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@Kachina624 wrote:

Bras are no different from jeans or bathing suits which also all fit differently.  Actually, all my bras, from different lines, are the same size.   I see no reason why bras should be different.


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Shoekitty said, oh Katchina, I am going beg to differ on this. I usually wear Le Mystere,and I have tried Natori, wacol, elomi,vanity fair and warners.   I had lost weight and needed new bras. It was the biggest disaster in shopping ever,  everyone went back I ordered a 38 D,same size in each one. They went from cups being huge, to the underbust measurement being too tight or too loose. I couldn't believe it. Basically they were all the same style underwire.  The on,y bra that came close to fitting was the Bali. But then when I ordered another style Bali...it was too big in cup. lol.  I had to do all this online at the time. My husband was getting dizzy from running to FedEx or post office lol. I stick with my old Le Mystere and the one Bali years ago I tried Breezy bras on Q.  They were HUGE  on me, ordered reg size

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@CalminHeart wrote:

 

I'd like to know what brands of bras people do buy. I've tried so many but none really fit right - even after being measured by a so-called expert. 


@CalminHeart - I am full figured, not that well endowed but my breasts are spaced apart. 

I wouldn't dream of wearing anything but an underwire contoured bra for years. And get them online? No way! 

 

I've tried almost every brand out there. My favorites were Bali and Soma. Then Bali seemed to change. 

 

Once when I was watching I decided to take a chance and try Breezies, underwire and contoured. I loved it! I got another, then went back for a third. Discontinued. What? Already?

 

 

So I went back to Soma. 

 

 

Evelyn and Bobbie had the TSV I first saw about 2 years ago. No underwire, no real contour. But I decided to take a chance. I love them! They are comfortable and give me a good shape. 

 

 

I did check out their website before I ordered, and that helped a lot. They wash well and don't stretch out. 

 

 

You might want to check them out. Good luck!  Smiley Happy

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Bras are no different from jeans or bathing suits which also all fit differently.  Actually, all my bras, from different lines, are the same size.   I see no reason why bras should be different.


 

Logic says they should be the same but they aren't. I'm in my 70s and have never found 2 brands of bras, tees, jeans, swimsuits, or panties that fit the same based on size.

 

 

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I miss the lingerie store down the street, they were able to retrofit bras so the cups and bra size fit perfectly

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.
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@I am still oxox wrote:

I miss the lingerie store down the street, they were able to retrofit bras so the cups and bra size fit perfectly


@I am still oxox How did they retrofit a bra?

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@Desertdi wrote:

Whether or not "intimate wear" CAN be returned is determined by STATE LAW...    It's NOT the Q's choice.

 

Yeah...they "could take it back" but may have to eat the loss...


@Desertdi  She said returned with free shipping, returning isn't the issue.

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@spumoni99 wrote:

@I am still oxox wrote:

I miss the lingerie store down the street, they were able to retrofit bras so the cups and bra size fit perfectly


@I am still oxox How did they retrofit a bra?


@spumoni99  In my case they added extra hooks to the back, I needed a smaller cup and larger band

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Before the epidemic, I used to try on bras in department stores.

 

Tried them on over a very thin, slinky camisole.  I always wash new lingerie before wearing.

 

Now-a-days, because I don't want to be confined in a small dressing room, I bring my measuring tape to the store and measure the band. 

I wear contour bras, and most of them fit very well.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@CalminHeart wrote:

 

I'd like to know what brands of bras people do buy. I've tried so many but none really fit right - even after being measured by a so-called expert. 


@CalminHeart 

 

Years ago, I had a tough time finding a bra that actually fit ... and was comfortable.  

 

Finally, I went to Nordstroms, got measured and then she went on the sales floor and brought me back a few to try on.

 

The first one had a band so small I couldn't expand my chest taking a deep breath!   I told her the bra was TOO TIGHT.  

 

Get this .... she told me I WAS WRONG and that was the correct size for me.  

 

I disagreed ... and then she told me that I "was one of those who can't be pleased" ....   Seriously? 

 

I left without buying anything, and to this day I'm sorry I didn't report her.  This was not Nordstroms usual good customer service. 

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@CalminHeart wrote:

 

I'd like to know what brands of bras people do buy. I've tried so many but none really fit right - even after being measured by a so-called expert. 


 

@CalminHeart 

 

I stopped buying Bali and found a really great bra by Vanity Fair.  A few weeks later I went back to buy more and they had none ... that style had been discontinued.

 

Well, I sprang into action (LOL) and started searching on Ebay.  Over 6 months I managed to buy several New With Tags in that style.   I had to buy them because they are the most comfortable underwire I've had in my entire life!