I Take Bra Shopping Seriously...

[AccountingDrone]

I hate bra shopping, so I do it once a year and buy them in batches of 10 ... I require no underwire, front hook and as close to 100% cotton as possible. Synthetics [yes including microfiber] make me break out and there is nothing nastier than boobies full of zits.

[sms001]

I'm not a pervert, quit watching me feel up the bras!
Every time I shop for bras, I openly admit to feeling the cups and padding

Guy here. I can't fathom how a woman could shop for a bra and NOT do this?

Heck, even doing male shopping for things that aren't 'supportive' or right next to my skin the second thing I do is feel the material. If there were different parts to the product (straps, wires, multiple materials) I would absolutely feel them all. It's just plain smart shopping.

Is it men or women or both that are doing the staring?

[blas]

It's always guys staring, pardon my lack of clarification. Girls know what I mean when I say you gotta do some heavy inspection before you invest.

Maybe they are imagining the bra on me? Oh how creepy.

I found some really cute convertable bras at Wal-Mart....you can even keep one of the straps on if you wear a halter top!

I despise strapless bras because I have to keep pulling it up. I'm too chesty to go braless, and even though I'm sure my boyfriend wouldn't mind if it did it, I personally think my breasts are too floppy and prematurely sagging to do that.

I did buy a tanktop with the molded-in bra, and that was actually pretty supportive for me. I went braless for once, and I wasn't smacking myself and other people with my ta tas!

[McGoddess09]

I feel your pain, big sis. I like to have a bit of padding on mine because I have smaller ta-tas and (I know, ewwwie to say, but) around a certain time of the month, the girls get very sensitive and shirt fabric hurts like a b***h rubbing up against there.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I am so glad I do not have to deal with buying bras.

My only concern in the undergarments department is whether the waistband fits, and that isn't exactly something you can try before you buy. But I have my size memorized, so my lucky rocket ship underpants buying is a piece of cake.

[McGoddess09]

Irv, I was expecting a "This thread is useless without pics" response from you.

Very disappointed.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I know better to go perving on chicks and their bras when they're complaining about other guys doing the same.

[McGoddess09]

I know, but most of us know you mean it in jest At least, I hope most of us do

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Oh, okay, fine....



Happy now? Besides, boobs are way down the list of Things Irv Looks At On A Woman anyway.

[McGoddess09]

I know! You're a butt man!

[Ghel]

I normally don't have to worry about men staring at me when I buy bras. I get my bras exclusively from Lane Bryant. This isn't an advertisement, but for me they're the only ones who have comfortable bras that look good on me. (I prefer the Cacique because it's got a comfortable underwire and just enough padding - I've found that bras without padding don't usually hold their shape very long.) But it's not because it's a women's clothing store that I don't have to worry about men staring. It's because my goofball husband goes in to the store and cracks jokes with the salesladies, making a big fool of himself and attracting everybody's attention. I love going clothes shopping with him because he will give me his honest opinion if I ask, and he keeps himself occupied if he gets bored.

[Pagan]

Can all you wonderful bra shoppers recommend a good place for getting measured??? The last time I got measured, I went to three places and all three were different.

Macy's was a 44DD, victoria Secret was a 46DD and Lane Bryant was a 46 F. So now what do I do?

The best thing to do is take your ballpark size and try on, try on, try on until you find a fit you like.

I used to work at the VSC call center and we always recommended going into the store and trying them on, especially since, for some odd reason, a size difference between the catalog and the stores.

Not to mention that whenever I tried the measuring instructions in the catalogue, I would come up with an almost negative cup size. Finally figured out that it's because I have a small rib cage. I mean, it's not that the girls are that big, but come on, I'm not concave!

I know! You're a butt man!

And I've got some killer legs over here!

[Shpepper]

Rummy ~~ Thanks. Both of those places are out here. just have to find the time to get over there. I will check that out.

Pagan~~ I hate trying things on. I know I know. it's necessary but I still hate ti. I just want to know a standard size and be anle to go somewhere, find some that are actually pretty and just get them. I have little patience for shopping.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Ugh. I officially blame this thread for the underwire on the bra I'm wearing to poke itself out of the bra today.

^-.-^

I had to trash 2 bras last month because of the underwires coming out.

One of them was poking out on one side, but unfortunately I couldn't remove it at the time because I was at work . . . that one went into the trash as soon as I got home and ripped off my clothes.

Second bra had an underwire come completely out during the wash cycle. That one met its fate in the trash can too.

And yes, I have to feel the bras too so I can see how well padded they are. And the last bra I bought (right after those two bit the dust) I paid $10.99 for at WM and it is underwire-less.

That bra feels so good . . . and it has wider straps so they don't slip and fall constantly. I'll get another one or two this coming month and toss out the rest of the underwire ones.

No more underwire for me . . .

PS . . . No pics of me in my underwireless for Irv . . .he'll have a heart attack.

[iradney]

Padded bras are awesome. But I still hate bra shopping here in SA, bras for the chestily advantaged are few and far between. Well, not if you're willing to go for the matron nun thick cotton with 2 inch straps that could quite possibly protect you from a nuclear warhead.
NICE bras cost a bloody fortune

Then again, I'm so glad that bras like this aren't sold here