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Comment on Discussion Thread 🌮 Wednesday 14 January 2026

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I’m currently washing YL’s school uniforms so I can donate them to the MS Society which are happy to take everything. Some of the dresses and pants I’ve done a marvellous job of hemming. I’ve seen some horrendous hemming on uniforms that stick out like dogs balls. I’ll also wash the woollen jumper and de-ball it and wait for a nice day to wash the jackets. I will not soak the shirts nor iron anything.

As an non OP shopper, am I too anal or not doing enough?

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melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I always wash things before donating if they’re not new, I don’t iron

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SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I do the same as you, washed and folded. Check for stains (don’t forget the underarms), missing buttons, holes etc. If anything’s wrong with it I bin it. I know I could attempt to repair things but I also know it would sit in a pile forever waiting for me to do it. There’s no shortage of clothes in the op shops so some things just need to go in the bin. I don’t buy much from op shops, but if I do I always wash before using.

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SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I launder things then drop them off, assuming they’re in good nick. Mostly clothes I find in the park from cars that’ve been stolen elsewhere and rifled through near me.

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- SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Um what clothes in the park from stolen cars?
  
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  - SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yep. Fancy car stolen from fancy area, drive to shitty area, toss car in the park at night, take car elsewhere I guess, maybe chop shop. I’ve found a bunch of nice stuff on the morning dog walk.
    
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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
If donating uniforms, I’d make them so that a reasonable person could at least try them on to ascertain the fit. I would iron them all where appropriate, including the jackets. Collars and cuffs only on the shirts. Soaking is probably going too far.

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- CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I get what you’re saying but here’s the reason I’m not gonna iron. If I was to purchase say a dress, I would wash it when I got home anyway regardless of how it looked in the shop so ironing is pointless.
  
  If someone purchases a dress and doesn’t atleast wash it before wearing then they probably don’t iron either so why should I?
  
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  - Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    My only beef with this is - why buy a garment if you don’t know if it will fit? I would still wash it when I got it home, but I would hope to have some idea if the garment was going to fit me or I wouldn’t buy it in the first place. The fit can change fairly dramatically between ironed and un-ironed - particularly the set over the shoulders, and sleeve length, so I would recommend at least basic ironing.
    
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    CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yes but I’m not the one selling them.
    
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