Catnapper's Secret

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Let's just say that some kind soul once pointed out that I would never "fall flat on my face"

I grew out instead of up so feel your pain

[catnapper]

I'm so glad others feel my pain!

Thankfully I live next to the outlets.... I CAN buy good bras for $12 and under. Its a Vanity Fair outlet so its good quality. Found two I liked for $6 in strange colors. I might go back tomorrow to buy them if I realize purple and green swirls won't kill me I am a white or beige bra kinda girl. I have one teal one from Wal-Mart years ago - I only wear it when I'm completely out of clean laundry. I also found some great ones for $9 in a pretty lacey beige.... problem with them is that they're either a cup size too large or small or the band is one size off. Would it be that hard for them to have my size in the clearance section? Really!!!

Another Bra shopping hazzard:
I forgot to mention that they also provide the world's smallest changing rooms... so I was twisting and turning in this tiny cubical, tripping over my coat and hunting down the bra I walked into the cubicle with. They would surely make a fortune off a comedy just about bra shopping.

[caseysmom]

I just bought this online a while back and I love it, it is pricey. I have the large problem also

http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/Product...arch1Prod=True

[Pawsitive Thinking]

I have the large problem also

Some people pay a fortune to suffer like we do

[Catsnclay]

Ok, so I am the exacxt opposite of everyone so far........ I have NO boobs, but I need a bra to pull in, push up, and do whatever it takes to make my little girls pop out!


I can't find a bra that does everything I want it to....VS advertises great ones, but never in my size. OR.... if it is in my size I can hardly breath in the #$%^&%$^ thing!!!!

And when you finally do find a bra, after spending big $$$, once you wash it - it never fits the same again!!! ARGH!!!

So us 'little girls' have the same problem, just the opposite of you 'big girls'!!!

[cyber-sibes]

I feel your pain, too.
Right before I lost all this weight, I spent a day shopping & bought a greatl new bra that actually fit comfortably. Saved it for under "nice" outfits.... and now, 40 lbs. lighter, and I'm swimming in the darn thing. I've been putting off buying a really good one again. But, I was shopping for slacks & when I looked in that 3-way mirror in the dressing room & saw my bottoms sagging down, I was appalled & got those replaced asap! (I was embarrassed for that poor girl in the mirror, lol!) It's easier to find ones that fit than finding a bra, for sure.

BUT, I did find some new clothes in REGULAR SIZED STORES! So I guess my shopping outing wasn't all bust... get it? Bust. Ha! I crack myself up

I'm also thrilled I can fit in regular sizes now.... and you crack me up too!

[kitten645]

[QUOTE=catnapper]
I only wear it when I'm completely out of clean laundry.

This made me laugh. I just spoke to my brother who informed me he had to buy underwear on his way home from work because he was "down to his Spiderman Undroo's" ROFL. When I get to my hot pink undies, I know it's time to do a load!

In regards to the bra dilema, I did the same thing. But I went to Victoria's Secret and got measured. Once I knew my size, I bought one bra everytime I could afford it. They are a small mint but so worth it and they last forever!
C

[Catlady711]

I have the same problem finding styles I like. And to add fuel to the fire of my hatered of shopping for those @($*%^ things evertime I find a style/manufacturer I can stand, the next time I have to go shopping again they've either discontinued my style, or 'improved' it to the point it cuts into my skin! GRRRRR!

You all do realize those prison things we call bras were invented by a man don't you? LOL

[joycenalex]

...okay, here goes, since my surgery, my "girls' are quite a bit smaller and more "perky". i made an appointment at macys', you can go to any good quality department store, macys', hudsons, goldwaters' von maur, dillards ect. call the lingerie section and there is always some slightly older female who can and will do the proper fitting. make an appointment. she will measure under your breasts against your rib cage, comfortably snug, not tight enough to make 'overhang' anywhere. then over the nipples the difference in inches is the cup size. she'll get two or 3 styles, wireless, racer back (strap angled towards the center not straight up and down)or what ever type you want to try on. when you find one that you like fit and it feels good on you and (this is important....) it looks good under the snuggish white tshirt that you bring with you, you'll be able to find a good supportive bra. i got one to wash and one to wear. i like lands end ones, they hold up well to machine washing, but line drying, the fabric feels soft against my skin and the prices, especially on the saturday overstock sale days are very good. the support comes from the band and the cups, and in my case the underwires. the support is not from the shoulder strap,( trench shoulder hurts. ) and some mammography centers, mine does, have bra fitters on staff as well. women who have had mastectomies or reconstruction for whatever reason (surgery or burns for example) can be also served. when you know your correct size, you can buy properly fitted and well supportive bras that will make your clothes look better and make your shoulders and neck hurt much less. the prices are still a bite tho', so i go on line to search out the extra ones when i know the model number and size of the bali i like.

[dukedogsmom]

Karen, I boycott bras! I have no girls and I only wear bras when I have to, like at work. If I could afford it, I would buy some. Maybe I should start a donation fund here or even a website? Come on, I know ya'll must feel sorry for me.

[jennielynn1970]

I hate bra shopping. I'm a plus sized woman, but I DON'T have plus sized boobs.... that is so NOT fair!!! Try finding a 44B when you're out shopping. It's just not happening! I know I had an easier time when I was thinner, but lord knows when I'll be there again. I can't shop at Victoria's because they don't go up that high in band size, and when I go to Lane Bryant, even the Bs seem huge on me. Sigh....