Alright folks, there’s no easy way to start off this blog because let’s face it, when you’re talking about a wedgie, it’s always an uncomfortable conversation (pardon the pun). That being said, let’s dive right into this week’s topic of discussion: the wedgie. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a wedgie is an unfortunate situation in which the seat of your underwear becomes ‘wedged’ between your cheeks. Hence the derivation of the word: wedgie. Pretty straightforward, right? Not so much. After Googling the word ‘wedgie’ I discovered that there’s an entire anatomy and extensive nomenclature associated with the wedgie that I never knew existed (I mean really, who has the time to spend pondering the physics of a wedgie? Don’t we all just pick it and move on?) Anyway, in scouring through the wedgie hits provided by Google I came across of handful of entertaining sites including: a wedgie dictionary cataloguing the countless types of wedgies; several wedgie-sufferer forums (as you might imagine, most posts were from “Anonymous”); an array of wedgie instructional videos ranging on how to inflict wedgies as well as how to pick them in public (three words here: in a corner); and even a comic book called Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman!

Needless to say, as evidenced by the scores of wedgie websites out there, it stands that wedgies are apparently not as taboo of a conversational topic as I would have thought. More importantly however, it appears that wedgies are an enormous pain in the butt for anyone involved…literally! Given that we all know that picking at a problem never helps (sorry, I couldn’t resist!), I naturally found myself wondering: what is the solution to the war on wedgies? Since my wedgie research suggests that the solution lies in the source of your wedgie woes, let’s start by breaking wedgies into two categories: the prank-wedgie and the wardrobe-malfunction wedgie. Now as a girl, prank wedgies are not something we’re normally subjected to. Personally, I’ve never experienced a prank wedgie, and my solution to a prank-wedgie would likely involve finding new friends, or forgoing skivvies completely. Funnily enough, in my wedgie research I came across an interview with two 8 year old boys who engineered their own solution to the prank-wedgie: a patented pair of underwear called the Rip Away 1000. As the moniker suggests, these undies are built to tear into two pieces when a wedgie is attempted, leaving your wedgie attacker with a handful of skid marks. Problem solved! Although I must admit that the idea of Velcro strips running along the seat of my undies does have me concerned about ‘chaffage’.

With the war on prank-wedgies seemingly under control, let’s move on to the wardrobe-malfunction wedgie. The wardrobe-malfunction wedgie is a particularly stubborn problem that can only be solved with the right pair of undies, and that’s where Hanes’ commitment to comfort comes in. Did you know that Hanes has a wide selection of women’s underwear that are guaranteed not to ride up? That’s right! Hanes has wedgie-free warranties on a variety of their Women’s Cotton and Classic briefs including their Classics ComfortSoft collection which come in ,  and , as well as their  and their . The best part is that all of these undies come in multi-packs and they’re all available in a range of colours. My personal favourites are the  which come in a 6-pack of assorted colours, and I can confidently say that they are the most comfy pair of panties I own! So for all you wedgie-sufferers out there, I am inviting you to try out a pair of Hanes wedgie-free briefs today. They’re guaranteed not to ride up, and with our new, limited-time  (valid on all underwear), you have nothing to lose… except your wedgie!