Originally Posted by redkimba
Just try to remember & check all of your pants pockets before washing them.
I do that & have found all sorts of stuff (before and after washing).
I told my husband & kids years ago that I didn't empty pockets, so they should be sure to take out things they didn't want washed. Of course, if I find money in the washer after a load, it's mine! Anyway, my husband left his cell phone in his jeans one day and I happened to notice, so I warned him about it. He got his phone out and just made a face at me. Only a couple of days later, he washed a load of jeans himself and guess what? He forgot the phone in the pocket. He only realized it when he heard the bumpity-bump in the dryer. But he couldn't say a word, because he had been warned. Had to go out and buy a new phone because that one wouldn't work at all any more. Man, it was sweet!