While Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off is a humorous Joe Nichols song, losing clothes in your real life it can be anything but funny. The dryer that eats socks, the kids who can't make it home with all the articles of clothing that you sent them to school with, the items that shrink, fade, or tear in the wash - it can all add up to one big headache. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize your losses and Stockpile home inventory system can help. Keep reading to learn more.
Laundry Losses
Losing items in the laundry can be a big problem. The first step in eliminating issues is to always read the care instructions. Many disasters can be avoided completely if you just wash and dry clothes properly. Some items will bleed in the wash and need to be laundered separately. Others will shrink or fade if washed at a high temperature. Some items are so delicate they shouldn't even go in the washer at all. Washing something improperly can cause irreversible damage. The dryer can be just as tricky. Many items are labeled hang to dry or lay flat to dry. These aren't just suggestions. There is often a very good reason for this direction. Some sweaters retain water and will stretch if hung to dry. Other items will twist and develop strange marks if tumbled in the dryer so they should hang to avoid any color transfer or other issue. Reading those tiny tags can be difficult and frustrating. That's why we recommend inputting the info in Stockpile. Then you can easily access the details in a format that you can read before you launder the item the next time. For more laundry tips check out our posts Less Stress Laundry and No Loss Laundry.
Laundromat
If you use a laundromat or other public laundry facility you may worry about whether or not you make it home with all your clothes. Using Stockpile can be a great way to keep track. If you have item records you can select the ones that are in the laundry and then check them back in when you get home. Don't rely on your memory or worry about things that aren't really lost. Just use Stockpile!
Lost and Found
If you, or other family members, have a bad habit of leaving a trail of clothing in strange places it can be hard to determine what is truly lost and what just isn't where it ought to be. Having Stockpile records and a system for collecting items can be the remedy. When everyone knows where things should go anyone can put them away. Sometimes just knowing that someone is tracking the items can be motivation enough to encourage everyone to keep things picked up and put away. If you don't have a designated spot for jackets, sweaters, and the like now is a great time to invest in something. So, how does that help you track the items that never made it home? Easy. You'll know sooner that something is missing. Then you backtrack to figure out when you had it last which can help you narrow down where you might have left it. Calling the restaurant within a week might result in that which was lost being found. Wait a month or more and your odds are virtually nil.
On Permanent Loan
Have you ever loaned something to a friend or family member and then never seen it again? Chances are that's because you forgot all about it and didn't ask for it back. Most borrowers don't intend to keep items that don't belong to them. They just forget that they have something of yours and don't return it. It's not intentional, it's just an oversight. If you update your Stockpile records to reflect the loan you'll know who to ask and how long it's been when you want to retrieve your items.
If you aren't using Stockpile you're missing out. Stockpile can provide so many at home benefits. From tracking items, to reducing losses, to improved shopping and saving - Stockpile does it all! To learn more about how Stockpile can help you check back with us soon. Ready to try it for yourself? Try Stockpile today!
