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From: ellen@reed.UUCP (Ellen Eades)
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Subject: Re: Re: Body Image, High Heels and All...
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 14:21:16 EDT
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> > >Another aspect of the tights vs. nylons issue is cost.  Tights cost about 
> > >$8.00 U.S., last 2 years or more, and are machine washable.  Nylons cost
> > >at least $1.50, last less than 5 wearings, and have to be hand washed.
> > >Can you say cost-benefit analysis? Knew you could.
> > >
> > >Liz Vaughan
> > 
> > I wear nylons every day except weekends, and I have ten pairs
> > that have lasted at least six months.  I wash'em in the washing
> > machine, too.  
> > 
> > Maybe you should try a different brand of nylons?
> > 
> > Gail Bayley Hanrahan
> 
> I have found that buying stockings which can generally be found 
> for from 1.00 to 1.50 in 2 to 3 pair quantities generally means
> that, even with normal wear and tear, I usually never have to 
> buy hosiery more often then once every 18 months or more. I hand
> wash them which does not seem to hurt but my job has many sharp edges
> around. Some of the mesh variety last longer if I simply would
> be more careful.  
> 
> Jeanette Zobjeck

Well...I guess I'll put my two cents in too.  Maybe Liz and I
are just accident-prone.  Maybe I don't cut my toenails often
enough :-).  But I find it *remarkable* when I have a pair of
nylons that last me more than three wearings.  Average is
probably two before a hole gets poked in the toe or I snag the
back of the thigh on my chair or something.  

I have noticed that the way women walk/move affects nylon
durability.  Mom was always careful to smooth her skirt over her
seat before she sat in a chair, thus insulating the nylons.
Also she took shorter steps, which reduces some of the pressure
of toes shoving against stocking-toes.  I tend to walk like a
boy, i.e. long strides and not look where I sit (on chairs,
perched on cement benches, against desk corners).  Maybe this
has something to do with it.  I'd rather wear socks than change
the way I move, though.

I'm going out into the real world next week to seek out summer jobs.
I'll probably wear nylons all of next week and the week after,
then switch back when I get a job.  I might even shave :-).
Perhaps I should perform a field survey...

Ellen Eades