Hail, Hail Spanx and Parking Lot Perverts!!

It’s not every day you appreciate a drooling pervert. But they do come in handy on occasion.

(Oh, and don’t worry, my story is boring, but it’s long too!)

So, I lost my job a couple of weeks ago. I’m a consultant, so this is routine stuff for me, but the acquisition of a new job has been MUCH more difficult than usual. It’s taken longer, I’ve dealt with more nonsense, I’ve spent 6.5 hours interviewing for a job that pays $20 less per hour than my usual rate. Just a lot of nonsense.

Then I got hit in the face in the gym. So I have a massively un-hideable black eye. This means I’ve been walking around in sun-glasses with my head down trying to explain to everyone “The first rule of Fight Club: don’t talk about Fight Club.”

So, I was in my interview gear (business suit) with my stupid black eye, getting into my truck in a parking lot as a working man was getting out of his.

Him: Do you have room to get in there?
Me: (Looking at the space between vehicles) Am I THAT big?
Him: Actually, you’ve got a fantastic figure.

I mean, he was enthusiastic and genuine sounding too!

So…I don’t have a “fantastic figure.” After getting up close to 300 pounds a couple of years ago, I had a gastric bypass. Now I’m about a size 10. Minimal extra skin type damage left me looking pretty decent and curvy. But I’m certainly not “thin” and I am still always a little uneasy about my size and unsure how I look to other people.

Think of it as walking around in someone else’s body.

And thank goodness, my “interview wardrobe” involves Spanx. Spanx make it so that NOTHING jiggles. The guy had no idea that my thighs were even capable of motion. I love you Spanx.

And I love you Parking Lot Pervert for turning my nerve-wracked, self-doubting, “does my butt look fat in this,” black eye day into more of a “Hey, I must rule” day.

It’s really sad that all it takes is a guy in a parking lot to turn things around, but sometimes, that’s the truth.

Congrats on getting ogled.

I love Spanx too. Expensive, but worth it.

I know, for the price, shouldn’t they make me a size 4?

How was he a pervert? :confused:

Oh, he wasn’t. I was just being a smartass. Perfectly nice guy. I was only thinking that under SOME circumstances a woman (err…me anyway) might just be annoyed that someone was looking at her breasts. Whereas, I was glad for the attention. I’m sure he wasn’t a perve at all.

Size 10? Decent and curvy? Not “thin”?

Sounds fantastic to me!

Bones aren’t a “figure.”

Sailboat

PS: A true perv would have been ogling your shiner.

So, how do you say “Spanx.” I keep thinking it must be Span-X … but the perv in me wants to call it “Spanks.” :smiley:

I thought Spanxx would gonna be the name of some adult bookstore and the pervert was going to be a customer in nothing but a trench coat. Very misleading title, I thought I had the whole thing figured out before reading you OP.

It’s “spanks” allright! :smiley:
Revel in your purviness, for it is legit!

Ahhhhh :cool:

You go, girl!

Amen. I loves me my Spanx.

GBS patient here. Spanx are THE best thing - EVER! :smiley:

VCNJ~

Worth every cent! The only sort of “bad spot” I ended up with was dimply thighs. But on with the Spanx and it’s like gravity never happened. Since it’s not bad enough to even consider surgery, I’m pretty happy having a little help and calling it good.

Woo hoo! I knew Spanx and perves would be popular.

I must be a perv because I never minded getting ogled or drooled over as long as none of it actually got on me.
Getting ogled by a working man in a pickup truck sounds like my idea of a good time.
Were are all the nice pervs when I’m in a parking lot?

As someone who rarely gets ogled, I’ve been thinking about Spanx for my post-baby belly. I’m in good shape, but that pooch is never going away. Anyhow, what happens at the point where the Spanx end? I’ve worried about, you know, flesh trying mightily to escape and all that.

That is the miracle of Spanx. The woman who invented them…and she’s a VERY young entrepreneur…came up with some new design and material so that it doesn’t squeeze you out over the top. Or in my case, if I want to wear the ones that just cover the thighs, I don’t get the bulge where they end.

Also, they have them available in a shape that comes almost all the way up under your armpits. Thus, nowhere for anything to squeeze out.

Problem is, as everyone has mentioned…price. The tights that I live in all winter are $25/pair. The super-hyper-make-you-a -size-smaller thigh-length bottoms that I wore for my wedding were $58.

They hold up well though and actually do what they say they do…always a bonus.

Check out the web site: www.spanx.com

If it would make you feel more cheerful, I would be prepared to ogle your body. :eek:

Please post pictures. :slight_smile: