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#1 2007-12-05 00:56:28
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Tape Measures!
They seem to be in the news at the moment... 
I actually do carry a very small one when out shopping because S,M,L,XL can vary so much from make to make.
I always use it discretely, never with a flourish.
Anyone else?
It just seems sensible these days.
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#2 2007-12-05 01:00:30
- Cheeky Monkey
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Re: Tape Measures!
I have a 12" ruler under the bed -next to an excercise machine for a certain part of the anatomy- that came packaged discreetly in brown paper.
Does that count.
I fucking love it when the postman turns up with those discreetly wrapped parcels-I do -I fucking love it.
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#3 2007-12-05 01:00:38
- Twin Six
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- From: WASP in Tokyo
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Re: Tape Measures!
If I ever asked for a tape measure in Tokyo, I'd have a whole gaggle of salespeople tripping over themselves to fetch one. Cultural difference, I suppose.
Still, I think we've all learned from another forumite's recent misadventures. Better to carry your own.
#4 2007-12-05 01:09:58
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Re: Tape Measures!
I've got a couple - One is in a key fob, dark brown leather, 1920's, it's tiny.
The other kind I use is the Trad rolled up cloth type. Metal ones are no good as you need something more flexible for the job. IMVHO.
I love the fact that the postman has to bring round Cheeky's parcels - They won't just fit through the letter box then, Chum? How big must they be!
#7 2007-12-05 02:34:00
- Incroyable
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Re: Tape Measures!
I have a red one with a man dressed in tails and the legend, "Lady's Man."
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#9 2007-12-05 06:33:17
- The_Shooman
- A pretty face
- From: AUSTRALIA
- Posts: 13195
Re: Tape Measures!
Never felt the need to bring one along. l just try on the clothes and use my eyes to judge the fit.
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#10 2007-12-05 09:28:42
- Taylor McIntyre
- Son of Ivy...
- Posts: 342
Re: Tape Measures!
I often shop for others so I find it useful - Anybody else do that?
#13 2007-12-05 10:08:22
- laxplayer
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Re: Tape Measures!
I have a style consultant who advises me on my clothing purchases. Everyone should have one. 
We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.
#16 2007-12-05 19:20:19
- eg
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- From: Burlington, ON
- Posts: 1499
Re: Tape Measures!
My wife has one that's in the shape of a small angel -- the tape spools out her back end. Not the sort of thing one totes about, eh? Mind you, neither is the massive, orange 25' Lufkin ...
#17 2007-12-05 19:26:59
- Vaclav
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Re: Tape Measures!
I have revisted a , system which I can measure with, my shoe after I take, them off .