Page 5 | Make pyjamas acceptable in supermarkets on Sunday mornings

Globules · 11/01/2026 13:41

Tesco whoosh
Deliveroo
Uber eats
Just eat

All these are your friend to get groceries delivered to the house.

What on earth are you thinking even going out?!

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 11/01/2026 13:41

To use a favourite word of an old teacher of mine, it’s slovenly.

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 13:40

Thehandinthecookiejar · 11/01/2026 13:39

Why can’t you just get dressed?

It's my lady's maid's day off! 😒

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Unpaidviewer · 11/01/2026 13:40

Gross. Invest in some lovely loungewear that is acceptable to wear outside. I have a wool trouser and jumper coord which is super comfy but still quite smart. Perfect for a cosy Sunday morning or an overnight flight.

Have a quick shower or a wash, get dressed into loungewear and do as you please.

Thehandinthecookiejar · 11/01/2026 13:39

Why can’t you just get dressed?

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 13:38

5foot5 · 11/01/2026 13:36

I have just come back from the shops (fully dressed) and it is cold and wet out there. If you did go out in your PJs any cosy feeling they had would very quickly disappear and you would probably be soon wishing you had put on proper clothes and a warm coat before setting out.

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Which I did, and I was truly thankful for it! 😊

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BoredZelda · 11/01/2026 13:38

JudgeJ · 11/01/2026 13:23

You seem to want to set things to suit you, specific times, when in reality it's easy enough to slip something on, even over your pyjamas, to go to the shops or, better still, make sure you have basic stuff like bacon and eggs in, bought earlier in the week.

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Living up to your name there!

BoredZelda · 11/01/2026 13:36

HarpsAndViolins · 11/01/2026 13:32

The only time it's OK is when camping or caravaning, and you're nipping to the onsite shop for bread or milk in the morning

What is the distinction here? That it’s not “lazy” not to put “proper” clothes on when you are camping?

5foot5 · 11/01/2026 13:36

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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I have just come back from the shops (fully dressed) and it is cold and wet out there. If you did go out in your PJs any cosy feeling they had would very quickly disappear and you would probably be soon wishing you had put on proper clothes and a warm coat before setting out.

BoredZelda · 11/01/2026 13:35

wineosaurusrex · 11/01/2026 13:27

It is fine. So many people do it. Who cares if a few people silently seethe.

I agree. The “rules” people have about pyjamas are ridiculous. They are simply another type of clothing.

I don’t wear pyjamas. I find them too warm in bed. I usually go to bed in whatever t-shirt I’ve been wearing at home that day. New day, new t-shirt. If I haven’t got round to showering yet at the weekend and I need to pop to the shop, I’ll wear the same t-shirt. Nobody knows I slept in it, and presumably that’s ok? I wear joggers or leggings, but presumably this is ok because they are usually one solid colour, and not pattered with hearts or teddy bears or whatever else slouchy trousers need to have on them to define them as pyjamas.

xanthomelana · 11/01/2026 13:33

wineosaurusrex · 11/01/2026 13:27

It is fine. So many people do it. Who cares if a few people silently seethe.

They absolutely do not silently seethe. They come up to us demanding that we do something about it, I tell my staff to say they’ll call a duty manager because they don’t get paid enough to enforce a dress code. My favourite dress code code complaint was from a woman who objected to a five year old dressed up as Batman. No way would I tell any mini superhero that they need to wear their civvies in public but she expected me to 😂

HarpsAndViolins · 11/01/2026 13:32

The only time it's OK is when camping or caravaning, and you're nipping to the onsite shop for bread or milk in the morning

CrapNewYear · 11/01/2026 13:32

Sorry but these manky people that go out in their jammies are just downright idle.

If you're going to say that you get up and shower and put on make up you can make the effort to put on outdoor clothes.

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 13:30

80smonster · 11/01/2026 13:27

Do you live in Catford? It was a trend round that way, not just on weekends either.

Good heavens no! I live in a naice town in the north of England!

Sadly, sans Waitrose, but we do have a Booths.

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BoredZelda · 11/01/2026 13:30

LVhandbagsatdawn · 11/01/2026 11:36

Sorry but this is ridiculous. If your clothes are that uncomfortable you need new clothes.

I have never understood why people think jeans, shirts etc are uncomfortable. If they are then you're wearing the wrong bloody size.

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Or, you have other sensitivities around clothing. It doesn’t matter what size of jeans I wear, they are uncomfortable. This has been the case as far back as I can remember, no matter what the shape of my body or the style of jeans.

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 13:28

ElleintheWoods · 11/01/2026 13:26

Fine, you can have that window.

In return I want 6.5 days a week proper enforced dress code applied in supermarkets. We’re talking Paris fashion week or ladies’ day level dress up. Skirts, heels, blazers, feathers, cashmere, silk. Fascinators.

Express and convenience stores can be exempt.

Done!

Double breasted suits, and suitable hats for the men, too.

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Brightonrockkk · 11/01/2026 13:27

I have worn my pjamas when popping to the shop on occasion ama 🤣

80smonster · 11/01/2026 13:27

Do you live in Catford? It was a trend round that way, not just on weekends either.

wineosaurusrex · 11/01/2026 13:27

It is fine. So many people do it. Who cares if a few people silently seethe.

ElleintheWoods · 11/01/2026 13:26

Fine, you can have that window.

In return I want 6.5 days a week proper enforced dress code applied in supermarkets. We’re talking Paris fashion week or ladies’ day level dress up. Skirts, heels, blazers, feathers, cashmere, silk. Fascinators.

Express and convenience stores can be exempt.

HoarFrosted · 11/01/2026 13:24

This is what corner shops* are for. I live in a university city and it's not that unusual to see someone nipping out for the makings of breakfast less than fully attired. The footwear or bed hair is often the giveaway. Makes me nostalgic!

*In a pinch the small neighbourhood supermarkets can be counted as corner shops.

JudgeJ · 11/01/2026 13:23

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!

You seem to want to set things to suit you, specific times, when in reality it's easy enough to slip something on, even over your pyjamas, to go to the shops or, better still, make sure you have basic stuff like bacon and eggs in, bought earlier in the week.

aneelli · 11/01/2026 13:19

Just change your bottoms and wear a coat. We don’t want to go out seeing lazy ppl dressed in pjs

pimplebum · 11/01/2026 13:16

molifly · 11/01/2026 13:12

Why are grown adults still in their pyjamas unless Ill at 11.30am? Odd

i am still in pjs

over Xmas and at weekends I stay in pjs until I want to go out. It’s one of the best bits of the holiday , so Cosy and comforting I think it’s also pretty standard thing to do

I don’t think the queen ever did it but I do

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BoxingHare · 11/01/2026 13:16

He looked very sheepish

As he should!

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