Do you still hand wash clothes? / myLot

United States

November 3, 2016 5:13pm CST

I was wondering if any of you still hand washes your clothes. I have a washing machine in my basement and I barely use it. I know it might be easier and faster but I don't let my dirty laundry basket get full so there's basically no need to use it for a few clothes. I'll use it maybe twice a month. I mainly hand wash because when I was a little girl my parents hand washed my clothes and they taught me to do the same and that's what I've been doing ever since. I also feel like hand washing is more effective than a washing am home because I can scrub stains off with a brush and some baking soda. The washing machine doesn't remove all the stains. When I have a big family perhaps I'll use the washing machine more often, but as of now I'll stick to hand washing. Does anyone hand wash? I know some clothes in the back of them say to handwash only, do you follow that or just use the washing machine?

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (95001)

• United States

3 Nov 16

Some clothes that are delicate will be hand washed.

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (95001)

• United States

3 Nov 16

@Judy890 Yes you're right :)

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

3 Nov 16

Yes because a washing machine can destroy delicate clothes and get caught in the machines drum especially if the shirt is made out of like silk.

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UpbeatRae

@carebear29 (31961)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

4 Nov 16

I did a couple times but I rather not

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

4 Nov 16

Yeah for many people I know it's a lot of work

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

3 Nov 16

If I find the 'handwash only' label, I hand wash the item. But it doesn't happen often.

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

3 Nov 16

Yes it's very important to always read the instructions on how to wash at the back. I made a mistake and ignored the hand wash only and my shirt shrunk.

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37346)

• Philippines

3 Nov 16

i still do, we still actually :)

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

3 Nov 16

That's great

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myLot Prince (LOL)

@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

4 Nov 16

it's in the Filipino tradition to hand wash their laundry. besides, it's also a form of excercise

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

5 Nov 16

Yes its great hand/arm workout

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

13 Nov 16

@trivia79 every weekend. I don't let my clothes pile up so, that I'll need a sac to carry them.

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myLot Prince (LOL)

@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

11 Nov 16

@Judy890 how many time a week you do your laundry?

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Dino

@dyno10 (344)

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3 Nov 16

yea i tend to hand wash whites because machine doesn't make the as white as they used to after a few wash

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

3 Nov 16

With whites I'll usually add a bucket of water and 3 capfuls of Clorox and let them soak in there and then rinse and it's all nice and white with no stains.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

20 Nov 16

yt gosh the mo dern washing machines and modern soap s amd bleaches do get the sta ins out thats neanthertal thinking as things have changed since your parents time I do not hand wash never have as a family uses too many clothes my clothes never had stains that were washed in my washing machine. I bet you do not ride a horse w henyuou wanat of o someplace you drive a car.YOu are making a lot of needless work for your s elf.

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Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

21 Nov 16

I don't feel like I'm doing a lot of needless work. I wash every weekend and only have a few clothes to wash. I don't let my clothes build up and wash them every 2-3 weeks like some people do. It only takes me about 10 minutes. I soak my clothes in detergent for 5 minutes then I start pressing on them with a laundry plunger. Then I rinse them and press on the close to dry to get the detergent out with the plunger. Then I put them in a spin dryer and hang them up.