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Make pyjamas acceptable in supermarkets on Sunday mornings

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 11:31

It's Sunday morning. I'm jimjammed up. Warm and cosy.

But on the spur of the moment I want eggs and bacon for brekkie so need to go to the nearby supermarket.

AIBU to think that, whilst nightwear in supermarkets is an abomination at all other times, on a Sunday morning, cut off time 12pm (so only a 2-3hr window) it could be socially acceptable for people who also wake up on a Sunday morning and randomly decide they want something a bit more exciting than their usual fare to go to the shops* without having to get fully dressed? Or is it a slippery slope?

*food only, I'm not suggesting full scale wandering about town!

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Mama2many73 · 11/01/2026 21:13

BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 11:33

Yes but you're comfort is completely lost, and the whole cosy feel of Sunday has changed to day wear mode.

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Going out the shops means your comfort is already lost. Ive often just pulled jeans and a hoodie on and quickly nipped out.
Going in your pj's at ANY time is 'an abomination ', doesn't make uou hetter than those simply cos you've gone on a Sunday!

TumbledTussocks · 11/01/2026 21:07

The solution is clearly to sleep in leisure wear/ comfy clothes. 😆

omggggggg · 11/01/2026 20:16

I think I could get away with it but my pjs are more like jogging bottoms and I just wear a t shirt over them. With a coat over you wouldn’t notice. I don’t think I could do it though. I’ve gone to the post box in the dark with them but that’s as brave as I’ve been. Proper pjs would look scruffy.

FourChimneys · 11/01/2026 20:15

I wear a nightie not pyjamas. No way does the general public want me wandering round Tesco in a flimsy nightie.

Fridgemanageress · 11/01/2026 20:10

In this weather the big long puffer coat is a must, and the black boots, just remember to brush your teeth and hair.

Catladywithoutacat · 11/01/2026 20:04

I don’t get this it’s not hard to put on some clothes I think only time it’s acceptable to have pj on outside is an early morning quick dog walk

DuchessofStaffordshire · 11/01/2026 19:50

ComedyGuns · 11/01/2026 19:45

Oh dear. I work in health and social care and often pop into supermarkets in between slots. I wear black trousers and a matching top with my company’s tunic on top, with leather shoes and £7000 worth of diamonds that I’m never without in daytime. I hope I don’t offend…

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Lovely. I'll just change Mr Whatsit's catheter and re-pack Mrs Thingamajigs gammy leg wounds then take a trip round Tesco and have a good rummage around the fruit and veg whilst rubbing my uniform on everything.
What on earth do the diamonds have to do with anything?! I'm curious 🧐

ComedyGuns · 11/01/2026 19:45

DuchessofStaffordshire · 11/01/2026 16:39

I must admit, I've frequently gone shopping post run in some questionable attire including bright pink compression socks and crocs. I'm generally quite happy with people wearing what they fancy BUT I don't like seeing healthcare workers wondering around in their uniforms particularly.

Oh dear. I work in health and social care and often pop into supermarkets in between slots. I wear black trousers and a matching top with my company’s tunic on top, with leather shoes and £7000 worth of diamonds that I’m never without in daytime. I hope I don’t offend…

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 11/01/2026 19:37

PandorasSockBox · 11/01/2026 13:47

No, this is just not acceptable.
The country's standards are already on a slippery downward slop as it is, it takes 5 minutes to dress.

At the risk of sounding like my mother (long gone, born 1918) too many people have zero self respect.

Flowersforyourchocolateprettyplease · 11/01/2026 19:32

Jady12 · 11/01/2026 14:10

oh look it’s vicky pollard. Go and have a wash hun x

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Agree, 😂.

Meadowfinch · 11/01/2026 19:11

ShowOfHands · 11/01/2026 19:01

Is it only fat people you don't want doing this? Or are you implying that thin people have better manners?

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Only that people with a higher percentage body fat sweat more, and people who have more body hair tend to scratch more and shed more hair.
Neither of which are conducive to good hygiene around food.

ShowOfHands · 11/01/2026 19:01

Meadowfinch · 11/01/2026 18:41

OP, you may be sylph-like but the thought of a 35 stone, sweaty, hairy man, scratching his bits through his flannels, and then browsing the tangerines is frankly revolting.

So no thanks. Definitely no.

Is it only fat people you don't want doing this? Or are you implying that thin people have better manners?

CyberWithRosie · 11/01/2026 18:52

Ew, no! Have a wash and get dressed before you venture into a food shop please! Or any other public building for that matter.

Meadowfinch · 11/01/2026 18:41

OP, you may be sylph-like but the thought of a 35 stone, sweaty, hairy man, scratching his bits through his flannels, and then browsing the tangerines is frankly revolting.

So no thanks. Definitely no.

Scarlettpixie · 11/01/2026 18:31

MrsMoastyToasty · 11/01/2026 11:37

Get dressed. Nobody will ever know that you haven't showered unless you had night sweats wearing said pj's.
I also think sports clothing should be banned from supermarkets. There's a large Sunday morning contingent who come into our local Tesco wearing muddy rugby kit or dirty jodhpurs and riding boots.

You know not everyone showers before they get dressed as a matter of routine right? Not just those who want to nip out for breakfast and then put their PJs back on when they get home.

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 18:31

Should I be putting on makeup and doing my hair as well?

Undoubtedly!

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PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 18:27

BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 16:53

It's a slippery slope!!!

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Going by the latest reply to my post I've reached the bottom of the slope!

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 18:26

Okayfenokay · 11/01/2026 18:03

Pride/dignity/self respect

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I have all three but I'm not getting dressed to nip out to the bins for 2 minutes! Should I be putting on makeup and doing my hair as well?

I hang my underwear on the washing line where many of my neighbours can see it so I'm sure me going out to the bins in pyjamas or my dressing gown is fine!

Okayfenokay · 11/01/2026 18:03

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 16:27

What's wrong with putting out the bins in PJs?!

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Pride/dignity/self respect

BunnyLake · 11/01/2026 17:30

Apart from Oodie lady in Lidl I have never seen anyone out and about in PJs and dressing gowns. But it seems a normal and regular (if unappealing) sight to some posters?

Eastie77Returns · 11/01/2026 17:02

There was a thread a while ago about people wearing PJ’s to breakfast in hotels. I was horrified at the number of people who thought that was ok🤢 I stayed in a Holiday Inn once where a woman and 3 young children all came down in nightwear. The woman also had a silk hair bonnet on which she presumably wore to bed. She completed the unspeakable grimness of it all by getting out an iPad and face timing someone with the call on loudspeaker.

jan2310 · 11/01/2026 16:55

I’m relaxed about hygiene compared to many on Mumsnet but I think this is grim. How far are standards supposed to slip, where will it all end? Have some pride.

ruethewhirl · 11/01/2026 16:53

ElinorDashwood68 · 11/01/2026 16:51

I was behind a couple in my small local M&S this morning, both in PJs and they stunk

Ugh. Yeah, that is rank.

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 16:53

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 16:27

What's wrong with putting out the bins in PJs?!

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It's a slippery slope!!!

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ruethewhirl · 11/01/2026 16:53

sprigatito · 11/01/2026 16:36

These arguments always show a level of internalised misogyny that staggers me. Two women arguing about which is more disgusting, knickers in bed or a “bare muff” touching your pyjamas. It’s a normal human body part, and those are your clothes Confused where is all the revulsion coming from?

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Couldn't agree more. I've noticed this on 'knickers under PJs?' threads. A lot of women out there seem to be horrified by their own private parts as well as everyone else's. Assuming many will be mums as we're on Mumsnet, I always wonder how they were able to bring themselves to give birth without fainting away in horror.