In My Humble Opinion

Regarding Tags

JodiLea

Dear Garment Industry…

  1. Why do you use the stiffest, scratchiest, and itchiest fabric for the tags? I understand that your label and branding are important to you, but can’t you use the same fabric as the garment? No one sees the tags in public, only at the clothing shop. Uncomfortable tags are removed from your garment and the seams are sewn back by non-professionals. Did you know that?
  2. Please explain to me why you sew ridiculously large, black tags into sheer white nighties. Someone needs to tell you that this practice is TACKY! You can’t buy light colored, skimpy, lacy panties without black tags in them either. Frankly, I think you are messing with us. The panties are smaller than the hideous tag, so basically we are buying a square of fabric that happens to have a pair of sexy panties attached to it.
  3. And, just WHAT is it with putting even MORE tags on garments these days, using the inside seams now? If they replaced the neckline ones that could be good, but alas, they are an ADDITION to the tag collection, increasing the number of tag-ectomies I need to perform.
  4. Oh – FYI, a ‘Tag-Ectomy’ is the surgical removal of a garment tag and the reconstructive surgery needed to repair the garment afterward.

    Y’all should be ashamed.
In My Humble Opinion

Please Stop It!

JodiLea

I have simply had it. My tolerance for annoyance has reached it’s limit, and it is time for me to rant to anyone who will listen (or read in this case), so I can get this off my chest and out of my head.

Be warned: I am NOT feeling politically correct. I do not have alliances with any political or media interests. This is no manifesto. These are the feelings of a 60-ish-year-old woman who is really, REALLY disgusted. With pretty much the whole world and most of the people in it.

The last straw, leading up to this post, was one of the many surveys I take to support Diabetes Research. I take five a week sometimes, and they always have the same ‘screening’ questions at the beginning. What used to be a simple either/or question has now become more complicated.

I’m reluctant to ask what Non-Binary means, but I googled this term and discovered that people can be more than 2 different genders. What?!?

And while I am ranting, Why are the frequency and stupidity of TV commercials increasing at an alarming rate? It feels like the floodgates opened, and someone let the drugs out. I remember the good old days when pharmaceutical companies were prohibited from advertising on TV. Now they are hogging up the airways with ads that should be geared to doctors and not the general public.

The ads that really blow my mind are the car manufacturer’s ads. They all do the same thing – show colorful imagery, motion, speed, and animation. The visuals are set to loud music and flash everything but the actual car. Until the very last 5 seconds, you see the car and the maker’s logo. Nike also does this kind of ad, and other companies hopped on the bandwagon. Why spend a gazillion bucks to make a commercial that does not advertise your product?

Oh, and those butt-wiping bears have got to GO.

That is the GO that I will enjoy.