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To cut those stupid little bows off my pants

62 replies

cjferg · 08/07/2018 10:52

Seriously, I'm not 4 years old. I don't want teeny bows on my clothes.

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Randomnickname2018 · 08/07/2018 13:21

Think dh thought I was hinting when I pulled my knickers to see if there was a bow! There is !

anotherangel2 · 08/07/2018 13:25

I think I need to start wearing pants with bows on to make the getting dressed process quicker.

BlackeyedSusan · 08/07/2018 13:59

having label cutting out children and children who can not tell front from back or, indeed sideways... bows are good here..

LalaLeona · 08/07/2018 16:59

I've never really thought about the bows on pants. I wouldn't have the time to go round cutting them off and worrying about them! They're not on all pants anyway.

JustDanceAddict · 08/07/2018 17:07

Lol, my DD generally cuts them
Off. She’s so not a bow person.

JohnsonsSpreadsheet · 08/07/2018 17:10

Where are you buying bras and pants? None of mine have bows!

ThistleAmore · 08/07/2018 17:12

If somebody's got the scissors out anyway, could I ask them to come round to help me cut off those really f*cking annoying hanger loops that manufacturers seem to have taken a fancy to putting in tshirts, please?

I mean - tshirts, really? Who hangs up tshirts?

AnastasiaVonBeaverhausen · 08/07/2018 17:13

I need them to find the front when I'm getting dressed at stupid o clock whilst still half asleep.
I've never even questioned their presence to be frank 🤔

DontCallMeCharlotte · 08/07/2018 17:13

I have a pair of velvet leggings from Uniqlo. Three times I've worn them back to front because the labels are at the FRONT. The bastards. A bow would definitely have helped.

Busybusybust · 08/07/2018 17:14

@shakingmyhead1 until recently my daughter designed those!

MaryandMichael · 08/07/2018 17:15

Cut them off. Stupid things.

Verbena87 · 08/07/2018 17:16

M&S flexifit knickers. Comfiest ever, no VPL, no bows, and the ‘label’ is printed directly onto the inside of the pants at the back waistband so you don’t blearily put them on backwards at 6am.

Maria1982 · 08/07/2018 17:17

They annoy me too! One on undies and no fewer than 3 on my bras (one in middle of cups and one on each bra strap).
However I can’t be arsed with carefully cutting them off so they remain. But they do annoy me.
I don’t wear bows anywhere else, ever.

Vitalogy · 08/07/2018 17:17

I don't mind knicker/bra bows.

mulberrymelody · 08/07/2018 17:18

I don’t think it matters at all.
I don’t let a silly bit of bow define my age!
I’m all woman, and the bows are happy just doing their thing! 🤣

elQuintoConyo · 08/07/2018 17:21

Get a fabric pen and write C&A on each side Wink

I wear thongs and cut the bows off, no problem figuring out which is the front/which is the arse crack.

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Gertrudethestag · 08/07/2018 17:23

Bows on underwear give me the rage!

Racecardriver · 08/07/2018 17:24

Most pants don't have them... Are you really picky about pants or something?

Unobtainable · 08/07/2018 17:27

Another bow cutter here.

Why on earth they use them I’ll never know. They stick out on pants and ruin the line of clothes. I dont mind on bras so much but theyre still pointless.

One thing theyre better than though is the awful diamante trims and gold bling circles that cheap brands use. Just tacky and awful. I get that its often to cover up badly sawn seams but still, surely it’d be better just to sew things properly in tge first place.

Oh and dont get me started on black labels in white / light clothes. Why???

bsbabas · 08/07/2018 17:29

I love bows on anything but those little straps to help hang your clothes up always get cut off they always stick out somewhere

TroysMammy · 08/07/2018 17:29

I'm sure we all know which way to put a thong on without a bow to guide us.

AnastasiaVonBeaverhausen · 08/07/2018 17:30

My body ruins the line of clothes, the bows merely add to the terrain 😂

DontCallMeCharlotte · 08/07/2018 17:36

AnastasiaVonBeaverhausen

Grin
abigamarone · 08/07/2018 17:39

I'm short sighted, I need the bows to tell me back from front and which way is right side out.