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Help with gifts for the very elderly

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Isla77 · 14/11/2012 11:47

Can anyone suggest where I can buy knickers for my husbands very elderly Gran? She is in her 90's and won't want anything frilly or brief. The ones she has now I have never seen in the shops and she cannot remember where she bought them. They are full briefs and made of quite a thick cotton and not at all like the ones I see in M&S etc. which are thinner. I have also looked online with no joy. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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LaLa07 · 14/11/2012 12:19

You could try Damart but hold your breath, they are expensive.

girlywhirly · 14/11/2012 13:09

You could try cloudsclothing.co.uk and chums.co.uk. They have the sort of pants elderly ladies like, some with a short 'leg'. I used to find pants on market stalls for my mum and her sister, although they liked a prettier full brief.

Isla77 · 14/11/2012 14:06

Thank you. I will try those websites girlwhirly. Thanks LaLa07 - shocked at the price on Damart but may have to bite the bullet.

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Isla77 · 14/11/2012 14:22

girlwhirly - have just looked on the sites you mentioned and have found exactly what I was looking for at very reasonable prices. Have also seen a nightie I could get for her. Most of the ones in the shops are t-shirt style or otherwise unsuitable. Thanks again.
LaLa07 - thanks again - Damart prices are high but good quality but I think I will have to order from the cheaper site as times are hard this year with us. Thanks for your post.

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girlywhirly · 14/11/2012 14:29

Just a thought, if pants generally aren't as thick as the ones she has, could Gran wear thin ones with a pair of thermal ones over the top to keep her warm?

lilolilmanchester · 14/11/2012 14:35

Could they be sloggis or are they even thicker? Matalan usually has the fuller Sloggis

Isla77 · 14/11/2012 21:05

thanks girly and lilolil for your suggestions. I will have a look in Matalan too.

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