The washer doesn't only eat socks....  

Well, I know my daughter was famous for throwing her socks and undies in crazy places in her room. Behind her book case, her bed, in the corner behind a mirror so on when she was that age. I found undies in the strangest places. I had several pair and got down to less than 5 and I had to go on the hunt. I was thinking there is no way the washer ate all these undies! I have had that problem for years. Mostly with socks though!

oh i no but its not my washer it is my dryer and eats my husband socks so do understand.

I remember hearing somewhere, when we were discussing the washer eating the socks, that there is actually a pocket or hidden spot in the washer that the socks (and in your case the undies) get stuck in and you never see them again. Where that spot is, I dont know if we will ever know! Good luck with the undie search!

The wash machine only eats a few socks per year. It is the dryer that is at fault. I put the socks in but they don't come back out. There must be gremlins in my dryer. I have lost so many socks to that crazy dryer.

I think it has to do with the spin cycle the rinseing adn agatation allows the socks and other garment to fall thru cracks in the space time continuom adn got to another universe where they are in udated in sock, underware adn t-shirts and they are planning a major attack on us for it.

I know. My son had a drawer full of under wear and now I can only find like 3 pair. I am tired of having to buy new stuff.

No Steph I used to have that happening to me all the time to and I used to wonder where they all went
I never found out lol I hope you do find out

That is so funny. She might be having a little accident in them and flushing them down the commode, laught out loud. My washer used to eat socks like crazy also. Every time I would do laundry, the washer or the dryer would eat a sock or two of course that need a match to it. I bet they may be under the couch or the bed or something. They could have even missed the basket and went behind the washer or dryer.

there are some things which are best handwashed. if you do not want to do this at all, you will have to buy some of those bags which are made for the purpose of protecting some pieces of clothing which are delicate enough. delicate pieces of clothing will have to be placed inside the bag before tossing them into the washing machine. you must have noticed this long before. there are some types of cloth material which is not friendly to go to the washing machine. the washing machine eats them up, destroys them.

My first thought on this was that she had thrown them away somewhere or hidden them because she had soiled them and she was too embarrassed to tell you. Does that sound like a possibility?
Or, like in Sixteen Candles, your son is selling girl's panties in the boy's bathroom at school for a profit?