Do you wear your jeans more than once before you wash them?

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I was talking to a co-worker the other day about jeans and I almost let it slip that I wear my jeans at least twice before I wash them again. I've heard of a few other people that don't wash their jeans every time, but I'm not sure how many people actually do that.

Anyone else care to share their secret about how often they wash their jeans!
 

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I don't see my choice which would be, it depends on what I did that day.
I mean, if I was just bumming around the house or running errands then I wear them again before washing. But if I was horse back riding or doing something that I was sweating or gross then I wash them after that one time wear.
 

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I love my jeans snug, so I never wear them more than once, they have to be washed to shrink again.
 

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Unless I get them dirty or sweaty, I wash them after three uses.
Of course, here it's denim shorts, you'd die in jeans, or I would anyway.
 

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Heck yes! I always wear them at least twice. I just kind of see it as a waste to wash them everytime. Plus I only have like 3 pairs that fit right now so I dont really have the choice!
 

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Mine just don't get that dirty, so unless I am doing something unusual, I wear them twice, or if I only wore them for a short time, 3 times. Everything else gets washed after 1 wearing.
 

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If i just wear them around the house or to run errands in and they're not dirty, then yes, i'll usually wear them again.

As far as my jeans i wear to work though (i work for animal control) the minute i come home i change and the clothes i wore to work get put in the dirty laundry pile and washed. I always change right when i get home before i pet my animals since i worry about spreading stuff. Same for my shoes- as soon as i leave work for the day i spray them down with disenfectant/etc.
 

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I so wear them several times before washing!!!!!!!
Thats what I wear to work and I definitely get dirty at work(work at a garden center). So they are judged on degrees of dirty before they are to embarrassing to wear
! Not over 3 days though..........
 

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I usually wear mine at least twice. I work in an office all day so I only ever wear my jeans in the evening, and most evenings I am just sitting around the house. It's such a waste to wash them after one wear imo.
 
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Originally Posted by capt_jordi

Heck yes! I always wear them at least twice. I just kind of see it as a waste to wash them everytime. Plus I only have like 3 pairs that fit right now so I dont really have the choice!
That's exactly what I do AND I only have three jeans that fit me right now too!!!
 

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once the jeans get to the point they can stand up on there own.
why wash them lol.

just kidding, 2 or 3 times, i work in a office. i dont get dirty or hot in here. and i change into gym stuff when i get home.
 

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Well since I only have one pair of jeans that fit me anymore I wear them a lot longer without a washing than I used to.
I really need to go out and buy some more. Kids in school used to make fun at me if I wore the same pair of pants like three days in a row. I don't see what the big deal is.
 

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If I wear them to the shelter, they get washed immediately when I get home. Otherwise I wear them for 2 days, providing I don't spill on them.
 

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well, we can only wear jeans to work on fridays... so i wear mine about twice a week, maybe 3 times [if i wear them sunday to church]. that said - up until last week, i didn't go outside all day at work - my jeans just don't get that dirty
i wash mine when they're too big, or i get something on them...
these are my 'good' jeans - got 2 pair that fit. my lawnmowing jeans - those get washed after one wearing. 'course, they're also too big - that's why they're the 'lawnmowing' jeans!
 

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Unless I get them dirty or anything, I wear them a few times before I wash them again.
 

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Originally Posted by luvmycat1

Kids in school used to make fun at me if I wore the same pair of pants like three days in a row. I don't see what the big deal is.
Probably assumed you were "poor"
Just because you don't spend $100 on a pair of jeans and want to waste excessive amounts of water doesn't mean a person is poor.

I don't like doing laundry all the time, wasting water, or wearing out my jeans quickly with unneeded washing. I usually wear them 3 or 4 times, but not always in a row. I have a couple pair that I only wear at home, riped and stained, those may get washed sooner as I'm usually in the dirt or grass for some reason. Like today, I angled the water hose wrong and spattered myself with mud.


For those that don't have many pairs of jeans, look for sales or check out some thrift stores. People will be making room for spring clothes


Arlyn - I wear jeans in the 100+ degree weather here. I have this weird thing that happens with my legs when I'm standing, they get a reddish mottled/spotty look to them due to blood pooling. I'm not exactly a vain person, but that's a little much even for me.
 

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I have just around the house jeans (which the dogs can slobber on) which get worn for a few days more and town jeans which get about three wears so long as they dont get dog slobber on them.
 

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Yep! Even if I'm sweating/have gotten them dirty from garden work, etc., I'll still pull them on again the next day. After all, what's the point of washing one pair only to get them dirty again the next day?
The only exception to this is if I'm going someplace nice. The grocery store doesn't care if I've worn my pants three different days, but If I'm going out to eat, there's no way I'm goin to wear jeans with dirt-stained knees.

I have around eight pairs of jeans so I wouldn't have to wear them more than once, but since I don't need to wash them right away, I don't.


My shirts, on the other hand, I'm picky about. They must be washed every timeafter I wear them. Sweatshirts I'll wear even longer than jeans, though - as long as its not dirty and doesn't stink I'll keep wearing it.

Originally Posted by strange_wings

Probably assumed you were "poor"
Just because you don't spend $100 on a pair of jeans and want to waste excessive amounts of water doesn't mean a person is poor.
I agree wholeheartedly! I adore thrift store shopping, but that doesn't mean I couldn't afford buy clothes from a brand-name store. I just choose to go to places that generally have oodles more deals with clothes in just as nice shape.


When I was in grade school I'd wear a pair of pants, a different pair the next day, a different pair the next - then I'd go back to the pair I wore the first day.
I was never once accused of being "poor" but didn't wash my jeans every day, either.
 
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