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Aparrent disposable nature of tights...

33 replies

RedStaplersRule · 13/02/2019 12:18

It doesn’t seem to matter how careful
I am or what brand I go for, if I am lucky there isn’t a ladder by the end of the day, but there always is by day two. Is it just me or do you find that as well?

OP posts:

Beebee8 · 13/02/2019 12:21

Mine can last years.. how thin are you buying them?

thecatsthecats · 13/02/2019 12:23

I find the super stretchy ones to be the best, the ones that are LONG.

I have never found a pair, no matter how expensive, that didn't suck if they were too short in the leg - being skintight seemed to be the killer.

I need them to come up to the waist and not be snug on the legs, because it's when they're the wrong elasticity that they snag etc. I don't understand how the ones that only come up to your bum are ever supposed to function. However big or small they are, they just fall down.

MeredithGrey1 · 13/02/2019 12:25

Mine can last years

What sort of witchcraft is this??

I agree OP, with nude tights they ladder so so quickly. Thicker black tights that I wear in winter do usually last the whole winter, but I get through nude tights at a ridiculous rate.

hula008 · 13/02/2019 12:25

Snag tights are amazing.

goodnessidontknow · 13/02/2019 12:25

Try Snags tights 😀 I'm usually the same but getting a pair that actually fit makes all the difference. My current pair have been worn at least a dozen times.

Stompythedinosaur · 13/02/2019 12:26

Try Snag Tights. They have been a total game changer for me.

JasperKarat · 13/02/2019 12:26

I rarely ladder tights even when I catch them, but tend to wear 70-100 denier or wooly ones, how thin are the tights you're buying?

Stompythedinosaur · 13/02/2019 12:26

Oops, cross posted with some other Snag Tights fans!

icelolly99 · 13/02/2019 12:28

Recently discovered thermal tights are much more hardwearing and if they get a hole (careless teenager...) they don't ladder and can be repaired. Another tip is to buy largest possible no matter your size.

HippyChickMama · 13/02/2019 12:29

If you're wearing fine tights, 10 denier etc, spray them all over with hairspray a few minutes before putting them on. It sounds weird but it does help to prevent laddering.

BobbinThreadbare123 · 13/02/2019 12:34

I've got a pair of Wolfords which I have been wearing for 20 years. They were cheap in a sale when I was mid teens and I am still able to get in them if I need to.

Crustaceans · 13/02/2019 12:37

The M&S 100 denier ones don’t seem to ladder easily.

Personally I find that it’s the bloody toes that give out in tights. Almost immediately. Why don’t they put the seam where it is on socks?

Londonmummy66 · 13/02/2019 12:42

I only wear black opaques these days and have found investing in more expensive pairs works - I buy the M&S autograph ones and whilst they cost a lot they usually last a whole season. Having said that I need to buy XL as I have long legs (and keep them away from my teenagers who would deliberately shred them).

Seline · 13/02/2019 12:43

Mine always ladder!

OhDiddums · 13/02/2019 12:45

Mine seem to ladder less often if I buy them bigger. Probably only a small or medium but I buy a large and they're a better fit.

drspouse · 13/02/2019 12:47

Another vote for Snag tights, or Falke opaque but they are ££££ or also probably €€€€€ so even more these days.

peachgreen · 13/02/2019 12:49

Yep, Snag. They last forever.

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 13/02/2019 12:50

I wear think opaques which last. Even the Primark ones (as long as they’re expensive for Primark).

Nude tights are not so good but I’d expect a couple of wears/hand washes out of them.

babysharkah · 13/02/2019 13:00

opaques can last a few years for me, 10 or 20 denier last a wear, max!

MrsFionaCharming · 13/02/2019 13:07

Snag Tights have existed for less than 2 years, curious how people can rave that they ‘last forever’. They are also meant to be hand washed, and gently squeezed dry, I imagine most tights would last a long time treated like that.

(Cynical that I just saw an advert on Facebook, then immediately saw this thread that looks like a rather convenient publicity post...)

HappyPunky · 13/02/2019 13:10

Put them in the freezer overnight before you open them and in a plastic bag. It doesn't prevent laddering completely but helps.

ImBattlingOn · 13/02/2019 13:15

Hi there, Snag PR!

Crustaceans · 13/02/2019 13:32

Is putting on frozen tights not a bit unpleasant?

peachgreen · 13/02/2019 13:46

I'm not Snag PR, honest! Although I do rave about them a lot but as a plus size woman, finding tights that genuinely fit comfortably, stay up and song ladder is a miracle. And I wash mine in the machine with everything else AND tumble dry them (because I'm lazy) and they've still lasted. My oldest pairs are almost 18 months old.

Crustaceans · 13/02/2019 13:52

It’s only with tights that anyone would be impressed that the oldest pairs had lasted a whole 18 months. Tights are rubbish.

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