Just shrunk my OH's new cotton t-shirt in a 40° wash, mixed setting.
Label says 40°.
My OH says I should have washed at 30° as everything is 30° nowadays.
I don't think a new t-shirt should shrink anyway - it's not a wool jumper - definitely not at 40°.
Who's right?
Did you put it on a fast spin?
Yes. The default is pretty high.
As to whether it matters. I'm tempted to get her to send it back. It would have been cheap, but it strikes me as such BS that a t-shirt would shrink like that in a normal wash.
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Just shrunk my OH's new cotton t-shirt in a 40° wash, mixed setting.
Label says 40°.
My OH says I should have washed at 30° as everything is 30° nowadays.
I don't think a new t-shirt should shrink anyway - it's not a wool jumper - definitely not at 40°.
Who's right?