# You're home in very comfy clothes. Do you change before going to the stores? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 19, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405 "2015-03-19T18:26:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405/61 "2015-03-22T23:31:40Z")
In black yoga pants which are not skin-tight, and a t-shirt? Yes, and for this reason I prefer to buy comfy pants in black, and wear those around the house. Even those are questionable for anything more than a quick grocery or drug store trip, especially during weekend or evening hours, when I know that people I know are out of work and might see me. Yesterday, about 10 am, we went out for pancakes at the diner down the street and saw a 8-9 year old girl in her pajama pants. At that age, it’s past the point of cute. Then her mom stood up and I saw that she, too, was in her jammies and had clearly not washed her face and hair. :mad: That just chaps my hide somethin’ fierce. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405/62 "2015-03-23T17:31:00Z")
If I’m in sweat pants, yeah. That’s just not a sight anyone outside the family needs to see. Pajamas? I’ve seen people shopping in what looks like pajama pants and yeesh. I have low standards, but not THAT low. Aside from that, “comfortable around the house” clothing would be jeans or shorts, and of course I wouldn’t change out of those unless, say, I were going clothes shopping - then I’d want to make sure I was dressed appropriately for the type of store I was visiting, or the clothes I was shopping for (good bra, better shoes if shopping for a dress, or whatever). ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405/63 "2015-03-24T23:12:27Z")
You left out “Never!” as a choice. I wear t-shirts and either jeans, or jean shorts and sneakers. I don’t have “comfy clothes” and ‘outside clothes’. My everyday clothes are comfy and suitable for outside. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405/64 "2015-03-25T00:07:56Z")
I pretty much wear the same things - jeans and shirt (usually a polo) - no matter what I’m doing or where I’m going. The only real difference between sitting around the house and going to the store is that I put on my shoes and glasses (and usually a hat) when I leave the house. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405/65 "2015-03-30T06:11:23Z")
I went with #3, but the main question is whether I need a shower or not. If so, that necessitates changing clothes. If I’ve already showered, the most I’ll do is try to tame my unruly hair. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405/66 "2015-03-31T16:08:41Z")
If I’m just running to Wally World or to buy gas and get the papers, and I can wear my winter or heavy fall coat, I will not change clothes nor put on a bra. Summertime’s a whole different story. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405.md?page=3)