I got to the BlogHer Keynote speech early.
I didn't see anyone I knew, so I sat at a table just off center to the right in the front. I pulled out my schedule and who-knows-what-else from my bag and started to read.
A lady approached, "Is this seat taken?" she wondered.
"No, go on ahead," I nodded.
Soon we were doing the usual business-card exchange thing. Except she didn't have a business card on her. "I'm from Her Room," she said, "Did you see a card from us in your swag bag?" she asked hopefully.
My face probably gave me away. I had no idea. I hadn't dug through my swag yet. "Um, no? Not yet. I haven't had time to sort through everything!"
"Well don't throw it away - that card from Her Room is good for a free panty!" She then explained how the site is heavily customer-review driven and how the customers had voted for their favorite brand and style within the different types of undergarments. That card would entitle the bearer to a free pair of whichever type we wanted (boyshort, bikini, thong...)
Our conversation then turned to other things, but when I returned home I remembered about Her Room. I found the card and checked out the site. I selected the hi-cut brief. The Her Room customers had selected "barely there," which touted completely invisible panty lines.
I wasn't familiar with that brand, but went along with it. After all, free is free!
I received several emails from Her Room after that, checking up on the status of my order and giving me very accurate delivery times. When the package arrived (very quickly!) it was wrapped nicely in tissue paper, just as if I had bought it instead of receiving it gratis.
I was struck by how much care had gone into presenting me with a free panty.
Well, I love my new pair of underwear. In fact, I love it so much that I went back to Her Room to order a gazillion more, all the barely there model I received just because of BlogHer. While at the site, I picked up some Flexees as well, 'cause most of us can stand to have a little tummy-smoothing action. Flexees was also a brand with which I wasn't familiar, but thanks to the reviews on Her Room, I had confidence that I was purchasing something about which I knew more than trying to guess how a random flashy-looking thing on an already-svelte Victoria's Secret model would look on me.
I am ecstatic that I learned about Her Room through BlogHer. I now have underwear I actually like. And that is saying a lot.
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