ForceOfAHorse t1_iu3ie65 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:06 AM

Reply to comment by dfore1234 in LPT: Buy two full sets of bedsheets. You can replace the sheets anytime, and worry about washing them tomorrow. by TheReverendBill

Why would I need second set of sheets? If it's time to laundry, I just put it in the machine in the morning and it's washed and dried until I need it again (which is at night on the same day).

I keep some emergency sheets somewhere, but I don't think I've used it in last 5 years.

Chromchris t1_iu3iv85 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:13 AM

Cultural differences I'd say. In Europe most ppl don't own a dryer so it's pretty much impossible to wash and dry a set of sheets in one day if it's not dry and hot outside.

ForceOfAHorse t1_iu3jww6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:29 AM

I live in Poland and I don't own a dryer. I don't have any issues with drying a set of sheets in a day. If it's sunny, then not an issue. If it's cloudy/rainy, I hang them in bathroom where heating is always on.

I guess it could be an issue if it was rainy day in summer (no heating season yet) and for some reason I'd be forced to wash the sheet this specific day, but I'd just hang them in bedroom and run a space heater for a while maybe? I don't know. Never happened to me in like 10 years.

Chromchris t1_iu3kit4 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:38 AM

Well I guess that works. We hang our laundry in a drying room in the attic. In winter it can take multiple days or up to a week to dry some stuff. But I feel like if you can afford a flat/house with a big enough bathroom that you can hang your sheets there you can definitely afford a second set of sheets. German btw so climate should be pretty much the same.

ForceOfAHorse t1_iu3owq1 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:41 AM

My bathroom is tiny, I have small flat. I just have a foldable drying rack and I do "the snake" with my sheets for drying purposes :)

Maybe if I lived in a house it would be different, but if it works then it works...

Chromchris t1_iu55xgj wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Ok I guess I totally misjudged you. I'm glad if it works for you. :) "the snake" cracked me up. Have a good day.

KITTEHZ t1_iu4gy6r wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Not everyone owns a washer and drier in their own home. In large cities in the US many people still have a communal laundry in a multi family dwelling or have to use a laudromat.