30 Times People Tried Doing Laundry And Ended Up Regretting It

How hard can doing laundry be? You just throw your clothes into the washing machine, add some detergent, and press start... right? Well, yes - if you like shrunken sweaters and exploded pillows. In reality, the process is a little more complicated and some people found that out the hard way. People are sharing their funniest laundry fails and they'll make you realize how sorting your clothes, choosing the right detergent, and reading the label can save your favorite wool sweater from becoming a sweater for ants. "Walking" washing machines, shrunken gloves, and burning dryers - check out a collection of the funniest laundry fails in the gallery below!

#1 It's A French Sweater Anyway

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#2 Just Some Regular Rubber Gloves Washing Accidentally Opened The Gate Of Hell

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#3 They Look Dry Enough

#4 I Shrunk My GF's Favourite Sweater, But Her Loss Is Oak's Gain

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#5 The Many Stages In My Sweater's Life

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#6 These Six Socks Were Washed Together, One Shrunk

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#7 Sorry For Your Loss Meredith, We Kind Of Shrunk Your Favorite Sweater, But Ella Loves Her New Sweater

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#8 You Did Not Do Well

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#9 My Pillow Said "Washing Machine And Dryer Safe." I Open Up My Dryer To This

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#10 Turns Out Washing Machines Do Eat Socks, But There Were More Surprising Things That We Found

Image source: Cathy Hinz Today, my husband got tired of fooling with one of the washing machines that was just not working properly and decided to take it apart, starting with the bottom panel. To his shock, this is what he found... Socks, underwear, a credit card… and that is just what was in the bottom of the machine. When he removed the water pump that removes the water from the machine, he found about $7.00 in change.

#11 Laundry Time

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#12 Washed My Favourite Jumper

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#13 So My Washing Machine Took A Little Walk

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#14 I Washed The "Antistress" Pillow

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#15 Accidentally Shrunk My Sweater While Doing Laundry

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#16 Today Is A Pink Day

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#17 Accidentally Washed My Wallet And This Dog Appeared

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#18 I Accidentally Put My Leather Gloves In The Washing Machine

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#19 So, I Came Back To Check On My Laundry

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#20 Apparently Sometimes "Dry Clean Only" Really Does Mean Dry Clean Only

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#21 You Would Think They Would Make These Things Waterproof

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#22 Accidentally Put My Wool Hat In The Washing Machine. Label Said Hand Wash Cold

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#23 Mom Lesson Of The Day: Check The Pockets Before Doing The Laundry

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#24 I Accidentally Washed And Dried My $10 Bill And It Shrunk To A Quarter Of Its Normal Size

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#25 You Think You’ve Raised Them To Be Rational Human Beings, And Then You Come Around The Corner And You See This

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#26 Nothing Like Pulling Out A Warm Pillow Out Of The Dryer Right Before Bedtime

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#27 Did The First Load Of Laundry Of The Decade. 2 Rolls Of Toilet Paper Fell Off The Top Of The Fridge And Into The Washing Machine Without Me Noticing

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#28 I Feel Guilty For Murdering This Turtleneck

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#29 "I Got A New Sweater Today Because Mom Sucks At Doing Laundry"

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#30 My Husband Washed His Jeans Today... With A Few Red Car Rags

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