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Selling used undies?

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iknowineedtostoptalking · 14/08/2026 16:47

Lighthearted…. except at three in the morning when I’m lying in bed worrying….

Is it unreasonable to be (sort of) seriously considering trying my luck at selling my used undies?

Name changed because ew gross.

(I’m just sick of working super hard and being careful with money…. and still not having any. )

OP posts:
Angela59 · 16/08/2026 07:27

Well having been an escort a long while ago I thought I was un shockable, however, lol
An ex “colleague”, (and occasional contributor to MN) now in her late 50’s makes money from “key holding”
Her subscribers lock “themselves up” and send her the key.
She charges them a weekly amount & a release fee 😂

boredwfh · 15/08/2026 23:38

I knew a girl who used to sell her turd in a Tupperware box for £50 a piece and send it in the post!!! There are some strange people out there!

namechange6766333545544 · 15/08/2026 23:19

Fairislesweater · 15/08/2026 19:21

The thing is - someone would.

Ok, put it this way…. I wouldn’t get much repeat business 😄

JacknDiane · 15/08/2026 22:43

Christ I doubt my knickers would fit in an envelope

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 15/08/2026 22:11

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 21:06

If by 'used' you mean previously digested, there very probably IS a market for that too.

Well that went downhill fast!

Erm.....😁

NotAnotherScarf · 15/08/2026 21:26

bakingdisasterqueen · 15/08/2026 19:36

This is a true story. Keep scrolling if you don't want to be completely grossed out. It's really unpleasant.

I used to work with a young woman who was stopped by a stranger in the street who asked her to pee into a cup, then he drank it. Yes, she did! No idea what she got paid for that.

Told you it was gross. I wish she'd never told us.

Now I'm broad minded, I grew up on a docks, I know several working girls very well and thought I was unshockable...but I'm sat open mouthed...that's grim, by both of them to be honest

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 21:06

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 15/08/2026 19:24

I am very tired and misread this thread title as selling used sardines

I recognise that this is not a helpful contribution 😆

If by 'used' you mean previously digested, there very probably IS a market for that too.

hellospring26 · 15/08/2026 20:48

I sold some bundles of ski socks on Vinted. Genuine sale, each pair worn once. Kids didn’t like skiing. Oh my god it never crossed my mind that they were a ferish thing but the messages about them and prices offered 🤮

TessSaysYes · 15/08/2026 20:00

Well go jogging in them first if you want max your income 🤣🤣🤣

Allseeingallknowing · 15/08/2026 19:44

They sell them from machines in Japan!

bakingdisasterqueen · 15/08/2026 19:36

NotAnotherScarf · 15/08/2026 08:36

Jesus...I guess I fail the pervert test then. I'd not thought of those options! Sometimes I despair of men and I am one

This is a true story. Keep scrolling if you don't want to be completely grossed out. It's really unpleasant.

I used to work with a young woman who was stopped by a stranger in the street who asked her to pee into a cup, then he drank it. Yes, she did! No idea what she got paid for that.

Told you it was gross. I wish she'd never told us.

Litehartstuth · 15/08/2026 19:31

bakingdisasterqueen · 15/08/2026 19:28

Boob shots?

😅

bakingdisasterqueen · 15/08/2026 19:28

KnittyNell · 14/08/2026 19:56

Jeez! I thought women wanted to be taken seriously and treated with respect.
Aim higher!

Boob shots?

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 15/08/2026 19:24

I am very tired and misread this thread title as selling used sardines

I recognise that this is not a helpful contribution 😆

Fairislesweater · 15/08/2026 19:21

namechange6766333545544 · 14/08/2026 17:14

Well no one would want my knickers that’s for sure.

The thing is - someone would.

Theverysmolkitty · 15/08/2026 19:15

I wouldn't do this as unless these men need a sail for a ship I doubt they would want my undies dirty or clean..

JMSA · 15/08/2026 19:10

This thread is absolute proof that women are the superior beings.
Can you honestly imagine us buying some random bloke’s boxers?
Would not happen.

Glassandahalf82 · 15/08/2026 17:58

I work with a girl who sells used socks/slippers to weird men. She’s only 18, her Vinted is feet pics and she said she got £50 for a pair of dirty slippers recently.. she didn’t actually own any and sent of her mums 😂
YANBU At all op, I’ve considered it to.

ParsleySageToiletDuckAndBinBags · 15/08/2026 17:46

MrsKateColumbo · 15/08/2026 12:18

I often post on the lululemon reddit page as I like to see what colours etc are available in different countries (very sad I know!) I once posted a pic of myself in a top in 2 sizes asking how much give the material has etc, on the post I got useful advice but I then got loads of DMs asking if I would sell sweaty gym gear 🤣🫨

It surprised me as at the time it seemed like it was only brand fans on the page but obvs lurkers everywhere

I didnt respond as I felt a bit weird about them messaging

You have to pity people who have nothing better to do in life than to continuously try to find ways of buying strangers' dirty, sweaty clothes to get their rocks off.

There was a thread on MN ages and ages ago about a woman who earned money by curling one out into a Pyrex bowl, over a glass-topped coffee table, for the man who turned up and paid for it - and lay underneath the table - every morning, at the regular time when he knew she would be 'expecting' one.

Nobody would ever dream that their baby might grow up and one day end up living a life like that, would they?

Litehartstuth · 15/08/2026 15:22

iknowineedtostoptalking · 14/08/2026 16:53

I am really lolling at the thought of putting them on Vinted 🤣🤣🤣

wait… is that what people do?

heads to vinted

I done it 20 odd years ago. I used to work on a telephone chat line. Someone asked for used underwear. Said they would pay me 100 pounds. They put 100 in my bank and I sent it to them. But I made sure to post from a different borough. I only did it a couple of times.

Morepositivemum · 15/08/2026 15:18

I was Mumsnet years old when I found out that people try on swimming togs in shops, even with the plastic on I find the idea of this disgusting!! Togs, underwear and pj bottoms should go in the bin when anyone’s had them on!!

Wordsmithery · 15/08/2026 15:14

If people sell underwear online they are encouraging a fetish that may escalate over time into more extreme fetishism or sexual assault.
So while this may feel like women getting the upper hand, I really don't think it is. All we're really doing is normalising what is in fact quite abhorrent behaviour - some sad bloke wanking over a stranger's knickers before having dinner with his wife and kids.

bebanjo · 15/08/2026 13:47

Up skirting, hidden cameras in public spaces, steeling form washing lines, breaking into homes to steal. Once a boundary has been crossed they need to keep upping the anti to get there kicks.
I remember a talk form the police about this kind of thing when I was a teenager.

MrsKateColumbo · 15/08/2026 12:18

I often post on the lululemon reddit page as I like to see what colours etc are available in different countries (very sad I know!) I once posted a pic of myself in a top in 2 sizes asking how much give the material has etc, on the post I got useful advice but I then got loads of DMs asking if I would sell sweaty gym gear 🤣🫨

It surprised me as at the time it seemed like it was only brand fans on the page but obvs lurkers everywhere

I didnt respond as I felt a bit weird about them messaging

Theresalittlebitofwitchinyou · 15/08/2026 11:40

I was literally thinking about this the other day watching OINTB. I was debating whether or not I would actually end up making money or knowing my luck end up somehow actually in prison instead

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