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• 1) if the bra is far from fitting you, I would just take pictures of the front, back and details of the bra
  You can mark the bra as "not owned". I bought a few bras for my niece that are far from my size that I have added here. I think it's great that you want to measure bras that aren't yours :) The more bras that get added, the better the site becomes.

• I've measured bras that my mom and sister own. Once I'm done uploading the info I just mark it as not owned.

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Importantzz - Buyer's agreement

Hey guys, I just installed this annoying feature on the site:

Now, in order to be able to receive a transfer all users must have accepted the "Buyer's agreement", which is pretty much a checkbox saying that as a good Bratabase citizen you will add back the bra to the site and not run away with it.

http://www.bratabase.com/profile/buyer-agreement/

You won't be ... able to transfer your bras to users that have not accepted this agreement.

All users will be prompted to accept this up on first communication to any seller regarding a listing ("contact user" link in listings), so most likely everybody that reaches you from now on must have accepted this. Only those existing coordinations will need to do this manually.

I'm sorry to do this, but the Listings are a really great asset of the site because we learn a LOT about how the same bra fits many people and smooths out measuring error, and it irks me a lot when I see bras going and never coming back :-/

I know most of you lovely ladies already do this and I thank you tons! I would go ahead and manually check this for you, but I need you to be aware of this to teach new users as I see a number of new accounts getting bras and never adding back
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Please accept the Buyer's agreement to continue

http://www.bratabase.com/profile/buyer-agreement/

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• I have transferred 1 bra that I haven't seen come back on bratabase. So I know what you're talking about. Thank you!

• That's a great idea!

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• You can add a link to your image/album from your Photobucket/Imageshack/Imgur/Flickr etc. It may be worth taking 5 minutes to check your privacy settings on the account to make sure that people can't see things which you don't want them to see. (I set up an account just for Bratabase/ABTF Reddit). Just paste the URL of what you'd like us to see in an adventure/comment.

  Let me know if that doesn't make any sense.

• ^Thanks!

  That does make sense, I understand what you mean :)
  I´m not sure I can create an album, I don´t know why but I´ve had so much trouble with it! It is not logical in photobucket for me... But I can link individual pics.

  However, I have no idea about how the privacy settings work. I tried to read about them, but to no avail... Can you give me any advice about how they work?

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Listings

When I search for 30F bras in the listings, 30FF bras also show up. It's kind of annoying, just wondering if this is intended.

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• Same thing for 28F - it shows also 28FF.

• It is a feature/bug. There are brands that do different cup sizing per country. See the case of Parfait By Affinitas (http://www.bratabase.com/browse/parfait-by-affinitas/size-range/) where they have many versions, so if you search for 28G you might end up seeing 28I, 28G or 28DDDD for the case of Chantelle (http://www.bratabase.com/browse/chantelle/size-range/).
  This complicated scheme can make searches quite complex in order to match what you might mean, is a 34J (US) a match for a 34GG (UK) in Curvy Kate (http://www.bratabase.com/browse/curvy-kate/size-range/)? And we never got into FR vs EU sizes.
  To save these inconsistencies and also make not the site choke every time a search is made, I had to be pretty loose on these filters so you will see unexpected sizes there, some are close and some might seem totally off but it is because the brands have not made up their minds on what they mean by cup sizing.

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Can you hear that?

That's the sound of TWENTY THOUSAND BRAS!!!!

Thank you SOOOOOO much!!! I promise that I will keep working to keep up with all your effort!!

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http://www.bratabase.com/blog/2013/jul/06/veinte-mil-220/

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• So many ill-fitting bathing suits on the beach here!

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My bra size

For those of you who want to know what 34JJ boobs look like on a girl that is 5'6" tall and 145lbs, with a 29 inch waist and a 44 inch bust. This photo was taken 12 months postpartum and I am no longer breastfeeding. Some women lose their breasts after breastfeeding and some gain a few cup sizes and ... others stay the same size. My husband and I have noticed that after having each one of our 3 children, I have gained a few cup sizes each time to the point I am at now. In this photo I think I was actually wearing a 32K cup bra and not a JJ bra.
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Bra size

For those of you who want to know what 34JJ boobs look like on a girl that is 5'6" tall and 145lbs, with a 29 inch waist and a 44 inch bust. Here is a photo of me and this ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsfoxxxybrown/8121203422/

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• Hi! Can I ask what your underbust measurement is? Normally in the way we fit here, we'd expect someone with about a 34inch underbust to wear a 34 band, but if that was your case you'd only be in a gg cup, and it'd be surprising with your waist measurement. If you've tried it and prefer this to a smaller band that's your prerogative, but with a large bust you'll usually find you get much more support in a band size close to what you measure. :)

• Elphabra : I have never quite understood what waist measurement has to do with underbust size. Some have waists that a lot or a little smaller than their underbust, some have waists that are a lot or a little larger than their underbust.

  I myself have a 25" waist, a 28" underbust, and I find I'm most comfortable in relaxed 30 or snug (as in true-to-size) 32 bands. That's 5 to 7" difference, and yes, I just am that conical through my upper body (for reference, my shoulder circumference is about 40").

  To me it seems just as random to connect one's waist measurement to bra-fitting as one's overbust measurement, Victoria's Secret style ;)

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• Hmm. Boob depository? hee hee hee...

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• Interesting!

  34GG - Tutti Rouge » Liliana Bra (TU100), 80G - Melissa Dessous » Melissa0342 (0342) and 36G - Panache » Sienna (4471) - lots of love.

• This place just keeps getting better and better.

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• I always measure from tip to tip, but I exclude the width of the wires themselves. So basically I'm just measuring the distance from *just* inside the tips.

• Jj maybe?

  waffleknit, first of all, don't feel silly, we were many who measured "wrong" for a very long time, as the instructions just wasn't clear. There is a blog post about it at the blog... :) So, don't worry. :) And to ask is great!

  What do you mean the difference is from measuring straight across and from tip to tip? If you don't include the underwire or wire channels (neither should be included) this should be the same, right? Or am I missing something? You can always "tilt" the cups so that the line becomes horizontal...

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• And of course the other side :(

  * 50 bras deleted
  * 120 pictures deleted
  * 120 listings closed outside of Bratabase
  

• Thanks for making this possible, Jj! I really appreciate this resource!

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New search

I just installed a change that I've been meaning to make for well over a year!

The blog post explains what's new but for the lazy:

* There are now drill down options
* Adventures are searchable
* Users are not searchable because of reasons

New search engine | Bratabase

http://www.bratabase.com/blog/2013/jun/05/new-search-engine-218/

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• Thanks! <3

• Thanks!! Searchable adventures is all I ever wanted :)

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• The picture entries are still there, I made a picture migration on sunday morning and all the thumbnails on the site have to be regenerated (over 100000 thumbnails) so they're slowly showing up, there's a huge processing queue to create them all again, when that's cleared we should be back to normal.

• Does this mean there will be a problem with uploading new ones for the time being? Kind of moving slow for me...

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Experience with bras from Bratabase

So I'm really happy to have discovered Bratabase all in all. I've been on here for a few months, and it really helped me find comfy, well-fitting bras. Since I can completely forget about store-bought bras with my 28F, I'm ordering, and having Bratabase really helps with that.

I'm also really happy about the bra listings. I believe that we ... girls should help each other, and this is just such a brilliant way to do it. We're saving each other money and hassle. All in all, almost all the 'transfers' went smoothly.

While they didn't fit, the bras that Vicki sent me did help me learn a lot, and one of those has found a new happy owner, the other one has it's new owner pending.
I bought bras off soullesswonder and pantaloon and both fit, and I'm really happy about that. It was also really pleasant 'doing business' with them, but I do find that in general everyone on here is pleasant.
I also bought a bikini top from Fairy79 .. I was excited about it but it doesn't fit, so it's listed again for someone else with beachy dreams.

The only thing that didn't go so well was this listing of the Panache Harmony: I have no idea what happened there but I was looking forward to trying it... Let's just leave it at "I've been waiting for a month."

So, yeah. I'm mostly happy. Thanks so much!
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Sale - 28F - Panache » Harmony Underwired Balconnet (4031...

http://www.bratabase.com/listings/dhvyc/

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• I've had really good experiences both buying and exchanging/selling bras both here and on reddit's /r/braswap. Being able to buy EM and Comexim bras here first gave me good ideas of what size to order from them. I also took chances on bra brands that I otherwise assumed wouldn't work for me (like Kris Line). I was able to get a Thrill Me bra that I'd been on the hunt for, even in the color I most wanted (thanks pinkwonder!)

  Also, it brings a smile to my face when someone takes the time to let me know what they got from me fits (or comes close to fitting). I feel like I'm doing my part to help towards someone finding a bra that fits :)

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• Thank you for bringing it up! :) Sadly, based on the measurements for the other bras close it seems to be a typo, I would guess that it's supposed to be a 28 rather than 38 cm in cup width. Easy mistake that easily can happen.

  (If anyone happens to find other bras with measurements that stands out that might be a typo or something, just send a message and it will be taken care of. I've entered wrong measurements by mistake more time than I want to admit. :P)

• Nesoa -thanks! I'll send a message along if I ever find something like this again (I agree that it's really easy to put in the wrong number). However, you've completely destroyed the mystique I've built up around this bra. My imagination needs to get out more often.

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About all the marked bras emails you've been getting

I wrote a post explaining why all this happened and what are the steps taken to address this.
I hope it clears most doubts, please comment if there's more that could be added to help, and spread the word if you've seen people asking and being frustrated with this, I hope you guys can understand why this is happening.

About all the marked bras and the Cup Width | Bratabase

http://www.bratabase.com/blog/2013/may/20/about-all-the-marked-bras-and-the-c...

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Coverage update about exchanges

Hey guys,
Just letting you know, that exchanges still have shipping covered, but both bras must be transferred through the site. Of course, shipping both ways will be covered.

Shipping coverage | Bratabase

http://www.bratabase.com/help/shipping-coverage/#Exchanges

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The purge continues!

Do you know someone who needs some 32DD bras? I'm continuing with my bra collection pruning. I'm listing some Natoris from when I thought I was a 32DD. I figure somebody can use them!

Listings by brasockpuppet | Bratabase

http://www.bratabase.com/profile/5qa/listings/

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• It could very well be that those sizes may be in the right range.

  Remember that the recommendations get better as you add bras to your account, with measurements only it can only do so well.

  What measurements did you enter?

• You may well need a DD+ cup, it's not that big! A typical B cup will have around a 2"(ish) difference between underbust and overbust measurement, so a quick glance at your measurements will let you know if the B is right or not :)

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• If the sport bra does not have individual cups it will not ask for those measurements, it may ask for bust perimeter.
  Each bra has a set of flags that indicate which measurements to ask for, just go and add your bra the form should ask for the right things.

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