Nipple warmers a standout success 15 June 2001

By NICOLA BOYES

What's cute, fuzzy and slips inside your bra on a cold winter morning? The hottest thing at this year's Fieldays near Hamilton - possum skin nipple warmers.

West Coast company Gray Fur Trading sold more than 500 nipple warmers in their first day of trading at Mystery Creek, though owner Peter Gray says sales could be attributed to the -1 degree frost.

"Some people came through and brought half a dozen while others just brought one set. Mothers have picked them up saying "oh I have to take something home for my daughter".

"It's just a big laugh really."

Mr Gray said the nipple warmers are made out of possum skin off-cuts and slip inside a bra "fur to nipple".

"I've heard they're very warm."

He says they are just the ticket for those often embarrasing cold mornings in the cowshed.

Mr Maunganui fashion design student Leigh Johnson tried the nipple warmers out at yesterday's Fieldays.

"They really are quite warm aren't they? They're good, really soft."

Since the company started making the nipple warmers about one year ago Mr Gray said they have had orders from as far away as America.

"One lady called up wanting 2000 of them. They're quite serious about them over there."

First time exhibitors at the Fieldays, Mr Gray said it is also the first time anyone from the South Island's West Coast has run a site at the event.

Nipple Warmers

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Answers

"He says they are just the ticket for those often embarrasing cold mornings in the cowshed."

Does he mean the cows don't like looking at those pointy things? Or you are supposed to place them on the chilly cows? Carl, please help me out here!

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

If it is cold enough for "embarassing" nipples, it is probably cold enough that you want a sweatshirt on over it, instead of big lumps o' dead possum.

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Personally, I enjoy seeing the little critters perk up when the air conditioners kicks in...

I assume Brook he meant so the farmhands would keep their eyes and minds on the nipples at hand, ie., the cows being milked, as opposed to the farmers wife or daughters... just a guess..

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

I'll take a dozen...Christmas is a-coming!!!!! for GIFTS..silly gooses! hahahahaha

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Ain't no way I'm putting bits of dead animal in my brassiere. I'll stick with the Band-Aids (no pun intended) when I'm wearing something a little on the thin side.

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Having disappeared all of my bras many moons ago, I'm a "firm" believer in shirts with a tiny pocket on each side. (Oh, so that's where I'm supposta slide the possum pads?)

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

I'm assuming those are "ouchless" brand band-aids?

Brooks, what are you going to wear when the pockets get to be too high?

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Brooks--you're thin enough not to have to wear a bra? Bitch!

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Carl, I'll just strap them down under my belt.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

didn't Brook say something on another thread about not having a neck?

Dare I say I wonder if there is a photo?

[haven't been to the circus in ages...LOL]

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Barefoot, just think of me as the elephant that the three blind men are so incapable of describing. ;^) (Actually, what I said before was that I couldn't reach them. I think it was Carl who then asked if I was neckless.)

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Possums. Nipplewarmers.

Are you sure these don't come out of this weblog page on Disturbing Search Results?

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2001

I swear, you and Carl. . .

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2001

...are not the same person.

We just slum in some of the more interesting neighbourhoods, and share our finds with you. Kind of like the cat bringing you one of its kills as a treat. "Look, I got this for you," it says, picking little bits of bird out of its fangs.

Given that it had lots of nipple entries, it was even assiduously on- topic. That alone should guarantee me sainthood. [buffing halo lackadaisically]

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2001

I don't slum dear, that's where I live...

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2001