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The whole dressing gown in the supermarket thing

231 replies

ThinThighsPlease · 09/06/2019 16:13

It's bad enough to see people going to their corner shop in a dressing gown at 9pm. But it's a busy Sunday afternoon and I shit you not there's a woman strolling around our massive local supermarket (in fact shopping park) ... in a onesie.

What the fuck is wrong with people?!

OP posts:
123LiloLill · 09/06/2019 17:58

When I see people out and about in their pyjamas I always imagine that they must smell of unwashed arse.

anitagreen · 09/06/2019 17:59

I go shops in my Pjs but I put my coat over them and wear my sliders my shops only a 3 minute walk though and the area I live in no one would say anything i think it's ok. I wouldn't get on a bus like it though

anitagreen · 09/06/2019 18:01

To be fair I do sleep naked in bed but I put on pjs when I get up and have a wash etc or a bath then in the evening after my second wash or bath I put on a fresh pair again that I take of before bed. I don't know how anyone can wear the same pjs two days in a row etc

QueenoftheBiscuitTin · 09/06/2019 18:02

I physically couldn't go out like that, but I couldn't care less what other people wear.

DuffBeer · 09/06/2019 18:03

I quite happily go to the local shop in my (obvious) PJ bottoms. I don't really see the problem with this? I can't be arsed to change out of them to put joggers on.

I wouldn't do a big food shop on a Saturday afternoon in my Jim jams though.

LadySainsburySeal · 09/06/2019 18:07

The only time I've been out in public is nightclothes is years ago when I had to take my cat to the emergency vet at 3am Sad but even then I pulled jeans on over my Pjs.

Ithinkmycatisevil · 09/06/2019 18:09

I wouldn’t, but they’re not hurting me and I find it amusing.

Live and let live I say.

ilovesooty · 09/06/2019 18:09

@Eliza9919

You seemed pretty het up - about the people you so delightfully refer to as chavs.

ethelfleda · 09/06/2019 18:10

When I see people out and about in their pyjamas I always imagine that they must smell of unwashed arse

Me too, actually! And sour milk/crusty cereal.

Daisy03 · 09/06/2019 18:10

I always think it’s attention seeking if people are wearing bras and have hair brushed, if you have time for that you have time to put leggings or jeans on.
I’ve popped on leggings before and zipped up a jacket over a pyjama too for the school run if I need to go back to bed afterwards because of the school run but there really is no need to be going around in a onesie

omafiet · 09/06/2019 18:13

I'm absolutely disinterested in the opinion of someone who refers to chavs.

Funny, I'm completed uninterested in the opinion of someone who does not understand the distinction between "uninterested" and "disinterested".

ilovesooty · 09/06/2019 18:17

omafiet point taken about the distinction. I realised I should have known better when I posted. However I wasn't talking to or about you.
I was also sufficiently polite not to comment on someone else's grammar.

omafiet · 09/06/2019 18:18

It's a public forum, so I'm not sure there's much room to be precious about who you're directing your comments to.

ilovesooty · 09/06/2019 18:19

It is indeed a public forum.
The second part of my comment still stands.

PCohle · 09/06/2019 18:22

Grammatical errors are just as bad as class based discrimination right enough Hmm

ilovesooty · 09/06/2019 18:23

Also if anyone is going to be impolite enough to criticise the SPAG of others, they should perhaps ensure that all their posts are beyond reproach.

TheBestNapIEverHad · 09/06/2019 18:25

Onesie isn’t as bad as dressing gown. Most onesies are basically just like a tracksuit. Dressing gowns in public is a bit weird though.

JonSnowsFurCoat · 09/06/2019 18:30

There’s a dad on my dd school run who comes in his pj’s and gown every day. Always with socks and sandals. No matter what the weather, the same outfit. He even wears it when he does afternoon pick up.

Last week was in the local Sainsbury’s and who do I see? Same school run dad and his mrs, both in their pj’s with gowns. It was 2pm

Emmabryant123 · 09/06/2019 18:44

Couldn't care less
They are not hurting anyone 🙄

Shockers · 09/06/2019 18:53

I wonder whether these daytime pyjama wearers have sleep sets and day sets?

I used to walk the dogs in my pyjamas, but it would be 5:30am and I usually had waterproof trousers over the top. I showered when I got home and stuck them in the wash. Walking the dogs is a sweaty business if you’re brisk.

TSSDNCOP · 09/06/2019 19:10

To me it is the very definition of try-hard, which is ironic given the people I've seen are typically weary a grubby robe and giant slippers, magic marker eyebrows and a sneer.

It's asking to be looked at, and any negative reaction brands you a "snob". The only reaction is to completely ignore and hope these tedious twunts hurry up and get over it.

SrSteveOskowski · 09/06/2019 19:23

I hate seeing it, and (SEN issues etc aside) it's normally one of two things. Either

A) People who have no respect for themselves and go out looking like they couldn't care less (which they obviously couldn't)

B) Complete attention seekers who are usually fully made up. Most often with oompa loompa tan and sharpie brows.

How hard is it to put on a pair of jeans/tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt instead of pyjamas?

LaurieMarlow · 09/06/2019 19:47

Oh fgs, who cares? They aren’t hurting anyone (your eyes will be fine btw).

Society is becoming much less formal clothes wise. Over the last 10 years or so, most offices have become more casual. Gym wear / leisurewear is very prevalent. I can’t get worked up about this at all.

Sugarhouse · 09/06/2019 19:52

I actually have bad dreams about being out in public in my Pajamas and am so relieved when I wake up and realise it didn’t really happen. I’d be so embarrassed I don’t even like nipping out in my back garden in my pjs unless it’s dark

CorbynsComrade · 09/06/2019 19:53

Some of you need to get a grip. What someone else wears literally does no harm to you. Judging people on how they dress just shows how superficial you are.

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