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CountessFosco Fri 08-Apr-22 11:47:36

Found a beautiful teal blue lounging suit for sale, absolutely brand new in a charity shop. So far,so good. There was no outer packaging, but a deep plastic band around the outside. So far so good again. However, attached to this and to keep the product in place was meters of sellotape stuck all over the garment. It took 45 mnutes to very carefully peel this off, at which point a small amount of the velvet became detached as well. Don't think the charity shop had done this as it looked original. Bah humbug

Gwenisgreat1 Fri 08-Apr-22 11:50:21

There are people who do first and think afterwards!

Oopsadaisy1 Fri 08-Apr-22 13:46:30

I suspect that that was the reason it was sent to the Charity shop, someone made an error with the sellotape and the seller realised it would leave marks.
Hopefully you got it for a very good price.

CountessFosco Fri 08-Apr-22 15:53:37

Yes, unused {or course} 4.00

MissAdventure Fri 08-Apr-22 15:59:50

There are fabric paints which are textured, if you think it might be worth having a go at the bald patch.

It would probably cost as much as your bargain, though.

MawtheMerrier Fri 08-Apr-22 17:02:39

Sorry - what is a “lounging suit” ?

Urmstongran Fri 08-Apr-22 17:04:10

Posh pyjamas I think Maw ?

Callistemon21 Fri 08-Apr-22 17:09:20

MawtheMerrier

Sorry - what is a “lounging suit” ?

I read it as a lounge suite.
Sorry, CountessF

Yes, I do have an appointment with the optician in a couple of weeks.

It reminded me of seeing those suitcases people wrap in myriad layers of clingfilm at airports.
I think "well, what if security want to open them? What do you do with all that plastic at the other end?"

Lucca Fri 08-Apr-22 17:16:21

MawtheMerrier

Sorry - what is a “lounging suit” ?

2022 speak for a velour tracksuit ?

Loungewear on the other hand is one step up from pjs

Lucca Fri 08-Apr-22 17:16:56

Callistemon….lounge suite !!!

MawtheMerrier Fri 08-Apr-22 22:07:22

Lucca

MawtheMerrier

Sorry - what is a “lounging suit” ?

2022 speak for a velour tracksuit ?

Loungewear on the other hand is one step up from pjs

Sounded charmingly quaint!
In the way my dear late MIL always used to refer to the “washing up machine” smile

crazyH Fri 08-Apr-22 22:13:47

Yes, why do they wrap the suitcases in cling film ? I’ve always wondered that ?

crazyH Fri 08-Apr-22 22:15:52

My dear neighbour refers to her shed as the “summerhouse”. - her late husband had a chair in there and read the newspapers etc there.

Callistemon21 Fri 08-Apr-22 22:23:33

I had a lovely blue velour tracksuit many years ago but I wore it out, not lounging around at home.
It felt lovely to wear.

Very retro now! Went with the 1980s perm ?

Oopsadaisy1 Sat 09-Apr-22 08:20:00

I thought you meant a lounge suite, I thought £4.00 was a bit of a bargain!

GrannyLaine Sat 09-Apr-22 08:23:53

Would need a fair bit of sellotape too Oops!

Oopsadaisy1 Sat 09-Apr-22 20:58:58

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