CCL
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Post by CCL on Feb 3, 2017 19:30:46 GMT -5
I have had a similar issue with VS. I got a gift certificates fir a wedding shower present. I biordered between plus and regular sizes then. I went I in to see if I could find something. Clerk approached me, looked me ups and down and told me they don't carry my size. Were you offended? I would have given her a sassy remark.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Feb 3, 2017 20:03:33 GMT -5
I have had a similar issue with VS. I got a gift certificates fir a wedding shower present. I biordered between plus and regular sizes then. I went I in to see if I could find something. Clerk approached me, looked me ups and down and told me they don't carry my size. Were you offended? I would have given her a sassy remark. I was crushed.
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Post by CCL on Feb 3, 2017 23:43:10 GMT -5
Were you offended? I would have given her a sassy remark. I was crushed. It makes me mad that happened to you, especially since you were (I'm guessing) looking for something for your honeymoon. Nowadays I'm pretty feisty, but when I was younger, I might have started crying. I hate mean people.
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Post by lynnerself on Feb 4, 2017 4:44:30 GMT -5
DD worked at VS for a few months. The training was pretty extensive. Her least favorite part was that they were expected to push the store credit cards and their evaluations included how well they did at this.
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Post by daisy on Feb 4, 2017 10:57:45 GMT -5
I shop at VS for bras that fit me; having one fake boob and one real one makes it awkward. I'm a size 16/18 and I've never run into any issues. The bra-fitters have been quite helpful and no one ever made me feel shamed because I have a big rear end. For me, the cost of the bras is outweighed by the fit, I've tried some bras from Kohl's (don't remember brand names) and they don't fit nearly as well, so it's off to VS I go. Edited because I just finished reading of all the bad experiences those here have had Boo. Maybe it's because I'm in the Madison area and people tend to be more tolerant of differences here?
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Post by finnime on Feb 4, 2017 20:42:41 GMT -5
I had pretty much the same words said to me when I wandered into a Lane Bryant years ago. I am *not* their target customer, and did not even know they carried larger sizes only. So I don't know - maybe the cs was just clueless?
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 4, 2017 22:53:56 GMT -5
(a) In mid-October, I took DD#2 and my 16yo niece to VS. My niece is 4'11" and well-endowed in the chest. Our VS doesn't carry her size of 32DD. She skinny in all other areas of her body.
(b) I went to a yuppy, middle-aged women's store whose name I cannot think of right now. They'd tried to change their sizing to a whole new scale. Their size 1= the customary sizes 4 - 6. When I walked in, the sales lady asked me if I knew about their new sizing system--which I didn't. It never dawned on me to consider that an insult, though I was confused. I'm not overweight, so that could be why it didn't occur to me to be insulted. I am way over-sensitive, so it's kind of unusual for me to be on the "non-offended" side of something.
(c) I agree with the problem being based in low-paid, untrained staff and not out of malice.
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Post by trippypea on Feb 6, 2017 10:20:13 GMT -5
VS also has PINK in its store, which is active type clothing. I have a teen who buys a lot of stuff from PINK, and in my opinion, the stuff is very oversized. In other brands, I would buy her S or M, but at PINK, we have to buy XS, and the tops are bigger than she really wants. I'm pretty sure I would fit into their stuff (though I don't try since what teen wants to wear the same clothes as mom?)...
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Post by debthaven on Feb 6, 2017 15:44:41 GMT -5
I think it's crazy to be offended at a remark like that.
Last year I went shopping with a friend at my friend's local mall, which I was not familiar with. We went into a shop we had never heard of and I picked up a sweater in my usual L/XL . The saleswoman said, "Are you familiar with our sizing? Because I think you have the wrong size."
Turns out it was a plus-sized shop (probably the first mainstream one in France) and I was an S/M there lol!
By the way, the 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 sizing is common here. It's the equivalent of XS/S - S/M - M/L - L/XL.
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Post by milee on Feb 6, 2017 19:04:19 GMT -5
It sounds like a poorly trained clerk rather than a corporate decision to drive away certain customers. IMHO it is a rude and dumb thing to say but probably wasn't done out of bad intentions, just ignorance.
Stores would be smart to train their clerks not to assume anything about customers because there are so many situations where their assumptions are wrong and (unintentionally) offend the customer. The customer could be shopping for someone else, could be transitioning to a new style/gender/etc and just be starting to look to see what is out there, the customer could like their clothes to fit differently (tight), etc... It's such an easy thing to teach clerks to say some simple greeting that's not offensive, such as "that's a beautiful/cute/fun _____. Please let me know if I can help you in any way." No assumptions, no risk, no pushiness...
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 6, 2017 20:18:02 GMT -5
I tried that the other day. Didn't work for me. I'm busty but small framed. Can someone tell me why anyone with a large cup size needs extra padding? All I could find in my size had all kinds of padding. I'm big enough without all that. I can see a lining because of....cold weather's affect on stuff, but this stuff was thick! OK, I don't even know why i'm reading this thread, but is your comment a "bragplaint"? Being busty on a small frame is nothing to brag about. Ask anyone who is busty on a small frame. It's a pain in the ass....or higher.
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Post by taz157 on Feb 6, 2017 20:54:49 GMT -5
OK, I don't even know why i'm reading this thread, but is your comment a "bragplaint"? Being busty on a small frame is nothing to brag about. Ask anyone who is busty on a small frame. It's a pain in the ass....or higher. Soooooo yeah that. I'm 5'1" and was a 36DDD. Reduced to 36C the became a 36D after having DD. Guys may like to look at a DDD but they are no picnic.
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Post by Pants on Feb 7, 2017 15:24:40 GMT -5
Being busty on a small frame is nothing to brag about. Ask anyone who is busty on a small frame. It's a pain in the ass....or higher. Soooooo yeah that. I'm 5'1" and was a 36DDD. Reduced to 36C the became a 36D after having DD. Guys may like to look at a DDD but they are no picnic. I feel like categorizing as a DDD is one of those ways you know you are not being properly fit for bras. Finding out I am actually a 34G instead of a 38DD (or 36DDD) has changed my life for the better - even though I have to seek out bra stores specifically and have to shell out way more $$$, the bras I do have fit and don't chafe or pull, and lift and separate and all that jazz. They are also pretty, vs. the bras I was generally able to find at regular stores for larger boobs made me feel like a granny.
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Post by alabamagal on Feb 7, 2017 15:35:04 GMT -5
I am large band size small cup size and DD is small band size large cup size. Niether of us can find bras in a normal store and usually order online. I guess DD got hers from her Dad
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Post by spartyparty on Feb 7, 2017 16:03:57 GMT -5
I cannot concentrate now....
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Post by swamp on Feb 7, 2017 16:06:03 GMT -5
I am large band size small cup size and DD is small band size large cup size. Niether of us can find bras in a normal store and usually order online. I guess DD got hers from her Dad Her dad has big boobs?
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Post by andi9899 on Feb 7, 2017 17:06:34 GMT -5
I've actually had larger women ask me where "the big girl section" was. It threw me off the first couple of times, but then I got used to it and just showed them to the plus size area.
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Post by alabamagal on Feb 7, 2017 17:14:50 GMT -5
I've actually had larger women ask me where "the big girl section" was. It threw me off the first couple of times, but then I got used to it and just showed them to the plus size area. Well it is pretty confusing. Department stores used to have signs that showed what section you were in, but now it seems like you have to just figure it out. And then there is "Juniors" for younger women, "Misses" for average size women that are older than juniors, and I guess you can shop there if you are a Miss, Ms. or Mrs., and then you have "Womens" for larger sizes, sometimes called Plus sizes. If you ask for the Women's section are you asking for the larger sizes, or just women's clothing?
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Post by alabamagal on Feb 7, 2017 17:15:42 GMT -5
I am large band size small cup size and DD is small band size large cup size. Niether of us can find bras in a normal store and usually order online. I guess DD got hers from her Dad Her dad has big boobs? Well she got them from somewhere and certainly not my side of the family!
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