AdeleneDawner comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AdeleneDawner 10 February 2011 02:01:46AM 2 points [-]

I wash my dark blues with my black and dark brown clothing, and my medium and light blues with my other non-red medium and light colored clothing, and haven't noticed any cross-contamination of colors. I haven't tried it with reds, but my understanding is that red things are much more prone to bleeding than any other color and should definitely be washed separately.

Comment author: TobyBartels 10 February 2011 10:08:24AM 4 points [-]

I wash all of my colours together, with no problems, but I also always wash them on cold/cold. If I ever have to wash something red on hot, I hope that I'll remember to separate it from the blue clothes, but I might not.

Comment author: Alicorn 10 February 2011 02:07:35AM 1 point [-]

I wash my red things with my other colorful clothes. I haven't had problems.

Comment author: wedrifid 10 February 2011 02:12:20AM 2 points [-]

Apart from the first few washes of a red thing I wash all my clothes in together. I haven't had problems either. :)

Comment author: mindspillage 11 February 2011 04:07:46AM 10 points [-]

I have had exactly one load of laundry go wrong ever due to colors running. (Purple.) I pretty much blatantly ignore washing directions, except for formalwear and business suits. If something cannot survive being thrown in with the regular wash, it's too much trouble to keep. (It helps that I thrift the vast majority of my wardrobe, so I'm rarely out more than $5 or so if something is ruined.)

Comment author: wedrifid 11 February 2011 04:10:35AM 2 points [-]

I pretty much blatantly ignore washing directions, except for formalwear and business suits.

And those are easy to handle - drycleaners!