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Like our first set of bloggers, our final set of reviews of Hanes Comfort-Fit Underwear for Kids frequently mentioned the dreaded wedgie. One reviewer reported that her boys were initially reluctant to try the new Hanes underwear until she issued The Wedgie Challenge: “Soon, they were grabbing the package, fighting over who was going to put the pair first. They tried to wedgie themselves first… no luck. It was only a matter of time before hands were down everyone else’s pants trying to pull up on the underwear… that truly did not ride up.”

Another blogger questioned her son: “[I asked him] ‘Did they *ahem* stay put?’ At his puzzled look, I elaborated. ‘Did they ride up at all? Give you a wedgie?’ He grinned. Wedgie, he understood. ‘Nope.’” One reviewer saw the light: “It’s all about underwear staying where it’s supposed to, isn’t it? I don’t think I realized that until just now.”

While one blogger’s son initially refused to wear plain white underwear, another’s celebrated the simplicity. The first blogger wrote: “My oldest son initially was skeptical about the white briefs. He dug around for his familiar “Cars,” “Madagascar,” and “Spiderman” varieties. But, with help from the Laundry Fairy, the next time he looked for underwear, only the new white Hanes were available.” And the second explains, “I showed the tighty whiteys to my son. Do you know what he said? “Hooray! Throw spaghetti up in the air! Plain white undies!” Then, he took the entire package up to his room and put all 6 pairs on, one atop the next.” A third blogger mentioned the all-whiteness of the briefs as well: “[my older son's] only complaint was that there were no fun pictures on them.” Fortunately, the first blogger’s son ended up preferring the Hanes, even though they don’t have cartoon characters: “When the Laundry Fairy returned his usual underwear alongside the stack of new Hanes, my son actually selected a pair of Hanes each morning.”

The girls’ underwear has fun patterns. “Funny Frog!” one reviewer’s daughters enjoy exclaiming, laughing about the “cute frogs on [the panties.]” But as one reviewer explains and approves, these patterns are not television characters: “I do like the fact that the panties don’t have characters on them which should appeal to people who don’t want to purchase licensed merchandise for their children.” Challenges another, “Try to find the older toddler preschool underwear that cover the butt and aren’t covered in characters? Good luck to you.” One reviewer’s daughter loves the floral patterns in particular: “my daughter loves that they’re ‘just so pretty.’ She has even resorted to wearing her brand new ones, which are a size too-big, just because she likes the pretty florals.”

Indeed, the little girls tended to be very excited about their new underwear: “[My daughter gave Hanes] two thumbs up – they’re pretty and comfortable, and has been busy trying to show them off to her grandmother, me, her brother, and her dad since she has a bad habit running around the house in just her underpants.” Boys do the only-wear-underwear-thing too, of course: “My youngest son grabbed the boxers, declared them “shorts,” and has attempted to leave the house with just them and a T-shirt on. Indeed, when I picked him up at preschool yesterday afternoon after their “Luau Party,” I was only slightly surprised to see him shirtless, wearing just a lei and his Hanes Hawaiian Print boxers.”

As for fit, one reviewer gave us a run-down on how the “briefs versus bikini” question is answered for her daughter, and how Hanes rises to the challenge:

When my youngest daughter wears skirts, she wants full coverage of her booty area. This is where the Hanes Briefs come in very handy. She has comfort, no wedgies (for real. No. Wedgies.), and doesn’t give a second thought to her panties all day.

When she wears jeans, it’s a totally different story. Any mom with girls over the age of six months knows that jeans only come in the low rider/hipster/where the heck is the zipper it’s only an inch long variety. Which means normal panties stick over the waist band of the jeans. So. Not. Cool. Mom.

With the Hanes bikini panties - She was covered and still cool in her jeans. Enough coverage to make me happy, lower fit to make her not humiliated enough to die a thousand deaths, OMG.

Durability may not be exciting to talk about, but it is certainly exciting for our wallets and the fewer trips to the store to purchase yet another pair of underwear. And comfort is huge, especially for sensitive kids who get off-of-center if they feel a tag or believe their undergarmets or socks are too itchy. Explains one reviewer, “As soon as [my son] was old enough, he started demanding we cut the tags out of his clothes. He hates scratchy socks, tight shoes, and heaven forbid his shorts get a spot of water on them.” But Hanes gets a ringing endorsement: “All was well. He’s kept them on with no problems. And if he keeps them on, in favor of his normal naked from the waist down mode, it’s great.”

Another reviewer’s son similarly didn’t complain with his new Hanes: “He put them on with little fuss. There was no tag to irritate his skin. The material is soft and durable. I know that last part seems weird, but we have underwear from a certain chain store that is thin and a little rough. After a couple of washings you can basically see through them in spots. The Hanes underwear has double stitching on the seams.”

Speaking of “seeing through” things, Hanes makes good on its no-gap-fly promise: “The one thing I dread with boys and boxers is the dreaded “fly gap”, and somehow, Hanes has gotten it right - there is never any gap with these boxers. Particularly helpful in a family of both boys and girls. (We’ve had to do some, ah, education a time or two.)”

The underpants definitely get a thumbs-up from our reviewers, as do the socks: “They live up to the ‘Comfort Fit Promise.’ I haven’t seen a tug at the rear or a gouge in a waistline since we’ve switched. The socks? Great as well - super soft and they’ve worn really, really well. One other thing I really like? The underwear is tagless - one less tag to keep tucked in.”

One reviewer’s son gave the socks a real test: “One night, my son wore them outside, without shoes, to catch frogs. Not only did it protect his feet and keep them dry from the dew, but the socks soon became a not-so-lovely shade of dark brown and green. Even after walking on rocks, twigs and mud, there were no holes in the socks. I popped them in the washer for a long soak, and they did not shrink; nor thin out.”

And if you don’t agree with our reviewers’ assessments? “Hanes offers a guarantee on their underwear. Whether you buy them at the store, or on-line, Hanes will refund your money or replace the item, if you’re own tough customers are not completely satisfied.”

On August 22nd, we’ll be hosting a blog blast where you can win your own Hanes underwear, just in time for back-to-school!

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