Fellow Ladies, Ever Have Something Like This Happen to You?

[Brutal Peanut]

I know my sizes through free hand-me-downs (a mother and two older sisters) and having a soft measuring tape and references charts in case of weight gain/lose. I don't go to specialty boutiques for a few reasons: The expense, I'm not uncomfortable or in pain with the bras I do have, and I don't like being touched by strangers (or really most people - even if I know them). I usually find my size, buy it, and leave the store without evening taking a glance at the fitting room; if I can't find what I was looking for on the internet.

I don't actually shop for new clothes very often. Jeans and t-shirts for when in public, and pull-over sweatshirts and sweatpants in private are all that I require and can usually be purchased with little to no human interaction. The only thing I bought new (on sale) were two pairs of jeans, because I went from a huge size, down to a 'regular' size, even trying to wear my big pants with a belt looked silly - so it was really the only reason I conceded to buying new jeans.

However, the few times I have gone into the stores, I've found the women's numbering system for clothes - ridiculous. Unless it's a specialty store for Big & Tall, you'd think most 'regular' sizes would be pretty much the same; but they aren't. Some stores and brands have ridiculous vanity sizing issues.

 

[Screamarie]

*snorts* At least you can find some in your size locally. I'm an "F" and any stores in my town don't go above a double or triple D. So I have to spend 40 plus dollars on 1 bra off a website where I can't even try them on to see if they're comfortable.

And at this point I have only one black bra which is quickly falling apart so there goes another forty dollars very soon...possibly more.

0_0 You wouldn't happen to look like this would you?

OP: All kidding aside while i have never had to shop for bras i have had to shop for other clothes with similar results to yours.

Lol No, sorry to disappoint. She's more like a G or a K....or maybe an X. I honestly feel sorry for her because, even at an F, it's a ***** to sit up for long periods...I think the reason why she's so thin and lounging is simply because she can't get up to go eat something. Poor girl, she'll starve and die there on that beach...

 

[Abomination]

*snorts* At least you can find some in your size locally. I'm an "F" and any stores in my town don't go above a double or triple D. So I have to spend 40 plus dollars on 1 bra off a website where I can't even try them on to see if they're comfortable.

And at this point I have only one black bra which is quickly falling apart so there goes another forty dollars very soon...possibly more.

0_0 You wouldn't happen to look like this would you?

OP: All kidding aside while i have never had to shop for bras i have had to shop for other clothes with similar results to yours.

HOW is that attractive? It looks painful, dangerous and potentially very bloody... how do they stay connected what with there being very little flesh actually attaching them to her chest?

They look like a pair of pears or avocados ready to fall from the tree.

 

[Jack Rascal]

Everyone wears underwear.

Fine, I'll go and put some on then.

You don't have to. I'm quite the fan of going au naturale. In fact the obvious solution to the OP's problem is to not bother with bras at all. The boob and back pain of wearing the wrong size bra isn't worth the subjective aesthetic value.

But... But some of us have sensitive titties I could never leave the house without a bra. My boobs would scream bloody murder if I did that. I need them for support...

OT: I hate shopping for bras. I hate shopping period. My problem is not remembering the size; my problem is finding the size I need. Most of the "normal" shops don't either have big enough sizes or the ones they have were designed by retarded monkeys. Seriously now, when my bra size is big why are the straps so thin that I have to dig them out of my shoulders with fork every evening?

 

[knight steel]

*snorts* At least you can find some in your size locally. I'm an "F" and any stores in my town don't go above a double or triple D. So I have to spend 40 plus dollars on 1 bra off a website where I can't even try them on to see if they're comfortable.

And at this point I have only one black bra which is quickly falling apart so there goes another forty dollars very soon...possibly more.

0_0 You wouldn't happen to look like this would you?

OP: All kidding aside while i have never had to shop for bras i have had to shop for other clothes with similar results to yours.

Lol No, sorry to disappoint. She's more like a G or a K....or maybe an X. I honestly feel sorry for her because, even at an F, it's a ***** to sit up for long periods...I think the reason why she's so thin and lounging is simply because she can't get up to go eat something. Poor girl, she'll starve and die there on that beach...

my dream crumbling....just kidding But seriously this wasn't the largest boob picture i could find their are ones which are alot worse than this one.

 

[knight steel]

*snorts* At least you can find some in your size locally. I'm an "F" and any stores in my town don't go above a double or triple D. So I have to spend 40 plus dollars on 1 bra off a website where I can't even try them on to see if they're comfortable.

And at this point I have only one black bra which is quickly falling apart so there goes another forty dollars very soon...possibly more.

0_0 You wouldn't happen to look like this would you?

OP: All kidding aside while i have never had to shop for bras i have had to shop for other clothes with similar results to yours.

HOW is that attractive? It looks painful, dangerous and potentially very bloody... how do they stay connected what with there being very little flesh actually attaching them to her chest?

They look like a pair of pears or avocados ready to fall from the tree.

I laughed out loud then at your comment think I might have woken up my street But seriously this wasn't the largest boob picture i could find their are ones which are alot worse than this one.

 

[Coffeejack]

Sometimes the label on my vest itches the back of my neck. It's really annoying.

After having read your story, I suppose I could do worse than spending more time agonising over what underwear to buy. After all, if you're taking time and care to look for shirts and trousers that fit, why rush the underwear stage and end up with an uncomfortable clothing layer next to your skin?

The women's section in clothing stores is a constant source of confusion for me. I swear, every single article of clothing has a fatal flaw. If a shirt or pair of trousers looks functional at first glance, upon closer inspection it always inevitably has one stupid little embellishment that causes the entire mixture to go Baghdad in the wash and crap on your sunny disposition. Why do people buy shirts made of wafer-thin material with sequins and beads embroidered onto them? Why not just keep the outer layers functional and comfortable, and save the decorations for lingerie if you're concerned about what your partner thinks? Why must everything look unbearably cute and sexy? I mean what the f*** is going on with clothes???

 

[soren7550]

You are allowed to try on panties in the store? At my local mall they won't let you, if you don't know your size you are out of luck. For hygeiene resons I guess.

As far as I'm aware, most, if not all places here won't let you try on panties for hygiene reasons. I didn't try on panties, I was trying on bras. Which is OK (I asked), probably because typically people don't have gross stuff leaking out of their boobies.

 

[KiloFox]

i don't know what the equivalent for guys would be... (hell we can't even try on underwear in the store) we just go in and pick up the size we know we are...

i guess for me PERSONALLY i have a hard time finding jeans... i'm 6'4" and 149Lbs (i should be about 200Lbs)... so i wear a 28"X34".... (for those that don't know, that's waist circumference(inches)X Inseam length (Crotch to ankle)(also inches). that is a VERY rare size to find as 34" is quite tall and 28" is very thin (for guys anyway) so i always have to make do with at BEST 30"X34" (also pretty rare. but it's actually STOCKED in stores) and at worst 36"X34" i literally have to look through the pants section for an hour or more to find a size that fits at all.

i'd convert that to Meters and Kg for those that live in intelligent countries, but IDK the inches-->Centimeters conversion... (i'm about 2M tall and 70Kg... i should be about 90Kg. those conversions are VERY approximate)

 

[kannibus]

Wow, being a woman sure is complicated. I'm glad I'm a guy, I wouldn't have the intelligence to be a woman.

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking we ONLY need to worry about cupsize, which just isn't true.

Unfortunately, cupsize is generally the ONLY thing we simpleminded men worry about.

 

[BishopofAges]

For guys, its sort of easy to buy underwear, you just ask yourself "Briefs or Boxers" and if a braincell goes off on a tangent of "What about boxer-briefs, speedos, mankinis, banana hammock (last 3 are all the same), or silky thingys" the other 4 braincells related to shopping turn and say "oh fuck off." There are only two people you think of when you buy yourself underwear, you think of you and your comfort, and you think of who you are potentially going to show it to and their reactions.

For gals, I imagine its quite difficult to wrap all those curvy curves, or lack there of in something that fits, is comfortable, AND lasts a while, my mom and sister said you usually only get two of the three. I think the fact that women's body-types are so unique is an issue to a mass-distributor so they try to make archetypes for most body-types.

Personally, if I were sent to buy undies for the woman I care for, I'd ask for her schematics and probably get smacked. If I were gift shopping and therefore flying blind, I could act like a perv and steal her best fitting stuff and bring it in a bag. I'd walk up to the counter, throw the bag on it and say "Gimme some more of these, and some gift wrap" I wonder if I'd get any shock expression from the lady working there, I give off that 'dense as a brick' feel when it comes to emotions involved in love.

edit: I have to kind of snicker like a schoolkid in sex ed whenever a girl mentions "The itty bitty titty committee" just because its a funny name and I wonder if any company would use it, underwear-related or otherwise.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Asked the nice lass at the counter who asked me what size I was looking for and did the ever so helpful holding cupped hands in front of my chest and saying "about that big".

And how did she respond?! ¬_¬

Got it in one. I look for 32 inch waist, 34 inch leg, slim-fitting (but not skinny). I long ago gave up on searching for 30 waist, 34 leg jeans because they simply do not exist.

I know dat feels, bro! I need 30-34's as well, but can't find that many decent ones online, even... -_-

Looks as though we've got it easy though... v_v

i guess for me PERSONALLY i have a hard time finding jeans... i'm 6'4" and 149Lbs (i should be about 200Lbs)... so i wear a 28"X34".... (for those that don't know, that's waist circumference(inches)X Inseam length (Crotch to ankle)(also inches). that is a VERY rare size to find as 34" is quite tall and 28" is very thin (for guys anyway) so i always have to make do with at BEST 30"X34" (also pretty rare. but it's actually STOCKED in stores) and at worst 36"X34" i literally have to look through the pants section for an hour or more to find a size that fits at all.

Along with a healthy investment in belts as well, presumably... -_-

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Also... reading this thread... man, a lot of Escapist ladies have big busts... >_> ... <_< ...

 

[Harley Q]

Never machine wash bras, or any nice underwear! Handwash all your delicates. My bra size changes depending on the store. I gave up on the cheaper stores. Go to a proper place and get fitted, then spend money on decent underwear.

 

[KiloFox]

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i guess for me PERSONALLY i have a hard time finding jeans... i'm 6'4" and 149Lbs (i should be about 200Lbs)... so i wear a 28"X34".... (for those that don't know, that's waist circumference(inches)X Inseam length (Crotch to ankle)(also inches). that is a VERY rare size to find as 34" is quite tall and 28" is very thin (for guys anyway) so i always have to make do with at BEST 30"X34" (also pretty rare. but it's actually STOCKED in stores) and at worst 36"X34" i literally have to look through the pants section for an hour or more to find a size that fits at all.

Along with a healthy investment in belts as well, presumably... -_-

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Also... reading this thread... man, a lot of Escapist ladies have big busts... >_> ... <_< ...

actually. i only own ONE belt... one of those black leather weave-style belts (apparently they were banned at my school, but i never knew that and wore it every day) i wear that kind because it can quickly tighten to any size thanks to the design, and won't slip like one of those cloth belts with the little roller in the buckle.

i'm also usually cautious enough to buy pants where, if i can't find my belt, i can still wear with a bit of effort without one. i CAN wear a 32" waist, it's just not comfortable...

 

[n00beffect]

Is it weird that I'm a guy, and yet I still read through the whole of this, even though I knew it was gonna be about bra's and panties? Anyway, on topic (even though the question was directed towards the ladies): I don't know, shopping for underwear in general is kind'a sucky for me personally, because there's nothing I hate more than having a shit ton amount of socks, right? But then, as you start washing them and crap you start losing singles and stuff, so no matter how many socks I have I'm always in lack of socks by the end of the week. Or when they keep tearing at the toes (particularly at the big toe), what the hell? I mean, what gives, like I buy socks, right, and next day they're hole-ridden - and it's not like I don't trim my toenails - I do! It's just really annoying...

Oh, and girls, will you make-up your minds about what kind of boxers you like? Every time I go boxer-shopping I end up buying the 'wrong pair.' It's either the tight ones (which I don't like wearing that much) or the baggy/parachuty ones - you can't have both! I mean... I suppose you can, but still.

 

[William Dickbringer]

I'm a male (which does admittedly beg the question why I even clicked on this thread, but oh well)

This was the first thing that popped through my head as well after paragraph 2 in OPs text...

I think I somewhat understood what she meant... althou shopping with me goes something like:

That store has what I need
Go in
Look for shirt/underwear/pants I want need
Pick up same size as I have on me
Go to cashier
Pay
Out

5 - 10 minutes, mission accomplished

I envy you as a man here's a clothing trip for me
"alright this shirt looks nice what size is this? oh medium? well I'm sure they a large right behind it Oh wait it's an XL...well keep looking (rack is nothing but med and XL)alright guess I'll look for pants instead it's 30x32 should be easy to find (finds nothing but 29x32 and 36x32) ok what the hell?
clothes shopping is a pain

I'm a guy... so question's lost on me... though I will say that men buying bras can be just as embarrassing... for somewhat obvious reasons. And am I glad my ex wrote everything down that she needed or I would've looked a right mook in the lingerie section... -_-

Underwear shopping for women seems to be as difficult as I have it finding jeans that fit me. I sympathise with your plea greatly. Seriously, I walked around town for three hours yesterday and came back with a handful of nothing.

Likewise... it's very difficult for me to find jeans that 1) are long enough 2) have a narrow enough waist not to fall off my butt once I let them go & 3) are not the type that those idiots wear around their knees.

I take it you're like me... tall & skinny... worst body type for buying a good pair of practical jeans.

Spoiler

 

[Jadak]

To point out what I would have thought was the obvious, why go through all the size checking stuff in the first place? If you knew what size your current bras were, and believed you'd grown, wouldn't the logical thing to do would be to go directly to the next size up?

 

[Colour Scientist]

I had to pick some up for my wife a few years back because she had to work and her bra's had got a bit small (she had a boost from being pregnant at the time).

I know fuck all about bra sizes.

Asked the nice lass at the counter who asked me what size I was looking for and did the ever so helpful holding cupped hands in front of my chest and saying "about that big".

Dude, that's a nightmare. I work in an Ann Summers and the amount of guys who come in and think "aw yeah, gonna get my wife/girlfriendsome sexy lingerie" and then expect me to automatically know her size without ever seeing her.

Most of the time, I can take a pretty good guess from the "about this big response" though, or ask their size in relation to my own figure.

Actually, funny story, my manager was helping a customer and asked his gf's size and he goes, in total innocence, "she's not skinny, she's got a bit of meat on her bones, not unlike yourself". I nearly died.

 

[soren7550]

... only one's bust up and the underwire's come out. I actually managed to pop it back in and sealed it over, although I guess it's still not so good for the machine...

How'd you fix it up? I've got two or three that the underwire has popped out of, but are otherwise fine.

 

[Crazy]

I do not shop for underwear, unless for special reasons. I prefer to go naked! No undergarments or clothing whatsoever!