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gramma b Advanced USA Member since 7/25/08 Posts: 2303	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 6/6/12 5:25 PM so little gd and i went shopping for some new undies. last time i got my standard hanes (cool in summer and warm in winter) but the quality had gone downhill in the weight of the knit and the elastic. they used to last so long i got new just for some different prints. so this time i tried fruit of the loom. apparently now they calculate massive savings by cutting 4-5 inches out of the leg, several from the butt, and the waist length. (i have not changed size.) ride up and ride down too. oh well, adult diapers may be down the road....
Sauvage   Advanced Beginner MA USA Member since 7/22/09 Posts: 551	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/6/12 6:12 PM Gramma b, you're hilarious! It's true across the board, though, isn't it? Everything gets squeezed to increase the profit margin. I was just noticing that some new Ikea plastic boxes I bought to try to tame my bead stash (yup, a bead stash and a yarn stash, here, in addition to the you-know-what stash) are slightly thinner and less sturdy than the same product bought a few years ago. And yesterday I was in a CVS with four or five new Self-Service registers and no available register with a human! Maybe we could start a "Stave Off the Loincloths" movement... ------ Jeanne "Let me live in a world of image and I will never complain." --Louise Bourgeois
gramma b Advanced USA Member since 7/25/08 Posts: 2303	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sauvage << Like this post Date: 6/6/12 11:49 PM Oh no, not drugstores too! A relative used to work for P&G servicing products in area stores. Often the clerk was the only person on the floor, as they cut all other staff. (Remember when Walgreen's used to have lovely "trained" cosmetic advisors?) The poor mgr. had to do tons of paperwork in the office, unload trucks, deal with returns, stock shelves, on the phone forever with home office. Meanwhile, the Pharmacy had 3-4 workers, separately paid, so they never helped out. The manager said more stuff walked out of the stores that way than if they had paid to have at least 2 floater employees on the floor. I refuse the annoying self-serves in groceries and WM, something always goes wrong. If I'm spending my money, the least they can do is provide me with friendly ? service. I recall when ATM's were supposed to REDUCE our bank fees because they didn't have to pay tellers--how's that working? At least I hear there are some call centers returning to the US now because of customer complaints of poor connections and non-English speaking reps. H. used to talk to India for his company's trouble-shooting and it took him 5x as long and several reps to understand. Now he's trying to handle Senior insurance paperwork and getting Mexico. Sometimes our older brains just hurt when we think of what US "service" used to be......and I think the young people won't complain because that's all they've known. -- Edited on 6/7/12 8:22 AM --
Cathy Loves Fabric   Intermediate USA Member since 4/16/04 Posts: 1820	Login to reply to this post In reply to gramma b << Like this post Date: 6/7/12 3:39 AM I noticed the same thing gramma b. It forced me to make my own underwear. High quality rayon/lyra, nice elastic, perfect fit and I'll never buy underwear again. The underwear companies are trying to force us to buy their more expensive products. Lets just teach everybody how to sew their own. My homesewn pairs are lasting forever and or so comfy ------ My hope is to sew to the very end. They'll find my head slumped over my precious Kenmore 19606 and have to pry the seam ripper from my cold, dead hands.
JTink Intermediate VA USA Member since 4/20/08 Posts: 4919	Login to reply to this post In reply to Cathy Loves Fabric << Like this post Date: 6/7/12 8:10 AM Cathy, what pattern are you using? I'm getting so ticked off with second rate, over priced underware, that I'm ready to start making my own. Why is it, men can buy a pack of 10, super inexpensive, and they fit fine? The Jockey "no line promise" hip briefs that I buy, are $9.50 regular price. I use coupons when I can. I still have to "alter" them when I get them home. The only reason I still buy them, is they come up to a right height on me.
jannw   Intermediate WA USA Member since 9/3/06 Posts: 7394	Login to reply to this post In reply to JTink << Like this post Date: 6/7/12 8:21 AM Why don't you use an old pair of your good fitting ones? They are easy to trace. Starting on page 48 of the SewAlong Lingerie thread, loti shows how to do it....very helpful to see. ------------------------------------ Ooops...maybe this link will work better.. Sew Along Lingerie/Class -- Edited on 6/7/12 8:26 AM -- Better..you do have to go to page 48 -- Edited on 6/7/12 8:27 AM -- ------ 2009-113.25 yds 2010-115.5 2011-80.25+30+donated 2012 86.3 yds.. 2013 21.0 Everyone who sews seriously has a stockpile of fabrics, because it is natural to purchase more than can be sewn in any one season" Singer, Timesaving Sewing, 1987
gramma b Advanced USA Member since 7/25/08 Posts: 2303	Login to reply to this post In reply to jannw << Like this post Date: 6/7/12 9:03 AM Darn you, I already have enough half-finished projects and I'm preferring cooler skirts now, so I really can't go au natural under. I do recall in hippie-dippie days that gals did prefer men's undies, they still use better fabric. Do you think those thong-wearing little designers have all the say now? Seems like you're either Victoria's Secret or a Depends consumer. Maybe it's time to re-introduce those cute Bloomers again?
jannw   Intermediate WA USA Member since 9/3/06 Posts: 7394	Login to reply to this post In reply to gramma b << Like this post Date: 6/7/12 9:13 AM I think I'm going for tap pants....Like you, I'm no longer enjoying my Haines..either too big or too small.. I just ordered these tap pants on page 2. I'm not quite ready for the baggy bum boxers, but that may be the next step! I do have a friend that wears men's boxers..she has an odd shape and likes the no elastic on the leg. undies patterns ------ 2009-113.25 yds 2010-115.5 2011-80.25+30+donated 2012 86.3 yds.. 2013 21.0 Everyone who sews seriously has a stockpile of fabrics, because it is natural to purchase more than can be sewn in any one season" Singer, Timesaving Sewing, 1987
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7103	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 6/7/12 9:40 AM Picture this: It's a scene similar to one from Gone with the Wind. However, in the background are store racks of clothing, piles of panties, etc. It is a smoky background, lit only from behind, and a lone figure stands in silhouette, semi nude and you can tell her clothing doesn't fit her. In her hand, she is firmly grasping several pair of undies. And in her frustration and anguish, she extols: "I will never buy store bought panties again!" ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
gramma b Advanced USA Member since 7/25/08 Posts: 2303	Login to reply to this post In reply to jannw << Like this post Date: 6/7/12 9:49 AM Well, I did try the "boy shorts" for a little length, since the bum has gone flat I thought they would work but they rode up Annoyingly. So I don't know about tap styles, plus layering into jeans? I'm thinking the ladies "brief" styles now are the same size as what used to be "high-cuts" where the leg openings are being cut 4-5" less. I am tall so can't do anything the size of the low-cuts and below. ANYONE have favorite nice fabric non-costly Brands that cover without being baggy? And average-size bras are getting less coverage and hurtful boning too.

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