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Omega Entity:
I always heard that front-loaders get to smelling kinda nasty if you don't care for them properly (something about mold or something), and so we've always had top-loaders. Our washer's been out of commission for the past few months, so it's been weekly trips to the laundromat - there's only two of us, so it's not like there's a ton of it. We're getting our new washer out of layaway this week, though (also a top-loader), so we can finally be doing our laundry at home again.

Redball:
I've always had top load washers. Front loads use much less water and cost more, but I'm not about to switch, especially since my well water costs only the electricity to run the pump. I run two loads about once a week. I've been pulling some poison ivy, and so clothes and canvas shoes go in the wash soon after. And I go into the shower.

valley_parade:
Go to the laundromat every Saturday afternoon, because I live an exciting life.

Barmymoo:

--- Quote from: Linds on 21 Jun 2012, 05:59 ---Unless they're those people who only wear things once before they wash? I usually wear pants/shorts/skirts multiple times before I wash them unless they get dirty or sweaty or whatever. Outer shirts, like cardigans, hoodies, etc. get washed less frequently as well, because they rarely touch skin. I know some people, though, that think that's gross, so they will wash everything after being worn only once.

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I think this might well be it - one of the blogs I read had a post on how to reduce your laundry and her suggestion was (gasp, horror, suggested in the tone of someone who knows she is about to say something scandalous!) that you should wear jeans TWICE before you wash them. I often wear the same pair of jeans for two weeks before washing them, although they get washed more often if it's summer and I'm sweaty.

Papersatan:
Steve and I do laundry when we realize we are out of things to wear.  I'd like to say this is because of the hassle of going to the laundry mat, but we did the same thing when there was laundry in our basement, only then we also left clothes mildewing in the washer for a week. :(

I have always had a top loading washer and a front loading drier. My last apartment got a new high efficiency washer that makes funny noises and won't let you see how much water is in it, and that was top loading too. 

Maybe if everyone takes a shower everyday and uses a clean towel every time, if you have a house of 5 that could make a load of laundry a day.  Also if they are stay-at-home mommy bloggers they might be using cloth diapers on young children and/or forgoing paper towels for cloths and cleaning a lot of messes . 

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