I thought it was the cologne they spray at the store, but even clothes I have delivered from a distribution center also have a smell that is very discernibly NOT Tide detergent.

How?? What are they washing these clothes with to make them smell like that??

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    Manufacturing detritus. Machine oil. Pollution. The rancid sweat of 100 hands they’ve passed through.

    That smell is an excellent reason to wash your clothes before wearing them.

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        Not crazy, just conditioned. Buying new clothes is exciting (after you turn 15) and the smell is part of the memory.

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          15? I’m 18 and I still dread it. Even if I get something nice, was is rly worth it? It’s a necessity, how can someone enjoy something that they must do? (like eating: super overrated)

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            Wow, someone else that actually feels the way I do about these things, particularly the eating part. The whole process of preparing, cooking and eating food feels like such a waste of time to me, I wish I could just take a pill or supplement that actually gave me everything I needed as if I were eating a healthy balanced diet and then maybe eat one meal a week for the actual taste of food.