A couple of months back I was asked (or maybe I asked, I can’t remember) to contribute some speedo/underwear reviews to ‘A Mens Underwear Blog’. Tim, who runs the site loves speedos and we’ve been online mates for years it seems now.
So for my first ever speedo review I decided to pick something I have never owned before, something Aussie and something not too ‘gay’. I had heard of Budgy Smugglers so I ordered a pair.
I ordered them when I was in Colorado with Kip and they took maybe 3 weeks to arrive but so does everything travelling that far.
I ordered the ‘Royales with Cheese’ which is a blue pair with yellow writing. I ordered a large, what I normally order with AussieBum and next time I’ll go the medium. I bought these because I needed more speedo to use at the pool and they are great. Nice comfy fit, the lycra material is nice and smooth and so far they haven’t been destroyed by the chlorine in the pool – saying that I’ve had them in the pool maybe a dozen times so no real guage there.
At AU$40 (which is US$40) I think it is a bit steep in my mind for a plain blue speedo (I didn’t ask for a freebie I bought mine).
When I ordered mine I didn’t notice the style that is pictured below – they look hot!!!
For those of you not in Australia and who don’t know what a Budgie is – it is a bird, I think from the parrot family. The term Budgie Smuggler is Aussie slang for a pair of speedos (cock is your budgie and wearing tight speedos is smuggling your budgie). I’m not sure who is the founder of the company but Budgie is spelt with an ie instead of a y but I think the brand “Budgy Smuggler” kinda works and I like it.
In conclusion, I have no problems with my Budgie Smugglers. Their website is easy to user, their ordering system worked and the product made it from Australia all the way to Colorado. I’d just buy a smaller size and if they knocked $10 off the price of them I’d be an even bigger fan.
Their website is www.BudgySmuggler.com.au
I’d love to hear your comments if you’ve owned a pair and if there is anything I’ve commented on which you disagree with I’d love to hear about it.
Here are some pics I took of my Royales with Cheese not far from my place.
Lachlan Harris, the former Press Secretary to ex PM Kevin Rudd was behind the brand.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/political-ties-cut-rudds-spin-merchant-belts-up-20101218-191b9.html
Steve, you beat me to it. I was reading the article and knew exactly who started the business.
Lachlan later sold the business to one of his Cousins. He has now started Bondi Belts as the SMH article suggests.
The change in the Budgy spelling was due to domain availability back in the early days. They have a team in the City to Surf each year as well that only wear the Budgy Smugglers.
Cute!
Thanks for the link Steve – I didn’t know much of the history behind the brand.
Dave
So why don’t we have a picture of you in them? What are you wearing while taking the picures?