Is Buying a Used Swimsuit Worth the Savings?

[Math Is Hard]

There's a really cute one on e-bay at a really good price. But I am hesitating because something about wearing a 2nd hand swimsuit (even after I wash it 3 times first) gives me the willies.

 

[rewebster]

they probably rent bathing suits at some hotels, motels, and resorts...


if you would buy it, would you buy it because you like it, and/or the price?

if its vintage, and they don't make them anymore, you just have to set your mind that its vintage and clean...


my, my, my...

and I thought you weren't the eBay type for some reason...

my, my, my...

 

[turbo]

Must be a girl thing.

Emo Philips: What did YOU get for Christmas?
I got new underwear!
Well, new to me...

 

[Monique]

You can soak it in Dettol overnight

 

[rewebster]

or, soak it in 97% sulfuric acid


or just hang it on the wall, like a piece of art

 

[MotoH]

Dont buy used swim suits!

The best possible scenario for buying used swimsuits is death.

Try and find it in a store, online or something.

 

[rootX]

Not worn by allergic person .. no problem.

 

[Dembadon]

I've borrowed friends' swimsuits before when I had forgotten mine. Curious enough, I would not feel as comfortable using a stranger's suit. I can't explain that either.

 

[DanP]

There's a really cute one on e-bay at a really good price. But I am hesitating because something about wearing a 2nd hand swimsuit (even after I wash it 3 times first) gives me the willies.

Buy it if you really fancy it, and boil it for several hours :P

 

[lisab]

How, exactly, was it used?

 

[turbo]

How, exactly, was it used?

Really! If it was used only once during a Sports Illustrated shoot, buy it, never wash it, and put it back up for sale with provenance. Ka-Ching!

 

[DanP]

Really! If it was used only once during a Sports Illustrated shoot, buy it, never wash it, and put it back up for sale with provenance. Ka-Ching!

This post is pure genius. Turbo man, you own.

 

[theneedtoknow]

I've gone commando is second-hand pants before, so it's almost the same...I wouldn't care if I were you.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

How, exactly, was it used?

I was wondering the same. You might ask though whether or not you will get a straight answer from a seller who will guess your apprehension who knows.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I was wondering the same. You might ask though whether or not you will get a straight answer from a seller who will guess your apprehension who knows.

Let's see...

The ebay seller says

"...gently worn once for a Sports Illustrated photo shoot by a supermodel with crabs, herpes, chlamydia, and a yeast infection. No rips, tears, or stains."

I think I'll pass.

 

[MotoH]

Now it is starting to sound like a craigslist ad.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Now it is starting to sound like a craigslist ad.

 

[GeorginaS]

This question is actually more difficult than it appears. It's akin, I guess, to would you buy used underwear? One knows, intellectually, once the garment has been washed, that there's no tangible reason not to wear the thing.

But my best friend once loaned my favourite and very expensive bathing suit to a friend of hers (who evidently had no issues with this sort of thing) so they could go to the beach together. That it was done without my permission didn't help matters; that I couldn't stand the woman also didn't help matters either; and when I found out about it, I told said individual to just keep the thing. No matter what, I wasn't going to wear it again. The idea squicked me out entirely.

So.

 

[Math Is Hard]

What's interesting is that as I look through the postings, some of the swimsuits are modeled on mannequins, or laid out flat, and then some are modeled by people (presumably the owners). The ones displayed on people, touching their flesh, are much more squicky to me.

 

[marcusl]

Most diseases are in fact very hard to transmit. Herpes, HIV, and I think most common STD's cannot survive when dried. I imagine that crabs crawl away. You are probably safe.

On the other hand, I would never buy and wear someone else's used swimsuit, or underwear, or deodorant. It's some kind of personal space thing.

 

[rewebster]

What's interesting is that as I look through the postings, some of the swimsuits are modeled on mannequins, or laid out flat, and then some are modeled by people (presumably the owners). The ones displayed on people, touching their flesh, are much more squicky to me.

doorhandles in public places, silverware and glasses for beverages in just about all restaurants, sheets and blankets in every hotel and motel, dentist's tools, etc.

 

[Dembadon]

doorhandles in public places, silverware and glasses for beverages in just about all restaurants, sheets and blankets in every hotel and motel, dentist's tools, etc.

What are you doing with your unmentionables and the silverware/beverages in restaurants?!? Dentist tools??!? rewebster, you are scaring me.

 

[rewebster]

What are you doing with your unmentionables and the silverware/beverages in restaurants?!? Dentist tools??!? rewebster, you are scaring me.

We all should have a PF gathering at some nudist park sometime

 

[Math Is Hard]

doorhandles in public places, silverware and glasses for beverages in just about all restaurants, sheets and blankets in every hotel and motel, dentist's tools, etc.

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kexMnMxN3U".

 

[MotoH]

http://www.iamboredr.com/media/21230/Girl_Licks_a_Hotel_Room/"

 

[GeorginaS]

http://www.iamboredr.com/media/21230/Girl_Licks_a_Hotel_Room/"

Great. Just great.

 

[rewebster]

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[Dembadon]

We all should have a PF gathering at some nudist park sometime

I'll be sure to not leave my utensils unattended.

 

[Math Is Hard]

http://www.iamboredr.com/media/21230/Girl_Licks_a_Hotel_Room/"

Horrific!

 

[sas3]

Guys will never have used underwear to sell because when a guy is done with underwear there is only the some of the elastic band and maybe some miscellaneous threads left.

 

[WhoWee]

I bought 12 bowls at Goodwill for $4.99 - they can be sterilized - I'll pass on the "speedo".

 

[WhoWee]

Guys will never have used underwear to sell because when a guy is done with underwear there is only the some of the elastic band and maybe some miscellaneous threads left.

That is a VERY good point.

 

[GeorginaS]

Guys will never have used underwear to sell because when a guy is done with underwear there is only the some of the elastic band and maybe some miscellaneous threads left.

Quoted for truth.

 

[Borek]

We all should have a PF gathering at some nudist park sometime

Hvar, Croatia if you ask me.

It is even better idea than you think - you can save on a swimsuit, so there is no problem wether to buy new or used.

 

[stinkbomb12]

what do you need a swim suit for? i just swim in my underwear.

 

[GeorginaS]

what do you need a swim suit for? i just swim in my underwear.

And you wondered why you've been permanently banned from the local Y?

 

[airborne18]

And you wondered why you've been permanently banned from the local Y?

And a registered sex offender.

 

[Newai]

I hadn't thought this would be a concern to women. They don't seem to mind trying on unmentionables at the clothing store. Which I never understand. You'd never see a guy trying on some trunks to see how they looked on him.

 

[airborne18]

I hadn't thought this would be a concern to women. They don't seem to mind trying on unmentionables at the clothing store. Which I never understand. You'd never see a guy trying on some trunks to see how they looked on him.

In some states you cannot return or resell used swimsuits. And they don't let you try them on without wearing something.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Guys will never have used underwear to sell because when a guy is done with underwear there is only the some of the elastic band and maybe some miscellaneous threads left.

When you pull em up and there's nothing left but a waist band, time to go.

 

[Proton Soup]

When you pull em up and there's nothing left but a waist band, time to go.

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/16/us/clinton-taxes-laid-bare-line-by-line.html

In previous returns, when Mr. Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas and his wife was a partner in a Little Rock law firm, the Clintons had gone so far as to deduct $2 for underwear donated to charities. The deduction was ridiculed by comedians and pundits, and the White House did not itemize the Clintons' $17,000 in charitable contributions on the 1993 return.

just imagine where that underwear has been

 

[turbo]

There's a blatant denial of reality here. Would you buy a swimsuit that had been used by MIH? Guys, please be honest!

 

[Proton Soup]

There's a blatant denial of reality here. Would you buy a swimsuit that had been used by MIH? Guys, please be honest!

maybe. if it wasn't laundered.

 

[turbo]

maybe. if it wasn't laundered.

There you go! And at a significant premium over a similar swim-suit being sold by some bimbo like Pam Anderson. MIH has some brain-cells that are still firing and interacting!

 

[Newai]

In some states you cannot return or resell used swimsuits. And they don't let you try them on without wearing something.

Oh, I saw an episode of some investigative journalist undercover or hidden camera. They were exposing the industry for accepting those returns. They even bought some articles and had them tested for blood. It was easy for people to walk into booths and try on those clothes.

 

[GeorginaS]

I hadn't thought this would be a concern to women. They don't seem to mind trying on unmentionables at the clothing store. Which I never understand. You'd never see a guy trying on some trunks to see how they looked on him.

Well, if one has any sense at all, one does remove one's own unmentionables when trying on unmentionables in the store. And one washes the new ones upon arrival home with them. That's sensible and safe and stuff.

And unmentionables need trying on, because no one standardises sizing for women so while a small might fit you in one brand name, you'll need a medium in another brand name. Stuff needs trying on. Trust me on this one.

 

[Chronos]

I like crabs, not so sure about the other stuff.

 

[mugaliens]

As long as it was in decent shape and prices right - sure! A capful of bleach, soap, and hot water works wonders on all the aforementioned issues.

It'd be cleaner than a public toilet seat.

 

[Averagesupernova]

There's a blatant denial of reality here. Would you buy a swimsuit that had been used by MIH? Guys, please be honest!

I thought of that when I seen the title and OP of this thread.

 

[preluderacer]

I don't think id buy a used swimsuit, but sometimes I like to shop at goodwill for the occasional good deal.