why do so many people have tumble dryers when most clothes shouldn't be tumble dried?

I agree absolutely and I don't know why I have a tumble dryer. I'm always getting it in the neck for drying clothes in the house when the weather is bad, but only towels and sheets and old teeshirts that I don't care about are allowed in the dryer! My daughter tells me to ignore the labels but I just can't bring myself to do it.

What kind of clothes (material) are you buying? I think somebody has mislead you. Almost every type of clothing I have can be tumble dried, and it says so right on the label. Even the majority of the gentle-cycle stuff I own says "tumble dry low".

Tumble dryers are also a lot more convenient than line-drying. That's the main reason why most people have them.

A lot of manufacturers put in the 'do not tumble dry" label in because people tend to let clothes bake for too long on too high a heat, then they take the shrunken things back to the store.

ALWAYS use LOW setting for only five minutes then hang up to dry. No creases!

I always do this for everything, even towels and my electricity bill is tiny now!

I am not sure about the clothing you are wearing, but alot of the clothing I buy for myself and my family can be tumble dried.

its easy, I tumbel dry most things as its quick, unless they are going to shrink I will use the airing cupboard, but makes this alot softer, and looks better than clothes on radiators and clothes dryers.