Washday Blues

In this week’s laundry there were two shirts; a blue one and a red checked one. The blue shirt always had blue buttons and the red shirt had white buttons, but that is no longer the case. When I took the clothes out of the machine I was astonished to see that the blue shirt now has white buttons and the red shirt has blue buttons. I can’t explain it; I suppose it’s just one of those things. I can live with white buttons on the blue shirt, but blue buttons on the red shirt just looks wrong, so something needs to be done. There are seven buttons on each shirt, but, as I said, I’m prepared to put up with the white buttons on the blue shirt, so it is just the seven blue buttons on the red shirt that are causing the problem. However, I cannot replace the blue buttons on the red shirt with the white ones without removing them from the blue shirt first, which seems a pity because I don’t mind them being on the blue shirt; I only mind the blue buttons on the red shirt. It just seems so unfair that I have to deal with fourteen buttons when only seven buttons are bothering me, and, quite frankly, I am having trouble accepting it. I have decided to put both shirts back in the wash and hope that the problem sorts itself out. I realise that this is a long shot, but it’s worth a try.
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That was the immediate solution that came to my head too laugh
You could probably save yourself some grief and just buy 7 white buttons or an old shirt with 7 white buttons, don't you think?
Unfay, that's way too practical laugh
I did use a different fabric conditioner; I wonder if that was the culprit. hmmm
I have never heard of fabric conditioner causing button colour change.
But who knows..
Well I don't see what else could be responsible, Molly. They should put a bloody warning on the label. mumbling
Write them a letter of complaint professor
Just be thankful, that your problems aren't more involved;

The vapors can irritate the eyes and respiratory passages, and it can be absorbed through the skin. Softeners also include A-Terpineol, which is linked with central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory disorders. Fabric softener is harmful to the environment and has the potential to contaminate the air we breathe.

I didn't know that ^^^^^^^^^

Buttons can also lose their original color or break when exposed to bleach or other harsh laundry products.

It wasn't your softner.
UNLESS, he was drinking it. laugh
I don't see a problem in switched buttons. grin

May be the blue buttons will fade away and become white with another wash or two.

Blue on red doesn't look good. Isn't it? grin
Dye the red shirt navy. Blue buttons on a navy shirt.

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Deal with it.There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Great news, everybody! cheering

With very little hope of my desired outcome, I put the two shirts back into the washing machine this morning, making sure that all the settings were exactly the same as before. When the wash cycle had completed I nervously opened the door of the machine and tentatively drew out the two shirts. At first it seemed that nothing had changed, the buttons were still on the wrong shirts. Then I looked more closely at the shirts, and, although the buttons were still in the wrong places, something else had changed. As I gradually regained my senses after the initial devastating disappointment I realised what had happened. The blue shirt had somehow transformed into a red checked shirt, and the red shirt had changed to blue. I know this is not what I was hoping for, but it's a better result than I could have reasonably expected. Anyway, I have learned a lesson from this incident; in future I will always wash those two particular shirts separately. And I will also be going back to my old fabric conditioner, of course.
Now that was an unexpected outcome! applause
This sort of thing happens to me all the time, Selenite. drinking
I think you should get a job as a magician!

That 'trick' would look amazing on stage! applause
But to be a magician, Selenite, it is necessary to be in control of the tricks, rather than be a victim of them. sigh
You weren't a victim!
You decided what to do next! You were in controle of the next step! dancing
Although things worked out okay this time, that is by no means always the case, Selenite. I simply do not have the self confidence to appear on stage with that amount of uncertainty about what might happen next. uh oh
Your lucky to have two shirts.
Harb, call Hollywood. You have the talent to write the script for a Box Office movie giggle
Luck has nothing to do with it, flyme1, my acquisition of those shirts was the result of a well executed strategy, rather than mere chance. scold
You wouldn't happen to have Hollywood's number, would you, secretagent? hmmm
HE...
Does this type of thing:
1. Happen to you without your interference
2. a Joke, Not happened at all
I can´t cope with thisfrustrated
Some questions are better not asked, FAE. smile
Are you alright there, Bn? Do you need help?
Big Dog is fine. I just made him a cuppa tea and a nice piece of chocolate cake to ease his stress
Try colour catcher in the future.
what a wally .no s.o.h
it was a joke
Anyway if you worry about buttons on a shirt.sounds like o.c.d.
you need help mate and quick.
make your next blog which will be soon more interesting.
luff and peece.
luff and peece to you, too, flyme. wave
We could start a mutual appreciation society, flyme. I always avoid you, too. wave
i was going to suggest wearing them wrongside out but the problem has been corrected
Don't worry, Palm, there will be future problems that need solving. wine
Yes fly bleets and wines about negative people yet he's a master at the negative himself he's also mastered the delete button and his diphtheria is getting worse

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