• FQQD@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Do the manufacturers just do this to not be responsible if the shirt doesn’t survive the machinery?

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      It’s like dishware being not dishwasher safe

      Sometimes they didn’t want to pay for the testing and don’t want to be liable (Probably cheap product) sometimes they didn’t want to spend the extra 0.05¢/item to apply the proper coating/dyes/machine resistant features (Cheap product)

      The rest of the time, it’s truly because of “specialized” material, like wool.

      If you’re looking to buy clothing, it’s best if you simply didn’t buy anything that is “Handwash Only” (Unless it’s something like wool).

      If everybody checked and avoided buying “Handwash Only” clothing AND dishware, they would disappear off the market rather quickly (With the exception of special materials that truly can’t be made machine-safe)

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        Tbf knives will not stay sharp if you dishwash them. You just have to sharpen them more often if you do. So you’re either lazy not to hand wash them OR lazy not to sharpen them as much. Has nothing to do with how they are manufactured. Knives just don’t stay sharp in machine washing as the heat dulls it.

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          Wait… people are putting knives in the dishwasher?! The fuck? They’re like the easier thing to clean!

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            I didn’t actually know that it was bad to put knives in the dishwasher until only a couple months ago. For anyone wondering, dishwasher detergent is abrasive, and will mechanically dull blades.

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            Well yeah, so are plates but I’m not going to hand wash all of those. I can only trust my dishwasher with stuff that is easy to clean.

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              I can only trust my dishwasher with stuff that is easy to clean.

              You either need different dishwasher detergent or a new dishwasher.

              The day I have to pre-rise dishes or the dishwasher doesn’t clean dirty dishes is the day I go shopping for a new dishwasher.

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      Some are damaged by washing in high heat or tumble drying them. Not like straight away but over time.

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      If I see this on something cotton or polyester, I just don’t buy it as it insinuate cheap dying and manufacturing.

      On wool, cashmere, etc. it’s a bit more reasonable