Wear clothes once, then take them back?

[Massiveroastdinner]

Does anyone do this?

I remember doing this a lot as a teen, so I’d have lots of different outfits to go out in, but couldn’t afford. It was either from the catalogue or from shops.

Haven’t done it since, but was reading about how many fashion influencers on Instagram etc do

Minging, and inexcusable.

Nope, never

No. Not as a teen and not now, and I'd judge anyone that did. What about the tags?

No that's pretty disgusting.
I recently got a pair of trousers delivered that had obviously been worn out and returned.

Do you not care that people then end up buying the clothes you'd worn and returned after use?

You seem quite giddy about this. Are you considering it?

Urgh never have never would. Practically theft.

Vile behaviour

It’s dishonest, disrespectful and a bit dirty.

In m&s recently
The lady at the returns desk was sniffing the crotch of a pair of jeans that someone was trying to return
You couldn’t pay me enough to do that job

Does anyone do this?

I remember doing this a lot as a teen, so I’d have lots of different outfits to go out in, but couldn’t afford. It was either from the catalogue or from shops.

It also sounds like you're asking in a group full of teens. Even as a teen, it's inexcusable.

I would never do it now and was pretty shocked to hear that bloggers etc do this on a pretty regular basis

@SmellyTheSmeolaSmoteSmestika Yes, it definitely wasn’t a good thing to do, we all did it and looking back it’s awful.

[quote Massiveroastdinner]@SmellyTheSmeolaSmoteSmestika Yes, it definitely wasn’t a good thing to do, we all did it and looking back it’s awful.[/quote]
You might have. We didn't all do it.

No we didn't all do it. I know I didn't.

My sister used to do it. She probably still does. She’s got no morals though and her standards are pretty low.

Years and years ago I was friends with a woman whose partner was in the RAF. He was being deployed for 4 months so she went to BHS and bought some sexy undies. After she’d worn them the night before he left she took them back saying they didn’t fit. The staff didn’t even check them. I never bought any underwear from BHS again and I wash all new clothes before I wear them.

Never done it and I've been really broke

Nope I don't but people certainly do.
I bought a load of ex catalogue stock to sell on line. Most of it was new but some was returns. Some had either never been opened or just tried on. Some had obviously been worn. The main offenders were evening dresses: make up stains, fake tan marks, perfume, food stains. Children's coats were another one. Often had things in pockets.

When I was a kid there was outrage when one of the town councillors was found to be doing that with evening dresses she 'bought' from a small local business.

Strangely they always turned out not to fit the day after an event

She came unstuck when her photo was in the local paper in a dress she'd returned!

@pianolessons1 My friends at school etc

No never

It's vile I remember getting a top online from very it turned up and absolutely reeked of cigarette smoke and had deodorant stains on the pits too , could not believe it hadn't been checked when it was returned

I recently received an order from next and it had clearly been worn. The smell when I opened the bag was horrendous. The dress had quite obviously been in a dirty laundry pile for a while.
Pissed me off massively as I needed the dress for a wedding and it had sold out. It was a maternity dress, so not like there was loads of other dresses to choose from.

I've never sent anything back I've worn and I don't know anyone who would. It's disgusting and there's no excuse for it.

I used to work in mothercare and this posh woman once tried to return baby clothes that had clearly been worn and washed. It's pretty grim and she made out I was the one with the problem

Oh god, staff did this in the shops I worked in as a student, they didn't even buy it first! I couldn’t possibly say this included me….
As a proper grown up I think it’s appalling obviously. As a 16 year old I had a slightly different moral compass. But everyone was at it including the store management.