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Mum sparks debate after revealing why she NEVER washes new clothes, bedding or charity buys – but whose side are you on?
WASH THIS Mum sparks debate after revealing why she NEVER washes new clothes, bedding or charity buys – but whose side are you on?
FROM how many times you wash the sheets to the number of times you wash your clothes and at what temperature – it's been a debate among many people.
But one mum has got people talking after revealing her routine when buying new products.
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Livvy has revealed her laundry habits when it comes to her new purchases
Credit: TIKTOK/livsmeh
Taking to TikTok, the mum-of-four shared a video on her social media page @livsmeh, which currently has 10.9K followers.
Livvy responded to someone who commented on a previous video of hers saying: 'you must wash new bedding.'
However, the mum responded with something slightly different, and it has very much got people talking.
She explained that she 'never' washes new bedding and has never washed her new clothes either.
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Livvy also added: 'I sometimes don't even wash clothes I get from the charity shop. That's gross isn't it?'
She explained to her followers that she didn't understand why people would wash their new bedding or new clothes.
The mum then went on to explain that she didn't even wash the brand-new newborn clothes she bought.
Livvy then asked her followers: 'What am I doing wrong here? Why? They're new.'
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Before then telling her followers that she didn't want to know the answer to those questions.
After 24 hours of the video being shared, Livvy's video received over 10.2k views, with 90 people rushing to the comments section to share their thoughts.
I got Ringworm working in the changing room of a major high street store - it's why you should always wash new clothes
Some were mixed.
One wrote: 'Same here. Mum-of-five, new bedding straight on, new clothes straight in the drawers, charity shop clothes sniff test will decide whether it gets washed or not.
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'If it smells like the person smokes it goes through the washer twice, if not in the drawer they go!'
A second added: 'If you wash them, then you have to dry them and then you have to put them away. No thank you.'
A third said: 'Not gross in my opinion.'
The charity shop non-washing has kinda given me the ick
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However, others didn't agree.
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One commented: 'Always wash before use.
"One of my kids got hives from the factory finishings on a body warmer.'
A second said: 'You lost me at a charity shop.'
Whilst someone else wrote: 'Oh I'm more than fine with new clothes and bedding, but the charity shop clothes not being washed has been scratching all over a little bit.'
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Another added: 'The charity shop non-washing has kinda given me the ick.'
