Rec
🎨
WASHING YOUR WHITES AND COLORS TOGETHER TO AVOID PAYING FOR AN EXTRA LOAD OF LAUNDRY EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW BETTER; DYING YOUR WHITE CLOTHES PINK
Haha cool!
image
@taterhole
Apr 10, 2025
37
see likes

Comments (15)

Make an account to reply.
image
@carolinebreeden
i am horrible about just throwing everything in together. there is one evil pair of black pants that i know will dye stuff blue, so i don’t do it with them, but otherwise i guess i’ve been very lucky. but hey!! pink can be fun!
Apr 11, 2025
1
image
@carolinebreeden
@CAROLINEBREEDEN also when the blue thing happened with said blue pants, i just did a couple more wash cycles w oxi clean without drying them, and all the blue came out!!! there is hope!
Apr 11, 2025
1
image
@carolinebreeden
@CAROLINEBREEDEN black pants. i meant black
Apr 11, 2025
1
image
@taterhole
@CAROLINEBREEDEN the pink is kind of cute!!! I love everyone sharing their laundry sins in this thread lol
Apr 11, 2025
1
image
@brooks
I notoriously just wash all clothes together no matter color or fabric. I did recently start getting picky about my BLACKS though...for work, gotta be that crisp black don't want any fuzzies or lint... and sometimes a white sweater will get its own wash. but really what's delicate anymore? what's pure? what's pristine? throw it all in and see what happens. honestly probably nothing. the dryer is what really destroys your clothes anyway!
Apr 11, 2025
4
image
@taterhole
@BROOKS I hateeee throwing light stuff in with black! but I have so much black clothing it needs its own load anyway
Apr 11, 2025
1
image
@sbonifazi
literally thought this was a myth unless using bleach with it. i'm so sorry for your loss 😔
Apr 10, 2025
2
image
@taterhole
@SBONIFAZI I know it’s so evil!!! thank you 🥀🫗
Apr 10, 2025
1
image
@lucius
I do this but layer colors on the bottom, then darks, then whites. Never with a brand new color item though. That gets washed on its own a couple times before I mix.
Apr 10, 2025
2
image
@taterhole
@LUCIUS the offending dress was thrifted but bright magenta and maybe it had not been worn many times before 💔 I feel like if I had washed it with dark clothes carnage would not have ensued
Apr 10, 2025
1
image
@lucius
@TATERHOLE :P bummer
Apr 10, 2025
1
image
@tiff
i think getting a colour catcher might be a good investment if you want to combine laundry loads. also your white clothes going pink is such a major minor inconvenience sucks :(
Apr 10, 2025
1
image
@taterhole
@TIFF your mind I didn’t even know that existed and I’ve been a meticulous sorter all my life. It’s not too too bad though it’s just my socks and one dress that took on all of the dye it’s kind of funny!!
Apr 10, 2025
1

Related Recs

Rec
🩸
Dying your clothes in the washing machine
why haven’t I been doing this already for years?! it’s so easy and (so far) mess free. I’ve revived some faded black clothes and made some old white jeans and t shirts look nicer by dying them an off white, saved an old white robe which looked a bit sad and now it’s super vibrant. I’m obsessed.
image
@pamrounis
Oct 30, 2024
4
Rec
👕
COLD WASHING YOUR CLOTHES
My washer automatically sets to hot, so that's what I've always done. I recently started cold washing. Not only is it better for the environment, but it preserves the prints on my shirts better. Someone should have told me about this earlier :(
image
@Opa101
Jul 13, 2025
6
Rec
🥼
actually having separate baskets and loads for your laundry
one time i dyed an off white shirt of mine slightly green via the black clothes in my load and so i try not to mix them anymore...
if its not possible i try to keep the lighter clothes up top in the washer (mine opens top up)
image
@flora
Feb 1, 2024
10

Top Recs from @taterhole

Rec
recommendation image
💬
ENDING SENTENCES WITH ELLIPSES LIKE A BOOMER
It lends a reflective and wistful tone to written communications imo…
image
@taterhole
Jul 10, 2025
221
Rec
recommendation image
🧸
Never changing
My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌
image
@taterhole
Feb 23, 2025
207
Rec
recommendation image
🏄
SURFING THE TIDES OF THE EVERYONE TAB
I am a woman of the people
image
@taterhole
May 28, 2025
170