I'm still waiting on the Rhea I ordered from the UK 
It's been over a week but I hope it will arrive by Saturday. The last bra I got was a M&S 28F. It's my best fit so far despite the band being way too small. I've heard the cups run big so it might fit more like a 28FF? I think the cups are a touch big on me too. Sadly though the bra drives me nuts because the straps go right into my arms/pits and they have little scalloping on the edges for more chafe-ness.
It seems every bra I see that is in my price range is a size off or the band will be too big/small. I also don't know what to look for so that the straps won't try to cut off my arms. Loosening the straps or moving the bra down fixes this but then I don't fill the bottom of the cup or the straps slide down.
I feel like I'm doing something wrong! It sucks being short/petite. I have to buy kids shoes, pants are always way too long, and some shirts flatten my chest horribly and now bras want to constrict me.
I was looking at CK Emily and Lottie, 28FF and 28F respectively. But I think the cups will be too big on the first and too small on the latter. I also heard the Emily runs high under the armpits.
Is it so hard to ask for a bra with non wide-set straps!?
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I know exactly how you feel. A strap placed over the center of the cup seems the obvious solution but they not that easy to come by. I've only ever seen this in full cup styles which would be too big for me. I've started to experiment with alterations to get a better fit.
If you can wear them a strapless bra could eliminate the strap problems, sadly I can't wear them because the silicone grip they put in the bands cuts into my skin.
I don't know what other brands you have tried....but my CK Emily is the worst of all mine for chafing. I don't normally have that problem but have to watch how I adjust the straps on the Emily.