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After taking the clothes to the dry cleaner, the store usually puts them in a dust cover. However, after returning home, many people are divided on whether they should immediately remove the dust cover. Recently, this topic has sparked a heated discussion on Japanese online platforms, and television programs have taken a deep dive into it.
For those who tend to keep the dust cover, they mostly believe that it helps keep the clothes clean until the day they need to wear them. However, the dry cleaners have a different perspective, and it might be worthwhile to explore this further.
After picking up clothes from a laundromat, they are often seen wrapped in dust covers.
This practice is intended to prevent the clothes from accumulating any dust or contamination during the process from leaving the store until reaching home. However, once at home, many people are conflicted about whether they should immediately remove the dust cover.
Recently, Japan’s morning information program “ZIP!” discussed this issue. The program revealed a lot of intense debates among Japanese netizens surrounding this topic: should the dust cover be removed immediately, or should it be kept until it is used? This debate reflects the conflict between people’s habits and actual needs.
The viewpoint supporting the “keeping” of the dust cover argues: “I want to keep the dust cover, as it helps keep the clothes clean.”
They are usually not in a hurry to wear these clothes, so they believe that leaving the clothes in dust covers can effectively prevent the accumulation of dust. When asked if they are concerned that the clothes will become contaminated with dust after removing the dust covers, their answer is affirmative.
On the contrary, those who advocate for immediately removing the dust covers stated, “I will remove the dust cover because I will quickly wear these clothes after I get home.”
In their view, tearing them down immediately is not only convenient and practical but also avoids the complicated procedures when wearing them in the future. Some people also believe that “if you wait until you need to wear them to tear them down, it really seems cumbersome and troublesome.”
According to the street survey in the program, the choices of whether to tear them down or not seem evenly matched, with 45% and 55% respectively.
This data reflects that, in most cases, those who do not unpack are mainly because they will not wear these clothes immediately.
However, everything ultimately comes back to the professional advice of the laundromat. The laundromat clearly states: “Please unpack!”
They explained that if the dust cover is not removed, it could likely lead to the clothes getting moldy.
In fact, the laundry pointed out that “removing” is the correct action.
The core function of a dust cover is to protect clothing from dust contamination during transportation from the store to home, rather than being a long-term storage solution.
If you choose to continue wrapping clothes at home, the dust cover may accumulate moisture, which over time can lead to the growth of mold, thereby damaging the clothing.
Therefore, the laundry shop kindly reminds: please remove the dust cover as soon as you get home.
It must be said that this does indeed surprise some people who are used to keeping the dust cover on for a long time. This professional advice undoubtedly reminds people to reconsider their past habits and ensure that they store their clothing correctly, avoiding unnecessary damage to clothes due to the convenience of cleaning.
Through these discussions, we can gain a deeper understanding: listening to professional advice and timely adjusting daily habits is an important means of effectively ensuring quality of life.
