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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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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 16:52

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

No!

M & S has fallen?!

😲

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HippopotamusForChristmas · 11/01/2026 16:51

Get some self respect

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

ruethewhirl · 11/01/2026 16:50

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 16:23

According to a previous poster leggings are slovenly! Leggings and a baggy t shirt or hoody are the only comfortable things for WFH or weekends!

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Oh yes, I've just seen that! And I care not one whit. 😄

ruethewhirl · 11/01/2026 16:46

Flowersforyourchocolateprettyplease · 11/01/2026 14:32

Laziness is a slippery slope.

OK then. What are you planning for next week's sermon?

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.

sprigatito · 11/01/2026 16:36

needmorebooks · 11/01/2026 15:58

How is sleeping in knickers any more grim than sleeping in anything else? I think it’s grim having your bare muff touching your pyjama crotch! But that aside, so in your world they are out knickerless in pyjamas they’ve worn all night. Thats even grimmer!!

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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?

sunights · 11/01/2026 16:36

Depends on the PJs, e.g. if they could double as lounge-wear I really don't see it matters or even how anyone would know...

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 16:27

BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 14:04

I have (very) occasionally put the bins out wearing jammies.

But only when I've forgotten it's bin day, I've heard the lorry, and there's been no time for the full cleaning and dressing experience to happen.

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

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 11/01/2026 16:23

ruethewhirl · 11/01/2026 13:03

This is what I'd do. Since lockdown I virtually live in leggings and hoodies as I wfh.

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According to a previous poster leggings are slovenly! Leggings and a baggy t shirt or hoody are the only comfortable things for WFH or weekends!

Rooroobear · 11/01/2026 16:18

Jady12 · 11/01/2026 14:10

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

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No, it’s not the end of the month yet

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 16:17

dailyconniptions · 11/01/2026 16:04

Well then you need to be far more organised and have bacon and eggs in the house already. I don't want to see pyjamas out in public at all. Slobby.

*Your comfort, not you're (you are) comfort.

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The last person who corrected my appalling grammar faux pas had their comment deleted (not reported by me BTW!)

But you're right I do need to be more organised. The approach to a leisurely Sunday morning just doesn't feel like the right time for that sort of thing though. 😕

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dailyconniptions · 11/01/2026 16:04

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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Well then you need to be far more organised and have bacon and eggs in the house already. I don't want to see pyjamas out in public at all. Slobby.

*Your comfort, not you're (you are) comfort.

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 16:02

some elasticated waist trousers in soft fabrics, some soft comfy jumpers and your life will be transformed!

This sounds lovely! 🥰

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needmorebooks · 11/01/2026 15:58

Globules · 11/01/2026 13:55

Who sleeps in knickers? Grim!

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How is sleeping in knickers any more grim than sleeping in anything else? I think it’s grim having your bare muff touching your pyjama crotch! But that aside, so in your world they are out knickerless in pyjamas they’ve worn all night. Thats even grimmer!!

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 11/01/2026 15:58

Johging bottoms and a coat over your PJs. Job done. Also protects PJs from the outdoor germs and keeps you warmer!

(If I know I have to have to take my youngest to the tram stop the next day, I will sleep in a tracksuit 😂 I’ll only be sitting in the car so doesn’t really matter!)

ShowOfHands · 11/01/2026 15:55

I've done a complete about turn on this recently. I think I'd much rather see people in their lounge wear than in threadbare leggings which not only show what you had for breakfast, but also your underwear and often your skin as you bend over to get your sliced granary from the bottom shelf. I actually don't know that it's remotely better than a pair of loose pyjama bottoms. I'd never wear either but I don't think one's better than the other necessarily.

I also stood behind somebody in the petrol station queue just this week who bent over to get something off the bottom shelf, their top lifted up and they had literal shit stains up their back. So no, day clothes does not mean clean.

Inthewrongtimezone · 11/01/2026 15:52

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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Why do you wear uncomfortable clothes? Maybe that's the real problem, ie your clothes aren't comfy.

Get some big comfy knickers, some elasticated waist trousers in soft fabrics, some soft comfy jumpers and your life will be transformed!

AgnesMcDoo · 11/01/2026 15:51

How hard is it to throw on a track suit

ERthree · 11/01/2026 15:48

I love my jammies and spend most of time in my house in them, i can achieve so much housework in them, they are like my superwoman clothes. Hell would freeze over before i lowered myself to go out in them. Up your standards.

Boomer55 · 11/01/2026 15:40

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!

No. It takes minutes to put joggers and a top on.

Luckyingame · 11/01/2026 15:40

Have you seen the film "Idiocracy"?
Sent shivers down my spine, about 15 years ago.

Elbowpatch · 11/01/2026 15:39

DinoLil · 11/01/2026 14:40

And that's why Deliveroo was invented!

Somebody ought to invent Delivereverywhere because Deliveroo certainly don’t.

Doggydoctor · 11/01/2026 15:10

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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Eggs last for ages as does bacon, can be used for many different recipes just add them to your shopping.
when I see someone like that I think yuck.

DinoLil · 11/01/2026 14:40

And that's why Deliveroo was invented!

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