I love searching for new bras! (but it is so time-consuming so far..)
I was not sure what category to put this in so I apologize ahead of time if I put this adventure in the wrong category...
Up until a couple of weeks ago I wore the wrong sizes (34As, 34Bs, 34Cs...). One day, my boyfriend was curious about how bra sizing works and found a bra-size calculator online. He measured me and the calculator said I was something like a 30E. I seriously thought the calculator was broken or my boyfriend was measuring me wrong -- I mean, I'm at least a 34B, right?
After searching online about bra sizing, we found the reddit ABraThatFits sizing guide. Sure enough, I found out that everything I thought I knew about my bra size and bras in general was incorrect. Long story short, my size is a 30E (according to the ABTF guide) and Bratabase has me ranging between a 28F and 30FF depending on brand and model.
I'm now on a quest to rebuild my collection of bras. Wow, it is quite time-consuming! My boyfriend wants me to find bras that are <$20 for now in order to test out the girls in the new sizes (also because I currently don't have a job on campus.. boo). As far as my too-small bras go, I have bras that are great for wearing under T-shirts, bras great for giving me push-up, bras great for giving me the "cakes-on-a-platter" effect... and now I have to start all over again!
The process is fun but it's taking so long to find bras in the proper size that achieve the same things as my old bras because I need to factor in the difference in brand/model sizings and my ideal price range for the moment.
Another note: It's just so weird because I have all of these bras -- most of them bras I've grown to love dearly -- that I now know are too small/give me quad-boobies. What should I do with those bras?
Should I send them to my niece (and inform her and her mom about how to determine if my bras fit her properly)? Should I sell them?
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If they're in good shape you could always donate them to a women's shelter or homeless shelter.
It's really hard to sell common bra sizes on here on through reddit. I would personally donate them, like I did all my 34Cs and 32Ds.
As for finding stuff sub 20 dollars? That hard in normal bra sizes, but near impossible in "abnormal" sizing. Nordstrom Rack and the Eveden Outlet (if you're near it) is really the best shot you have of getting really really cheap bras in that size. Personally, I would just get one or two good reliable starter bras (like the Cleo Juna, Cleo Lucy, Panache Andorra/Jasmine/Clara, Freya Soft Cup Deco, Lepel Fiore plunge, etc...) and then wait. I'm a college student on a budget, and I made the mistake of trying to acquire bras based on quantity rather than reliability or quality in the beginning. I think higher prices bras are worth it, because I haven't had a bra break on me since I went to the right size in "more expensive" (read $40 - $60 per bra, not actual expensive) with the exception of my Panache Harmony, which was used by two people before me.
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