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Originally Posted by Adri
Yeah, we use the apartment complex's machines, and they suck, so I always use the High setting. I also recall always drying my stuff at my mom's on the high setting. I dunno... I've never really had any clothes "wear out" on me. Maybe I renew my wardrobe too frequently for anything to have time to wear out, even using the high setting on my dryer.
Then again, I have a few staple pieces that I've been wearing for several years that are in excellent shape, and I know I've always dried them on high, as well. I really don't know the answer.
As far as energy savings... I never use "heat dry" on my dishwasher, if that makes up for it. And we don't have air conditioning...
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threadjack: I tend to buy higher-quality clothing and replace it less often, though lately I've had to resort to buying cheaper clothing (yay for Costco deals) because I've been replacing my pants so often (45 lbs gone, 15 to go). I have a couple of J. Crew sweaters in my wardrobe I've had since high school. My dad balked at the fact that I spent $50 on a single sweater, but I still have and still wear that sweater 10 years later. That works out to $5 a year. And it's definitely been dried on the high setting.
All of my old pants are pretty much useless at this point, which is a shame, because they've worn so well, especially my one pair of J. Crew jeans.