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Agitation is what causes a lot of shrinkage. Higher speed spin cycle will increase this greatly.
https://www.thespruce.com/why-clothes-shrink-in-the-laundry-2146152
If the garment was cheap it is doubtful the fabric would have been pre shrunk and may even have been stretched considerably in manufacture.
dancing james-
Cheers.
Obviously I shrunk it and I'm not going to be a dick about it. But for my own peace of mind I wanted to check.
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Spinning isn't the same as agitation though is it? Once the washer revs up the item isn't moving around whereas agitation will more often happen during the wash cycle, especially for top loaders - more of an NA thing.
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withered_preacher
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.