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PRFD: Ex-Gap emloyees have post-retail folding disorder

Email thisPosted Jul 9th 2008 at 3:40PM by Josh Loposer

Have you ever gone into a trance while folding a pile of clothes, experiencing lucid flashbacks to your days as a Gap employee? Do you feel the need to fold shirts symmetrically, one by one, to preserve the order of the universe? If so, there's a good chance that you've been brainwashed by all of the hours you spent learning an perfecting your symmetrical folding technique. According to US labor statistics: there could be hundreds of thousands like you.

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VIDEO: How to fold a shirt fast

Email thisPosted Jul 31st 2007 at 6:16PM by Jonathon Morgan

Filed under: Clothing, Men

This is mostly for the guys out there, who crumple their t-shirts, shove them in the drawer, and wonder why they always look like a bum. I'm not advocating that your iron your casual wear, but you'll look significantly more polished if you bother to fold your shirts after they come out of the dryer.

The good news is, that the entire folding process can take about 5 seconds if you do it properly. In the above video, you'll see how with 2 simple moves, you can have your shirts folded perfectly in no time at all.

So say goodbye to your wadded up t-shirts, guys, and hello to a more sophisticated, wrinkle-free summer.

[via Neatorama]

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