As we all know most guys hate shopping, this is partly responsible for our tendency to be loyal to a specific brand once we found one we like (lucky for the wife), and why commercials tend to target women more. Even then, nothing is worse than having to shop for underwear, I mean its not like you can try it on. No, you have to buy one, go home, test it, and if the boys aren’t comfortable, go find another home for them.
A few years ago, after an intensive search campaign, I finally found the perfect pair, light, thin, comfortable, low rise briefs. As a bonus they come in black. Naturally I had to clean out the store’s stock (40 pairs). Unfortunately they are made of cotton rather than titanium alloy, and by now, we’re losing one a month.
Last week I was down to 10 pairs, and for the first time in a decade, I had to use the emergency reserve underwear supply. Namely two pairs my mom bought me last year for reasons I didn’t understand at the time. Anyhow the inferior emergency underwear just won’t do.
Since dignity is at stake, funds were immediately allocated, but the real problem was finding a supplier. To my great surprise, I found them on amazon. With Aramex’s help, a new shipment should be arriving soon, and I didn’t even have to enter the store (never a good thing) !
I leave you with this hilarious commercial. Its based on an old Army song.
18 Users Commented In This Post
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 15:27:01
so they are called a pair? I didn’t know that, I replenished my stock last weekend, it wasn’t an easy task I’m telling you!
but this was hilarious to read
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 16:26:20
WHAT?! You clean out the store men elundies! Leish!! You guys donnu how to shop! Will never learn too… beddak mara etsa3dak? Bas mesh underwear :P
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 17:38:28
I like shopping,my wife love the stuff i buy for her and the kids,by the way frutt of the loom is good brand.
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 18:46:10
I love underwear shopping. But if you look at my drawer, it’s like “Min kul qotr oghniya” I love to have variety .. I probably have couple hundred :) But I don’t wear them. I’m too gentle on them, and change them very frequently!
Chika Can I enlist your services in this Arena? :)
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 19:09:07
Sel3, I wasn’t sure about whether you call them a pair or not.
Chika, thanks for the offer, but I’m not a very fun shopping partner. I tend to take a quick look around the store, and quickly run out ! unless its a bookstore or an electronics outlet !
Hamede, I guess as long as all the fruit stays inside the loom !
Qwaider, a couple hundred different ones. Wow, time to open a museum :)
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 19:47:41
that’s fun!? you still need a 7orma to “e66ale3″ 3eenak bel shopping! I love shopping :D in the genes!
Posted from
10-9-2007 at 22:13:33
shopping for briefs on Amazon. God save the internet :P
Posted from
10-10-2007 at 01:23:54
Chika, to each his own. lol@ “e66ale3 3eenak”, I like the expressions you choose to say in Arabish.
Bakkouz, Amen!
Posted from
10-10-2007 at 08:15:42
You forgot to mention boxer briefs. They’re better than boxers, and better than briefs. They’re boxer briefs.
Yes, yes, I’m a girl. I just like being helpful, that’s all.
Posted from
10-10-2007 at 10:51:45
Interesting, I never liked boxers because they’re loose which can be uncomfortable when you wear something on top. Boxer briefs definitely worth a try.
Note: sorry for the delay, anything with a link goes through moderation.
Gah someone just woke me up with a phonecall and I pressed cancel instead of accept. What’s vacation-time for, if not to sleep !
Posted from
10-10-2007 at 12:09:32
Oh man I totally know what you mean. Since I moved to Dubai I have been trying a lot of different brands and types, until I became incredibly comfortable with tangas from Woolworths
Posted from
10-11-2007 at 10:26:41
omg this is hillarious! men will always be hopeless in anything that has to do with shopping, unless they’re libra!
cant for the life of me understand why some guys still wear briefs! its refreshing (in a sense) to c the vote being the most for boxers :D
Posted from
10-12-2007 at 01:26:30
Kel 3am o enta bkheir
Posted from
10-12-2007 at 15:00:58
I voted for boxers and without them i shall not live :D 3n jad this is a very sensetive issue running out of boxers is the worest thing that can happen to you … i’m sure no one will vote for going commando.. I have started to imagine lots of scary scenes .. the zipper lots of things can go wrong :P any way great post .. keep up the good work :D
Posted from
10-12-2007 at 21:53:59
Boxers - Roomy :D
You are just like me, very picky and when you go to buy new ones you buy them in a huge quantity.
Posted from
10-12-2007 at 22:37:15
Ok, next week, I publish the names of the people who voted for boxers !
j/k :)
Posted from
5-14-2008 at 03:35:14
I got a link back to my blog from this post LOL, apparently It was the feedreader you have in your sidebar, I thought you needed my help in finding good underwear, try NEXT in Jordan. they’re good!
Posted from
5-15-2008 at 01:43:04
Thank you moey, now to find out where NEXT is?!
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