I have said this before, why are people so yucky yucky over earrings? If the person trying has open bleeding holes in their ears yes. Easy to spot the dried blood. Otherwise no. Actually no different on trying on someone else's rings or bracelets. It has said before on here they used to actually said they were cleaned in a Clave(sp). So you would never wear your mother, grandmother or great grandmother's earrings, your sister's or your aunt's? Or is it only strangers?
As for clothes all shops do it, people take home or even in the shop try on don't like or don't fit then brought back. These are just put straight back on the rails. Shoe shops you try shoes on there, you all really think you are the only person ever to try on that pair?:mysmilie_17: They will look at the soles to see if worn outside of course. Makeup is never suppose to be resold, things do slip through though. On Ebay people sell slightly used make up and it sells, quite easy to sanitize it anyway. Though I have seen some real jokes but because its a highend brand they think its okay to sell and think people will buy. No. Knickers have strips on them when you try on so it easy to see if they have been worn when returned.
I don't understand the earring thing either. Before the AIDS "crisis" in the eighties, anyone could rock up to a counter and try earrings on.
Knickers in the M&S store local to me don't have the strip, yet it's in swimwear. I wanted to try a cozzie on in store and pointed out that the strip was hanging off and would likely fall off completely when tried on. The assistant shrugged and told me they'd just either press it back on or stick a new one in. One I had delivered to home had the strip that went sideways when I tried on. I had a hell of a job getting them to accept it as a return. Lesson learnt: I won't be buying online in future unless I've tried on instore and know I definitely want it! I always try with clean undies on, though I have a work acquaintance who tries as she'd wear, says undies stop her seeing how something looks. I'm so glad I'm nowhere near the same size as her so won't ever "share" her undies/cozzies!
A lot of shoe shops and departments have those little pop sox to try shoes on, but I see people throw the used ones back into the tub! Misses the point completely. I also see a lot of people trying toe posts on without them. If I know I'm trying on, I now take my own.
My local Wallis staff wear the clothes out then return then to the rails after a pressing. Some of the clothes still have the sat-in creases that are hard to iron out unless washed first. Some stink of BO. They used to smell of cigarettes when smoking indoors was allowed
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As for make-up and skin care, well, unless it's in a sealed container, you really don't know who's tried it. Saturday mornings at our local Boots and Superdrug are a scrum of teens trying on at the stands. If a tester isn't there or one of their friends has it, they just dip into new stuff. Easy to see if you look on eye-shadows/powder blushers etc., but a lot more difficult with unsealed lip glosses and cream products.
I don't mind buying clothes etc. that others have tried on first. It wouldn't be economical or ecological to bin stuff that's just been tried on. If you have any doubts, clean it yourself first before using. But I do object to paying full retail price for what are basically used and second-hand goods.
