the clothes (and everywhere else) for a while but at some point it does kind of disappear and wouldnt be instantly noticeable anymore.

long story short, just wash new clothes before wearing them.

pauliebdub

That's very strange, it would never occur to me to wash new clothes before I wear them. People need to seriously get over themselves.

Malayalam

Del2005 wrote: »

Do you sanitize your hands every time you open a door or sit down? Do you wash the seat on the bus/tram/train/taxi before you use it? Do you bring your own delph and cutlery to a restaurant, along with your own pots pans and food? As these have more contamination than new clothes.

Not to forget the actual filthy things we use every day keyboard, mouse, remote control and dish cloth.

Nope. But I sure wish I could. Peak weekly trauma is shopping trolley touching...gah...

Rumpy Pumpy

I always washed my clothes after I bought them. Did it with my ex’s wedding dress after she bought it. You think an item of clothing that cost a couple of thousand quid would stand up to a cotton cycle in a washing machine? Not a fücking chance. Fell to pieces.

Now I live in a bedsit, get to see my kids once a month, and have advanced liver failure. So my advice is to never wash your clothes after you buy them.

crossmolinalad

I always wash new clothes before put them on
They are full of chemicals to keep them mould and bug free while stuffed in sea containers for transport and never want that **** on me
New clothes have a bad smell also