The ‘Panty Lady’

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Carol Barge, a 52-year-old mother of two grown children, has spent the past three years (and several hundred thousand dollars) painstakingly researching and perfecting a female undergarment she thinks has the potential to be huge seller.

Barge – a former PTA mom and college graduate who has a resume that includes careers in sales training and real estate – was looking for a special panty but couldn’t find one anywhere.

So, being the sensible, hyper-organized and opportunity-minded person she is, she did what countless entrepreneurs before her have done:

She designed the product herself.

The type of panty Barge wanted but couldn’t find was one with a built-in liner that didn’t make her feel like she was wearing a diaper.

“Now, I’m always asking women about their panties,” Barge says with a laugh. “I’m the panty lady.”