do you rotate your clothes?

United States
March 11, 2009 9:07pm CST
I know, sounds strange...like huh?.. but I was putting my folded clothes away today, again...and noticed a top that I had been looking for at the back of a pile that I had not gone into for a while... I wash clothes and put them away and those go on top of the pile, naturally but then we tend to wear the same clothes over and over again and the other clothes tend to get pushed back until we do a "spring cleaning" or search for something that we have been looking for... LOL do you find yourself wearing the same things over and over because you dont rotate your clothes?
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@seabeauty (1480)
• United States
12 Mar 09
I do the same thing. I have lots of winter clothes but I usually wear the same tops over and over. Sometimes I will pick a top I haven't worn in awhile. I should rotate more often.
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• United States
13 Mar 09
I need to rotate more often too... and go through what I dont wear anymore and get rid of them..so I can make room for more...LOL thanks for responding.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
12 Mar 09
I've rotated my clothes recently, that is to say, went into the drawers of clothes not worn and folded them, restacking them according to whether they were a shirt or shorts / pants... these are my jommer clothes by the way... lol. We do end up wearing the same t-shirts though, that is, my fiance and I do.
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• United States
13 Mar 09
I will be rotating my clothes soon for summer/winter.. but I really need to rotate more...LOL thanks for responding.
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
12 Mar 09
LOL yea sometimes I wear an outfit again, but of course only after I wash it, but yea theres nothing wrong with wearing an item of clothing again once and while.
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• United States
13 Mar 09
nope, nothing wrong with it... I do it too..LOL thanks for the response.
• United States
12 Mar 09
I do have a problem with rotating my clothes that I fold and don't hang up. I have so many sorority t-shirts from college. I wear them when im working out, cleaning, or just lounging around my apartment. They are in a tub-a-ware container in my closet and I tend to wear the same few shirts over and over cause there at the top. Then I'll start thinking oh.. where is such-n-such shirt then I dig it out and wear it. All the clothes I wear to work are hanging up im my closet so I see all of them and Im able to rotate. Great question!!
• United States
13 Mar 09
Thanks!! I am finding that we need to hang up more clothes in order to see them all at once and give us more a variety....LOL thanks for responding.
@buggles64 (2709)
• United States
12 Mar 09
I do not rotate my clothes. I don't even have enough clothes to rotate. In the summer, I will wear lighter weight clothing and shorts, as well as sundresses. In the winter, fall and spring...I wear the only jeans, sweaters and blouses that I have. I find that I'm one of those people that wear the same clothes over and over again until I get new ones. I definitely need a new wardrobe!
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• United States
13 Mar 09
I know what you mean, I could use some new stuff too...LOL thats something we can get with our mylot earnings... lol thanks for responding.
• United States
12 Mar 09
I take the easiest way possible when doing laundry, there are 6 of us in this house. I usually dont have to rotate our clothes because I hang just about everything up. We fold our jeans, shorts, and skirts but otherwise its hung up. Of course with the exception of socks, underwear, etc. It makes it easier to find things and not wear the same things over...which I found was an issue with the kids because they just grab whatever is on top.
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• United States
13 Mar 09
I know I hate it when the season comes to an end and I change over the clothes and think wow, my son barely wore a shirt or a pair of pants because it was in the back... hanging up is a great idea.. thanks for responding.
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
12 Mar 09
i should rotate them but i tend to wear basically the same few pairs of pants and shirts weekly. i change for the seasons but then i get stuck in a slump and wear the same things over and over again and really need to throw some worn out stuff out but have no money to buy new. oh well hopefully when things get better.
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• United States
12 Mar 09
I basically do the same thing.... and really I could use some updated stuff for the winter... my summer stuff is pretty new as I have bought a few things on the clearance rack a few yrs ago and then got pregnant so they still have tags on them for this summer....LOL thanks for responding.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 Mar 09
I too do this. In fact here in India we need to plan our clothes depending on the weather. I wear cottons only in summer as it is the best to cope with the intense heat. During rainy reason i use mostly polyesters, as they dry out quickly and easy to maintain, and during winter it is mostly heavier clothes, so automatically clothes are being rotated ..
• United States
12 Mar 09
I do rotate my summer and my winter clothes... but when it comes to laundry everything on top gets warn over and over...LOL maybe after we get our bedroom redone, we are going to do a double closet...so hopefully I will have more clothes to choose from....LOL thanks for responding.
• United States
12 Mar 09
Interesting discussion! Personally, I get lazy and just wear the few items that are super comfortable over and over again! Since I don't have a job to go to I can get away with wearing some awful outfits that feel great to wear but aren't really appropriate! When I do go out (to the grocery store) I have to change because I ALWAYS run into someone I know and it is embarrassing to be CAUGHT in some of the get-ups I wear around my house! LOL!
• United States
12 Mar 09
...oh yeah, when it is a day when I dont have to get up and take my son to school.. oh boy can I find some really really comfy clothes that dont exactly match... I have done that before!! LOL thanks for the response.
@csrobins (1120)
• United States
12 Mar 09
No, I try to rotate my clothes so I get the most out of teh moeny I spent for them. If I'm not going to wear them I try to resell them or give them to charity otherwise I try to keep everything ready to wear and in plain sight to remind me and try not to wear the same thing too often.
• United States
12 Mar 09
I am that way with my summer things... I wear more of them as we go out more and to more places, during the winter we are inside the house so much more... thanks for the response.
@HelloMickey (1655)
• Hong Kong
12 Mar 09
I rotate my clothes when I found myself wearing 2-3 clothes so often , especially I found that I felt bored when I wanna find clothes in my drawer.
• United States
12 Mar 09
that is good that you do that... I am going to try to do that this weekend... I really need too..LOL thanks for responding.
12 Mar 09
Yes I do rotate my clothes and I mix and match Mgraham1
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• United States
12 Mar 09
good for you, I need to do that more often...LOL thanks for responding.
@kaplima24 (111)
• Philippines
12 Mar 09
I must admit I had just limited number of clothes. The clothes I wear for office is good for 2 weeks, so I try to rotate on a weekly basis, they after which I switch pairs then I also update my accessories. In that way I think, they would not notice that I have the same clothes since the style on how I wear them are different.
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• United States
12 Mar 09
oh good for you, I think that is very smart... I like that idea of switching up the accessories too... I use to do that too when I worked, it feels like 100 yrs for me now...LOL, but that is so great that you do!! thanks so much for responding.
• Indonesia
12 Mar 09
hmmm...i try my best not to wear the same clothes over and over again. but you know, sometimes you don't have any choice because you run out of clean clothes.
• United States
12 Mar 09
--oh yeah, I know that!! LOL thanks for responding.
@Island_Geko (3759)
• Canada
12 Mar 09
i find i go threw many styles, one for the swollen days, one for when i want to feel sexy and amother for "i dont give a darn what people see". but if i dont wear something for a long period i put it in consignment or goodwill.
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• United States
12 Mar 09
Oh I know about the many styles...LOL yeah, we tend to drift more towards the comfort clothes on those swollen days... and I dont tend to have to many sexy days anymore... pretty much the mom thing is going on for right now.. thanks for responding.
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
12 Mar 09
I rotated my fiances clothes in our closet. He had the entire closet filled with his clothes and half of them he didn't ever wear. I had piles of clothes that my daughter no longer fits, so I bought six plastic totes, and filled them up with all the clothes she had that she didn't fit. Then I cleaned out that disaster closet, and put all of my fiances winter stuff, and clothes he doesn't wear in a tote. I still have to go through my clothes. I can't stand clutter, and I like going through clothes to see what I haven't worn in awhile.
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• United States
12 Mar 09
Ok, I think that is awesome that you are doing that... I have just gone through my sons and my daughters clothes since we are having a yard sale come this may and I have been busy getting all the mom to mom stuff ready to get rid of from around here... it will be so nice to have it gone...LOL thanks for the response.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
12 Mar 09
I try to rotate my clothes; but sometimes there are favorites that I tend to wear more often. Those that got lost at the bottom or back of a pile, are most probably those that I don't like very much.
• United States
12 Mar 09
I am usually better about rotating the clothes and wearing more of them, but it has been so cold this winter that I have been only wearing my sweats mostly and I havent been going out so I am not pulling from the back of piles ...LOL thanks for the response.