You're pulling your warm laundry out of the dryer, blissfully unaware that your washing machine just committed treason. It didn't leave your clothes cleaner than they were before you put them in.

If you wear clothes, you will have dirty laundry. And if you have dirty laundry, there will come a day when you need a specific set of clean clothes the next day but your parents aren't around and ...

When the label in your favorite clothing shows the dreaded hand wash symbol, you need to take it seriously. Those clothes are more high maintenance than T-shirts and jeans that you toss in the washer.