Turn inside out to wash.
Never dry them.
One expert says to only wash them every 8 or 9 months to make them last the longest.
Bottom line, wear them until they start to smell. Then freeze them. Don't wash them except every 8 or 9 months and you’ll never have to buy another pair of jeans.
Really? Seriously, who would ever follow this "non-washing" advice? I don't follow any of these rules. I do not turn my jeans inside out. I use warm water. And, I always throw them in the dryer.
I have never worn out a pair of jeans. I get rid of them for two reasons only:
1. I've outgrown them.
2. I've spilled something on them that doesn't come out.
Come on, I think you can afford to buy new jeans every now and then!
I decided to inventory my jeans. I have 16 pairs of jeans—excessive? I think not!
They are different colors and styles:
2 light blue
3 regular blue
2 dark blue
4 white (okay this is probably more than I need)
1 grey
4 black (I need a LOT of black jeans)
How many pairs of jeans do you own?
The jean washing debate has been going on over here too! I don't wash mine that often unless I've spilt something on them or if I feel they are going a bit out of shape. I have six pairs, 1 pale, 2 regular, 1 black and 2 grey.
ReplyDeleteThat advice sounds like it was in the early days when jeans were washed on washboards, if you ask me. I will often wear mine two days, but that's my limit. I know my kids would wear theirs much longer when at college, because they wanted to stretch out the time between doing laundry. I would guess I have about 8 pairs of jeans and about 6 pair of cropped jeans. I can't go count them because several are in the laundry at the moment.
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