People Who Failed At Doing Their Laundry So Bad They Ended Up With Disastrous Results

Laundry disasters have a way of turning an ordinary chore into a full-blown disaster. One wrong setting, one forgotten pocket, or one unlucky fabric choice can leave clothes shrunken, warped, or completely ruined.

This roundup pulls together some of the most painful laundry fails people have shared, from sweaters that came out tiny to machines that made a mess of everything inside them. The results are frustrating, but they are also hard not to look at twice.

From missing socks to melted mistakes, these laundry fails are proof that even a simple wash cycle can go very wrong. Read on.

1. "And This Is Why You Let Your Wife Do Your Laundry And You Do Not Wash 100% Wool Sweaters In Hot Water. I Promise I Could Fit This Yesterday"

humbletip

2. "I Accidentally Put My Leather Gloves In The Washing Machine"

gene100001

3. "I Feel Guilty For Murdering This Turtleneck"

marthashoover

That sweater did not stand a chance.

4. "Washed My Favourite Jumper"

KarenFromAccounts

5. "Farewell, Then, Beloved Jumper. In A Moment Of Distraction, You Were Bundled Into The Wash With Everything Else And Met Your Demise"

authorlisamills

6. "AirPods Were In The Pocket Of My Jacket"

panfilov_family

7. "Nothing Like Pulling Out A Warm Pillow Out Of The Dryer Right Before Bedtime"

BlackDeathZombieSwede

A few of these mistakes are painfully relatable.

8. "Accidentally Washed My Wallet And This Dog Appeared"

OstidTabarnak

9. "When You Accidentally Put Your Gloves In The Wash"

lin.dje

10. "Accidentally Chucked My 2-Year-Old's Lovely Hand-Knitted Dress In The Wash And It Came Out Felted, Newborn Size"

woolandflaxyarns

11. "Yay, Pull-Ups In The Washing Machine"

kak-47

12. "I Got A New Sweater Today Because Mom Sucks At Doing Laundry"

sirsebastianthehusky

13. "I Accidentally Washed And Dried My $10 Bill And It Shrunk To A Quarter Of Its Normal Size"

Lemonade-N

14. "Apparently Sometimes 'Dry Clean Only' Really Does Mean Dry Clean Only 🤷‍♀️"

deannatvnews

15. "When Washing Gloves In A Washing Machine"

green1

16. "So, I Came Back To Check On My Laundry"

AstamanyanaQ

This is where the laundry room starts fighting back.

17. "You Did Not Do Well"

reddit.com

18. "It Won't Give Back My Laundry"

Catson2

19. "Accidentally Put My Wool Hat In The Washing Machine. The Label Said Hand Wash Cold"

liyachopsuey

20. "The Many Stages In My Sweater's Life"

Hippaul

21. "These Six Socks Were Washed Together; One Shrunk"

bgff_18

22. "I Did Laundry. She Lost Her iPhone"

deadflow3r

One load can cause a lot of damage.

And if you think laundry disasters are bad, a fed-up wife confronted her husband over dirty socks

23. "Laundry Fail. One Of Sena’s Favorite Sweaters Is Hers No More"

vallenhoop

24. "My Pillow Said 'Washing Machine And Dryer Safe.' I Opened Up My Dryer To This"

Ddoge_YT

25. "Washing Machine Shook The Detergent Off"

greigames

26. "Really? Seriously, This Is Inside Of My Washing Machine. How A Bag Of TJ's Pretzels Got Into My Hamper I Will Never Know"

tristina5

27. "So My Washing Machine Took A Little Walk"

Hhelterskelter

28. "When You’re Having Monday Problems On A Tuesday. Now How In The Heck Am I Supposed To Clean This?"

mom_is_distracted

29. "Laundry Time"

virpat

30. "Don’t Know How I Managed To Do This Today, But Somehow I Did A Load Of Laundry With An Entire Box Of Kleenex In It"

momo_coco_xoxo

31. "You Would Think They Would Make These Things Waterproof"

cameronocompton

32. "Sorry For Your Loss, Meredith, But Ella Loves Her New Sweater😂😂"

Christine Achterkirch

33. "When You Remember That Wool Shrinks In The Dryer"

kcho15

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

pwbalto

35. "I Washed The 'Antistress' Pillow"

~ Silence ~

36. "I Shrunk My GF's Favourite Sweater, But Her Loss Is Oak's Gain"

bonuscheese

37. This Person Accidentally Opened A Portal To Hell

38. It's Not A Myth; Washing Machines Do Eat Socks

Cathy Hinz

39. He Doesn't Approve Of It

alextumay

40. "I Washed Christopher's Work ID And Made Him A Cyclops"

jeannekelly

At this point, the machine has clearly won.

41. "Honey, I Shrunk My Sweater"

kirsty_brucestudio

42. "I Seem To Have Accidentally Shrunk Ed's New Outfit In The Wash"

edwardmittenhands

43. "My Wool Sweater Shrunk In The Wash"

Enefai

44. "My Friend's Laundry Machine Did This"

somearsehole

45. "Because When Life Gives You Over-Sudsy Laundry Problems And Your Kid Is Home On Chanukah Break, You Just Have To Make The Best Of It"

the_brooklyn_bunch

46. "Mom Lesson Of The Day: Check The Pockets Before Doing The Laundry"

nathaliamusica

47. "My Husband Washed His Jeans Today... With A Few Red Car Rags"

brittany.krysinski

48. "Today Is A Pink Day. 💕🌸💝"

verbruggen_isabelle

49. "Did The First Load Of Laundry Of The Decade. Two Rolls Of Toilet Paper Fell Off The Top Of The Fridge And Into The Washing Machine Without Me Noticing"

brbimjumping

50. "Accidentally Shrunk My Sweater While Doing Laundry"

LeCorndog

Laundry mistakes really do leave a mark.

After ruining laundry, check out how people turned old clothes into wearable art with bold patches at 43 times people refused to trash their clothes.