A couple of days ago, I noticed that I was out of pantyhose. Miraculously, El Hubbo had inadvertently laundered a pair… I found it while we were folding the clean clothes together (it’s romantic, donchaknow). Stuck my arm down one leg, then the other, to determine whether they had any runs. I couldn’t believe it. No runs. The pantyhose were placed reverentially in my silky underthingies drawer to be used in the near future.
Today was the near future. Left leg went on fine. Right leg required a bit of hitching in order to fully and comfortably cover my ample upper thigh (the last few pounds I need to lose are in my thighs, butt and stomach)… Rrrrrrrrrrrrip.
I had to go through the first few hours of work with a hole in the inner right thigh of my pantyhose.
Not to worry! Walgreen’s is right downstairs! A hop, skip and a skidaddle down there during my lunch hour and whaddayaknow, I have two new pairs of Nude L’Eggs.
Off with the old, on with the new. New pantyhose require the same twisting and turning as old… Left leg went on fine. Right leg required a bit of hitching in order to fully and comfortably cover my ample upper thigh… Rrrrrrrrrrrrip.
I give up. I’m going through the last few hours of work with a hole in the inner right thigh of my brand mother trucking new pantyhose.
Between the inner thigh discomfort and the fact that I need a haircut and color real real real bad, this is turning out to be one painindeeazz day.
Don’t get me started. I went through three pairs in my drawer before I found some without a run, and then, voila! I snagged it with my wedding ring.
Now, I don’t mind keeping the holey ones, because I wear them under slacks. But can’t they make them so they last more than two wearings? Someone HAS to know how to do this!
I feel your pain. It is very frustrating to say the least. I too have bought many pairs only to either get no wear out of them or just a 1 time use. They need to make hose more durable. But I think it is all a set up to get you to buy more hose. It sucks.
Arrrgggghhhh! I hate pantyhose. Hate, hate, hate, HATE them.
I can’t tell you the last time I’ve worn a pair. I hate them so much that when I was job hunting a few years ago, I would not even interview at an employer if they required their employees to dress professionaly. Of course I wore hosiery to the interviews but I wasn’t about to wear them every day.
The funny thing is I think my legs look spectacular in ultra sheer panty hose. Do you have any idea how much a pair of designer ultra sheer hose cost? Try about $12 pair! Of course, the sheerer they are, the faster they run.
I’ve got three pair (black, ivory and light cocoa) in my drawer for hosiery emergencies (I’m not sure what constitutes a hosiery emergency, but I’ll know it when I see it).
Yeah, I wear nothing but colored opaque (black, navy, off-white and white get me through 95% of my wardrobe), and I wear skirts at work 5 days a week. (“Damn, it’s hard to find pants that fit right” is a whole different thread, right?) They definitely last a lot longer – I’ve thrown out tights because they were getting baggy long before they got holes in them.
MissTake, I wear Silkies, and they always run and get holes. I’ve been with them for years. I do the control top, which are usually a little heavier than the others. I don’t know why, but I don’t have any luck with them.
The only kind of hose I will wear with any regularity are thigh-highs. That way, when one leg gets a run, you can just find another one. (Kind of like buying the mamma-jamma bag of socks.)
They can be a pain to keep in place, though. I’ve always bought the kind with the elastic-y lines on the inside of the top.
I do own a couple of pairs of hose, but I hate, hate, HATE wearing them.
I love thigh-highs, but my legs are really thin, and they just don’t stay up. They are WAY more economical. But then again, you don’t get the control top advantage, which makes my clothes look so much better.
Pantyhose suck! Knee highs won’t stay up and I go through a pair of pantyhose every time I have to wear them. I hate the things- my philosophy is get the cheapest ones that work and try to control your anger.
Thigh highs are where it’s at. I discovered them during my last pregnancy – I tend to wear pants and pantsuits when I’m in the office (corporate casual environement) but I wear dresses and skirts to church and to events, and some kind of hose are needed. Fortunately, I have muscular thighs, which help keep them in place.
I immediately thought of the scene in Elvis & Me where Priscilla has the hissy-fit when Elvis snubs her “Ding-dang, cockatoodie, hell-hole of a dress!”
