How do you know when it's time to do laundry?

@TheHorse (238268)

Walnut Creek, California

April 12, 2018 9:59am CST

I sure that some people have a set schedule for laundry. And families must do laundry often. I know it's laundry day when I'm out of either socks or underwear. I have oodles of shorts and t-shirts--no issues there. What lets you it's time to suds your duds?

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Apr 18

When there are no more fresh clothes to wear!

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

But my wardrobe is so diverse. I have 3 pairs of painter's pants, 2 pairs of jeans, 3 pairs of shorts, 29 different button-down and flannel shirts, 3,274 t-shirts, ten pairs of underpants, and ten pairs of white socks.

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@JudyEv (381751)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr 18

Much the same really but I do change the sheets and towels weekly.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Sheets I change every other year or so, and towels I change when I do laundry.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

@JudyEv Sometimes I find them partying in the kitchen when I get home. They obey when I order them back on the bed, though.

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@JudyEv (381751)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse Thank the Lord I don't sleep with you! The sheets must be walking off the bed.

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@dodo19 (48119)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

12 Apr 18

I have three kids. Laundry always needs to be done.

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@dodo19 (48119)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse It's crazy how quickly kids can go through clothes.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

@dodo19 A dirty kid is a happy kid, I say.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Heh. Yep. The younger kids I work with go through clothes pretty quickly.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

12 Apr 18

Both my husband and I change our underwear and socks every day. I wash laundry once a week, there is a lot to wash, all the bath towels, personal clothing, the bed sheets, the table cloth and napkins.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse You know, if you are comfortable not washing you sheets you can even never change them. I do every week, I change the bath towel every other day, but I wash them all together once a week, there is no reason to waste water.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

I should probably wash my sheets more often, but once every two years works for me. I do wash one bath towel with every load.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

@LadyDuck Heh heh. I actually wash my sheets now and then. But not every time I do laundry.

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@Plethos (13718)

• United States

12 Apr 18

I wash on mondays and wednesdays.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

That sounds like a lot to me! How many people are you washing for?

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

@Plethos That's my strategy as well.

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@Plethos (13718)

• United States

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse - just me. i like to do small loads. i dont like to spend an entire day doing laundry, this way in a couple hours, im done till the next time.

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@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

12 Apr 18

The washer is full. I have my own washer and dryer, and a clothes line if I chose solar power for drying them. But not right now the pollen is so bad.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Dos the pollen stick to the clothes?

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

@andriaperry We have a lot of dust in California. When the sun shines in my house at a certain angle, I can see dust particles everywhere in the air I'm breathing.

@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse Yes, its like dust in the air

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

12 Apr 18

Yeah, being out of fresh socks and underwear is a good indication, or when the bed sheets lose that crisp feeling...

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse Especially if they start crawling around on their own...

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

I should do my bed sheets more often.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

13 Apr 18

When my laundry hamper overflows I figure it must be time!

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

That's one of my indicators as well.

@toniganzon (77064)

• Philippines

13 Apr 18

My laundry woman does our laundry almost every other day.

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@toniganzon (77064)

• Philippines

16 Apr 18

@TheHorse No she's here. She stays in my house.

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Is she "there"? Or do you take your clothes to her?

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@caopaopao (12395)

• China

13 Apr 18

I wash clothes for my family very often. Twice at three times a week. Of course, washing machine does almost all the work.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

I do it more like every other week.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

12 Apr 18

I don't have a large wardrobe so my clothes get done once a week. I know it's time when I'm down to my last clean outfit.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse I like "ensemble" you do sound like a savvy dresser

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

@Marilynda1225 Oh, absolutely. I make sure my shorts contrast with my t-shirt, and I NEVER wear t-shirts with rock bands' names on them.

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

I tend to "think ensemble." If I'm wearing my white sneakers, then dark shorts and a white t-shirt look good.

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

12 Apr 18

When the pile of clothes is so big in front of the watching machine that I couldn't even see the machine, then It is time To do the laundry

just kidding,

usually I do the laundry every saturday.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Sounds about right. How many people there?

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse me and my husband and two small kids and a lot of laundry

@spiderdust (14756)

• San Jose, California

12 Apr 18

We have to do at least one load of laundry every day, and often it's 3 loads of laundry every day. I never seem to be fully caught up.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

How many people are in your house?

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@spiderdust (14756)

• San Jose, California

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse Currently, 10.

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@anikoonline (3250)

• Hungary

12 Apr 18

I do laundry every weekend and sometimes weekdays, too.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

How many people in your house?

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@anikoonline (3250)

• Hungary

13 Apr 18

@TheHorse Only my boyfriend and me. It means we have less clothes to laundry than a big family.

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@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

12 Apr 18

It is time to do laundry when the laundry basket is full of clothes

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Yeppers, that's one of my indicators.

@carebear29 (32002)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

12 Apr 18

i do it about once per week

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Mine ultimately comes down to once every other week or so.

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@amadeo (111937)

• United States

12 Apr 18

Laundry day is Wednesday.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Once a week? For both of you? Sounds reasonable.

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Apr 18

All alone I can get by doing laundry once a month. If it comes up sooner then it is because I am running out of underwear.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Yep, for me, its all about underwear and socks.

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

12 Apr 18

I seem to need to wash at least one load every day. There are only two of us so we're either very clean or very dirty. I'm not sure which.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Every day? That seems like a lot for only two people!

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@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

12 Apr 18

No schedule for laundry here, but we do do it often. As someone either wants something that's dirty, or the laundry bucket gets close to / full.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Apr 18

Yep, a close-to-full laundry basket does it for me.

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