I love Hanky Panky’s line of thongs. I even wore one under my wedding dress* on the happiest day of my husband’s life. I love their oh so stretchy lace because seeing me in a thong is scary enough without it squeezing my fat so tight I look like a trussed up pork loin.

But the $18 price tag for something that is wedged between cheeks and at any minute can be destroyed in the washing machine, left in the backseat of a car or attacked by the period monster, left me looking for something a little more disposable.

Enter Target’s Gilligan & O’Malley Lace Thongs. At $8 for a two pack, the price can’t be beat and they are very similar to the higher priced brand. They come in a variety of colors and they have a similar stretchy lace that doesn’t fight against my pudge, merely skims over it like a little flabulent guardian angel. I was worried that they wouldn’t make it through the laundry, but I washed and dried them and they are as perfect as before. Like the Hanky Panky brand these disappear under clothing and are as light as a feather.

*thong was only worn because Spanx wouldn’t have worked. Ladies, think that one through when you are picking out your dresses.

Rating: 3 Carats. Great price, great product for those days you can’t wrap your entire ass in spandex.