[SteelAndLace]

How do you buy yours?

I expect most, like me, buy them primarily by mail order. It's safe and discreet. Nobody needs to know that you are a man, and it is easily kept a secret from your significant others, especially if you are able as I am to have them delivered elsewhere than home.

However, I have also bought them in shops. The experience is both terrifying and exhilarating.

My first experience of this type of feeling was actually when buying porn. I had a bad experience with mail-order porn at boarding school. A company I used to buy from refused to take me off their mailing list and continued to bombard me with advertising and flyers long after I had left school, and it was a source of constant worry that sooner or later someone would see what was inside those brown envelopes instead of passing them on to me. I eventually got out of it with the help of the Citizen's Advice Bureau. After that I mainly bought from shops, though with the internet that problem has ceased to exist. I would carefully select the shops to go into. Small corner shops, where I could loiter by the magazines then make a dash for the till when I was the only customer in the shop, preferably with a man or an older woman behind the counter. One day I was travelling home by train (still living with parents) and was desperate for something to wank over that night. I changed at Brimingham New Street station late in the evening and passed a news stand on the bridge between platforms. The only attendant was a young girl. What to do? I found a magazine (Razzle probably, or Escort) and handed it to her. I was so nervous it was unreal, and I realised that my leg was shaking uncontrollably. I paid for it and hurried away as quickly as I could.

So what about panties? Well, on a few occasions I have plucked up the courage to walk into a shop, browse through the knickers and take some to the counter to buy them. I'm older now, more sure of myself and with a lot of life experience under my belt (some right under it ;-) I still find it scary but at the same time it is quite a thrilling experience at times, and if I'm in the right mood I relish the opportunity to hand a pair of skimpy panties to a young woman, look her in the eye and wonder if she's thinking, maybe it's for his wife or girlfriend, maybe he's a dirty old perv. I'm thinking, if only you knew I am going to be wearing these later, and I'd like to wear yours too, preferably after sniffing them first. It's excruciating and thrilling. From the moment I enter the shop my mouth runs dry, my pulse quickens, my skin tingles from the hairs standing on end. My cock may stiffen or I may be too nervous to benefit from that luxurious semi-hard-on that makes the whole experience that little bit more deliciously sordid. It can be made even better by donning a tiny pair of knickers before setting off for the shops, and feeling them under my jeans as the eyes follow me round the shop ("what's he doing in here?")

It's always far from home, where nobody knows me. I've done it in small independent lingerie retailers, bigger shops in market halls, Ann Summers (more expected but still exciting, and there is a guarantee of rubbing shoulders with lots of girls as I rifle through the panties) and even a big department store (M&S) - easily the most daunting. There is no law against it, nobody can stop me, nobody can invade my private thoughts or stop me from being aroused by it. It's my little secret.

Now is a good time to do it, with the unspoken "I'm buying her Christmas present" excuse hovering in the air; early February is also useful as St Valentine delivers a bucket-load of excuses for men to buy knickers.

If you've never tried it then you'll never know how exciting it can be. Go on, treat yourself.

I expect my next pair of knickers will be delivered by the postman once again, but sooner or later I will pluck up the courage again to face the world and come out as a pansy.

[Footnote - the photo of me with that little white thong disappearing up my bum was taken just before I pulled on my jeans and went out shopping.]

[undies]

I Love buying in the store. Most of the clerks have been VERY helpful when they find you are buying for YOU. Lane Bryant Outlet the other day the clerk helped me because it was for me. She said "You should try these, they have more room in the front that you will want" Very nice and I spent alot, but felt nice.
Some big store the clerks dont know what to say. Walmart the girl just blushed and rang up the order. Target the girl just said nothing. But small stores smeem like they will help you.
thanx, undies

[SoftPink]

my friend, for heaps of people they can't hack what it takes to walk into a lingerie place, walk around and select. Depends on where you are in life. I understand there are those with a lot to lose, in terms of rep etc. For me, it's no drama, i just do what i have to do blah blah fucking blah. Couldn't give a stuff what anyone thinks.

[perunapanties]

I'm fortunate to have my wife with me when I buy mine but I must say it must be quite a turn on to buy your own. I have had some curious looks while we are discussing which ones to buy because I must feel them first. I must say my favourite knickers are the ones that are bought for me.

[WeirdSteve]

I used to dread walking the aisles but now it doesn't bother me. Like Softpink said, who cares. And really, most people must be thinking you're buying a gift for someone, surely?
Anyway, the only thing that puts me off a little is if the panty aisle has a few women in it. I'm not embarrassed, but I feel they might think I'm a perv looking at what they are buying and I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable.

[cdlacie]

while i buy some from mail order, there is nothing as exciting as buying from a store in person. Different stores are exciting in different ways. Shopping at Wal-mart or Target is exciting b/c so many others can see you with your selected items. VS is exciting b/c they have so many choices. Adult stores are exciting in a slutty sort of way! Hmm...need to go shopping!

[pervey]

SteelAndLace, on 13 December 2011 - 10:38 AM, said:

However, I have also bought them in shops. The experience is both terrifying and exhilarating.

It gets easier the more you do it, walk in to a store and buy lingerie that is. For me it still causes a momentary jump in pulse still, like 1/10 of a second, but that is all. No big deal.

Gong to the internet these days is strictly either due to selection, when was the last time you saw Dixie Belle panties in a store for instance, or price, eBay being really cheap often.

[Michele102]

Just walk in and enjoy yourself, the store owners want the sale. I enjoy shopping for panties, just never seems to be enough money. JC Penney will be having a big sale soon.

[KnickerBocker]

Michele102, on 29 December 2011 - 05:26 AM, said:

Just walk in and enjoy yourself, the store owners want the sale. I enjoy shopping for panties, just never seems to be enough money. JC Penney will be having a big sale soon.

Actually, most stores have their lingerie sales after New Years, so watch JC Penney, Sears, VS, Kohls, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target, etc.

[satinchrissy]

Went to Lane Bryant today. They have their buy 2 bras get 2 free sale. They have plenty of matching panties at good prices. Had a fun day.

[herpanties2007]

I used to buy mine at big shops like kohls and walmart, until my sister found out that i was wearing panties. I would get so nervous in shops and would buy other things besides panties to cover them in the cart. I felt embarrassed and ashamed, but then I would try to find a younger woman at the cash register to ring me up. I would try to see what her reaction was. I did once ask if they didn't fit could i bring them back. She said sure, as long as they are not worn. Go figure?

[Kitana]

I love panty/lingerie shopping. I find it exciting and it gets me so horny to think about what I am going to get to wear when I get home. I don't really care who's around or what the clerks may say. I would probably not want to run into anyone from my work though. They know my wife and know that she is a larger size than what I would buying.
I buy a lot of my stuff from La Vie en Rose. They always have plenty of panties at 4 for $10 or 5 for $15 of the fancier ones. Otherwise I have shopped a lot at the Bay some Zellers, some Sears and some at porn shops. There is a place near Downtown Vancouver that a fellow panty wearer got me onto that sells a lot of lingerie and panties and has no problem catering to men in panties (as others said, they want the sale).

[pipedream]

I've bought mine with my now ex girlfriend as she picked them out for me but she would never try to hide the fact that they were for me. Since my tastes have changed over the many years I've purchased them in person, so has the time of year such as someone said, classic 'guy buys his significant other panties' time of year. It doesn't bother me now as I've bought panties in every store imaginable. I've bought Dixie Belle briefs at Dollar General. I have a friend who shops at Victoria's Secret and always buys for me as well. Of course I still can't help but swipe a pair every now and then from my aunts panty drawer, but that's a story for another time.

[jaye]

I buy most of mine in stores...some ebay!

[girlyguy]

love to buy my knickers and lingerie in stores, that's very much a part of thrill for me! Have bought in most places imaginable, usually taking advantage of any deals - which tends to make it obvious who they are for (who buys 5 pairs of panties as a gift?)!

[shinysatinlover]

Yep - I just love to buy them in stores too! I do of course buy online too, but nothing much compares to having a peruse of them all, and having a feel of them too, to gauge the fabric... gusset and front panel sizes etc. I have never had an adverse reaction to buying, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that I've been told to use the dressing room either, LOL!

Love it when I have the Wife with me and when we go to pay and she'll say something like 'You have more panties than me now.' Just seeing reactions brings a smile to my face every time!

Going shopping alone will always illicit a small amount of nervous trepidation, more akin to nervous excitement I suppose, but I just love it. I have a similar rush if I am somewhere I shouldn't be and panties are just waiting to be hunted down! ;-)

[beerman3]

Personally, I love the thrill of buying them at the store. I don't care what store it is.I actually stay away from lingerie stores because they are pricey. I am not a fan of online shopping either, because I buy panties more for the way they feel. If I can't feel them, i'm not buying them!

[TaraLace]

Have to agree about the rush of going into an actual store. I've only done it a few times on my own. Most of the time I just shop online but it's mostly for selection and price.

[ChipLorry]

At my favorite store, the manger knows and thinks it's wonderful (plus she met a few of the women i've dated) I like going to store, and actually ive found women appreciate a man who dont perceive walking into a lingerie shop as an instant testosterone drain.

[stevie69]

Most have been from FleeceBay sellers, some from mail order shops and if I am out with my g/f we have a look to see what there is. She bought me some for Christmas and I think i might get some for my Birthday. A female friend usually gives me some for Christmas and birthdays too...

I bought a bra and matching panties yesterday M/O (I have the matching panties) and I have just bought another bra and thong mail order all for my g/f which match an Aubade see-thru panties in my gallery....