Washing underwear in hotel coffee maker slammed as ‘disgusting’as influencer faces backlash

Influencer Tara Woodcox shared a video demonstrating a travel hack (not pictured) that uses a coffee maker.Some people reacted with outrage about the suggestion. (iStock)

In the new social media post, she claims the idea was something she had heard about years earlier — but had not personally tried.

“I’ve never actually done that — but this is really funny, you guys,” she said.

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Woodcox also noted that she typically avoids using hotel coffee makers altogether because of concerns about cleanliness.

Still, the original video has continued circulating across social media, with many users expressing shock over the idea of using a shared hotel appliance in the way she supposedly suggested.

Woodcox (not pictured) described placing underwear in the coffee filter, running the brew cycle on a hotel coffee maker — then using a blowdryer on the clothes. (iStock)

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“So every hotel will now be adding a ‘do not use appliances for anything other than their designed purpose,'” one commenter wrote on Instagram.

“This is why we only drink at [the] breakfast table at [a]hotel restaurantand not in [the] room.We don’t use it,” a commenter wrote on Instagram.

Many users questioned how the suggestion could ever be considered acceptable.

Comments quickly poured in, with many people on social media questioning why anyone would ever use a coffee machine to clean their underwear.(iStock)

“How could she think this was OK?It’s revolting,” another person said. 

Whether or not she’s ever washed underwear in a coffee maker, Woodcox included a step-by-step guide for her followers in the original video.

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The influencer also said people could use the hotel’s blowdryer to dry the garment.

“You got yourself a cleaner pair of underwear to wear,” Woodcox said in the original video.

She added she was surprised by how many people were already familiar with the hack.

The influencer said people could use the hotel’s blowdryer to dry their garment.“You got yourself a cleaner pair of underwear to wear,” she said in the original video.(iStock)

She said in the original video, “I learned it years ago from a friend who was aflight attendant, and it’s brilliant.”

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On Instagram, her bio notes that she’s a fitness and nutrition coach, and also a mom of three.She also posts videos on YouTube. 

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