If it's small enough to forget in a pocket and you touch it every day, it's on this list. Here's what actually ends up in the washer most often, what to do if it just happened, and the one thing that stops it from happening again.
The single most common casualty. Rides in every pocket, and the one time someone else starts the load is the time it counts.
Small, loose, and easy to forget you're wearing. Covers AirPods and most true-wireless brands.
Often the most expensive item on this list, and the one where speed matters most after the fact.
Left on the nightstand, then swept into the hamper with a t-shirt. More common than you'd think.
You're probably not stranded, but the electronics inside don't love a hot detergent cycle.
Cards, cash, and leather all react differently to water. Some of it is salvageable if you move fast.
The free one-page Wash Rescue Guide covers the first 60 seconds for phones, earbuds, hearing aids, watches, and key fobs, including the one thing most people get wrong. (Hint: skip the rice.)
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Phones, wireless earbuds, hearing aids, key fobs, wallets, and cash top the list. Anything small enough to forget in a pocket, and used often enough to end up there without thinking, is a repeat offender.
Not reliably. In our survey of 140 households, most had already washed something valuable, and most still didn't check every load. The habit fails exactly when life gets busy, which is exactly when it matters.
No. Water-resistance ratings are tested in clean, still water for a few minutes. A wash cycle adds hot water, detergent, and violent tumbling that exceed those conditions and can break down the seals.
Usually not. Standard warranties exclude liquid damage, and a home or device insurance claim often costs more in deductible and future premium than the item is worth.
Something that checks for you, every time, without relying on memory. That's the gap WashDog is built to close: it watches the washer and flags valuables before the cycle starts.
WashDog is a small device that watches your washer and catches tagged valuables, and many devices on their own, before the cycle starts. Mount it, tag what matters, and it scans every load automatically.
It won't promise to save everything, nothing honestly can. But it catches the mistake before the water does.
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