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Make fetishists reviewing M&S knickers hits the Sun

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Sunkisses · 16/11/2019 09:39

All the Mumsnet posts about the male fetishists posting pervy reviews of M&S knickers has got in the Sun. Joani Walsh topped off this journalist and he stole her story and didn't credit her: www.thesun.co.uk/news/10350754/marks-spencer-slammed-men-underwear-reviews/

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JoyceJeffries · 16/11/2019 15:00

Yy to M&S underwear now being crap quality anyway. I’ll just buy mine from Sainsbury’s now (and make sure it’s in a sealed packet)

JoyceJeffries · 16/11/2019 14:59

Putting the whole AGP underwear fetish thing to one side there is absolutely no way I’m ever buying underwear or swimwear from M&S ever again just based on their returns policy. It’s absolutely disgusting. 🤮

Thehagonthehill · 16/11/2019 14:53

Since women are turning there backs on m&s undies,now to poorly made to be a staple maybe this is the only way to increase sales.
If the men complain about the poor quality material and badly placed gusset m&s will probably to something to remedy it along with a little easing in the crotch no doubt.

hopelesssuitcase · 16/11/2019 14:44

Plus, I have bought Sainsbury's ones that had a bit of lace round the top and when I opened them discovered the lace was only on the front half. Asda's are actually pretty good.

testing987654321 · 16/11/2019 14:44

You can tell the difference in reviews here, everyone who has recommended pants has commented on basic comfort and how long they last.

TimeLady · 16/11/2019 14:43

It used to be said that much of the M&S red lacy stuff was bought by boyfriends to give to their girlfriends for Valentine's Day....and then the girfriends used to return it and pick something else they actually were prepared to wear instead. Might be true; might have been a smokescreen....who knows.

If JL doesn't accept return on lingerie and swimwear, that would explain the absence of similar reviews on its website, combined with the fact that they don't mention the person's sex either.

M&S's policy is becoming clearer by the day. They know exactly what they're doing.

hopelesssuitcase · 16/11/2019 14:43

I often open the packs as sizes are hard to tell - sometimes they are 10-12 type thing in my dreams and I have a much better idea if they will fit me by seeing the actual pair. I nearly always buy them it's just double checking as I know I can't/wouldn't return them.

koshkat · 16/11/2019 14:12

Maybe they can start offering chocolate dildos to tie their two core market segments together Grin

Can I put a vote in for Sainsburys knickers? Great shorts and also midis which are really very comfy and wash and wear forever. Much cheaper than M&S too.

Ditto socks, snuggly nightwear and fairtrade cotton t-shirts etc.

Gertrudesgarden · 16/11/2019 14:04

Another vote for tescos knickers in the sealed packs. If the pack has been opened (ffs, why??) then its obvious. I still always always always wash them before I wear them. Clothing factories are dusty and dirty, and who knows how many pairs of hands they've passed through before they're packaged?

SarahTancredi · 16/11/2019 14:02

Well the comments under the article dont seem to get it so they.

The issue isnt even so much reviewing them. After all a " washed well, good quality. " review would be ok. You know the kind of review most people leave

It's the blatant agp reviewing. You can tell they are written by men before you even look most the time.

Huge difference in content

Thethiniceofanewday · 16/11/2019 13:48

+1 for Tesco knickers. Comfy and last well.

Lamahaha · 16/11/2019 13:41

Do M&S really allow underwear to be returned 🤮🤮.

This is what I find incredible. I recently bought a duvet from a supermarket, opened it at home and found I had bought a double instead of a single. I tried to return it, with the open packaging, but was told they couldn't take it back for reasons of hygiene. And yet undies can be returned?
(It wasn't M&S btw)

JoyceJeffries · 16/11/2019 13:35

Do M&S really allow underwear to be returned 🤮🤮.

Theredjellybean · 16/11/2019 13:33

i wondered about chaffing myself...

Theredjellybean · 16/11/2019 13:32

last year a company called Firebox had on their best seller list for christmas men's lace boxers and mens' lace thongs

not as joke presents

no harm if designed for and sold as items specifically for the male anatomy...if they want lacy little wisps of not much..must be a market for this stuff

but please not on items marketed as womenswear and then possibly returned for women tto buy..ugh

i have not bought underwear from M&S for yrs and wont be returning anytime soon

BreakWindandFire · 16/11/2019 13:23

Percy Penises - lifelike sweets by the tills.

DuMondeB · 16/11/2019 13:06

So, turns out there is such a thing as bad publicity, huh M&S?

Aaarrgghhh · 16/11/2019 13:01

I’ve bought underwear from Tesco and Asda, nothing wrong with them and have lasted years. Good selection of cheap big knickers which are what I go for. I’m pissed at M&S and feel conflicted but the only thing I’ve bought from them is baby popper vests, they started also selling them in bigger ages for a really good price compared to buying from a disability site and I may need some more in a bigger size soon and can’t afford to go elsewhere but I don’t want to give money to them. Hopefully she is using the toilet before I need the bigger size but I seriously doubt it. Might buy the extension popper things you can buy and cope with that until she uses the toilet.

Flaskfan · 16/11/2019 12:53

sigh asda.

Flaskfan · 16/11/2019 12:52

Asia knickers for me. Especially the seamless ones. Lasted years.

jay55 · 16/11/2019 12:52

The sun, of all places mentioning women's dignity and privacy.
I know they just wanted a lurid story but that one line gives me a lot of hope.

M&S won't care, they'll think sun readers are not their target market, despite stocking it.

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 16/11/2019 12:46

They could sell them in a package that looks like knickers just to remind everyone what they've decided their core market is.

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 16/11/2019 12:44

Mark's Malted Balls.

(Overpriced Maltesers for pervs)

TimeLady · 16/11/2019 12:41

Deirdre Dildos, penis-shaped gummy confectionery products.

I'm sure they'll catch on.

Michelleoftheresistance · 16/11/2019 12:36

Ah well. It was this time last year M&S had that thing about what every woman needs is tiny pants and every female here went get stuffed, it's about BIG KNICKERS. No one wears tiny pants unless it's performative with a man involved.

This year M&S believe that for women it's all about the tiny pants with the semen stains! So festive. So joyous for women, that.

And women are still going get stuffed, but now the big knickers are getting bought in sealed packets. And possibly washed before wearing.

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