Grandma's unusual trick for fitting into tight jeans is 'hack of the year'

Publish date: 2024-04-27

Once-perfect jeans that shrink in the wash or become too tight for comfort are a lost cause - or so you think.

Rather than letting clothes gather dust or dropping them off at a charity shop, one woman swears by her grandma's hack for getting too-tight jeans to fit again.

An American influencer shared how she had been shopping and gotten secondhand jeans that were one size too small - the only size available.

Lily Schoknecht, who shares sustainability hacks on her TikTok channel @bug318_, said this unusual tip worked shockingly well, the Mirror reports.

After trying them on and finding them 'nice and tight', she was ready to brush them off until she spoke with her gran.

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The TikToker said: "I was talking to my nana about it and she said, 'Have you showered in them yet?' I was like, 'what? No, I haven't showered in my jeans. What are you talking about?'

"She was like, 'just trust me, shower in them, wear them around the house, stretch them out a little bit, and then let them air dry and don't put them in the dryer again'."

Being "desperate" for her stylish new jeans to fit, Lily, who captioned the TikTok video "GUYS THIS IS HUGE!!!!", did just as her nana advised.

The following morning, they fitted beautifully, just as if she'd found them in her perfect size.

Needless to say, her followers have been left astonished by how well the wise trick worked, although some have been left shuddering at the very thought of walking around in wet jeans.

As one person put it: "My sensory issues are strong but my desire to fit the thrifted jeans in the back of my closet is stronger".

Another wrote: "This is a very old hack, I'm 75 and did that with old jeans when I was in my 20's".

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