Will you wash the clothes after buying it?
By youless
@youless (112561)
Guangzhou, China
36 responses
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
16 Feb 09
Yeah, that is a good habit to have.
Better to wash them first before wearing. You never know where the fabric has gone before it was made into the clothing you bought.
Even after the clothing was made, you never know where it was placed prior to packaging.
So, rather wash and know for sure it is clean before wearing it is the best practice to adopt!
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
15 Feb 09
I know what you say is right my friend, after all the clothes you buy have been hanging around in the shops for who knows how long and who knows how many people have touched these garments and worst still put them on, thankfully underwear is different LOL! But I always wear the garment once after purchase then I wash it, I just don't like to think about it, ignorance is bliss and all that ;0)
@silverglint (2000)
• Philippines
17 Feb 09
For me it depends on how the clothes smell and the texture, if it smells like it just came out of the storage room, has a strong smell of whatever chemical they put to preserve the clothes or is starchy, I wash it first. But if not, I don't mind wearing it right away.
@4mymak (1793)
• Malaysia
23 Feb 09
i always wash new clothes.. even if i just took it out of its packing...
it may be new.. but it may not be clean...
the cloth may have not been washed since the day the factory start cutting, sewing and packing it.. and we just dont know how the cloth were kept during all the process, and how many hands have touched it...
i use a washing machine anyway.. so.. wash away all the worries before i let anyone wear any new clothes..
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@Roseo8 (2947)
• India
13 Feb 09
oh no Youless ,I do not like to wash brand new clothes without using it first.Infact I like the smell of new clothes and also the feel.Also some clothes lose their luster after we wash them.So I always like to wear my new clothes a couple of times atleast before washing them..
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@wondericequeen (7876)
• Hong Kong
15 Feb 09
You are same with my mom, my mom would wash anything when she first got it but I don't. I guess I really don't bother or I don't have the patience to wait! I want to wear it ASAP and therefore I wouldn't wash anything I first got!
@mialei23 (2385)
• Philippines
16 Feb 09
Hi youless. Well, I do the same thing. Imagine to wear those clothes it's already wore it and fit by a different people. It's hard to get some body odor or whatever microbes you will get. I do wash it when I get home and some times I soak them on antibacterial fabric conditioner after washing them so It will be soften.
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@MAHESH2008 (844)
• India
15 Feb 09
Yes whenever i buy a new cloth. take a trial at home for few moments. when everthing is fine and as per requiremnet. I will wash it before wearing it for use. It may be cleaned already and good looking but as a custm we use to wear washed cloths only.
@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
16 Feb 09
hello youless
i hear ya about washing brand new clothes like that when that they are purchased. i cannot stand to wear anything like that before that it is washed, cleaned and soft feeling. and there is no telling who has tried on the clothes that we all see that is hanging inside of a department store for sell. that is why that i like to wash all of the new clothes that i either get for myself or that my family gets as well. i think it would be gross to have to wear new clothes like that without freshening them up some first.
take care and have a beautiful evening.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
15 Feb 09
I never even thought of washing clothe that I just bought.
I guess you never know who tried them on before you.
Maybe I will start washing them now that I thought about all that.
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@dianni (195)
• Indonesia
15 Feb 09
yap... I must to wash them because I don't like of new clothes's smell... by the way I my parent always teach me to becareful not use clothes that someone I don't know that mean when some people try the clothes or use them I can use them before that clothes has been wash... they worry about skin disease from the other people can be attack my skin that way need to clean... for my skin healthy
@victorywp (3524)
• United States
15 Feb 09
it really depends...
1) if i can find my size for my clothes, i will not wash it
2) if i can't find my size for my clothes, i will buy any larger size, then i will wash it, so that it will shrink to become smaller & fits me
do you get what i mean? LOL!
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@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
13 Feb 09
oh..yes i also wash it cuz i dont like the smell of the new clothes..have a nice day
@janjee (160)
• Philippines
13 Feb 09
we should really wash it before actually wearing it because usually people tries to see if the clothes fit them before buying them. so, imagine how many people used that clothes [if it fits] before you saw it [and eventually bought it].
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
13 Feb 09
no i won;t wash clothes before i wear them. i will buy new clothes only and if they are packed i will not wash them . sometimes if i feel that there is dust on any clothes i bought ,i will clean them .otherwise i will wear as it is and wash them after i wear .
@moneymommy (3418)
• United States
13 Feb 09
Somethings I will throw in the wash after buying them. Somethings have a lot of dyes in them which could be irritating to your skin. Undergarments I always throw into the wash before wearing. I also will wash jeans because they are heavily dyed.
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@ljbinkop (744)
• United States
13 Feb 09
There are some items of clothing that I wash, and some that I don't. I do wash any kind of lingerie, panties, underwear, bras and the like, but Jeans, I don't really care, and I will wear them once before washing. If I buy second hand I of course will wash it, like from a yard sale or something. I also wash towels once before use, because I have heard they are treated with chemicals, and they need to be washed!
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