The context of the following conversation is Alex never washed his clothes. He hated doing laundry more than anything else.:
Alex says I hate laundry, its the worst..
The friend responds What do you do for clean clothes?.
Alex responds I just buy new clothes all the time..
The friend responds What a waist that would be..
Alex responds Its better than washing laundry, I just really dislike washing laundry..
The friend responds You should just get laundry detergent it is cheaper than new clothes..