How often do you replace your bras? & undies?

I do once in a while buy a new one for special occasions. But that's usually cause the ones I have are very shabby @ the time or they will show with the outfit I"m wearing.

That is so true and a very good point at that! That's one of those things I could never understand if you paid $1 a pair or if you paid $15+ a pair, if no one is going to see them or they may fall victem to monthly cycles eventually there's no point.

I hear ya I'm plus size so it's not the most fun thing especially if you are shopping for something specific. Though atleast selections have improved over the years, as the buyers or some fool in the fashion world though that only older folks were heavy or tall so they designed everything in polyester & big prints. YUCK!

i usually can't find my size at all except on the net. and a lot of them..well,they're kind of "blah".not fancy at all. i'm about ready to just get a pattern.

I hear you about finding sizes when you need them no less. FOr me it's usually not so much the size I suppose as the fact that either everyone must wear my size or what's left on the sale racks are the ugly ones.... not that I usually care. But you know you look & all the cute ones are for either bigger cup sizes or are too small going around.

Yes I've seen the prices of decent bras. The ones I splurge on are usually like $30-40 but I wait til they have their semi-annual b1g1 free or whatever deal. But many of those have lasted many years. I've tried discount store styles and I do not like the fit or how they wear. And I'm sure you know if you wear underwire that you can pull the under wire out if it pokes thru and they still wear just fine, not as pushed up but still fine.

THey do take some getting used to. Usually for me if they are poking funny then it's the wrong style or brand of underwire. They do help with giving them a bit of a lift wich is nice, but again you have to get the right style for your build.

I tried underwires once and can't for the life of me see the advantage. I itched, hurt, and finally threw it away! I have sensitive skin there and can't stand it. Funny enough, the rest of my skin is very serviceable! I never burn, just tan, and have no skin allergies whatsoever.

I agree multi-packs are the way to go. They may not be the greatest in style or patterns but they get the job done ;0)

THat's one of the worst things about being at home with your kids. A Mom's wants and needs are at the bottom of the list. Sometimes that frustraits me with the kids I know they don't understand but I'd like to go to a nice salon and get my hair done not do it my self, if I even have the DIY money at the time. Sux, but one day the kids will all be in school and the oldest trust worthy of watching their younger siblings here and there and maybe get back to a full time job or atleast that's one of my hopes in a few years. In the mean time just trying to keep things going & look forward to the future.

I wish I could say I had that problem with too many cute panties. Unfortuanly in my size & price range there isn't a whole lot of any kind of cute unless want a thong or g-string that don't fit properly half the time anyways.

I don't mind buying the brands, cause they do hold up better for me but I don't always have the money to replace what I have. I usually save the stained ones for that occasion so I don't have to keep replacing them.

I really need to go thru my drawer and get rid of my old ones. I don't wear them and all they are doing is taking up space... thanks for reminding me I need to do that.

I can see what you are saying on that for sure. I just wish I could afford right now to upgrade or replace what I have unless it's necessary.

Don't forget our underwear usually are not made as sturdy as mens and of course they do not have to contend with menstration damage either.

Definiatly need to keep extras on hand especially of undies. You never know if you need to change them more often than not sometimes depending on your menstral cycle & products you use, if you have bladder issues ect.... Or as the old addage goes.... "always wear clean underwear" in the retrospect that you don't want to be the ER for any reason and your undies are substandard. But also figure if you are in the ER that's probably the least of your worries at the minute. And if you are very ill or whatever occured you probably messed them up anyways *LOL*

THat's true if you have no one to look or they don't care what you are wearing in the first place no point in spending all that money.

I've done ok by pulling out the underwire and wearing them still (see above post).