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myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life3 months ago

i had noticed lately my wash load has been going up and up.everytime i turn around,it seems every towel we own is in that hamper.i think i know why now.i busted my mom using 3 full size towels.and she left them all on the floor for me..how nice.

does your family do this to you?
will they re-use their towels,or act like it suddenly has cooties?

 
 
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edgyk8inmomma (883) response was accepted on 5/23/2008.
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1. myLot reputation of 94/100. crackhead (1390)   ranked 1,248 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

I reuse my towel and i wont need too many towels to dry off. I use a towel for almost a week before i get it washed. I have 3 towels and i switch to one another every now and then.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

that's what i do too.i have no problem using it again,once you're out of the shower,you're clean.


myLot reputation of 98/100. jesbellaine (2348)   ranked 480 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

Same here. I reuse my towel because it is still clean, i will just have to dry it off so I can use it again.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

exactly.i just hang it up,good for another day.

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2. myLot reputation of 100/100. faith210 (6360)   ranked 238 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

Hi scarlet_woman! I usually replace all towels every three days. I don't have a lot of them in the wash load since hubby most of the used my towel. He is so stubborn. Even if I place his own towel at reach, he still used mine. haha.. wink


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

LOL!i swear my next move will be to get rid of all but two each.but then i suppose they'd go through them faster*sigh*

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. stephcjh (11217)   ranked 54 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

I always use two towels when I bathe or shower. I use one of them to step out on and another one for my head and the rest of my body to dry off on. I used the one on the floor for my feet and my legs. I could actually use about three towels though. One to step out on, one to wrap on my head and another one to dry my body with.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

we usually have one on the floor too,that one's one step from the wash usually,after the people have done using it.tempted to get a mat set for that.

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. raijin (6735)   ranked 398 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

Everyone does their own laundry here at home, we also make good use of our own personal towels. After using them, we hung them outside to dry and then use it again. I think we change them depending on number of times we use it, so most probably a week.

For me, I have two bath towels and one that I use for my drying up my hair.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

that's what i end up doing-reusing it,i don't think i'm gonna mess it up that badly in one day.

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. chiyosan (7674)   ranked 1,097 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

i can dry myself with 1 towel.. and we all have a towel named to us. hehe my mom does this so we do not have to settle for the used towel whoever goes to bath first.:)


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

that's the best way to do it.i use 1 towel also,
one of those gigantic body towels is more than enough for me.

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. edgyk8inmomma (883)   ranked 2,214 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

The towels in my house all contract cooties as well. I use two towels, one for my hair and one for my body. But I hang them up and use them at least two times, if not three. But NO ONE else in the house does this. I even catch the kids taking a clean towel out of the closet to clean up spills. This irritates me to no end. I have to wash all of our towels at least twice a week, otherwise we would have none. Its the same with the hand towels and washcloths. I swear I'm gonna catch that cootie monster one of these days!


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

washcloths-urgh!
i swear they used 10 in one day once.i was scratching my head like i know i just did these,where'd they go?

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. nancyrowina (1674)   ranked 1,952 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

I need 2 towels one for my hair and one for my body as I have long hair. I do have a thing designed for your hair that's made out of a towel like material and twists your hair up and has a button to fasten it, but if I can't find that I have to use a towel.
I do reuse towels as they are difficult to wash and take a up a lot of room in the machine and put strain on it when it's spinning.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

i worry about that washer every time i put them in.it doesn't like them at all.i told my brother no more 6ft body towels.they weigh a ton when wet.

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8. myLot reputation of 100/100. scarywhitegirl (2431)   ranked 229 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

My fiance and I each have two towels that we use. I will use my same two for the whole week, and he will usually switch one of his towels around the middle of the week. I'm not sure why he does it, but five towels for the whole week is okay with me, so I don't question it.:)


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

five's not bad at all.i wish i could get away with that instead of this two times a week washing jazz.
you'd think 8 people lived here.

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9. myLot reputation of 95/100. DonnaLawson (1507)   ranked 3,677 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

We usually use one towel per shower/bath per person.. Anymore and I have a fit.. Since I do the laundry, I get to make the rules.. One towel is plenty and two is just too many.. I don't expect a towel to be used for more than one shower/bath, but don't use two for one time..


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

i've tried that..they ignored me and went on doing what they're doing.i swear i'm gonna get rid of all but one each LOL

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10. myLot reputation of 99/100. Thoroughrob (5269)   ranked 834 out of 24,772 in life   3 months ago

I need one small and l large. One is to wrap my hair up in and one to dry off. I do reuse them once. My son seems to unload the closet, one for the floor, one to dry off with, and one to wrap up in, I guess. It seems he uses more than that, but I would not know what for. I really know what you mean. He won't reuse any of them.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (4868)   ranked 14 out of 24,772 in life  3 months ago

yup-that's exactly the same way.
and days where work is really dirty..good lord.lightspeed.

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