Laundry Summit..shrink?

So that has been a question I have regarding laundry! My clothes are leggings and cotton shirts. I'm concerned about shrinking. Any laundry experience? We have Elite status that gives us a free bag of laundry. I will pack less, but I don't want to risk ruining clothes!

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Just my experience. I sent a nice dress shirt to the laundry and it came back a different size. So much that I did a double check to ensure that it was my shirt. We have now limited sent items to t-shirts/underwear and socks with no issues.

We only use the laundry for items we can afford to lose or shrink.

We get 1 bag each.

We do 1 load of whites..undies tees and socks, and one load of non shrinkable darks..socks, tees etc.

They use hot water..items come back clean and sometimes with little white tags...scratchy if not removed.

I would wash delicates, knits in the sink and drip dry in shower!

My clothes always seem to shrink after getting back from a cruise. Never thought about blaming it on the laundry.

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I wouldn’t send legging, cotton blouse, dresses, nice tops or pants to the wash & fold laundry. Hot wash & high heat dry, we use wash & fold for jeans, DH,s undies, socks, hankies, our work out clothes, & t-shirts.

For dress shirts, dresses, suit, my tops we use the regular by the piece laundry or dry cleaning and have not had a problem. I do some hand wash of delicate items in the sink.

We do not send anything of quality to the laundry. DW refuses to use it, I will send out t-shirts, socks, underwear etc. anything else is dry cleaned. We were warned years ago about the hot water washing. everything I send out has been laundered many times at home so no worries of shrinkage.

My clothes always seem to shrink after getting back from a cruise. Never thought about blaming it on the laundry.

 

Thanks🤗

 

Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

LOL! Me too!

I don't send good cotton tops out because they shrink. Actually, I don't send anything to the laundry that hasn't been washed and dried many times at home. Dry cleaning is my preferred method on the ship.

Included in the laundry we sent out was one long sleeved shirt that shrunk so much it was invisible. I’m still hoping someone’s shirt shows up to replace mine the next time we sent some out.

And if one has a pants that needs pressing the seam will start out as a monorail, then a birail then a trirail. I’m waiting for a Los Angeles expressway by the time we finish our cruising season on Equinox.

and I wear a lot of cotton--jean, golf shirts etc and none of it has come back with any problems

The self serve laundry is something I miss when not on Princess. I love packing clean clothes to go home, instead of sweaty, musty dirty ones. I don’t trust sending it out, especially after hearing so many people report shrunken clothes. Additionally, the thought that our clothes are washed with other people’s bothers me.

Good information! I was debating about sending it out. We are doing a b2b after a 6 night stay at Cape May. So I was thinking the laundry would come in handy!!

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Based on my past experiences, if I'd be upset if it were shrunken, damaged, or lost I don't let them touch it......unless the only other option is throwing the item away or going naked.

My clothes always seem to shrink after getting back from a cruise. Never thought about blaming it on the laundry.

 

Thanks🤗

 

Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

I always blamed it on the salt in the air.;)

I won't send anything that might shrink to the laundry. Hence the reason why I don't attempt to win the "World's Lightest Packer" award and do a two week cruise (plus a few days at either end) with a carry-on only, and pack what I need. I do send tough man-made fabric clothing, or cheap stuff that I wear on sea days. If its damaged - and that has never happened to me - c'est la vie.