Have you ever read the tags on your clothes? You know, it tells you what that particular item of clothing is made from, where it was made and then the washing instructions? Have you ever noticed that if it tells you to dry that particular piece of clothing in the dryer it also says "remove promptly."
Why does it matter if you remove, say, your underwear promptly from the dryer? Why, in fact, does it matter whether or not you remove anything promptly from the dryer? Isn’t that why we have irons and ironing boards and dry cleaners?
I don’t think I’ve ever been worried about my underwear being wrinkled. Or anyone else being concerned about it, for that matter. That’s just not one of those things that someone is going to look at you and say, "Do you really think you should go out like that in public? I mean, your underwear is wrinkled. That’s so wrong." Like that’s a huge fashion faux paus or something. I mean, really, who cares? You never see those stupid fashion reporters on the red carpet say something to a star like, "So, what kind of non-wrinkled-promptly-removed-from-the-dryer designer underwear are you wearing tonight?" Just doesn’t happen.
I bet it even says "remove promptly" on towel labels. Because you know, a wrinkled towel that has sat in the dryer for a few hours or days or weeks simply does not dry you off as well as a towel that has been removed promptly from the dryer.
Remove promptly. Does this mean you should stay by the dryer while your clothes are in there so as soon as the dryer buzzes, you can remove everything promptly? Fuck that.
Also, that little label says nothing about how soon you should fold/hang your item of clothing and put it away. So, you might remove the clothes from the dryer promptly, but then they might sit in your clothes basket or on your bed or a chair or the floor, or wherever the hell you put your clean laundry, for hours or days or weeks at a time. I think you get the point I’m trying to make in the most round about way possible, right?
Who fucking cares if you remove your clothes/towels/whatever from the dryer promptly because if you don’t fold/hang them and put them away promptly they’re still going to get wrinkled.
Also, I need to do laundry.
Is someone a little cranky? Just ever so slightly?
I prefer to think of it as “overly contemplative” rather than “cranky.”
I suggest having a gin and tonic (perhaps a double) prior to doing the laundry. And if your underwear is wrinkled your underwear is too big.
Oooo, Bob has an excellent point. Two excellent points. Gin and tonic prior to laundry, and the bit about wrinkled underwear. Touche, my friend. Touche.
Bob, as per usual, has made very excellent points. However, I am more of a Belvedere and OJ kind of a girl, but the principle is still the same. Thanks Bob!
Lol.. I have to say I’ve had the same thoughts.. I’m thinking we both think too much. But then again I’m thinking again.
Our bed sheets say “Remove Promptly” but I can tell you that no one cares wether our bed sheets are wrinkled when we make the bed.. and as soon as you lay down the damn things are wrinkled anyway.. they should really say “Remove Promptly, and do not lay on them” but they are SHEETS.
*Deep breath* Look what you got started. lol.
But don’t you ever, EVER take that little tag off of the matress. They’ll get you.