Has anyone had some trouble with the PM system lately? I answered a PM last week and I now see she did not get it or perhaps just didn't see it.
Joy in case the PM system is acting up, I just sent a reply to your message. I fear the Lilly Rose is not the size you want but let me know if it is
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Right now there are 19 phrases that are randomly shown for some time on the adventures box.
Do you guys have other suggestions? Ideas we could ask to drive people into sharing their bra adventures with us.
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Maybe, which brands are innovating the most currently?
Maybe a cool (or terrible) physical or online bra shop you've visited lately. Or 'know any good bra sales lately?'. Or maybe what new bra/colorway you're looking forward to.
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Is it ok to add bras that aren't necessarily mine? My mom gave me two of hers to try to "sell on that bra site you use", I figure if I put in the measurements and everything it still helps the site and stuff, right?
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I think every bit of data helps!
Yeah, totally fine. I steal bras from my family to measure all the time. I usually fill out/enter everything but the review part (since I can't really give a review-review).
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Bit of a ramble, but I've added a lot of bras over the past couple of days and it's got me thinking about the fit/didn't fit marker. Sometimes I'll add a bra that I consider to be a pretty great fit, but it will be marked as not fitting due to something really minor (like the cup being slightly too ... wide, side being sliiightly taller than I'd prefer, or the straps being slightly too wide-set for my narrow shoulders). This means that either I would either have to change my answers and basically lie to get it to register as fitting me, or include the minor issues, resulting in bras that are basically the best thing available for people in my size range being indiscriminately grouped together with awful bras. While I want to keep information as accurate as possible, sometimes it feels like similar size/shape people might come to my profile to see which bras worked for me, and unless I make my own favourites list or whatever, they'll miss them completely.
I was wondering if it could be an idea to change the fit options at all, so while there could still be an objective fit based on whether you have any fit issues (like there is now), you could also input whether or not you would personally say it fits you - whether that's a yes/no choice, or a scale of excellent/good/okay/poor/awful? I don't know if that would be a ridiculous amount of work or if it would overcomplicate various things, but it's occurred to me a few times and I thought I would bring it up nonetheless. Any thoughts? Jj?
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I like this idea. I feel the same about a lot of my bras. An option for fit scale would be fantastic.
I suppose it depends how you interpret the language of the fit questions, but to me when it says "the straps are too wide set" I interpret that to mean "are they so wide set that the bra doesn't work for you." In other words "too XYZ" to me means the fit issue is a deal breaker--not just "not ideal." Does that make any sense?
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I really really wish it were possible to add a bra's cup width without entering the other numbers. Case in point: I just put on a new bra for the first time and bent the wires like I always have to do, but only after measuring the cup width. I don't have the time to measure the rest of it ... right now. I've added the bra, but without measuring the wire length I can't save it... (It gives an error message saying that the wire length has to be larger than the width.) I still have the number in the comment section of the bra, but I'm not sure I will ever remember to enter it in the right place. Cup width is so crucial, can't it be made a little easier?
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Good question for JJ! And wouldn't any non-zero measurement (maybe within a preset range) be useful in calculating more accurate averages?
You'd think so, especially since it's possible to enter every measurement except cup width and save it.
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Hey guys, here's an update on few small things that changed lately. You have a favorite?
http://www.bratabase.com/blog/2014/may/28/a-few-small-recent-changes-248/
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Wish lists - YAY:)
pics of panties when selling sets - also YAY:
Nice work as always, JJ!
THANK GOD we can add pictures of panties now. My previous attempts to add panty photos to my bratabase entries were rejected. I only want to buy a bra now if I can also get usable matching panties.
What is wrong with these lingerie vendors who think we want to buy panties online without knowing how they look in the back? Or how high the rise is?
There are sooo many styles of panties that don't work for me. I take front and back shots, some with white tissue paper inside so people can see detail in the sheer or embroidered parts.
Thanks, Jj!
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Hey, um.
I feel a bit silly asking this, but what is reputation, and how do you build it? I only joined recently, and I can't find *anything* explaining how this works.
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I admit I'm not too sure either but as far as I can tell my "reputation" count goes up roughly in proportion to how many times I've posted something to the site, be it adding a bra and its measurements, reviewing a bra, posting an adventure or fit request, posting a comment, etc. Basically just post stuff and get reputation points? That was my understanding. I could of course be wrong...!
I think wendybien is right. It's like participation points. Everytime you contribute to the site (adding measurements, reviews, comments, listings), you get reputation points. I'm pretty sure Jj said there isn't a public list of point values so that people won't try to falsely bump up their 'score'
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Jj ? Maybe it's just been quiet lately, but I feel like the page has been stuck for at least a day or so. I thought at first maybe it was just because so many bloggers are from the US and maybe they were inactive over the American holiday weekend, but then I checked brasandbodyimage and she has a new post up (which is great btw!) --it does not appear on the page. I'm not sure how the page works but just thought I'd flag this in case it meant something was going wrong...
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Yes, the script stopped running Sunday morning :-/ There's a fix that I need to make and need to turn off the site for a few mins. I haven't done that quite yet :(
Thanks for being alert. I'll t to squeeze it in tonight.
I see! Thank you! I can see why you'd need to choose the time for a temp blackout carefully. Some of us (I mean me) could have withdrawal symptoms ;-)
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Hey, so I tried to enter one of my bras, and there's a problem. It is a 38C - Warner's » Elements Of Bliss 2-ply Wire Free (1003) , apparently the only one on bratabase. The trouble is, the bratabase thinks it is an underwire bra with cups and everything, but it is actually a stretchy thing with no underwire and no separate cups. Because of this, the site will not let me enter the information, because I can't fill the "cup depth", etc. fields. Help?
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Thanks for mentioning this. I just went ahead and edited the model so it doesn't ask for those fields.
We try to keep up with the correct flags for models, but sometimes we can't catch up :-/ Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for adding your data to the site :)!
No problem, thanks!
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Do I have/need to flip my pictures or does the site do it? I thought I had read that Bratabase does it, but if not I would like to go in and fix some of my pictures.
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We'll rotate them up on approval.
That's actually good to know.
Sometimes, even after I've resized and whatnot in Paint, when I upload a picture anywhere it rotates sideways for no reason. If there is a reason, I'm unaware. =p
It did that to me when I uploaded my main picture for my last bra entry - all of a sudden it was sideways. Glad to know you fix that stuff for us, haha.
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I have never sold something online so I don't really know how to go about things... I'm thinking about listing some of my bras. Soo... I list it here, get paid and then send it? And how do I send it? Should I have a certain envelope/box or what? Stamps? Help a noob out because I really want to do it right and not screw up somehow
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If you have a printer,paypal shipping is nice,or go to the post office,get it weighed and use tracking.I usually use plastic bubble mailers or reuse shipping bags clothes have come in.
Doesn't tracking cost significantly more? I've never tracked anything when I've sent it back and there has never been a problem.
Where do you get a hold of plastic bubble mailers? Do they cost a lot?
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Just did a bunch of small fixes on the site, here's a small feature that some of you may use.
If you have a listing notification set up, you will see a "Share url" next to it on your list.
When other user click's that URL they will have the listings notifications screen with the same parameters as yours, so you can share that to tell other users what listings to get notified for.
This one here will create a notification for Decos size 34F.
http://www.bratabase.com/listings/notifications/add/?from=5o
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In sizes 36GG/38G/36H.Just putting this out there in case someone has one.
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I'm trying to add a swim top to the site which is not sized in bra sizes. I've seem items on here with non bra sized sizes so I'm wondering if I need Jj to do some kind of manual override for it?
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This is tricky.
In order for the site to know how to validate any size entered, we have to indicate what are the rules for each model.
We've gone through most of the brands/models on the site to do the validation. The problem is with new brands that the user enters, right now they use default band/cup sizing which won't let you add the other sizing.
Best bet, is to tell us the brand and size, on this cases pictures of the label are extremely useful.
It's a George swim top from Wal Mart, size XL, if that helps any.
Yay! My bras from brastop came in a lot sooner than i thought they would and they look like they may actually fit! I'll do a review later tonight...or at least when I get home-so excited.
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So the first bra I got that fit was an expensive Rosa Faie in a 30F and I only wore it for 8 hours and had bruises all over my ribs and my sternum because it and my body are apparently only a good match in the store.
It was an expensive bra and only worn once and I don't have the first clue how to start on pricing it!
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What you paid for it,maybe minus $5.
I'm pretty sure the only hard and fast rule here is not to charge more than you paid (so for example if I got some deeply discounted bras on Zulily for $11.99 each, it would be frowned upon for me to try to sell them here for $25 each, even if their original full retail price was closer to $60). But if you paid a certain amount for it, I think you are free to list it at what you paid, or just a little less, and see if there is any interest (it could also be worthwhile to see what other bras of the same brand have sold for). If you get no offers there is always ample opportunity to slash the price later.
Not bra related, but I finally put a picture up after using the site for quite some time. One of my favourite characters from a Harvest Moon spin-off game. :3
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I like. lol
Hello :3
Apologies for the totally nooby questions that I'm 100% positive have been asked before, but I can't seem to figure out the small details that come with selling on here. I've never sold anything on any site other than ebay or craigslist, though I'd rather sell my unfitting bras here than on ebay.. lol.
1.) How do we usually go ... about payments? I'm assuming Paypal is the general consensus, but I want to be sure!
2.) When you're selling one, when do you usually ship it out? Just after the payment has cleared to your Paypal? Or do you wait the 3-4 days for it to transfer to your bank account? I'm assuming the former, but again, clarifying.
D.) I've only seen it once or twice before, but I haven't seen it recently so I want to be sure it's kay... what's the general feeling on selling the matching panties, if unworn? I can just add them and their price in the description, as an option?
Thank you for your time! c:
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Paypal is the best IMO. I will ship as soon as I can after I see that they sent money to my paypal account. You are correct about adding the matching panties and their price in the description as an option. Sounds good! :)
I've seen panties thrown into the listings. If you have 'em, I'd say go ahead and mention them in the listing description.
Btw, I love your name and profile picture.
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There isn't a way to search for bras from a brand by season, is there?
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If you at the brand page that has all the sizes on the bottom part, that page should say what season, what year and what color. Here's an example:
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/freya/deco-moulded-plunge-bra-4234/ Here's another page that show different seasons:
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/tutti-rouge/liliana-bra-tu100/
So the colourway affects the fit -- which I knew, of course, but it was really brought home to me when I found the black Freya Gem Balcony Bra (1361) fit me, I felt like singing, at last by pure luck I'd found the perfect cup depth for me ... only to find the beige colourway was too ... deep. Only by a smidge, but that's all it takes to just feel that tiny bit shabbier.
And lately, since discovering the black Gem's cup depth, I've been playing around with exploring by measurements etc, to find bras with promising measurements and decide whether I should order up or down a cup size etc. I've even found myself on the measurements tabulation page (eg http://www.bratabase.com/browse/freya/gem-balcony-plunge-1361/30FF/list/) for each bra I'm looking at, in an attempt to see the range of measurements. And it occurred to me, what I'd find really helpful in that table, would be a note field stating the colourway. Just so when I'm scanning the list of cup depths, I can see if the black consistently runs shallower or the red consistently runs deeper etc. It might make bra-hunting a tiny bit less pot-luck?
I don't think the colourway field need be factored into the calculations, since averaging takes care of it over time, but to have the information visible for those who like to dig deeper might be useful. That way at least I'd be able to better estimate if there are any beige Freyas which might fit me. As it is, I'll be sticking to the dark colourways for Freya, unless I can try them on first. Which is a pain, because I really need a nude bra!
(It just now occurs to me there could also be a note field, a star or something, indicating whether the bra is pre-owned? Wouldn't make a difference to cup depth, but would definitely make a difference to band length, right? Frex, I have a pre-owned 65FF - Ewa Michalak » Chp Milady (329) . There's no way a new 65 EM band would fit me, but because I've added the bra back into the database, people looking at the table might see that it occasionally comes in a longer band and might be fooled into ordering the wrong band size? I'm sure Bratabase already factors this into its calculations for exchanged bras, but not all exchanges happen through Bratabase so a visual guide could still be useful?)
Thoughts? Jj ?
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I'm still trying to find sizes that work and I know I would definitely find such features useful.
this would be great- i know i have a purple andorra fullcup thats supposed to run smaller, and i worry it skews the whole page!
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I don't know if I'm having problems or not! But if littlemoth didn't get a reply from me, or if someone else sent me messages in the last week, then yes, I am having issues.
I took at look at the messages and they're all there. The problem is that the email notifications get dismissed or marked as spam, or trashed, ignored, anything. So the user forgets, goes to pay bills, carry on with life and forgets about this :-/
Private messages sent here don't ~travel~, when you "send" one, the entry gets created, so if you see it on your outbox, then it exists on her inbox. It is there for both parties, just that the other never came back to read.
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