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"For every bra a woman buys, she probably buys at least 5 pairs of panties." I beg to differ. I'm a man, and have never bought either bra or panties for my wif

by teach 14y ago

"For every bra a woman buys, she probably buys at least 5 pairs of panties." I beg to differ. I'm a man, and have never bought either bra or panties for my wife, but I have watched at least 100 hours of QVC and HSN (competitor home shopping networks). I have seen MANY presentations of various bras, and virtually none for panties. I'm quite certain that's no accident.

cowpewter 14y ago
(I'm a woman) Bras are usually worn multiple times before washing. Good ones are expensive ($60-100 a pop), and the less wear and tear on them the longer they last, and the longer the fit that you bought them for is preserved. Panties are changed every day, and are cheap in comparison to bras. You can get a 6-pack of cotton Hanes at Walmart for less than $10. Individual panties from a department store might cost $5-15 a pair. You can compromise on panty quality in a way you can't with bras. Cheap panties just fall apart a little faster. Cheap bras are daily torture. I'd wager the average women most definitely owns 5 if not more pairs of panties for every bra she owns. Edit to add: I would say the issue (with not seeing panties advertised as heavily on shopping networks) is more that panty quality is not so much of an issue. That 6-pack of Hanes will do you just fine and there's no constant need to find a better panty like there is to find a better bra. Bras suck, unless you've got small boobs. The balance of comfort, fit, and support is delicate. It's easy to try to market the New! Improved! bra. There's not really anything to improve about the panty.
- icambron 14y ago
  All the more reason to build the business around bras instead of panties.
lotharbot 14y ago
Think of panties like socks, and bras like shoes. Socks/panties are easy to buy. You can get 6 pair, of decent but not exceptional quality, for 10 bucks. They're generally a bit stretchy and pretty tolerant of significant size variations. There's no reason to run an infomercial for these. Shoes/bras need to be the right size and shape, or you'll be uncomfortable. Decent quality is going to run you $40 at a minimum. You might have to try on a dozen or more before you find something that feels right. If you're an unusual size, you may need to get something customized.

by teach 14y ago

cowpewter 14y ago

(I'm a woman) Bras are usually worn multiple times before washing. Good ones are expensive ($60-100 a pop), and the less wear and tear on them the longer they last, and the longer the fit that you bought them for is preserved. Panties are changed every day, and are cheap in comparison to bras. You can get a 6-pack of cotton Hanes at Walmart for less than $10. Individual panties from a department store might cost $5-15 a pair. You can compromise on panty quality in a way you can't with bras. Cheap panties just fall apart a little faster. Cheap bras are daily torture. I'd wager the average women most definitely owns 5 if not more pairs of panties for every bra she owns. Edit to add: I would say the issue (with not seeing panties advertised as heavily on shopping networks) is more that panty quality is not so much of an issue. That 6-pack of Hanes will do you just fine and there's no constant need to find a better panty like there is to find a better bra. Bras suck, unless you've got small boobs. The balance of comfort, fit, and support is delicate. It's easy to try to market the New! Improved! bra. There's not really anything to improve about the panty.

icambron 14y ago
All the more reason to build the business around bras instead of panties.

lotharbot 14y ago

Think of panties like socks, and bras like shoes. Socks/panties are easy to buy. You can get 6 pair, of decent but not exceptional quality, for 10 bucks. They're generally a bit stretchy and pretty tolerant of significant size variations. There's no reason to run an infomercial for these. Shoes/bras need to be the right size and shape, or you'll be uncomfortable. Decent quality is going to run you $40 at a minimum. You might have to try on a dozen or more before you find something that feels right. If you're an unusual size, you may need to get something customized.