# How many times do you wear stuff, between washings? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 10, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252 "2002-06-10T14:42:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/1 "2002-06-10T14:42:01Z")
There’s a thread in GQ (I think) about the purpose of underwear. One of the reasons is that it lets you wear pants multiple times before washing. This surprised me since I personally don’t do this. Everything I wear is clean everyday (except weekends, which don’t count). So how often do you wear clothes before washing them? ---
**Author:** ![Trancey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Trancey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/2 "2002-06-10T15:19:17Z")
i have like a “complusive washing disorder” or something i cant stand wearing anything more then once even if i put on a shirt then 2 seconds later change shirts, i wash the previous one not to mention i have virtually no clothes, so i do laundry every other day i feel sorry for my parents water bill 😛 ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/3 "2002-06-10T15:48:40Z")
1 wear, 1 wash. 'cept on weekends, when I try not to wear anything… ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/4 "2002-06-10T17:39:13Z")
I wear jeans for a week if I don’t do anything dirty, usually I only wear them to work and take them off when I get home so I don’t have a problem with it. Shirts is the same but I will only wear them twice. T-shirts I will wear them for a few days on the weekends and in the evening and wash them after a few days. No one has ever told me I stink or anything like that. Though that might explain why people avoid me and it’s not my personallity like I thought! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/5 "2002-06-10T17:50:41Z")
I usually wear t-shirts under shirts. So, if only wearing it to work, and not sweating or going to bars (smoke!) with it on, I will wear a shirt 2 times usually before washing. Jeans and dockers can usually do 2-3 wears before a wash. ---
**Author:** ![trixiebix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@trixiebix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trixiebix)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/6 "2002-06-10T17:58:29Z")
Shirts I’ll wear once, unless they have ABSOLUTLY NO odor, then maybe twice. Jeans I’ll wear a lot of times, maybe 5. I like my jeans broken in, and thats the way to do it. Work pants I’ll wear twice. I have to go to laundromat to do it, so I hate doing laundry. If it was in my house I’d be doing a wash everyday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/7 "2002-06-10T18:14:05Z")
I wear jeans only on the weekends. I’ll wear each pair about 4 - 5 times between washes, as long as they have no spills/stains/odors. I’m rarely in them more than 5 hours anyway. I only wear tops/shirts once maybe twice. Pants and skirts that have to be dry-cleaned I wear three times, again provided there’re no spills/stains/odors. I only wear underwear once before they’re in the dirty clothes hamper. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/8 "2002-06-10T19:01:23Z")
Underwear, socks, shirts - once. Pants - 3-4 days unless I’ve spilled coffee on them again… sometimes 5-6 days if these days are a weekend and I’m working outside or something (I’m not gonna waste my nice clean jeans on a sweaty outside day - save them for Monday morning). ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/9 "2002-06-10T19:52:50Z")
Once: Underwear, socks, T-shirts 2-3 Times: Bras (otherwise the elastic just wears out too damn quick), and pyjamas 4-5 Times (or until they get smelly or I dribble something on them): long-sleeved shirts (always worn over a T-shirt) and Jeans ---
**Author:** ![kitarak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kitarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitarak)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/10 "2002-06-10T20:00:27Z")
Shirts, 2 or 3 times (I don’t have many and I hate doing laundry). Jeans, maybe 6 or 7 times (Same). Underwear only once though. If I had my own washing machine I would wear shirts once, though I probably still would wear jeans for a longer period of time - Washing them too often ruins jeans (well, not ruins them, but makes them less comfortable IMO) ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/11 "2002-06-10T20:03:26Z")
Pants last a week, maybe more, maybe less. The pants I wear at work in which I do nothing but sit don’t get dirty quickly, so they last a bit longer. Shirts: usually once, though if I’m getting really lazy about doing laundry I may try to find one that doesn’t smell at all and give it a second go. Everything else only gets worn once. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_The\_Bold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dale\_The\_Bold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_The_Bold)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-wear-stuff-between-washings/113252/12 "2002-06-10T20:07:19Z")
What’s this “wash” thing you people do?