AIBU to return it?

[StJamesInfirmary]

I bought a smoothing bodysuit to wear under a clingy dress yesterday. Tried it on in the changing rooms and it fits fine. Had it on last night for about 6 hours and it was so incredibly painful by the time I got home. Just woken up and I still have red marks from where it was digging in at the top of the cups. I'll never be able to wear it again - do you think m&s would allow a refund? I had some new shoes I wore for a night out that gave me awful blisters and I was offered a full refund from a different retailer for them so it's not unheard of for shops to accept returns for items that are so poorly designed they cause pain to wear them.

Yes I completely agree - it's none of my business whether they resell or not.

It's a plastic loop where the strap attaches to the cup on each side as the strap can be removed.

No you got the size wrong.

Gosh maybe if more people were prepared to complain/ask for refunds, standards would actually get better. I've found quality getting worse and worse even for high end oitlets.

That’s made me feel sick. It’s revolting.

Well buying an item to wear on a specific occasion. Wearing it for that occasion for SIX hours. And THEN deciding the next day to return it because it " doesn't fit" is really a joke. Especially when it's an intimate item that has been in close contact with the wearers body parts.

I don't often have much sympathy with retailers but lot of people do seem to treat them as a free clothes hire service.

Check the returns policy.
I don’t accept certain items back that can’t go back to stock for hygiene or safety reasons unless they are actually faulty.
There should be a list of none returnable items in their policy.

You have no shame!

In this case and with the item in question, sorry but it is really inappropriate to try and return this for a refund.

You have been wearing this shapewear for over 6 hours.
So it's not for you - fine. It's just how it is.

Sometimes things are badly designed. Sometimes you find out when you wear them. But returning this item is not on.

@StJamesInfirmary just wash it and sell it on Vinted/Ebay. That’s what most people with morals would do. Sell it as a used item not BNWT.

I don’t think it’s on to wear ANY outfit, intimate or not, for “a few hours “ and then decide to return it.
It should be try on/look in mirror/decide/take off and return

Gosh, if fewer people were dishonest and returned unsalable items to retailers maybe their costs would go down and prices would too.

No. You tried it on.

You can't test 'wear' it.

They'll have to bin it and why should they?

Surely when you tried it on you could tell whether it would be comfortable. Underwear normally comes with a plastic insert covering in for hygienic purposes. I would imagine once that has been removed you cannot return

Maybe it's not the shapewear

Maybe it's your shape.

You tried it so your fault

Why is it faulty?

It doesn't fit the OP. Might be perfectly ok on someone else

Don't forget, all these items go through wearer trials so it's likely the OP rather than the garment

But when you have to return the item even if it’s by post someone has to still touch the item of underwear you’ve worn for 6 hours

I recently ordered a dress from Guess online, (well I ordered 3) but one of them stunk of bo it was absolutely disgusting. The whole dress smelt ‘worn’ it’s was vile as soon as I opened the plastic packaging I could smell bo. Imagine if you return your underwear after being worn and someone else gets it as part of their online order 🤢

What's with the mocking? Have I offended you somehow?

I haven't been dishonest to you or to the retailer so I don't really understand your comment other than being nasty. Hope your anonymity makes you feel good about it.

Would that not have been immediately evident on first trying on the item?

Yeah I understand that too. I guess that's why I emailed them first - IF they agree it's something we'd have to figure out. I never imagined they'd resell it to be honest given that it's been worn so I guess by return what I really mean is refund/credit note.

Unfortunately not otherwise I wouldn't have bought it.

I realised after all the talk of reattaching the plastic sticker previously that the bodysuit I bought didn't have one actually!

Don't be daft, you've worn it and it doesn't fit you, though luck I'm afraid. And more fool whoever refunded you for the shoes.

Returning used shape wear, yuk.

This is why I wash everything before wearing once I've tried on quickly.

from your username I guess you’re in Leeds. How about I pop into your local M & S, buy a shapewear item, wear it for 6 hours, deposit dead skin cells, sweat in it, leave my “DNA” where the plastic tag should have been then make sure you buy it? Or should the retailer take the hit because you didn’t check it properly for fit and comfort?
you’re 🤮 and win the award for CF.