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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 8:39:05 AM
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I'm a man and I care about the color of my underwear. I will wear blue, green, black, gray and as bright as maroon, but not as bright as red. It just seems wrong to wear red underwear for some reason. I also won't wear white, yellow or other light colors.
I prefer patterns over solids, but I have to like the pattern, otherwise I won't wear them.
And yes, I know no one (except my wife) will see them, but it doesn't matter, because I would still know. My wife is great -- she will buy me clothing that she doesn't like just because she knows I like it. She can pretty much look at anything and know if I'd like it or not. She is the only person I would trust to buy me clothes.
And I also know that no one cares, but I'm telling you anyway!
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 8:40:14 AM
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Sharon-Marie, great post!
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 9:30:08 AM
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Yours want clean ones too?
Annoying, isn't it.
We have definate style preferences in our home and we try to keep the colors matched up a smidge to make sorting easier. One gets greenish ones and the other bluish (boxers - plaid type)
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 11:00:35 AM
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And to get back on topic ... sorry ... I've never seen men's briefs sold individually. Maybe at Macy's or something. But boxers, definitely.
Usuallly men's briefs are all white and sold together in a package (no variety pack) but you can get boxers separately. Often they are on hangers.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 11:06:27 AM
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Yes, you can get them in colors, too. Most of the ones I get for my boys are the white packages, though.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 11:20:01 AM
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Do you do this? Is it wrong?
I shop for my whole family. With two growing boys, it's difficult to go shopping with one size in mind and get that perfect fit. Even for myself. There was a time where I'd open up packages and if what I wanted to buy didn't look like the right fit upon inspection I'd buy a different size(i.e package of socks, t-shirts etc.)and since different brands run different shapes/sizes....... go figure.
Now, I hunt for a package that someone else has opened and those times when I'm not lucky, I've gone home to discover the fit isn't just right  . Waste of money.
Why oh why don't stores offer a real display of the items so this won't be neccesary? And what about non-clothes items? Do you open the package? Is it morally wrong?  .
I admit that I would feel guilty if I opened a package, but if someone else has opened the package, I do take advantage of that.
There have, however, been times when I wanted to see exactly what was in a package, so I talked to a clerk about that. When I was told I could not open the package, I asked about their return policy. Upon understanding that, I would have the same cleark check me out with the merchandise I wanted which s/he had refused to open so I could see it. I would not move from the counter after opening it and would open it right there. If it was not what I wanted, I would hand it back, saying, "I want to return these." I got the look at the merchandise I wanted, and they got to see how foolish their policy was, as they had to take the time to return the merchandise and give me back my money.
Better that they appreciate the honest shopper, treating them properly than that they pull such foolishness.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 11:34:55 AM
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Do you do this? Is it wrong?
I shop for my whole family. With two growing boys, it's difficult to go shopping with one size in mind and get that perfect fit. Even for myself. There was a time where I'd open up packages and if what I wanted to buy didn't look like the right fit upon inspection I'd buy a different size(i.e package of socks, t-shirts etc.)and since different brands run different shapes/sizes....... go figure.
Now, I hunt for a package that someone else has opened and those times when I'm not lucky, I've gone home to discover the fit isn't just right . Waste of money.
Why oh why don't stores offer a real display of the items so this won't be neccesary? And what about non-clothes items? Do you open the package? Is it morally wrong? .
I admit that I would feel guilty if I opened a package, but if someone else has opened the package, I do take advantage of that.
There have, however, been times when I wanted to see exactly what was in a package, so I talked to a clerk about that. When I was told I could not open the package, I asked about their return policy. Upon understanding that, I would have the same cleark check me out with the merchandise I wanted which s/he had refused to open so I could see it. I would not move from the counter after opening it and would open it right there. If it was not what I wanted, I would hand it back, saying, "I want to return these." I got the look at the merchandise I wanted, and they got to see how foolish their policy was, as they had to take the time to return the merchandise and give me back my money.
Better that they appreciate the honest shopper, treating them properly than that they pull such foolishness.
Terrific idea, Abiyah!
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:19:54 PM
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ORIGINAL: Covaan_Meshuga
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Do you do this? Is it wrong?
I shop for my whole family. With two growing boys, it's difficult to go shopping with one size in mind and get that perfect fit. Even for myself. There was a time where I'd open up packages and if what I wanted to buy didn't look like the right fit upon inspection I'd buy a different size(i.e package of socks, t-shirts etc.)and since different brands run different shapes/sizes....... go figure.
Now, I hunt for a package that someone else has opened and those times when I'm not lucky, I've gone home to discover the fit isn't just right . Waste of money.
Why oh why don't stores offer a real display of the items so this won't be neccesary? And what about non-clothes items? Do you open the package? Is it morally wrong? .
I admit that I would feel guilty if I opened a package, but if someone else has opened the package, I do take advantage of that.
There have, however, been times when I wanted to see exactly what was in a package, so I talked to a clerk about that. When I was told I could not open the package, I asked about their return policy. Upon understanding that, I would have the same cleark check me out with the merchandise I wanted which s/he had refused to open so I could see it. I would not move from the counter after opening it and would open it right there. If it was not what I wanted, I would hand it back, saying, "I want to return these." I got the look at the merchandise I wanted, and they got to see how foolish their policy was, as they had to take the time to return the merchandise and give me back my money.
Better that they appreciate the honest shopper, treating them properly than that they pull such foolishness.
HAHAHA!!! That is so perfect!
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:21:11 PM
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Oh what?! Ya all will 'take advantage' of a package thats already opened?? If opening the package were such a crime shouldn't you take that opened package directly to a manager so they can take care of it? Taking advantage of a crime... well, doesn't that make you just as guilty?
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:26:52 PM
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Oh what?! Ya all will 'take advantage' of a package thats already opened?? If opening the package were such a crime shouldn't you take that opened package directly to a manager so they can take care of it? Taking advantage of a crime... well, doesn't that make you just as guilty?
No--because that just means that the store is able to sell at a loss the merchandise that some vandal would have otherwise rendered unsellable.
It does not mitigate the sin of the person who did the damage, it merely helps the original owner of the good out a little.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:31:49 PM
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Would it be more moral to do as Covaan does? Either way the package is opened. But returning it gives more work for the cashiers. So then I could buy 5 sizes of panties, take them to my car, look at each package after its opened and return the 4 packages I don't want. Then no one would be able to 'take advantage' of the unopened bags.
Therefore, isn't it better to just open the package in the store so that someone else can benefit from the opened package?
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:37:41 PM
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In my state, opened packages of underware cannot be returned, unless the cashier has no choice because s/he knows they never left the store, when the proof is standing right in front of them.
I have recently lost weight and didn't know what size panties I wear. I had to buy two packages -- two sizes. I was fairly sure that I wore the larger of the two sizes I bought, so I opened them. I was wrong. I should have opened the smaller ones. I ended up stuck with both packages, because I opened the ones that ended up being too big.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:41:34 PM
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In my state, opened packages of underware cannot be returned, unless the cashier has no choice because s/he knows they never left the store, when the proof is standing right in front of them.
I have recently lost weight and didn't know what size panties I wear. I had to buy two packages -- two sizes. I was fairly sure that I wore the larger of the two sizes I bought, so I opened them. I was wrong. I should have opened the smaller ones. I ended up stuck with both packages, because I opened the ones that ended up being too big.
Well thats just ridiculous! Girl if I were you I would've tried them both on in the check out line. They never left the store right?
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:45:13 PM
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No, it is not the same at all.
If I open a store that sells size 5 panties (and not man-panties, mind you), and I have one shelf with variety packs containing a mixture of colors and a table with individual pairs for those who want to choose their own, I will prosecute anyone who opens the packages and destroys what I paid for and is mine to buy what they think I should be selling but are too selfish to buy individually. They have destroyed my property. I would also have to raise the prices of *all* the size 5 panties in my shop to account for the loss caused by the destruction. I am not in the business of giving away merchandise, but if someone comes along and sees the damaged package and agrees to buy it at 25% of what I was originally selling it for, at least my loss is not what it would have been, but as I am not guaranteed a buyer, I will not know that for a long time.
Abi did not do that. She wanted to see what was in the package to ensure that it was what she wanted--not exchange part of opened package for another. She did as she was instructed. THe package is not damaged as the original merchandise is intact. I would not send Abi to jail.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:52:55 PM
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And to get back on topic ... sorry ... I've never seen men's briefs sold individually. Maybe at Macy's or something. But boxers, definitely.
Usuallly men's briefs are all white and sold together in a package (no variety pack) but you can get boxers separately. Often they are on hangers.
I buy briefs at JCP in packages (Stafford brand, IIRC). They are either solid or patterned, but not white. They do not sell them individually, only in packages of 3. And as I said before, all 3 will have the same size on the label, but they are not in actuality the same size. The solid ones are "stretchier" so they run bigger than the patterned.
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 1:54:12 PM
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If I open a store that sells size 5 panties (and not man-panties, mind you), and I have one shelf with variety packs containing a mixture of colors and a table with individual pairs for those who want to choose their own, I will prosecute anyone
What if you sold packages, but not individual pairs? Would you still prosecute people who "mixed and matched"?
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RE: Opening merchandise in the store...to see if it &qu... - 11/11/2008 2:03:37 PM
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Covaan_Meshuga
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Girl if I were you I would've tried them both on in the check out line. They never left the store right?
Now, I would have been sent to jail for cruel and unusual punishment of everyone in the store, who, in order to avoid seeing Thunder Thighs, had to close their eyes and hope the show would be over soon!
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