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To hate all the polyester crap out there

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Paddington23 · 23/07/2018 10:00

Can’t buy anything now days with out it being made of polyester. Especially the textured crepe like material really hate it. Feels all scratchy sweaty and looks cheap

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SofiaAmes · 23/07/2018 10:43

I LOVE the new polyesters. Nothing like the polyester of yesteryear. I have trousers that everyone would swear were linen and are in fact polyester which means I can machine wash, drip dry and never ever need an iron.
I still prefer cotton for my nightwear and things that

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Paddington23 · 23/07/2018 10:40

I can’t even buy expensive stuff with out it being polyester trying to buy decent work cloths are a struggle

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StableGenius · 23/07/2018 10:10

YANBU, I avoid it like the plague. All linen and cotton here.

Fluffyrainbows · 23/07/2018 10:10

It's awful! Who wants to be draped in plastic! My pet hate is all kids school uniform these days is 40-60% polyester and it's revolting. Secondary school pe kit seems to be 100% polyester which is so horrible and unhealthy, why do they do this?

Clionba · 23/07/2018 10:07

Dear god it's horrible. Every shop. Even quite pricey stuff. Getting 100% cotton nowadays is really hard.

SluttyButty · 23/07/2018 10:06

I'm 50 and I'm sat in a linen top. I can't be doing with all this sweaty polyester at my age. I've changed my entire wardrobe to natural fabric tops, I'll leave the poly stuff to my daughter.

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