When tranferring clothes from the washer to the dryer do YOU shake out every little piece or do you just grab?

Question

the clothes and stick them in the dryer? One of my elderly clients says I have to SHAKE them all out individually or they won't dry straight. Is that true? I just shove them in.

Answer 1

I have never ever heard of shaking the clothing out first. I have always just grabbed them from the washer and threw them in the dryer. They dry just fine for me. Except the random half dry towels once in a while. (usually in a bigger load)

I used to take out all my t-shirts and hang them to dry, because they're all cheap and shrink...But I gave up on that and they're fine.

As for your cliant... You just have to do what they want. That's what you get payed for!

Answer 2

I pull out stuff that has to hang dry, but other than that I just throw everything in. It doesn't make the least bit of sense to shake everything out so it'll 'dry straight'. The only way it's going to 'dry straight' is if you hang it up straight to dry! LOL And I don't see why it should make a difference for wrinkles, either, since the clothes are just going to be tumbled and thrown around in the dryer anyways. The only exception: the clothes that get stuck in big blankets and sheets. This stuff ends up so balled up in the little corners of fitted sheets that it doesn't get the air to dry and ends up very wrinkled. But mostly...let your dryer to your job.

P.S. They actually make combo washer/dryers now, where you put the clothes, soap, softener all in at the beginning, set wash cycle, set dry cycle, and the one machine does both the washing and the drying without you ever taking the clothes out. If it can do this all on it's own without you, why should you have to shake out your clothes?

Answer 3

I always shake all articles when coming out of the washer mainly because it saves work on the dryer and the clothes dry faster and they seems to be less wrinkles. Plus I find things that I didnt want to go into the dryer.

Answer 4

I shake out every little piece because if they are stuck together, some of the clothes might not be dry when it's ready to take them out. I used to just shove shocks into the washer even when they are not flipped and they end up not being clean.

Answer 5

Depends. I separate by function as well as color, so if it's just undies, t-shirts and "who cares how they look" stuff, I just throw. But otherwise I shake out. I also shake after they come out of the dryer. In addition I find that not only does the right amount of fabric softener take care of most of the wrinkle problem, but not letting them stay in the wash too long also helps.

Answer 6

I just grab and shove.I am not sure why what you mean by "dry straight". If that is the same as no wrinkles I have found that taking things out while they are still warm and hanging or folding does more to control wrinkles than anything else. Fabric softener added to the rinse relieves some wrinkles but it also softens the creases in perminent press.

Answer 7

Hey, I'm a guy, I just grab a handful and shove them in. I'm just happy they get clean.
My clothes have never seen an iron, and I think they are happy about that. They haven't complained about it anyway.
I usually, just give the dryer a heat spin, then pull the clothes out and shove on a hanger. Heck they almost smile at me, happy little buggers.

Answer 8

If you shake each piece, it helps to dry more evenly.
Items are thicker at seams, pockets, collars and etc. and would not have to dry as long as when hurled into the dryer in a ball. Also there are less wrinkles in the garments.

Answer 9

I shake out everything because it seems to dry nicer. There's less chance that a pair of undies is wrapped around something, or a sleeve is all balled up. It's so disappointing to take a shirt out of the dryer and the sleeve is all balled up and wet.

Answer 10

i just shove it all in. I dont think shaking them would make much of a difference since it will still just go in the dryer....it makes no sense to shake clothing..