I try knickers on in shops.

trousers aren’t up in your crack like knickers. I’ve never tried on or worn a pair of leggings in my life.

I wash pants and Tshirts before wearing because of the residual chemicals, not because someone might have tried them

I belive shops should have some unpacked trying on pieces - especially if they sell several different colours of the same model, they can just have an example dor each cut and size.

So let’s go a little further here. When exactly are you and your friends all doing this? Obviously there is a certain time of the month where you already know that even over your pants that’s a bit gross especially if you’re going to put them back for someone else to take home and wear. Personally I wouldn’t want to pay full price for knickers someone else has already opened then tried on over their own pants regardless when they did it because they will now be second hand and no longer unworn.

How do you approach buying leggings or trousers? You know other people will have tried those on and they'll have touched their dischargy knickers too? Are you skirts only? Make all your own clothes?

I have no idea where I caught it from. I’ve had it all my adult life.

im gonna start trying on knickers over my pants. It’s fine sure so it is.

🙄🙄🙄

I don’t wash new knickers before wearing them. But they’re usually packaged, or else 3 on one of those M&S hangers, with thin plastic threads holding them together, so nobody could ever have tried them on.

I dare say some dreaded Pervy Bloke might have heavy-breathed on them though…😱😂

Oh, that’s bad. Who needs a poorly designed skivvies that don’t keep your flaps in?
I did have the opposite problem once, bought a three pack that had gussets like hammocks.

Surely safe to presume so?

As long as it's over the top of your pants I don't think it's any different to trying on swimwear. Crack on.

I'm assuming you didn't catch it from buying knickers that the op had previously tried on 🤷‍♀️

Same. Order online from M and S. I know what suits me and fits me. I’ve never heard of anyone trying on knickers in shops

I mean... I don't try knickers on, but tbf people presumably try trousers and leggings on over their pants!

Yes… why wouldn’t she? People try all the other clothes on over their pants too. That’s how clothes work.

People on MN are so weird sometimes.

Presumably people wouldn’t try on a form fitting garment like leggings, either then?

I have recurrent thrush. I have had 3 doses of the 6 month course of fluconazole.

wanna take the risk of getting mine?

it’s easily to open plastic pack, take out one pair and then put it back, you just need to fold them in a certain way. I can do it easily.
Just saying.
I never thought if you are allowed to try on knickers or not. I don’t buy expensive ones so maybe the rules are different for them but I always wash knickers (and other things) after buying in case someone tried them on or they were on the floor etc.

...most shops don't allow you to return them for a refund.

There's a good reason for that don't you think?

Why assume they have thrush, what a weird thing to say. Just because MN thinks everything under the sun causes thrush doesn't mean it's true!

If I did, and to be clear I don’t, I wouldn’t tell anyone. Because I have a healthy sense of shame when I do things I shouldn’t do.

No this is grotty and can't believe people think this okay, discharge can leak through knickers, smells can transfer. Pls don't do this

That’s gross. You seem keen to talk about pants so I call bullshit anyway.

And have a wide enough gusset. I remember buying a matching underwear set from Next and the knickers were wretched scratchy little scraps of material with a 1.5 inch wide gusset. They looked ok on the hanger.

Of course you do

Yes, I was wondering this.

I can’t say I know whether any of my friends, family or random acquaintances try on pants before buying.

I’m with the others that say they’ll stick to packaged pants from now on!

I buy the packet ones if I’m getting them form a shop, those are for every day! If I’m getting nice things I only only order from Pour Moi and Figleaves online anyway so I just get my usual size! I’ll be honest, I’d wash knickers that were bought off hanger anyway so I wouldn’t be arsed if anyone had tried them on in the shop.