Monday, April 11, 2011

Granny Panties




One of the hazards of not doing your own laundry is that you have no control over the fate of your favorite pair of undies.

Ok, I know that there are probably lots of people out there who would be thrilled not to have to do their own laundry. I used to be one of those people, too. But now that I’m living with a family again, my host mom insists on doing all of the washing herself. As a result, my clothes get mixed in with all the other clothes, and before you know it, something has disappeared.

So since my devastating loss, I decided it was time to venture out and try a French pair. Good intentions, but when I got to the store I realized I had absolutely no idea which to buy, since the sizing scale was completely different from America. Here I have to choose a size ranging from 34-44. Back home it pretty much boils down to choosing between 6, 7, or 8. Also, all of the rolled up packaged pairs had no indication of what cut they were- bikini, boy briefs, thongs, cheekers- This is important...what exactly are you trying to sell me, Monoprix?

I simultaneously realized that
A) I had no idea what I was doing, and
B) laundry day wasn’t going to be here soon enough.

I had no choice but to take a chance and eyeball it.

So I did, and I was sorely mistaken. Oh well, better luck tomorrow…


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