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WASHINGTON, Mar 29, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Women would rather get their teeth drilled than shop for a new bathing suit, a report said.
The official start of another swimsuit shopping season sparks anxiety, panic and even trauma, shoppers and merchants told The Washington Times.
"You just want to commit suicide," said Nordstrom shopper Marsha Klein, 54. "It's a shock."
"It's the fact that we no longer have the bodies of 18-year-olds," said Jan Heininger, another Nordstrom shopper. "And bathing suits accentuate every flaw you have."
"It's definitely traumatic," said Colleen Corrigan, who owns the Bikini Shop in Washington.
Soft lighting, soothing music, instant suntan spray and a cushy chair for the husbands are among Corrigan's efforts to ease the swimsuit shopping experience.
That can be daunting, a recent Illinois poll found, with 52 percent of females saying they would rather have dental surgery than shop for a bathing suit.
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