they dont seem to GET that the shiny stuff in the mega mart there has been tried on, and on, by a lot of people....

It makes my mother nuts that I wash new clothing before I wear it. She's seriously suggested that it's a sign of mental illness on my part. The problem, of course, is that I know MUCH more about where that clothing has been, how it's been shipped, and the odds of other people being in it than she does.

As for the stuff from the thrift stores - well, it goes in the wash first thing too, and never a problem.