I bought some of these last month and loved them. They were just the perfect panty, and the tags were easily removed. I loved them so much that I promptly bought five more pair. BUT, this time I was unable to get the tags off. They were sewn down a lot tighter on the edges than the previous ones, es...pecially on the ends, and there just was no getting them off. I spent a good hour working on them with teeny tiny scissors and a magnifier, to no avail. The fabric is so thin that one slip of the scissors will put a hole through them, so there's no easy way to do it.No customer should have to go through this type of hassle to wear a pair of panties (and not cheap panties, I might add). I've never seen any other retailer sew massive tags like this into women's underwear. If they were easily removed, I wouldn't mind, but I don't have hours to spend performing surgery, nor am I willing to risk ripping them. These panties cost too much to just donate, so they're going back. So disappointed.