Laundry Showdown: Man’s Washing Routine Ignites Fierce Online Debate!

Just a few days back, as I was aimlessly scrolling through TikTok—an activity quite typical for us millennials—I came across a video where a girl was pointing out her boyfriend’s odd approach to doing laundry.

The clip featured a guy who was intensely examining the instructions on the back of a bottle of laundry detergent, looking both stressed and baffled.

In the video, the Australian TikToker overlaid text that read: “Help?? I just asked my bf where the cap for the detergent is and he said ‘Oh I just fill it up and toss it in?’”

“Into the machine with ALL the laundry??” she added incredulously. “He’s so sure it’s the correct way that he started searching the detergent box for instructions.”

The video was also captioned by the TikTok user as, “Crazy antics in our place tonight.”

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Initially, my reaction mirrored that of the woman who posted the video. It was the first time I heard of someone washing their clothes with the detergent cap still full of soap. I usually just wash it out under the tap. Isn’t that what everyone does?

Apparently, I was wrong.

Diving into the comments, I was astonished to find out that quite a few people actually follow this practice and even consider it common sense.

One commenter quipped, “Girl, don’t make me defend a guy here.”

Another explained, “I do this?? So the cap doesn’t end up all slimy and soapy??”

“He’s technically right, but just tell him we said he’s wrong,” another user joked.

Honestly, I’m as baffled as the original TikToker. Are we really supposed to be doing this?

Fortunately, some commenters were on the same page as me…

“I swear everyone saying they do this is just trying to mess with you, GIRL LMAOOO,” one person commented.

Another expressed, “I thought all the comments would be agreeing that it’s crazy, but now I’m just more confused than before.”

I feel the same way, honestly.