What do you do with your old underwear/panties?

I've always wondered about those, because it's really a much more delicate subject than a t-shirt that you can just cut up or use as a rag. When making a bag for charity, I might sneak one in and feel a little bad about it. If I were poor, I'd go along just fine without underwear, than taking donations for someone else's gross underwear. I might also sneak them into the garbage, I know they'll be in a landfill forever, but I could never find any other solution.

My old underwears are still functional as an all around rag in our house. Although, I prefer using them in washing my car or cleaning the cabinet and not as a mopping table cloth - I couldn't imagine using them that way. lol

I either throw them away, wash them for use as rags for cleaning the window and mirrors or my eyeglasses.

Hehe..sis you really keep all of them??(^^) You don't have to do so just throw them in the trash can/bin...I have saw an article about there are societies who run a campaign about donating the old/new undies but I don't think it is good indeed. We should not give things to donate to others as we already used except outer clothes not the inner. If you want to donate the undies then donate the new as a sign to show a respect to others. Otherwise just throw them away~(^^0)

Though funny I am sure that recycling would be ideal. Sadly I just throw them in the trash bin. I don't use them for other purposes and yikes I want them in the bottom of the bin.

Jackie, how old are you now? And how long have you been wearing undies? My guess is that your wardrobe must be so FULL of your unwanted panties right now. Hell, no! How could I ever use my undies for wiping tables? That's very disgusting. It would be like using it to wipe my own mouth. Think of all the food that has been placed on that table. Oh my goodness! Tables and undies just don't get along. No matter how hard you have washed your undies, it's just never gonna get very clean. That's why now they have invented disposable panties. So you can just thrown them away after wearing them. I think, because I have not tried them. I'll usually wear mine until they are really unwearable, then I'll just dispose them off into the rubbish bin. Girl, if you want to dispose off all your undies, please don't do it all at once. I think it's best to dispose them bit by bit. We don't want people to notice a plastic bag full of undies, okay. It might cause pollution.

ha ha ha what a funny post! didnt think of this. anyway, i use them as rags or duster, to wipe off dust and dirt, that is. i haven't donate undies for the charities and does not plan to do it ever.

When my unwear become old, torn or frayed I just throw them in the garbage with everything else. They are never thrown away dirty though. I would wash them and then realize why do I still have these they are old or I find a tear so I then throw them away. I never give my old underwear to charity of any kind. I have given alot of clothes to charities but never the underwear, bras, or socks.

aahhaa! you make me think of it! well I kept most of my undies and put them in plastic bag or box and hid them inside my closet because I don't know where to put them!! LOL now after reading everyone's comment here I am ready to dispose them in the bin.. ^_^

There is only one thing to do with old underwear, throw them in the garbage. There is no other way go disposing them, Whats the difference? Just ball them up and toss them.

Haha no I don't use them for mopping the tables or anything and somehow that sounds very wrong to me What i do is throw them in the bin in the toilet and let them go with all the toilet paper garbage and the other toilet garbage. And I don't thinnk donating them is a good idea too. iw ould never donate my bras or underwears. Anyway one interesting share I'd like to share hehe when I was a kid, I stayed in hostel for about a year. Then, we used to go to the terrace, we had this huge yard kinda open space behind our hostel, and we used to throw our old underwear there. We used to have games of whose underwear went the farthest LOL i know not so environmental but hey we were just kids!!

LOL Oh my gosh, I was surprised by this question. Ok Here is what I do... First…I wash them ... then use them for rags if cotton, and I throw them away if they are made of a material that can't be used for cleaning or polishing. Yes the trash can, garbage bin is fine. No one should donate torn or unusable underwear to charity. They have enough work handling useable clothes. he charity.

i used it as a floor mop before i toss it on a garbage can. I never use my underwear as a table mop... but sometimes i use it as monitor cleaner mop because they are so soft

you still don't sound too sure what to do with them, jacklintan. many years ago at school we were all taught to make a rag doll, and stuffed it with ladies tights. if you gave unwanted undies a good wash, you could use them for stuffing something, like a cushion maybe. though i don't know if i'd mention it to guests. treat them like scraps of material, maybe.

Hi Jacklintan, I just throw them away in the regular trash. I would not use them as a rag and I would never donate them to charity. I don't think anyone would want my old worn out underwear anyway. I really couldn't think of anything to do with them other than throw them in the trash.

I found myself laughing at your post because I remember the old days when my mom would make our old undies as mopping table cloth . There was one time when her office mates came to our house and they saw those undies used to wipe our tables. They really laughed out loud and they said they were able to see and touch the undies of my mom. It was a funny joke for them of course. For now, there is no need for that hehe. I've realized it was kinda embarrassing . I think it wouldn't be a good idea too to share it in the charity. Just throw it out if it is not being used anymore.

used them as rugs for polishing (But before using them as rugs have to wash them first! and I usually use them on the sink or when cleaning figurines (cotton are the best in using as rugs) and then throw it out. No, never give your used panties to charity.

By the time they are old enough to be replaced, they go into the trash. When you hear the phrase ware it out, that's what I do with all of my clothes. I ware them until they're so old they are nothing but scraps of cloth. The older they get, the less likely I'll ware them in public, but I make sure to make use of my old undergarments. Only when they're falling off do I toss them. Now if you're talking about t-shirts, shorts and other articles of clothing... some of those go to the salvation army or other place like that if I accumulate too many clothes. I just don't do the same with my undergarments. No real need too really.

hmmm..i think my mom used to cut them and sew them to make rags for a messy or dumpy floor.

LOL. This question made me think...hmmm...actually, i just dispose it by putting it in the trashcan. It would be funny though if we can actually make a quilt out of it...LOL