How often do you use a washing machine?
By Flowfire
@Flowfire (77)
China
April 17, 2009 8:25am CST
Usually I do the laundry by hand. Just when I clean my sheet and quilt that I will use a washing machine. Because I think it is a waste of water and electricity to use a washing machine. But the idea starts to change. I find my sister who is now working gets off work with a tired face. She says she is always too tired to do anything when off work. I am wondering if I will use a washing machine to help the laundry when I have a job and become busy with it.
What's your situation? And what do you think of a washing machine?
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14 responses
@dongzuojun (52)
• China
19 Apr 09
you know i am a college student,so i usually do the laundry by hand.
there are many washing machine service surrounding my college,but i've never used it before,on the one hand it seems that clothes doesn't wash clean through that machine,on the other hand it is a great waste of money,as a Cinese student there is no much more money for us,isn't it?
washing machine is a convenient tool indeed and it also save our precious time~
@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
we have a helper who does the laundry for us every other day...she washes the clothes by hand but uses the dryer afterwards ....
but for those heavy linens like blankets, curtains...we use the washing machine! :)
@xuanlingfang (258)
• China
18 Apr 09
Well, when I get off work, I am very tired. So I do not want to wash my clothes by hand. Usually I will use the washing machine once a week. I do think it is a waste of water and electricity. I hope the washing machine produce can produce more efficient and energy-saving machine for us to use. When I have time, I will wash the clothes by hand. I do not recommend to use washing machine everyday.
@alegnaluvu (660)
• Malaysia
18 Apr 09
Washing machines are a great help to reduce the household chores. I don't think I'll be able to wash clothes manually especially the soiled jeans. I won't want to spoil my well manicured nails.LOL
@pushkarcs (1)
• India
18 Apr 09
usually i don't use washing machine much. I do lot of washing by hand. There are many good things about hand wash than washing machine. The foremost is that the more u become machine dependent the lesser good it can do.some more points can be observed:
1. it only clean mildly dirty clothes. If u r wearing them for a day n then washing it is okay, but that doesn't happens. So it is of not much use to me
2. Once the machine is set u have to wait for completion of the process which is quit long.
3. It depends on electricity. If there is a power-cut ur clothes may be there in water for hours that may harm the.
4. the drying process may harm the soft clothes.
5. woolen clothes cannot be washed in it.
6.u cant wash ur trousers with spread-sheets as they leave lots of white thread on them.
7. it deprives u of ur homely exercise.
• Hong Kong
18 Apr 09
I don't use a washing machine cuz it isn't really my job. My helper uses it and she helps my family wash clothes..so she uses it everyday. Fortunately I don't know how to either.
@spiderlizard22 (3444)
• United States
18 Apr 09
I use it every week. I use it to keep the clothes clean and from smelling bad.
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
18 Apr 09
I use my washing machine and dryer on a daily basis. I do not have enough hours in the day to even think about washing clothes by hand unless I absolutely have to. I also feel that our clothes get a lot cleaner when they are washed in the machine rather than by hand.
@sandymay16 (1617)
• Philippines
17 Apr 09
I don't use a washing machine because I don't have one. I just handwash everything and sometimes the heavier ones like bedsheets are washed by a laundry woman. I'm not at all keen about getting a washing machine because I don't believe it can clean all that dirt especially in our place where it's dusty and rainy and clothes are dirtier after every use. I have seen the neighbors' househelp washing by hand the white clothes being spinned by the washing machine LOL double work now.
Well, it works for heavier linens and stuff for others but for me I'm fine with hand washing.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
18 Apr 09
That is the only way I'll do laundry! I don't have a washer or a dryer at home. I go once a week to a laundry mat and wash then dry my clothes! It is the easist and fastest way for me to do laundry! When I got on my own for the first time I didn't have money fro laundry! I did laundry by hand for awhile and hated every second of it! I'll never go back to that!
@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
17 Apr 09
I use the washing machine everyday. If i didn't have that i don't know what i would do . I at least try to do a load of clothes a day to keep up with the laundry. I probably wont have as much clothes for a while since me and my mom are both unemployed and the only one with a job is my dad and hes the one that is going to be wearing the most clothes. I might not even have to do a load of laundry everyday and that will help with the water and electricity bill's at the house and everything always helps to save money.
@angel_rain (271)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
I do my laundry using the washing machine once a week and it really help me in saving time,money and water.I also have extra time to watch dvd,play with my kids and do my homework.It is a very big help for me.