Mum discovers she's been using clothes pegs wrong and sparks washing debate

03 March 2024 , 08:00

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She thinks she's been doing it wrong her whole life

You'd think there was no wrong way to use clothes pegs, right?

Well, one woman has managed to cause quite the debate over the "right" way to use them - as she asked if she'd been using them wrong her whole life.

She explained how she would hang clothes and towels over the washing line and use the pegs to hold the two hanging sides together - rather than securing them at the top on the washing line - but it's sparked fury among others, with some even calling her "insane".

The woman shared a photo of her technique to the Mums Who Cook, Clean and Organise Facebook group, and asked: "I think this is the right way to use clothes pegs, not putting them on the top. I have been doing it wrong my whole life. What do you think?"

She says this is the right way to use clothes pegs

The strong opinions from other members saw them brand her "insane" and tell her how much they "hated" her method. One replied to say: "Obviously don't live in my area in summer! The easterly winds would blow them off in a second. Pegs were invented to go over the line not like the above picture."

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Another wrote: "Can't say I've ever thought of doing it like that. I like to have as much towel hanging down as possible so they dry quicker rather than being doubled up like that."

Others said you should hang washing across two lines instead of down one

One mum shared her own method, recommending hanging washing across two of the lines, rather than down one, to save space and making more washing fit, as reported by News.com.au. "A brilliant hack to help accommodate super-sized laundry loads is to hang items across rather than along the line," she said.

But others said the mum should stick with her way of doing things, writing: "As long as your washing does not blow over the fence who cares how you peg your washing. Do it your way." A second said: "You do you, if it works then keep doing it that way."

Niamh Kirk