Do you still wash a newly purchased underwear or just wear them straight?

@jennbart (1330)
Philippines
September 15, 2011 8:03am CST
I wear mine straight since people do not really fit underwears at malls and since they are newly purchased I believe that its new anyway, so why still wash them?
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9 responses
@GemmaR (8517)
15 Sep 11
I would never wear them first without washing them, because at the end of the day you just don't know whether they've been worn or not. I know that you're not supposed to try underwear on when you're in the shop, but I know that at least some of my friends will try to smuggle them into the changing rooms along with the other clothes that they're wanting to try on at that time. In addition to this, I know that some catalogues accidentally send things which have been sent back to the shop, so it's better just to wash them as it's better to be safe than it is to be sorry.
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
15 Sep 11
Should an underwear be worn, I do not think that it will be folded back to wear it was originally. People wont waste their time folding it and making sure that the underwear they wore doesnt look like it was worn. But I always ask for a new stock from a sales person.
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
28 Apr 12
Funny,but I wear them directly. Is that bad?
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
27 Apr 12
Yep, I always wash my underwear before wearing it. Never know, it might have been tried on by someone else before. Although it's probably rare for anyone to do so, it can still happen. So I for one would rather not chance it as you never know what might be lurking on there. Happy mylotting!
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
28 Mar 12
I will wash them as you just never know. I have worn some clothes without washing them first recently but NEVER do I do this with underwear or a bra. I would much rather wash it, maybe even twice, before wearing it to be safe. Rather that then being sorry.
@marguicha (215408)
• Chile
28 Apr 12
I always think that many strange hands have held them so I wash them before wearing them. Better be safe!!!
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
27 Apr 12
Yes, and I do that all the time. I just think that these items have been stuck for some time in the store racks, and it would really be dusty. And, perhaps even from the manufacturer, it has collected some dust particles, and I wouldn't want to itch because I didn't wash them before wearing.
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
16 Sep 11
I wear them directly because I get them from a box, newly opened and neatly folded. It is so nice to wear new ones so I do not wash them before wearing. Of course, after wearing that's when I have to wash them. LOL
@libramie (562)
• Philippines
17 Sep 11
I never wear newly purchased underwear even any garments. I wash it first and ironed before I wear it. These items passed in many places,in hand and in machine in the making so I considered it messy.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
25 Mar 12
hi, for me i think there's no problem when we wear the underwear after we purchase it,because i do it i wear my new underwear without washing of it and i didn't see anything bad after i did that.and i think many people do the same way we do.and you're right why do we need to wash them before we wear it.