# Lululemon - the "bend over" test **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577 "2013-03-21T22:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/21 "2013-03-23T12:46:48Z")
I’ve never heard of them and have forgotten their name already unless I look upthread. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/22 "2013-03-23T21:54:30Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > There are never any pictures ☹ In the interest of fighting ignorance, [here you go](http://enchantedseashells.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/see-through.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/23 "2013-03-23T22:11:24Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > In the interest of fighting ignorance, [here you go](http://enchantedseashells.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/see-through.jpg). Shit, under that much tension **denim** is see-through! ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/24 "2013-03-23T22:47:37Z")
I don’t live under a rock, have friends who do yoga but we never talk about it, and I thought Lululemon was the little girl’s dress company whose ad pops up on me sometimes. Of course, the other day I listened to a long interview with someone named Tory Burch and they were sympathizing with her about being photographed out in public ALL THE TIME and how EVERYONE wears her ballet flats and I’d never, ever heard of her, and when I googled her, I’d never seen her face, either. Vera Wang, no problem. Tory Burch…not so much ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/25 "2013-03-24T03:18:00Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I don’t live under a rock, have friends who do yoga but we never talk about it, and I thought Lululemon was the little girl’s dress company whose ad pops up on me sometimes. Ok, that one I might know only because I read slate – Zulily? I don’t live under a rock, but I don’t get out much and my few friends aren’t yoga people. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/26 "2013-03-27T10:08:28Z")
> [@](#): > > On the heels of the highly-publicized recall of Lululemon’s nylon and Lycra yoga pants, some women report that the Vancouver-based company is asking them to try on their too-sheer pants and bend over in front of sales associates who will assess them before a return is permitted. > **[Yahoo Health: Advice and Reviews on Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Aging, Well...](https://health.yahoo.com/)** > > Yahoo Health is your trusted guide for women's and men's health, fitness memberships and equipment, nutritional food and supplements, healthy aging, restful sleep, and personal well being. > [@](#): > > Lululemon invited customers to return any pants they bought either online or in stores for a full refund or exchange. But a blogger who tried to return her pair had a shocking experience, writing on Lululemon’s Facebook page: > > “I went into my local store to return my Astro pants and Invert crops, both purchased this month. I was asked to BEND OVER in order to determine sheerness. The sales associate then perused my butt in the dim lighting of the change room and deemed them “not sheer”. I felt degraded that this is how the recall is being handled. I called the GEC to confirm this is their protocol, and they verified that yes, the “educators” will verify sheerness by asking the customer to bend over.” > > A company rep responded to the post by writing: Hi \_\_\_\_\_\_, > > What’s the name of the local store you went into? I’m sorry to hear about your experience and I’d like to follow-up with them directly on this. In the meantime, if you’re not comfortable with the Invert Crop and Astro Pant that you’ve purchased due to sheerness, we want to make that right for you. Please email me with the details of the two items, such as size and color, if known and your full shipping address so we can work on a solution for them. You can send this information to [geconline@lululemon.com](mailto:geconline@lululemon.com). More on this story as it gets exposed. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/27 "2013-03-27T10:14:55Z")
I know exactly how she feels. I degraded myself 5 times today. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/28 "2013-03-28T16:21:39Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > I’ve seen clothing that gets “more opaque” under certain lights. Like florescent, or strong direct light can sometimes make stuff more see through. Wouldn’t that be “less opaque?” Or “more transparent?” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/29 "2013-03-28T17:04:57Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577/30 "2013-03-28T17:35:34Z")
> [@](#): > > some women report that the Vancouver-based company is asking them to try on their too-sheer pants and bend over in front of sales associates who will assess them before a return is permitted. I bet the sales associates are excited about this. Honey Boo Boos mom waddles in and up to sales clerk, “Look at my ass! Can you see my ass? Take a good close long look at my ass! Can you see my ass? Look at my ass!” [![](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f518ea27c0c5180cd082bc755c08ddd3/tumblr_mi6im4DnSl1s2dwgho1_500.gif) ](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f518ea27c0c5180cd082bc755c08ddd3/tumblr_mi6im4DnSl1s2dwgho1_500.gif) Look at my ass! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577.md?page=1)