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I usually find some of the oddest questions on Facebook. So here goes for today and it's a daily double. :lol3:

Do you fold your underwear before putting it away in the drawer or just throw it in? How about socks? Do you match them? How?


I just throw mine in the drawer but my husband prefers his folded. As far as socks, I will either tie pairs together or if they are short, tuck one into the other.
 

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I semi fold my underwear before I put it in the drawer. Socks are put in pairs and rolled up with the cuff going over them to make a 'bundle'.

Bras are folded in half and then half again.  

My drawers are not neat. I just kind of throw them in. I will find what I want eventually....
 

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Undies get double folded and socks are matched and held together by rolling the cuff. I hate unfolded socks and undies. I've been accused of having OCD when it comes to laundry.
 

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Underwear is folded, including bras. Socks are folded together and placed in the drawers that way. I don't like anything unfolded either. 

And I don't like having to root through my drawer, looking for a pair of socks that match, esp in the morning. I don't have the time for rooting around and need to open the drawer, get out what I want, and go. (Most of my socks are black Gold Toes or white anklets  for walking, so if I fold them and put them away, then I can just open the drawer, reach in, grab what I need without even thinking about it, and head off to the shower.) Rick likes his underwear folded, too, including his socks.
 

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It doesn't even make it to a drawer usually 


If it does - it's just randomly thrown in with all other under garments, socks included. 

My ex hated the way I just threw my stuff into drawers and sometimes I'd come home to find he'd nicely folded everything for me. Which, was pretty useless a day later.  To each their own.
 

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Interesting question!

My wife and I bought a little seat that doubles as a storage space.  All of our socks and underwear go into that box.  If the socks actually make it to the box, my wife usually makes a ball of each pair so it's easier to get a match, but they typically are used straight off the line.  As for my underwear, if she puts them away they are folded but if I put them away I either roll them or toss them in.  Her underwear, though, is typically just tossed in if they make it.  Not sure why, but sometimes she just leaves her underwear on top of the box instead of inside...like right now. 
 

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Everything is folded. Socks I match up by pairs and fold the cuff over.
 

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I have 3 compartments in my dresser drawer- I use a large shoe box to separate undies, socks and bras/other undergarments.

My undies gets thrown in. Whatever, no one sees the wrinkles but me. (I caught my mom folding my undies once when she was nosing around my place, lol)

Bras get folded once and placed in the center compartment.

Socks gets matched up and rolled together, cuffed over. Missing mates gets tossed in another drawer to hopefully find it's mate one day.
 

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All my knickers  go in a lace hanger holder thing, that has many pockets. I don't fold them, just smoosh them in 
 I like my lace hanger thing, it's separated from my other stuff, easy to see and easy to grab what I need.

As for socks, I do match them, and fold the cuff together. The go in a close shelf. Nothing fancy!
 

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I do fold everything, actually, which is sort of funny considering how disorganized I am otherwise! :lol3: I fold undies in thirds than in half, to make a square. I put socks together then fold in half. I hate pulling the cuff over because that stretches out the cuff, lol. I guess I don't really fold bras---I straighten them out (smooth the cups, fix the straps, etc.), hang them to dry then just put them in the drawer. I don't wear bras with molded cups so they don't stay folded even if I fold them.
 

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Please; I barely fold my regular clothing. 
  I'm always having to chase kids off my bed while I fold and re-fold.  It's like they find those piles of clothing irresistible.  Like a pile of leaves but on Mommy and Daddy's big soft bed! 
 


So no; undies are not folded.  I sort of stack DS's to put in his drawer; but they are so small it's easy to just lay them flat.  

I wash the kids socks in garment bags so those just get dumped back in their dresser drawers.  DH and i have Rubbermaid/Sterlite type baskets we keep our socks and underwear in.  I semi-separate DH's socks because he has work uniform socks, wool socks in winter and regular socks.  But it's usually up to him to actually put them away.  
 

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i fold my underwear. i only have white crew height socks, but the soles of them can vary -- some have grey over the whole soles, others only have grey over/under the toes area and heels. so i match up my white socks by the soles and fold them over/in half.
 
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I match socks and fold them over at the cuffs, everything else gets thrown in without folding.
 

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I fold my undies and roll up my socks and put them away in the drawers.
 

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Same here!
Me too. Everything is folded and colour coordinated. I have one pile for black, one for white and one for coloured. I'm a tidy person, nothing makes me happier than a well-regimented wardrobe.

 

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I do fold.  My socks are rolled.  All of my socks are same brand black, white, or gray crew socks, so sorting is never an issue. 
 

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No folding here.  
   I do match socks and roll the cuffs together.  Hubby has only one kind and color of socks so if I do his laundry, they can all just get tossed in the drawer, no sorting.  
 

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I just throw all of my underwear and socks in the drawer. My underwear go in the top drawer and my socks which are all the same go in the second drawer. 
 
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