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(28 Posts)
Lilypops Wed 05-Feb-20 22:47:29

Oh the joy of discovering Sloggies , I bought a pack of four today , I love them why I didn't wear them years ago but I suppose I was not wanting to go in to big plain knickers , but my usual M&S VPL are becoming so uncomfortable , they seem to have started making the gusset bit a lot narrower so you can all guess how that felt !! I am now a Sloggi convert ,

MissAdventure Wed 05-Feb-20 22:52:30

I'm a big fan of comfortable, waist high drawers.
Isn't there a hymn about them?
Now all is safely gathered in...

Yehbutnobut Wed 05-Feb-20 22:55:09

My granny wore bloomers in a fetching shade of dark pink.

Callistemon Wed 05-Feb-20 23:33:40

Germolene pink?

Sloggis are good because they're comfy but neat and can hold you in (safely as MissA says!)

JackyB Thu 06-Feb-20 08:39:44

I have some Sloggis with a seam up the back which is very irritating and uncomfortable.

sodapop Thu 06-Feb-20 08:50:51

I remember those germolene pink bloomers yehbutnobut.

Coolgran65 Thu 06-Feb-20 08:55:30

M & s do a wonderful‘sloggi’. I found them on line from a company who sells their overstock £5 for 5 pairs. The labels are snipped so there can be no shop return.
The are superb and I was a previous Sloggi wearer

DanniRae Thu 06-Feb-20 09:00:37

Sorry but I refuse to wear Sloggi type big pants. I have some from M&S that are midi style, silky with a bit of stretchy lace round the legs and they are extremely comfortable and I feel good in them and I am happy to hang them on my washing line unlike big knickers! wink

Hetty58 Thu 06-Feb-20 09:37:59

Is that 'everythingfivepounds' Coolgran? I got some lovely cotton jumpers from them that seemed like M&S quality.

Willynilly Thu 06-Feb-20 10:11:37

MissA...we called them Harvest Festivals (all is safely gathered in) grin

henetha Thu 06-Feb-20 10:16:07

I like Sloggies... but I wish they did them in pretty patterns and colours.

Coolgran65 Thu 06-Feb-20 10:27:08

Hetty58 no it wasn’t that site it was off Amazon tho I think also on eBay. I think i searched on Amazon for full briefs with stretch. The blurb says faMouS names or something like that. Note the M and S in capitals as an indication. I’ll attach a link later if I can

NanKate Thu 06-Feb-20 10:30:56

Do have a look at the Chantelle Soft Stretch High Waisted Briefs which I bought at John Lewis. I got them in the sale for about £9.00 each, I know that is expensive but they have some fab colours and are very comfy. I have got Poppy Red and Atlantic Blue and a couple of other shades. They are one size, wash a treat and don't look like granny pants.

Coolgran65 Thu 06-Feb-20 10:43:08

Hetty58 on eBay they are sold as Ladies Famous Store Group and it’s a 3 pack at 5.97. Sold by fmsupplies.
On Amazon said no longer available.

QuaintIrene Thu 06-Feb-20 10:55:36

Primark do Sloggie type Knickers. 3 for a fiver I think. Wash like a dream and comfy.

QuaintIrene Thu 06-Feb-20 10:58:12

Sloggi. Gah ! Primark have different colours as well.

Missfoodlove Thu 06-Feb-20 11:58:52

I was searching for the perfect life changing knickers for years.
I even carried a near perfect pair on shopping trips to compare, rise, gusset etc.
Eureka!!! TK Maxx had just the thing!
I managed to get 15 pairs for me and 5 for my daughter.
We were both so smug with our pretty, seamless, gorgeously gusseted knickers but sadly we’ve not seen them in months, it’s a US brand.
No other knickers quite compare.
So if you get the right ones stockpile!!!

Hetty58 Thu 06-Feb-20 13:17:26

Thanks for the information Coolgran65! I do love a bargain!

mary51 Thu 06-Feb-20 13:38:00

I wore a pair for one day once (my mother gave them to me). But never again! I honestly felt as if I was in a sausage skin, they were so big and close fitting.

M & S for me, multi packs if I can get them in a nice colour mix!

MissAdventure Thu 06-Feb-20 14:21:13

"Gorgeously gusseted" smile

Yennifer Thu 06-Feb-20 14:31:44

So many people wear things now and yes they make your clothes look good but I can't get on with them!

NanaRayna Thu 06-Feb-20 14:51:10

I envy you ladies with your glamorous and colourful undies. I can't wear anything but cotton 'down there' and being allergic to latex even makes the elastic a problem sometimes. So - huge, bland, baggy cotton drawers and no help for flabby bits is my doom! (But at least they don't bind!) smile

M0nica Thu 06-Feb-20 15:07:21

To be honest, never really given much thought to knickers - except when I accidentally bought a thong and that was in the bin within a week, I do not think I have ever had any uncomfortable knickers.

I like pretty floral underwear, not lacy, matching bra and briefs, and that is what I wear, mainly bought in French supermarkets. Bung them in the washing machine and they last years.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Thu 06-Feb-20 15:10:23

I've got a mix of Sloggi's and M&S Flexifit in pastels and my favourite - beige. Nice and comfy with smooth lines.

Yehbutnobut Thu 06-Feb-20 15:24:01

That is the exact colour...germoline pink!