People do it! They take those delicate panties into the dressing room and try them on! They know it's bad. They know it's dirty, but they feel what other options do they have? We all want to make sure we are buying the right size before we buy it. We all know it, sizes differ by brand, so how can we be sure the underwear fits without trying it on?
But seriously, don't do it! Next time the thought crosses your mind just imagine us shaking our finger and scolding you and in our best "mom voice" we’ll give you the facts: body lice, bedbugs, fungal infections, factory chemicals. These are just some of the things you could potentially come into contact with trying on underwear, so take our advice and just say “no.”
But fear not–we know the importance of the perfect fit, and there are other ways to find it in the underwear department without trying them on first.
Try the "neck/waistband" trick. So they say, the circumference of your neck is half that of your waist, so you can find out if pants, underwear, etc. will fit your waist without even trying them on. Simply hold the underwear up in front of you, then wrap the waistband around your neck where a t-shirt collar would fit. If the two ends just meet in the back, they will fit your waist. If they overlap, they'll be too big. If they don’t meet, they'll be too small. Though this method isn’t 100% accurate, it’s pretty close and I've discovered it works 9 times out of 10.
If that doesn't seem to work for you, heres another trick. We call this one, "The Forearm Fling". The length from your elbow to your fingertips is about half the circumference of you hips. So if you can get the panties over your forearm, in this special fashion, the alakazam! The perfect fitting cotton panties. Take one side of the panties and slip it over the backside of your elbow. Stretch the waistband along your arm and loop the other side of the panties over your fingertips. You know, like we used as kids and wanted to make a rubber-band finger-gun. FLING! Anyway, if your forearm fits straight and comfortable inside the waistband of the panties, you are good to buy!
If you absolutely insist on trying before you decide, wear a thin pair of undies (please no thongs) of tights/pantyhose before you slip on the trial pair–you’ll be doing your body and the body after you a great service. We don’t want to wear someone else’s underwear and would guess that you don’t either.
Enough said.
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