I do love these underwear (please for the love of god let us stop calling them panties), as they are supremely comfortable (I could never get on the thong or boy short bandwagon, as I don't like things wedged in my crack), and they are actually attractive too.  I also like the fact that they are cotton, and not some terrible synthetic material.  I will likely continue to buy them since I hate trying on underwear, and it is so hard to find ones that you like that are cute and comfortable both, but they do deteriorate rather quickly in the laundry.  But I also must admit that I don't treat them very delicately, and throw them in there with my husbands clothes and my toddler's gear, so they may have a hard time holding their own against things like velcro they are being subjected to.