Taking goods back to shops

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Re: TAKING THINGS BACK

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jingjoe wrote:hold your pants like you are going to put them on ,then take them up to your neck and wrap them around,your neck is exactly half your pant size..it works
I just tried this - make sure not to put your legs in before you take them up to your neck. :shock:
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I took a compact fluroescent lamp back to Tesco last week. Refunded without a squabble. In fact, I wanted to change it as it did not work, but Miss Piggy behind the desk did not know what "chai mai dai" meant, and just gave me back the 120 Baht.
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Nereus wrote: Miss Piggy behind the desk did not know what "chai mai dai" meant...
I don't suppose it's at all possible that this might have been your fault, Nereus? :laugh:
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dtaai-maai wrote:
Nereus wrote: Miss Piggy behind the desk did not know what "chai mai dai" meant...
I don't suppose it's at all possible that this might have been your fault, Nereus? :laugh:
Well, not being a smart arse teacher like yourself, it may have been.
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Never mind, at least you didn't lose your sense of humour. :cheers:
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I took a compact fluroescent lamp back to Tesco last week.
Had you previously checked it was the right size by wrapping it round your neck?

I've either got a fat neck or a thin waist; all my shorts don't go round my neck but they do fit me on the waist. Maybe it would just better to go to the changing rooms and try them on instead of messing about with a 'shorts beard'.
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prcscct wrote:try everything on and be prepared to spend an hour for what should be a 10 minute exercise. :( Pete :cheers:

Alternatively, just ask your wife to do your shopping for you. :thumb: I can't remember when last I bought my own clothes, and I don't know how she does it, but Mrs Takiap always gets it right as far as sizes are concerned. Maybe it's that built in shopping instinct that women have. :laugh:
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Takiap wrote:
prcscct wrote:try everything on and be prepared to spend an hour for what should be a 10 minute exercise. :( Pete :cheers:

Alternatively, just ask your wife to do your shopping for you. :thumb: I can't remember when last I bought my own clothes, and I don't know how she does it, but Mrs Takiap always gets it right as far as sizes are concerned. Maybe it's that built in shopping instinct that women have. :laugh:
Been there, done that, and unfortunately it doesn't work in our household. :laugh: She was duped into believing Thai sizes as labeled fit our foreign frames. I was told long ago after she had to make many return trips..."you go shopping for yourself....." :shock: Must remember, we're an hour drive from decent shops so getting it wrong is a big hassle. What I tend to do now is take many showers per day to cut down on laundry, thus making the clothes I have last longer! :shock: :mrgreen: Pete :cheers:
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richard wrote:Thais do it all the time. My neck measurement (16.5) is exactly half my waist measurement (33).
Hmmmmm........ at my largest, I must have had a 33" neck :tsk:
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jingjoe wrote:a quick way to test if shorts will fit is measuring them around your neck!!,the circumference of your neck will be the same size as your shorts..try it
Jingjoe, could you do this and send us a photograph.
I can't seem to get my head round it, never mind my neck!

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bonnielass wrote:
jingjoe wrote:a quick way to test if shorts will fit is measuring them around your neck!!,the circumference of your neck will be the same size as your shorts..try it
Jingjoe, could you do this and send us a photograph.
I can't seem to get my head round it, never mind my neck!

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