An Australian survey has found that tights available for AU$3.30 from Kmart last longer without laddering than similar ones sold by a luxury lingerie retailer for $75.
Choice, a consumer advocate, tested 10 brands of 70 denier black opaque tights for durability, with some of the cheaper brands coming out on top.
"One of the least expensive products we tested, Clio Super Soft 3-pack available from supermarkets, only cost AU$10, or AU$3.30 per pair, and were more durable than a $75 pair of Wolford's," CHOICE spokesperson Kate Browne said in a statement.
"When it comes to laddering, the price of tights does not determine performance."
To conduct the testing, a sample of each of the tights was stretched, pricked and loaded with weight at Melbourne's RMIT textile lab to ascertain how soon they began laddering and how large each hole became.