Something as simple as laundry has to be so freaking complicated, doesn’t it?
The first thing I always hear after a load is done with new clothes in it is, “Why did you shrink this?”
I didn’t shrink it. If something that’s already been “pre-shrunk” (pre-shrunk, my ass) can’t be washed in cold water with cold rinse and dried on low (i.e.: you have to dry it 5 times before it’s actually dry), then how is it my fault?
Why can’t I take it back to the store and say, “hey, this shirt freaking shrunk and it’s already been pre-shrunk. I want my money back.”
At least, couldn’t they put a guideline on the garment saying it will shrink up 13% or something? Why are there no repercussions?
I’m very careful when it comes to laundry, but damn if everything doesn’t shrink during the first wash. There’s no “colder” way to wash the clothes than the way I’m doing it.
And why the hell do the clothes shrink up to be SHORTER? The last 3 shirts I’ve bought for me and Jason have been so long in the store and then have shrunk at least 25% in length during the first wash.
This is not ok. Why isn’t there an outcry about THIS? It’s a public nuisance. Somebody should be in jail or at least fined for this. I demand justice!
Why do they even bother putting the liar liar pants on fire label on them that says, “This garment has been pre-shrunk.” if it hasn’t really? That’s false advertising. Also, A LIE.
I don’t like liars.
And I don’t like clothes that shrink.
9 Comments
Dawnie
My stuff always shrinks. I should buy petite sizes because I’m so short, but I often buy regular knowing that it will shrink up a few inches at the bottom. So stupid really. And I only wash on cold water as well. Sigh.
Dawnie
My stuff always shrinks. I should buy petite sizes because I’m so short, but I often buy regular knowing that it will shrink up a few inches at the bottom. So stupid really. And I only wash on cold water as well. Sigh.
Julie
There should be a public outcry about this!!!! I hate it when my clothes shrink (especially when I rarely dry them). That whole getting shorter thing? My biggest pet peeve.
Couple this with the fact that no clothing manufacturer can attain a standard sizing system… this all leads me to buying clothes far too big for myself and HOPING they shrink to the size that I want them to be. Either that or I sit in the corner and cry about the fact that my favorite shirt no longer fits and I have to lose 30 pounds to actually be able to wear it again.
Oy.
Julie
There should be a public outcry about this!!!! I hate it when my clothes shrink (especially when I rarely dry them). That whole getting shorter thing? My biggest pet peeve.
Couple this with the fact that no clothing manufacturer can attain a standard sizing system… this all leads me to buying clothes far too big for myself and HOPING they shrink to the size that I want them to be. Either that or I sit in the corner and cry about the fact that my favorite shirt no longer fits and I have to lose 30 pounds to actually be able to wear it again.
Oy.
Dana
*snort* I’ve gotten to the point where the complication is in BUYING the clothes. I look at what type of fabric the clothing is made of and buy a size based on how much I think it will shrink. Sometimes I’m right and sometimes I’m wrong.
Dana
*snort* I’ve gotten to the point where the complication is in BUYING the clothes. I look at what type of fabric the clothing is made of and buy a size based on how much I think it will shrink. Sometimes I’m right and sometimes I’m wrong.
Dana
*snort* I’ve gotten to the point where the complication is in BUYING the clothes. I look at what type of fabric the clothing is made of and buy a size based on how much I think it will shrink. Sometimes I’m right and sometimes I’m wrong.
Cam | Bibs and Baubles
Ha! I say we take to the streets! We should have signs and t-shirts demanding justice. Oh wait, that t-shirt thing might defeat the purpose, huh? Well, then at least we’ll have the signs…
Cam | Bibs and Baubles
Ha! I say we take to the streets! We should have signs and t-shirts demanding justice. Oh wait, that t-shirt thing might defeat the purpose, huh? Well, then at least we’ll have the signs…