# Please identify these objects that came with my shirt **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123 "2008-12-07T12:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bravo\_Romeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/1 "2008-12-07T12:54:07Z")
I bought a new shirt today. Attached to the label was a sealed envelope with the brand name printed on it. I expected it to contain spare buttons or thread for sewing on spare buttons. However it contained two plastic shapes, about 1cm by 4cm, rectangular except for one end tapering about 1cm from the end. Should I know what these are? I’ve never seen them before. ---
**Author:** ![Canadiangirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Canadiangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadiangirl)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/2 "2008-12-07T13:00:08Z")
They might slid in your collar to keep the tips straight. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/3 "2008-12-07T13:00:50Z")
[collar stays?](http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=&pcount=&Product_Id=353778) These are brass instead of plastic, but I think they are what you are describing. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/4 "2008-12-07T13:45:25Z")
Definitely collar stays - keep them because the ones in your new shirt are in open little pouches in the collar and you will likely forget to pull them out when you wash the shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/5 "2008-12-07T19:57:39Z")
[Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=486252) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/6 "2008-12-07T22:13:36Z")
I happened to see collar stays for sale at Target, so if you do lose them, you can replace them fairly easily. ---
**Author:** ![Bravo\_Romeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/7 "2008-12-08T01:52:09Z")
Thank you very much, everything makes sense now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/8 "2008-12-08T02:58:36Z")
> [@Hyper Aware](#): > > Thank you very much, everything makes sense now. 🙂 I want your life. ---
**Author:** ![Bravo\_Romeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/9 "2008-12-08T08:46:02Z")
It’s simple yet fulfilling. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-these-objects-that-came-with-my-shirt/476123/10 "2008-12-08T09:02:23Z")
My ignorance has been fought today.