Statick Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 NBC: Retailers re-selling used underwearReported by: Nichelle King Last Update: 3/02 1:38 pm (NBC) NEW JERSEY - Tiffany Luxinger worked at three Victoria's Secret stores. Now she's exposing a shocking secret, "We would re-tag it and put it back on the sales floor." And it gets worse. She says, "If a product comes back as returned it obviously has an odor to it. We'll put it on a hanger. Hang it up to dry overnight, so the odor has time to come out of the product. We'll re-tag it the next day and put it back on the sales floor."It's a shocking practice that may be more common than you think.NBC took it's undercover cameras to an upscale mall in New Jersey - buying underwear, lingerie and bikinis at eight major retailers. They took the skimpy apparel home, removed all the tags and the protective strips to make it look like they had been worn. Then they marked each pair with two tiny black dots.A week later, they went back to the store and tried to return everything - this time wearing hidden cameras.Every store took their items back for full refunds. But at Bloomingdale's, Victoria's Secret, and The Gap, the clerk re-tags the returned underwear, then puts it back out for sale.And time after time the telling black dots clearly mark the returned panties.Amazingly, it's not illegal to sell used underwear. But an NBC microbiologist says used garments can harbor dangerous germs and diseases that can survive on fabric for weeks. He claims, "Fecal material would be the most concerning substances. You could have bacteria viruses, fungi. These are things that one person would be able to transfer to another inadvertently through the garment."But that didn't stop most stores from rushing the items back on the rack. NBC never found its returned clothing at J. Crew, Saks or Express. While all the stores said it's against their policy to re-sell used underwear, employees say it's not always the reality. In fact, Tiffany says stained items even made it back on the sales floor. She offers, "Yes, the employees, they're in a rush. A lot of them don't care and they don't double check if it's used or not."So the hidden camera investigation took it one step further. Before returning the underwear, they visibly stained several pairs with baby oil, expecting no one would take those back, right? Wrong.At The Gap, Bloomingdale's, Victoria's Secret and Macy's, they not only took back the panties, they put them back out for sale. In statements, the stores involved said, their "customers' safety and satisfaction are top concerns" and "their employees made a mistake is re-selling used merchandise."Stores said the investigation prompted them to educate their workers about the policy. Tiffany says always wash your underwear before you wear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Good thing I don't wear underwear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=abrahamburger= Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 One day on the hanger if there's a coochie stink.But if there is some dookie, let it hang all week.That's store policy, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockPaperScissors Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 One day on the hanger if there's a coochie stink.But if there is some dookie, let it hang all week.That's store policy, folks.****, I know some Japanese gentlemen who will pay double for them NOT to put it on a hanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosmith67 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 This is exactly the reason you never buy repackaged underwear at large retail chains.. yuck. I've always wondered about who would buy a taped up package of underwear from a place like Target/Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dago Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 this explains my weird compulsion to go around smelling all the underwear in Victoria's Secret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rounz Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Give your girl something special from Victoria's Secret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=abrahamburger= Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 ****, I know some Japanese gentlemen who will pay double for them NOT to put it on a hanger.I really laughed out loud at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativefalcon Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Now thats one good thing about guys underwear, they come in plastic bags, i'm not going to buy some undies that have a SKID MARK in it. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 Regular Guy in Victoria's Secret: "Uh, I'm looking for some sexy underwear for my girlfriend."Victoria's Secret saleswoman: "Creamy or Crunchy?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pencilpusher. just because Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 This is exactly the reason you never buy repackaged underwear at large retail chains.. yuck. I've always wondered about who would buy a taped up package of underwear from a place like Target/Wal-Mart.they even sell underwear at the Goodwill store. I always wondered, WTF... who would buy underwear from a rack at the Goodwill store? Well, besides this guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosmith67 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) they even sell underwear at the Goodwill store. I always wondered, WTF... who would buy underwear from a rack at the Goodwill store? Well, besides this guy...Why would Goodwill take it in the first place? That means someone there had to put their hands on it to put it out at the store. What happened to the days where Goodwill was picky?!?! Just a few years ago they refused to take a very nice (but big) TV from me because it didn't have a remote. :unsure: Edited March 4, 2010 by aerosmith67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pencilpusher. just because Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Why would Goodwill take it in the first place? That means someone there had to put their hands on it to put it out at the store. What happened to the days where Goodwill was picky?!?! Just a few years ago they refused to take a very nice (but big) TV from me because it didn't have a remote. :unsure: Both Goodwill and the DAV can be prickish sometimes.I have taken stuff there and had then refuse it. But no remote? Man, whoever buys it can buy a universal remote or live without one. The one here really PO'd me lately. All their albums used to be 1 dollar or 2 for a double album, now they put "collector" prices on them. I told the dude that people give him the albums for free and they will get less given to them if they call them collectors items. He's a bit dooshy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xnex Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 "When recycling goes wrong". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rounz Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 "When recycling goes wrong".+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL FED Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Both Goodwill and the DAV can be prickish sometimes.I have taken stuff there and had then refuse it. But no remote? Man, whoever buys it can buy a universal remote or live without one. The one here really PO'd me lately. All their albums used to be 1 dollar or 2 for a double album, now they put "collector" prices on them. I told the dude that people give him the albums for free and they will get less given to them if they call them collectors items. He's a bit dooshy.He has to have a boss somewhere, report him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0d1gy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Good thing I don't wear underwear...Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 This could really work with an attached photo of the returnee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerbunny Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 This thread is so wrong on so many levels!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DANG statick was this neccessary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 This thread is so wrong on so many levels!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DANG statick was this neccessaryI think its a need-to-know article. Just look at it as a PSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pencilpusher. just because Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I think its a need-to-know article. Just look at it as a PSA. a panties stank alert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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