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I went to a bra fitting boutique with my sister-in-law. I had previously measured her myself. I would put her in a 30K-KK. The fitter put her in a 32GG Panache Tango balconette that gave her a ton of quadraboob and side boob and the band was too loose. I told the fitter the size was wrong, and she argued with me by saying that I was talking about US sizing and she was talking about UK sizing. *rage* I told her that I was talking about UK sizing too. I even told her that I wear a 30JJ but need a 28K. I explained to her that she was putting my SIL in a bra that had cups smaller than what I wear and that her boobs are larger than mine.
I told her that she was spilling out and she said 'Oh, no that's cleavage. This is a balconette.' The fitter even went to far as to ask me 'why are you freaking out?' Because you're wrong!!!! UGH Long story short, my SIL bought the ill-fitting bra for $60 (I know I can find it in her correct size for like $20-25 online) and completely ignored my advice and listened to the fitter because she's a 'professional'. Now she keeps complaining about it being uncomfortable and she's gone back to wearing her 38DDD bras. I've tried to help her more but she keeps saying 'I don't know where to look online blah blah blah'. I have told her countless times where to look and even told her that I could help her out. Nope, she won't listen. I'm done with helping her if she doesn't want to take the effort or even listen to my advice.
It actually hurt my feelings that my sister-in-law listened to someone else about bra fitting right in front of me. I'm ashamed to say that I cried about it...
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Sad to hear that you cried =/ But I don't think you should feel too ashamed about it :) Maybe you're just a sensitive person, I know I am, and when you *really* have knowledge about something and people still don't listen to you, they decide to listen to someone else who's "supposed" to know more than you... I know how it can feel like. Let me ask you, did these thoughts ever pop up in your head? "My sister in law does not trust me" "She gives any other person than me credit" ? Sorry to say it to you, but I just think your SIL is one of those "stupid" persons who won't stop to have another look at things. Haha, like if she was really bad at hula hooping... "Hula hooping is not for me! I'm simply not built for it!" instead, what she could've done was research how to hoop better online. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings by saying this about your SIL, but really, I think every person has one really annoying quirk, and that may be hers. I wouldn't waste any time on her if she didn't literally beg you later on, and actually listened to you.
Hi Ashewyn!
It’s just like anything else in life. When you know something well and you try and tell someone...they have to learn the hard way! We have this problem because we are trying to undo what has been pushed upon us for so long...wearing the wrong band and in turn, an ill-fitting cup! Until it becomes common knowledge to wear your natural band size, with a cup that covers all your breast tissue, without the bra digging into your skin...it will almost always be a challenge. It's so sad that companies still promote the wrong fit and train employees to be the so called 'professionals', wrong. Don't be too sad, it's her lost!
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