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Princess and the pea

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gracesmum Sun 07-Oct-12 10:20:49

I know I am a person of enormous refinement and sensitivity (!) but surely I am not alone in hating those labels manufacturers put at the back of the neck of jumpers etc?
They seem to be made out of recycled razor blades and sewn in with invisible fairy stitches so that unless I am very very lucky careful, I end up nicking a stitch and get a b****y hole! I use the seam ripper from my sewing machine, look over the top of the varifocals and stand by a bright light or window and it is still a struggle. Failure to do this results in raw red sore patch on back of neck and extreme irritation.
Why do they do it? Has anyone ever tried to complain (and got anywhere)??
angry

JessM Wed 10-Oct-12 12:33:56

I can just about discriminate between the length of the word shampoo and the length of the word conditioner in a smallish font. It is never in big font dammit!!!

JessM Wed 10-Oct-12 17:12:55

And another thing. The mirrors and lights in clothes shop changing rooms. How do some of them manage to sell anything?

Ana Wed 10-Oct-12 17:18:29

I think some mirrors in changing rooms are deceptively flattering! Maybe it's the lighting, but sometimes I don't look half as good in whatever I've bought when I try it on at home.....