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ProfessorShak

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.. Your socks, undershirts, dress shirts.

Maybe a silly thread, but I was wondering about how some people go about the frequency of their wearings.

I generally wear a new undershirt and socks everyday and throw it in the hamper. My father however will not wash his socks and undershirts unless they've been worn twice to minimize shrinking and help last longer.
I wash my dress shirts after 2 wearings.
 

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Originally Posted by ProfessorShak
.. Your socks, undershirts, dress shirts.

Maybe a silly thread, but I was wondering about how some people go about the frequency of their wearings.

I generally wear a new undershirt and socks everyday and throw it in the hamper. My father however will not wash his socks and undershirts unless they've been worn twice to minimize shrinking and help last longer.
I wash my dress shirts after 2 wearings.


I really don't care if this sounds offensive, but your pops is gross.
 

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Every wear gets a wash for everything but pants.
 

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I change socks and underwear as much as possible. Usually once a day but sometimes 2 & even 3.
 

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Originally Posted by Hany
I change socks and underwear as much as possible. Usually once a day but sometimes 2 & even 3.

I tend to just wipe my arse properly, thus cutting significantly back on the number of times i need to change my underpants over the course of any single day. One is generally sufficient (althoug I grant you that anything less than daily is not good).
 

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Mine are laundered after each wear.
 

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Originally Posted by Hany
I change socks and underwear as much as possible. Usually once a day but sometimes 2 & even 3.
Do you ever feel the urge to wash your hands with bleach? Just curious.
 

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Undershirts, socks, daily. Anything less is ridiculous. Shirts get above half a dozen.
 

itsstillmatt

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Originally Posted by unjung
Undershirts, socks, daily. Anything less is ridiculous. Shirts get above half a dozen.
Half a dozen before you wash them? Disgusting.
 

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Originally Posted by starcrash
Do you ever feel the urge to wash your hands with bleach? Just curious.


Chris Farley, reincarnated.
 

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The only thing I don't wash after each and every time they are worn is denim...and even that if i've been in a smokey environment...
 

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Originally Posted by starcrash
Do you ever feel the urge to wash your hands with bleach? Just curious.
LOL I do wash my hands at EVERY occasion I get...come to think about it I'm a bit OCD. That and perhaps the fact that I don't personally do the laundry.
 

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Originally Posted by unjung
Undershirts, socks, daily. Anything less is ridiculous. Shirts get above half a dozen.

Six times for shirts is also ridiculous
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Underwear/socks/shirts - once
Pants - depends on whether they're wool or cotton, how hot it was when I wore them, what I did, etc. Generally every 3-4 wears.
 

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