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Does anybody separate there whites and colours?
I never have and I've never had a problem with colours running. Is colour running a thing of the past? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I never separate either, a lot of my friends moan at me when they find out but come on, who has time for all they palava?  "
Exactly, the only time I separate clothes is if I have normal everyday clothes and dirty work clothes. Any other time, just bang them all in together |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does anybody separate there whites and colours?
I never have and I've never had a problem with colours running. Is colour running a thing of the past?"
me neither its the unicorn of washing  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I swear, if this thread does better than my cheese post, I'm gon' KICK OFF"
The secret is, is to give the people what they want. In this instance, it's conversations about laundry |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I swear, if this thread does better than my cheese post, I'm gon' KICK OFF
The secret is, is to give the people what they want. In this instance, it's conversations about laundry "
Haha! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yep I separate colours & whites.
Maybe some colours don’t run like they used too but I definitely think whites don’t stay white for long if you start mixing ‘em in with black / navy clothes! |
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I separate my whites from my light colours and my lights from my darks.
I also wash my underwear separately.
I also don't mix my towels and bedding with my clothing.
My whites are washed at a higher temp so they stay white for longer.
I have piles of washing every week so no need to bung it all in together and no half loads.
I guess I'm just old fashioned. |
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"I separate my whites from my light colours and my lights from my darks.
I also wash my underwear separately.
I also don't mix my towels and bedding with my clothing.
My whites are washed at a higher temp so they stay white for longer.
I have piles of washing every week so no need to bung it all in together and no half loads.
I guess I'm just old fashioned. "
I’m no expert but how does washing at a higher temp keep things white for longer? Surely it’s what you do to them after they’re washed that determines how quickly they get dirty?
It’s still a mystery to me how things go from the wash basket to my wardrobe - i figured it must be magic ??  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I separate my whites from my light colours and my lights from my darks.
I also wash my underwear separately.
I also don't mix my towels and bedding with my clothing.
My whites are washed at a higher temp so they stay white for longer.
I have piles of washing every week so no need to bung it all in together and no half loads.
I guess I'm just old fashioned. "
I do the same as you  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I separate everything. Bedding is separate. Towels are separate. Colors are separate. Whites are separate. Undies, separate. Etc....
I didn't separate colors and whites once.....and now all of Marc's white socks are blue.  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I separate everything. Bedding is separate. Towels are separate. Colors are separate. Whites are separate. Undies, separate. Etc....
I didn't separate colors and whites once.....and now all of Marc's white socks are blue. "
Separating now won't make them white again. Do they sit in a washing pile on their own, not knowing which way to go?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I separate everything. Bedding is separate. Towels are separate. Colors are separate. Whites are separate. Undies, separate. Etc....
I didn't separate colors and whites once.....and now all of Marc's white socks are blue.
Separating now won't make them white again. Do they sit in a washing pile on their own, not knowing which way to go?
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His socks now just go with whatever is going in the washing machine. They are misfit clothes.  |
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"Does anybody separate there whites and colours?
I never have and I've never had a problem with colours running. Is colour running a thing of the past?"
I don't separate but my other half does. He also does a wash, then an extra rinse, then add conditioner and another rinse: takes forever. I bung everything in on a 40 degree wash: jobs a good un.
Thing is he prefers to do the washing and only washes when he's down to his last pair of socks. He washes the blacks first. I should add he only wears black...I don't have black clothes. 
I wash mine and leave him to it. |
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"I separate my whites from my light colours and my lights from my darks.
I also wash my underwear separately.
I also don't mix my towels and bedding with my clothing.
My whites are washed at a higher temp so they stay white for longer.
I have piles of washing every week so no need to bung it all in together and no half loads.
I guess I'm just old fashioned. "
I wash bedding and towels separately too and boil tea towels. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does anybody separate there whites and colours?
I never have and I've never had a problem with colours running. Is colour running a thing of the past?"
Dyes are certainly NOT fast even in this day and age. I bought new bedding (duvet covers, extra pillow cases and coordinating bottom sheets) a couple of months ago and one of the bottom sheets still runs colour so has to be washed in its own.  |
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"I separate everything. Bedding is separate. Towels are separate. Colors are separate. Whites are separate. Undies, separate. Etc....
I didn't separate colors and whites once.....and now all of Marc's white socks are blue. "
Have you tried soaking them in a bleach solution and then putting them on a hot wash? |
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"Does anybody separate there whites and colours?
I never have and I've never had a problem with colours running. Is colour running a thing of the past?"
Christ, I hope Jayne doesn't see this!
She doesn't just separate whites from colours, she also separates the individual colours.... drives me mental! |
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We do separate washes. Darks, whites, towels have a boil wash, oranges and reds together, greens and yellows together.
My step mum used to put everything in together and wondered why it all came out looking dull and horrible. My colours stay true. |
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