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Across the Fence:  Who else hates buying underwear?  |
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
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 Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 07:40:23 AM
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Am I the only one with this problem? How many times do you buy a package of 3 pairs of underwear, to get them home and find out they don't fit, then you're stuck with them! I'd rather shop for a bra or bathing suit, at least you get to try them on!
I think something's going on with sizing. A few years ago, I finally found great underwear. You know, 4-way stretch, didn't creep up, etc. Then they stopped making them (Hanes, I think). Now, everything's falling apart, so it's off to the store to try to replace them. Well, what a dizzying array of choices! Thongs, bikinis, hipsters, boy legs, high cuts, you get the picture. Voila, there's my favorite kind, back again, so I bought the same size I was replacing (M). Got them home, holy cow, the waist was so tight! Ok, so I figured the old ones had "relaxed" and just had to break in the new ones...no way, deep red marks around my waist, just not worth it! I asked my daughter (still can wear girl's 14) to try them on, she said they were tight on her, too!
Ok, that's 3 pair not getting worn ($10). Back to the store, maybe I'll try the boy leg version, and I measured myself at home, so I could check the size charts on the package. Ok, now it says I need large, I can deal with that. So, another $10 on 3 pair. Let me tell you, boy legs creep up! Why don't men complain about this? Apparently they don't ride up on guys...
Why can't you just buy one single pair, instead of having to buy 3?Maybe I'll just patch up the old ones! No, don't suggest a swap on the forum, either!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 08:27:40 AM
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LOL Oh Lori! You made me laugh! I HATE buying underwear for all the reasons you list. I can only wear regular cut bikini underwear. No briefs, boycuts, high cuts, hipsters, thongs etc for me! My problem is trying to FIND the regular cut bikinis! It's like finding gold when I do! I think people in the store must think I am a bit "touched in the head" but that's okay...I found my bikinis! LOl
Alee
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 12:37:53 PM
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Hey Lori--
I don't buy packaged undies, but I do buy individual ones (usually at Kohl's, because they're so cheap!). They carry all the maidenform and other major brands. I'm way into those microfibre/no pantyline bikinis, and yes, ahem, the "slingshots" as my good friend calls them. I actually swore I would never wear them, but now I don't like anything "full" coverage--makes me feel like I've got men's boxer shorts on!
I don't mind shopping for underwear so much--I also stick with what I know, so I rarely change, or have "special underwear". Also, I always buy nude and black. Same thing with bras--same brand, same bra. Now that I've said that, they'll probably discontinue it! Oh, and boyshorts DO ride up--in a BIG way!
Ha, I was just thinking about something--y'all have never seen my face, but now you know what I wear under my clothes!!!! 
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 1:24:20 PM
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I tried going 'el commando' one day, and it is such a free feeling. Nothing riding up, or having to adjust every now and then. I still wear underwear...I like the cotton bikinis in the package like Hanes or Fruit of the Loom.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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farmgirlwannabe
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
audrina
Antelope
Ca
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 1:49:56 PM
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Lori, I can really sympathize!! The only time I can remember not minding buying underwear was when I was pregnant (when I was large enough to need maternity underwear)... There was no problem with those not fitting well- of course they come all the way up to your neck, but at least they were very stretchy and didn't end up where they weren't supposed to-maybe it was the large baby belly holding them in place!! Now they're either too big, too small, shifting all over the place etc. I probably could have solved world hunger by now if I didn't have to spend so much time agonizing over my underwear situation....
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 3:07:52 PM
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NOOOO Jonni!! We saw your Wedding Photo.. Beautiful..! Remember?
so.... we know what the face to those undies looks like girl!
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2007 : 11:43:55 PM
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Oh gals you have made me laugh so hard this evening, buy undies really sucks!!!! Just when you find the ones you like, somehow they change them when you aren't lookin. It is kinda like losin your favorite socks in the dryer.....lol
CS
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2007 : 3:54:40 PM
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Oh my goodness.. You all are a hoot!! I actually laughed out loud reading these posts. I hafta shop in a place I know I fit. So it's victoria secrets for me. I think here, we have confirmed that YES! Women's underwear are definitly made by men. creepage, rolling, bunching, sliding, shifting, cutting....sounds like man's work to me....lol...j/k
oh yeah and those boyshorts if you haven't been subjected to them yet, creepings not even the word....lol..those things roll up wicked and then you not only have a panty line but a nice bunchy roll where your panty line should be.
thanks for making me laugh...where else but here could we talk about buying underwear..yay!!for us!!
hugs jessie
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4313 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2007 : 4:32:59 PM
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Don't nobody make their undies? I have not had a pair of boughten underware in, lets see, maybe, 25 years. My ma took a class, and us girls have had homemade undies for years. It is our favorite present anymore, then we don't have to make our own!!! High cut bikinies :O
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2007 : 4:31:48 PM
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Okay, show off Michele (and loving cousin)! Some of us can't sew! I for one can't get a button & a button hole to match up. So for us average folk, sewing undies is unthinkable! I wish I could sew, it would same lots of $. But alas, my poor eyesight prevents me from doing anything with needles! I do hate buying skivvies though. I try to be careful and pick out the right size & type only to wind up with a pair of teeny tiny bikinis! Then it's another trip back to find the ones I thought I was getting. Oh well, at least I'm good for the economy!
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