# Is it Necessary to Sort Laundry these Days? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 27, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525 "2022-01-27T20:17:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/61 "2022-01-31T01:29:07Z")
It’s necessary unless I want to be single again. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/62 "2022-01-31T12:29:08Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > I go the laundromat every weekend. I go to the laundromat twice a year. It is my job to launder my gf’s horse blankets and pads. They’re her horses, so she should do it, but she’s weirded out by the idea of going to the laundromat. She makes me something special for dinner that night as a thank you. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/63 "2022-01-31T15:18:57Z")
I don’t sort by color but by type. Underwear and socks Sheets Bath towels Kitchen towels Dog blankets Clothing Everything is washed in warm wash/cold rinse except underwear and kitchen towels which are washed in hot/cold rinse. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/64 "2022-01-31T17:13:52Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > go to the laundromat twice a year. It is my job to launder my gf’s horse blankets and pads. They’re her horses, so she should do it, but she’s weirded out by the idea of going to the laundromat. She makes me something special for dinner that night as a thank you. I’ve been going to laundromats since I was a kid growing up. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/65 "2022-01-31T17:16:42Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > I’ve been going to laundromats since I was a kid My gf went once, with me, many years ago. It was just another day at the laundromat, but she was apparently traumatized, so it’s been my job ever since. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/66 "2022-01-31T17:22:01Z")
^^Wow!! ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/67 "2022-01-31T17:44:37Z")
Yeah, things can get creepy at laundromats. I had a guy try to open a conversation with me by asking, “Are you the type of girl who likes to play games?” Uh, menacing. Yeah. Never saw him before or since, thank my lack of god. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/68 "2022-01-31T18:51:00Z")
Yes, laundromats can be creepy for women as @Two_Many_Cats2 pointed out. But they can also be very handy. When in college, I would go to the laundromat on a Sunday morning, put the wash in, then treat myself to breakfast at Al’s Diner right next door in Dinkytown. Back to the laundromat to put stuff in the dryer and settle down and study until dryer was done. It was here that I learned to pay attention to folding clothes right out of the dryer to eliminate/minimize the need for ironing. As I love linen and cotton, this is excellent knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/69 "2022-01-31T19:42:10Z")
Oh yeah, I actually like laundromats on the whole. You can sit and read, with the machines making a nice humming sound in the background. White noise, I think it’s called. They also usually have snack machines, or you can go out for a bite while waiting. It’s soothing. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/70 "2022-01-31T19:47:47Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > I agree with this method. Red things, especially when new, may be treated more carefully as well. Why is this? Why do new red things seem to run, or bleed, more than other new colors? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525/71 "2022-01-31T20:13:34Z")
> [@Yodalicious](#): > > Why is this? Why do new red things seem to run, or bleed, more than other new colors?.. Perhaps they don’t. It might just be more noticeable when the undershirts turn a light pink as opposed to a light blue/gray. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525.md?page=3)