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Aibu to expect jacket pocket to last 3 months before developing a hole?

29 replies

changedtempforprivacy · 14/08/2019 22:53

Maybe I expect too much? Jacket was a mountain warehouse raincoat, bought 3 months ago and only worn a handful of times, already has a hole in the pocket, I know I can just sew it up..but I expected it to last a bit longer...am I hopelessly unrealistic?

OP posts:
KellyHall · 14/08/2019 22:56

Unfortunately sometimes things aren't made perfectly the first time.

I bought a new Regatta raincoat recently because it's always been a brand I could trust. It wasn't cheap and the second time I put my hand in my pocket, it all but ripped off! I sewed it up.

behindlocknumbernine · 14/08/2019 22:58

I read this as jacket potato....
Sorry, as you were.

MirandaWest · 14/08/2019 23:00

I also read it as jacket potato Blush

letmepeeinpeace · 14/08/2019 23:03

I saw jacket potato too! Grin

TubbyMonkeh · 14/08/2019 23:04

I read JacketPotato and was so so confused

HungryForSnacks · 14/08/2019 23:07

I read it as Jacket Potato too!! What's wrong with us!??

Are we just hungry?

TubbyMonkeh · 14/08/2019 23:08

I'm not allow carbs so that's my excuse Grin

TubbyMonkeh · 14/08/2019 23:09

But yeah, I would be annoyed too.

But I would also just repair it.

MrsDimmond · 14/08/2019 23:09

Jacket potato-me too!!

Sorry OP
Yanbu

Thistly · 14/08/2019 23:09

Do you put keys in your pocket?
They can cause holes super quick.
Put them in your bag

PrettyShiningPeople · 14/08/2019 23:10

I can’t believe so many other people read potato too!! I think if it said coat rather than jacket, we would have seen ‘pocket’, but our brains were auto correcting.

Freefrops · 14/08/2019 23:10

I rushed on to say jacket potato but you beat me to it. With butter, a splash of milk and a sprinkling of salt.

anonopotomus · 14/08/2019 23:14

Came to find out more about jacket potato holes Grin

constipatedoverweightoldlady · 14/08/2019 23:15

I was also excited by a jacket potato thread Sad

mashpot · 14/08/2019 23:19

Me too, why would the jacket potato last 3 months 🤷‍♀️

Dmacka75 · 14/08/2019 23:19

Jacket potato too Grin

MyDcAreMarvel · 14/08/2019 23:19

Yep also jacket potato and wondered why you want it to last three months!

ZeroFuchsGiven · 14/08/2019 23:20

3 times now I have seen this in active and read it as jacket potato

GoosetheCat · 14/08/2019 23:22

Jacket Potato here too! 😂

TheVeryHungryTortoise · 14/08/2019 23:24

Same for jacket potato. Clearly we need a jacket potato thread with all the traffic this has received!!

AtiaoftheJulii · 14/08/2019 23:42

Grin totally read jacket potato too Grin

Sorry OP, does sound annoying and a bit crap.

BananasAreTheSourceOfEvil · 15/08/2019 00:07

I thought jacket potato too. I blamed baby brain but maybe we are all just hungry.

I’d check the stitching round the rest of the pocket and see if it looks like it’s going to go anywhere else soon, you should get more than three months but if it’s just a little thing I’d probably repair it myself to save the hassle of returning it.

Seren85 · 15/08/2019 00:08

Also read jacket potato. Also is it not a headphones hole? I've seen a few people complaining about pockets in goodies but they're designed to feed your headphones through.

Pantouflette · 15/08/2019 01:03

I read jacket potato but I asked my OH (who's dyslexic) to read it and he saw pocket straight away. What on earth is going on?

Monday55 · 15/08/2019 02:09

I read jacket potato aswell lol

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