Settle a argument

How many times do you use a towel after a shower?

For me, towels are one time use. This is apparently a surprise to some people. 

Who is correct?

I use them 3-5 times. More in the winter, less in the summer when it's humid and they dry out slower. 

dculberson said:

I use them 3-5 times. More in the winter, less in the summer when it's humid and they dry out slower. 

That's me as well. 

The same person ?   or the family :)

'Til they are a bit...crispy. Suddenly, I sound disgusting. 

I'm a morning showerer, Monday morning is new towel day.

*an

wife says once, I say more. It's less serious an argument than our coke vs Dr Pepper argument, but you gotta pick your priorities and your battles wisely. 

I wash it after a week or two...or three. 

Really when it starts to get annoyingly crusty. 

Two showers and the towel is dirty to me. I shower at least twice a day and after every E36 M3 I take if I can lol

A couple times? Often just once though. I dont keep track, but the clean towel pile disappears pretty fast.

When it starts to stink, it's time for a new towel. 

In reply to dculberson :

Yes, us too. Let me say that this thread is a bit of fresh air compared to what's going on in the world and on this thread (one particular thread).

Do you weirdos wash your pants every time you wear them also?

If you shower correctly you are just absorbing fresh water off of you and then the towel dries, no need to wash that every time you use it. 

Towels get washed at the same time as bed sheets.  Once a week unless something out of the ordinary happens.

In reply to EvanB :

No, jeans especially, 3-5 times unless I'm in mud or concrete. Sheets once every week or two. 

But towels and wash cloths just go in the dirty clothes after a shower, like shirts socks and underwear. 

In reply to EvanB :

Nah can't wash denim too often lol

We change ours once a week.

Yoo should be clean when you come out of the shower or after you wash your hands.

if you're not, then there's something wrong.

Unless it smells or gets crusty, probably about 7 showers. Unless it’s for a locker room shower, then it gets washed every use. 

If i shower twice in a day, the first towel gets washed even if it’s not ready yet. 

If I used a towel once per wash there isn't a linen closet large enough to hold them all, and I would do 3 extra loads of laundry a week.  I can't imagine owning that many towels. 

I have a couple sets of 2 towels each. I alternate days until it gets to be 2 weeks, so about a week per towel.  Then the pair gets swapped for a fresh set. 
 

Dress pants get 2 wearings unless  I get something on them. Jeans get 3-4. 

Shirts only get one wearing. 

[edit] Underwear and socks, too - single wearing only.
 

I just remembered the perfect comic strip for this. 
 

Mr_Asa said:

Towels get washed at the same time as bed sheets.  Once a week unless something out of the ordinary happens.

Much the same, I'm drying off my CLEAN body....

Jeans: when they stand up on their own. Really, washing wears them out far worse than wearing them and I don't do holey jeans.

Shirts are 1-3 wearings, depending on how much I sweated during the day. Same for pants. Wool slacks get quite a few as wool doesn’t smell nearly as bad. Jeans until they stand on their own. 

Wait...you wash towels?

For the one time wash crowd:  If y'all have minimum 7 towels, how long are they in the dryer?  Or is it a couple washed every other day?