WATCH OUT FOR THE STICKY STUFF

By Jan True on May 8, 09 02:30 PM

I READ an interesting article the other day about television presenter Kirsty Gallacher.
The reporter was quite critical about the fact that Kirsty, who was attending the Sport Industry Awards in London, had failed to remove the price tag from the underside of her shoes.

The fact that the tag revealed that she had paid £25 for her very fashionable gladiator-style sandals at popular high street store New Look, also seemed to be a cause for amusement.

Well I would like to come to Kirsty's defence. I have suffered similarly on many occasions were labels on shoes have been harder to remove than my husband's backside from the settee when Gossip Girl is on the TV!

I've no idea what sort of glue they use but there is definitely no easy way to get the damn thing off.

Often, I have managed to unstick one corner, only to find that the tiniest slither can be removed while the rest is infuriatingly still stuck down fast.

Once more, in some stores the labels are not only on the sole of the shoes but also inside doubling the annoyance.

Now I know all the reasons for this, but please isn't there a way to make their removal a bit easier?

I once bought some special sticky stuff remover from one of those brochures which come through your letterbox. It promised the world and I fell for it hook, line and sinker, but even that couldn't do the trick.

So leave Kirsty alone. She's a beautiful, talented woman and she's allowed the occasional faux pas.

And if anyone out there has a solution please let me know and I'll pass it on to Kirsty.

NB: I bought a new mascara at the weekend. It's by Maybelline and is billed as 'the hottest thing lashes will ever wear'. Superdrug were selling it at £2 discount but this wasn't the reason I bought it. I just couldn't resist when I saw the name - Stiletto!!