As I mentioned previously, I am drinking a lot more coffee recently. A lot more. And I'm not exactly an un-jittery person to begin with. So pardon me while I don't finish thoughts. Or sentences.
Now, about my tits.
As a person of my size, I have long had shopping issues. I've had extreme shoe shopping issues for pretty much ever (and again I say thank God for Zappos!), and I've had clothes shopping issues for nearly as long (especially before people started regularly making long length jeans). One thing I've always like shopping for, however, is bras. Though they have changed over time, my breasts have always been comfortably average sized and shaped, and thus bra shopping has always been easy, and I can even wear the cute stuff (though I actually don't, as the cute stuff is uncomfortable).
And now my last bastion of shopping happiness has been taken away from me. I wore a 34B for a long time--easy size to find. Went up to 36B, and then 36C--also pretty easy. My current correct size is 38B, sometimes 40B. And that, my friends, is a whole other shopping experience.
I know that having a 38 or 40B is not on par with having mail-order large breasts, and so I shouldn't complain. It's just that bras were my LAST THING to comfortably shop for. I can't even buy socks (heels in the middle of my feet) or underwear (extra long torso) reliably. So while I can fairly reliably find a 38B in at least a few styles at any store, and I know I should be grateful for that, I can't help it--I'm pissed. Just for this one thing, I loved knowing they'd have my size in whatever style or color I wanted. And now they don't.
Bah.
Comments (4)
I believe this posting is a classic example of what they call the "bait and switch".
But I can get over it long enough to ask a mundane question: aren't there like, professional bra fitters out there?
Also: is the problem a result of fluctuating boob size on your part/parts?
Posted by simon max hill | October 9, 2007 2:09 PM
I get the impression that Simon Max Hill has never shopped for bras. And also I don't really get what Simon is saying. But whatev.
Of course there are professional bra fitters. Its a shame that a) having a bra fitter in your store doesn't mean that the store magically carries every size of bra (i.e. knowing what size you are doesn't help if that size is not available) and b) strangely sized bras are often much more expensive than "normal" sized ones.
Thus spoke the 32D who thanks god for wacoal, and would thank god even more if wacoal wasnt equal to "dropping 50 dolla on a bra"
Posted by Jess | October 9, 2007 3:44 PM
I have definitely not shopped for bras. I've been waiting and waiting for my period, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to be prepubescent and flat chested until the day I _die_.
Posted by simon max hill | October 9, 2007 5:40 PM
Dude, I am an in between size. IT SUCKS. I want to go to a professional bra fitter but I would also like to pay less than say....50 bucks a bra.
Posted by jenny | October 9, 2007 8:02 PM