New clothes ????

[PGS28]

That's a really good point.

I always wash them as you never know what germs are on them and who tried them on.  I also wash towels, sheets, blankets pretty much anything that is made of fabric.

[alice44]

Sometimes I do - if I have bought it from a consignment shop or Good Will.  New store clothes - I don't always wash first.  Probably should, but am afraid I will do something wrong with it and ruin it.

[cathy37]

I don't usually wash new clothes when I buy them.  I probably should because you don't know who has tried them on. 

[bigfoot951]

I don't wash them before I wear them, but I know a lot of people do wash them.  I don't know that i'm doing it right.  Maybe I should wash them first, but it's not a huge concern of mine at this time.

[camellia0]

It depends on the item. When I buy jeans I do. Dresses and skirts, no.

[demaina]

Always.  I think the only time I didn't was when I bought a pair of pants and a jacket because the temperature suddenly dropped and I was on vacation.  I literally went to the store, bought it, got in my car, and put them on over my cloths.

[mamatygress]

If it's new, wear first.  If it's second hand, wash first. 

[MichelleHW101]

If it's right out of the store whether it's second hand or not, I wash it because I never know who handled it before me or if it was tried on.  I'd rather know it was clean before I wear anything.  Even packaged items like underwear and socks I wash.  I just prefer to know it's clean.   

[12amos]

Yes I normally prewash new clothes not unless of course it's clothing that needs to be dry cleaned.   

[yikes77]

I normally wear first.