Why some clothes shrink in the wash – and how to 'unshrink' them

Re:Why some clothes shrink in the wash – and how to 'unshrin... by Centigonal on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:48PM (#46623095)

Uniqlo does still have some gems, but it's been rapidly enshittifying. My uniqlo clothes from 2019 are incomparable to what they have today. Some of their stuff is still good, but it's a game of roulette every time, because they'll replace products with very similarly branded new versions that suck.

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Re:Why some clothes shrink in the wash – and how to 'unshrin... by stuxnet79 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @04:52PM (#46624162)

This matches my experience. 2019 was about the last time you could walk into a Uniqlo, grab an item at random and walk out with something reasonable. Just after that we had Covid and the everything bubble which broke a lot of companies. Uniqlo was one of the casualties.

They either had to dramatically increase the price or lower the quality of their stock. It is pretty obvious which choice they made. You get what you pay for.

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Re:Why some clothes shrink in the wash – and how to 'unshrin... by Gigachad on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:03PM (#46625908)

At least in Australia I haven't had an issue with anything from Uniqlo. Their shirts have lasted longer than almost all the other stores I've bought from.

They do have some polyester crap, but they are better than most at having 100% cotton options.

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Re:Why some clothes shrink in the wash – and how to 'unshrin... by Centigonal on Thursday January 15, 2026 @12:04AM (#46628270)

Might be a US-only thing. I've heard Uniqlo in Japan is totally different from the ones in the US.

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