DEAR ABBY: I have a pet peeve I have been intending to write you about for a long time. It's clothing manufacturers who put labels in clothing that are irritating to people with sensitive skin. Not only are they placed in the necklines of garments, but also in the waistband of panties and slacks. It wouldn't be so bad, but they sew them into the seam of the garment so if you want to rip them out you also rip the seam.
Henceforth, I'll check the label of every garment before I buy it to make sure the label can be easily removed. -- JEWELL IN FRESNO, CALIF.
DEAR JEWELL: Your pet peeve happens to be one of mine as well, and I've been "itching" to say something about it for a long time.
If manufacturers want their brand names remembered, it should be for positive reasons, not for constant irritation.