I don't claim to be a laundry expert, but I think at this point in my life I mostly have the chore figured out . . . right? Maybe not. The other day I was lamenting that one of my shirts came out of the washing machine with a snag in it, and my mom asked if I left any zippers undone. It turns out you're supposed to close any zippers before putting clothing in the wash — otherwise, the metal teeth can grab onto other fabrics. Maybe it's just a common sense thing, but I truly never thought of it.
The whole situation got me thinking: What other laundry mistakes am I making? I reached out to a few experts to ask what laundry mistakes they often see most often, and it turns out there are quite a few things that I didn't know about.
