I didn't used to wash anything until one day I went to work in a top that smelled like the store I bought it in. I spent the whole day sniffing eau de Penney's, and after that, I've always washed everything.
About the only thing I don't wash is socks. I guess I figure the bacteria on my feet will kill anything. Everything else I do, most are made in factories that are manned by almost slave labor, and the hygiene would gag a maggot. Even if a lot of it is machined packed it is still handled by people who could have just went to the bathroom and didn't wash their hands, gagged, spit, sneezed and coughed all over everything, and I shudder to think of the rats and roaches that come out at night. I do buy almost everything with a USA tag, and I got to admit SOME sweaters I don't wash because, like said above, never fit the same. Even the big factories here in the US can't be much better. If they allow so many roach parts in peanut butter here in the states I don't want to know what they allow over there!
yes, me too! i wash new things as a matter of habit these days.Ditto, same here. I probably didn't think as much about it when I was younger but now I always wash new linens and towels before using them.
That's one of the things I always wash.About the only thing I don't wash is socks.
YEP! Me too!! I do wash comforters tough. Mostly just when I'm changing one out, so it's clean to put away. All of mine have that poly fill, so washes fine. I just always make sure to do it on delegate to be safe.yes, i wash every new thing before using them -- clothing, towels and such, and bedding. i don't wash comforters and quilts though (because the filling many times gets bunched up in random areas of them), instead i use duvet covers over them and wash the duvet covers.