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I buy nothing whatsoever from Walmart, if I can possibly avoid it. The last thing I bought was something I couldn't find anywhere else, and that was at least five years ago.
It's not that hard to find bras, you know, and not that hard to find sales.
For me,I actually find that the bras from Victoria's secret fit me best. I'm a 36C and my girls IMHO are big enough. So while I'm not into padded bras, they do have a great line of lightly lined or unlined bras that fit me perfectly. My issue is that they are toooo expensive! So the only time I usually buy one is when there's a semi annual sale plus an additional coupon that I can use.
They carry a cups but they dont carry smaller band sizes. Cups are only 1/2 of the equation. Band size is as important. I for one is most comfortable wearing 30DD which is non-existent regular retail stores. 32 bands are almost extinct in JC Penney unless you go to the teen section.
It is no wonder why many women, as much as 80%, are wearing the wrong bra size
To understand more about bras, check out ABraThatFits in reddit.
I know all about how a bra fits. I've been professionally fitted.
Walmart's bras seem to run very small. There is also minimal support, and they don't hold up well. Even though I do buy a lot of things at Walmart, I don't buy bras there. I prefer to get mine at Victoria's Secret.
Huh??? Are American boobs different from other countries?
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Originally Posted by Nabartek
American sizes are bigger in their size labelings and tend to make more sizes for bigger women
American bra bands dont make 28 back size. Theyre all 34 and above in regular retail. Youll have to go to expensive stores like Nordstroms to even get a 30 band bras that usually cost $80 or so
Euro brands have more diversity in back sizes and cup sizes
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Originally Posted by ChessieMom
I'm pretty sure they carry small bra sizes, no matter where you shop. 28 is definitely tiny though, so I can see having to special order those.
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Originally Posted by Ms.Mathlete
Yup, I took to ordering from UK stores online for 28s. Euro sizing is more uniform, while US manufacturers all use different sizing methods (the worst of which is Victoria's Secret), and most use that gawd-forsaken +4 method of measuring.
There are a few key differences. And they show up after DD. I will not talk about how American brands size people, as it is irrelevant in this case.
1. American brands rarely manufacture bras past DD in the cup
2. American cups are smaller, so American K = UK H. Here is a handy chart
3. As noted above, American bands do not generally make bands lower than 32
I wear a 34H in UK sizing. So I need to read the brand really closely. Brands like Wacoal, who size American, don't fit though it appears that they carry my size.
** You might be surprised about how the band sizes line up for different women. When you hear about a celebrity like Kim Kardashian called a 34DD, that size is totally wrong. She is likely in a 28 band, if she was sized properly, and probably should be wearing roughly 28H. Sofia Vergara is likely a 28G, or perhaps a 26 band. Christina Hendricks should be in a 30 or 32 band, roughly 30H.
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Huh??? Are American boobs different from other countries?
