Already endowed but wanting to be bigger?

[B_subgirrl]

Just so we can finally nail down the standard size, what most people are quoting is utterly out of date, so I've sourced it...men, they do have to go on & on to prove their point!

I'm just being helpful!

34DD/36D is the arithmetical average size. This therefore can't be considered big! Dress size has jumped from 12-16 in 30 years. I put it down to alcohol!

ALL major UK retailers stock Jcup + as standard.

a) Newspaper articles are most definitely not proof.

b) Women in the UK are bloody lucky! J's are not stocked here. In fact I've never seen anything bigger than an F - and I've looked.

c) If I could get a decent bra for $43 I would be overjoyed and rushing to pay it. To get a bra that fit me properly I would need to spend at least $80, plus time and petrol for driving, time for being measured to have the bra made specifically for me, etc.

 

[B_crackoff]

a) Newspaper articles are most definitely not proof.

They are when they come from repeated data from the retail market!

b) Women in the UK are bloody lucky! J's are not stocked here. In fact I've never seen anything bigger than an F - and I've looked.

c) If I could get a decent bra for $43 I would be overjoyed and rushing to pay it. To get a bra that fit me properly I would need to spend at least $80, plus time and petrol for driving, time for being measured to have the bra made specifically for me, etc.

Here you go! Js are stocked.

Blest bras - Show off your curves with confidence

However, I've looked at the GBP/AUD exchange rate, I think it's 1.71, so the Aussie$ is very strong.

It might be cheaper to find a shop that stocks Eveden products like Freya, or even order them if you can return them, just to find a suitable size & good fit.

Then order them from the UK!!

I just looked at the Elomi Energise Sports Bra as an example. It costs AUD$85.45, but from Figleaves in the UK, it costs £29. Converted that's AUD$49.51.

So if you try on a few bras, & find a few you like - say 3, then you'll have saved $AUD108. Delivery to the Rest of the world is £5.50, I think that's for any order size.

Therefore you'll save $AUD108 - (£5.50*1.71) = about $AUD98.00, or $32-33/bra! On that product.

I have noticed many nice bras at less than this too!

See, I told you I was helpful, & I really hope that this strategy is useful to you.:smile:

 

[B_subgirrl]

Here you go! Js are stocked.

Blest bras - Show off your curves with confidence

However, I've looked at the GBP/AUD exchange rate, I think it's 1.71, so the Aussie$ is very strong.

It might be cheaper to find a shop that stocks Eveden products like Freya, or even order them if you can return them, just to find a suitable size & good fit.

Then order them from the UK!!

I just looked at the Elomi Energise Sports Bra as an example. It costs AUD$85.45, but from Figleaves in the UK, it costs £29. Converted that's AUD$49.51.

So if you try on a few bras, & find a few you like - say 3, then you'll have saved $AUD108. Delivery to the Rest of the world is £5.50, I think that's for any order size.

Therefore you'll save $AUD108 - (£5.50*1.71) = about $AUD98.00, or $32-33/bra! On that product.

I have noticed many nice bras at less than this too!

See, I told you I was helpful, & I really hope that this strategy is useful to you.:smile:

Online stores are a different kettle of fish. There are a couple of online ones that go up to bigger sizes. Online purchases can be awkward because every bra fits differently, and even if the store allows returns they usually don't refund the shipping costs. Could end up quite costly.

But thank you for the info that some products are much cheaper from the UK stores. If I do decide to make use of online stores, ordering from the UK might be the way to go.

I wonder why bras are so much cheaper in the UK?

 

[B_crackoff]

Online stores are a different kettle of fish. There are a couple of online ones that go up to bigger sizes. Online purchases can be awkward because every bra fits differently, and even if the store allows returns they usually don't refund the shipping costs. Could end up quite costly.

But thank you for the info that some products are much cheaper from the UK stores. If I do decide to make use of online stores, ordering from the UK might be the way to go.

I wonder why bras are so much cheaper in the UK?

That's why if you can find a shop, or free returns, you can find the bra that you like if it's international, because it will be exactly the same.

In Sept 08 the Ex rate was 2.6, now it's 1.7, which would be .9*£29 more, or another $AUD26.10 in price. So exchange rates count for about$26, & economies of scale $10.

That's why it's a good idea now, especially if you can go to any area for anything else you need, & source a shop that stocks larger sizes, & try a lot on!

Edit: Probably cheaper to buy a lot of other things from the UK & ship in at the moment too! The example I gave is more than $20 cheaper in the UK Figleaves site than the US Figleaves site.

Save money & help the UK!

 

[dolfette]

i don't bother with online at all.
i'd need to send back ten times as many as i kept.
getting the perfect fit is important to me.

 

[B_subgirrl]

i don't bother with online at all.
i'd need to send back ten times as many as i kept.
getting the perfect fit is important to me.

Yeah, that's my problem with it. If you already knew the brand, style and size you like it would be okay, but until then you could waste a whole lot of money.

 

[Tattooed Goddess]

And if crackoff was right about the average bra size in america. we'd have a lot less fat people and just people with large tits. Seeing women with larger breasts who aren't obese and in the 44D category is uncommon. We are lucky to find a 36DD 38DD sized bras in our lifetime.

Trying on clothing, especially swimsuits, tells me what the common shape of women is in my size and they aren't being built with larger breasts according to the clothing manufacturers.

 

[B_crackoff]

And if crackoff was right about the average bra size in america. we'd have a lot less fat people and just people with large tits. Seeing women with larger breasts who aren't obese and in the 44D category is uncommon. We are lucky to find a 36DD 38DD sized bras in our lifetime.

44D is probably obese, 40H is not :smile:

Tons of shops in the UK:smile: It's rarer to see any person born in the UK with a B cup or less, than see someone with a D+.

That said it is completely rare to see anyone with a 24 inch waist.

I'm surprised that in the land of customer service, they don't supply what the customer needs!

It seems that this could be a big market for any entrepreneur!

Knock knock - Hello Mr Trump, I've gotta business proposition.

Trump: What do you want to talk about?

You: Tits!

Trump: I'm listening

Trying on clothing, especially swimsuits, tells me what the common shape of women is in my size and they aren't being built with larger breasts according to the clothing manufacturers.

Completely true about clothes manufacturers, they haven't kept up at all with body shapes. I've never been able to find any jeans or pants that fit, because I've got a little pert ass - so they always look baggy without being altered. Similarly, most shirts/tops aren't long enough for my body.

I think they're using templates which are too far out of date.

 

[Tattooed Goddess]

Completely true about clothes manufacturers, they haven't kept up at all with body shapes. I've never been able to find any jeans or pants that fit, because I've got a little pert ass - so they always look baggy without being altered. Similarly, most shirts/tops aren't long enough for my body.

I think they're using templates which are too far out of date.

40 any cup size is going to be on a hefty chubby girl. Seriously. 32/34/36 are on small to medium sized women, 38/40/42 are on fat people. Sorry to tell ya.

No skinny girl can wear a 40 inch bandsize. That's like saying a slim man can fit a 40 inch waist in jeans. Manufacturers carry the most sizes they can sell. If you are on either side of the spectrum on your body, you are unlike to fit in clothing. They are tailoring the cuts to fit *most* people or else they would be out of business.

If i were a 40/42/44 bra size i could have unlimited bras to choose from. All stores from Wal-Mart to Macy's carries little boob bras, average sized bras and bras for women who are large all over.

Crackoff, im sorry but i can't read your posts in this thread anymore. Everything you've said to far is nowhere near true from the female perspective in comfort, availability, price, etc. You seem to talk in definite terms like "All" "Always "Everyone" etc and it's starting to really piss me off that more we ladies with larger boobs try to educate you the more you come back with how we are wrong.

Just stop while you are still liked by a few people here. It's making you look like an asshole saying "Trust me! I've taken off a lot of bras and my girlfriend got sized properly, the most common bra size is a DD/DDD and that's why you girls can't find the bras" even though we've told you that the standard clothing cuts are not made to be out of style with modern body sizes or else they wouldnt make money.

You sound like the type of person who can't just sit back and let people talk to one another about their experiences without you telling them that your personal experience is the only experience. Trying to educate us about the band and whatnot. I was thinking this the other day about your "super tight supportive bra band" theory...

Just try to design a strapless bra for a 40H gal, see how supportive you can make it without needing to anchor the weight of the breasts from the shoulders, which will eventually begin to hurt with time....but wait....you said they shouldnt.

I'm tired of men on this forum telling me what i should and should not be feeling or buying or doing.

 

[dolfette]

tossers

 

[B_subgirrl]

Yay MR!!

 

[B_crackoff]

Bloody harsh MR!

The fundamental non physical difference between men & women is that women want to share how they feel about a problem, & men want to solve it.

I can't help that! I do know it pisses women off, but so what? The same goes vice-versa.

I've added links that back up everything I've said - you've possibly ignored it, because it doesn't fit into your perceptions, or simply because a man is saying it.

I've genuinely tried to help, & shown how women in 2 continents could get cheaper bras.

Your idea that a 40H bra wearer is fat is nonsense, & so what if they were anyway?

5 years ago they didn't do J cups, but the volume for 40H is the same as 36K, 34L, & 32M

Here's a nice strapless that goes well past 40H
Fantasie - Ample Bosom Fantasie

Here's a non fat natural 32MM
Big Tits and Huge Boobs at Topheavyamateurs.com

Here's a non fat natural 32M
http://promo.rachelaldana.com/FHG/tropicalshower-set3/03.jpg

And here's a non fat natural 36JJ, pretty identical to my ex's
http://www.milena-velba.de/pics/jan103.jpg


Perception is not reality

 

[dolfette]

Your idea that a 40H bra wearer is fat is nonsense, & so what if they were anyway?

5 years ago they didn't do J cups, but the volume for 40H is the same as 36K, 34L, & 32M

Here's a nice strapless that goes well past 40H
Fantasie - Ample Bosom Fantasie

Here's a non fat natural 32MM
Big Tits and Huge Boobs at Topheavyamateurs.com

Here's a non fat natural 32M
http://promo.rachelaldana.com/FHG/tropicalshower-set3/03.jpg

And here's a non fat natural 36JJ, pretty identical to my ex's
http://www.milena-velba.de/pics/jan103.jpg


Perception is not reality

that bra you linked isn't strapless.

40 is the measurement around the ribs, not around the breasts, and it would mean she was obese...whether she's an A or a Z.

you've proven her point by saying the 32, 32 and 36 girls linked aren't fat.

silly you.

 

[B_crackoff]

that bra you linked isn't strapless.

40 is the measurement around the ribs, not around the breasts, and it would mean she was obese...whether she's an A or a Z.

you've proven her point by saying the 32, 32 and 36 girls linked aren't fat.

silly you.

Elila - Ample Bosom Elila

My mistake, I looked at a lot!

Dolfette, those girls aren't fat. You must be joking! If they're fat, then 9 out of 10 women in the US/UK are fat.

I'm tired of repeating the fact that the cup/band side are intrinsically linked to breast volume, which is why a 40H wearer can probably wear a 36K. If she'd worn a 36H her tits would have been spilling out. It was the only bra that could contain them then.

My GF made me measure with her, & insisted that she was a 38C - laughable - her tits are at least 5-6Lbs each. She got the bra, & it was like looking at a crackhead street whore with her jugs spilling out. She now wears a 36G or 34H - so band size is bollox - just a guide.

Rigby & Peller & all the top bra fitters know this, & have repeatedly stated it on TV

How to Measure Your Bra Size - wikiHow

Which has illuminating tips like:

If the band is roomy enough for you to be able to comfortably fasten it on the tightest adjustment, try a smaller band, for example if a 32D is too loose, try a 30DD. Remember that the cup size has to be changed when you move to a different band size - for every band you go down, you must go up by one cup size in order for the cups to remain the same capacity and vice versa.

A well-fitted bra should provide support from the band, not the straps. You should be able to take off the straps and still feel supported by the bra.

And the truth shall set you free!

It is possible to find out your bra size without a tape measure. If you already wear a bra which seems to fit well in the cup, but is roomy around the band, you can go down a band size and up a cup size until you get to a size you can only just fasten - this is the right size. (e.g. 36C -> 34D -> 32DD)

Ta Dah!

Wow, I'd say that just proves all I've said, & contradicts what others have opposed with.

I'm not trying to have a row - surely this helps?!?!?

Education, education, education:smile:

 

[dolfette]

of course they aren't fat, you idiot!
they only measure 32 around the ribs!

ffs, are you trying to be stupid?

she said 32 = slim, 40 = obese.

is that so fricking hard to understand????
an 8" difference there isn't ''just a guide''

band size is far from bollox.

 

[dolfette]

and the bit you put in bold was a guide on measuring, not a statement that band size means nothing.

It is possible to find out your bra size without a tape measure. If you already wear a bra which seems to fit well in the cup, but is roomy around the band, you can go down a band size and up a cup size until you get to a size you can only just fasten - this is the right size. (e.g. 36C -> 34D -> 32DD)

that's talking to women who haven't measured and are wearing the wrong size.

 

[dolfette]

this bit,

A well-fitted bra should provide support from the band, not the straps. You should be able to take off the straps and still feel supported by the bra.

is talking about in the changing room, NOT for a full day of walking, bending, dancing, etc. shit, i've tried a dozen brands of specialist larger strapless bras and i can assure you that i found them all to be shit. they're fine in the changing room but you'll spend all day hoisting. the straps are there for a damn good reason, not just for show.

 

[B_crackoff]

of course they aren't fat, you idiot!
they only measure 32 around the ribs!

ffs, are you trying to be stupid?

she said 32 = slim, 40 = obese.

is that so fricking hard to understand????
an 8" difference there isn't ''just a guide''

band size is far from bollox.

FMS don't you read the posts? There weren't any 36K bras around 5 years ago. A 4 inch band difference is explicitly stated in the article as an example.

QED!

F*ck me I've got a 44inch chest & I'm really slim. Height plays a huge part you know. Back size does not equal fat size.

Backsides do!

 

[dolfette]

oh, and just because your gf wore the wrong size, doesn't make you an expert. just because she said she knew how, doesn't mean every woman who says she knows how is as deluded.

i'm a 36 chest. if i tried on a 38 i might get away with it. if i tried a 34 it'd cut in painfully, and if i tried a 32 (the 4'' difference that you seem to think would be ok) i'd have a bit of trouble breathing.

 

[B_crackoff]

oh, and just because your gf wore the wrong size, doesn't make you an expert. just because she said she knew how, doesn't mean every woman who says she knows how is as deluded.

80% according to those links - & as they stated - if you're getting cuts, or big red marks, you aren't wearing the right size or fit - so it seems like some on here are

i'm a 36 chest. if i tried on a 38 i might get away with it. if i tried a 34 it'd cut in painfully, and if i tried a 32 (the 4'' difference that you seem to think would be ok) i'd have a bit of trouble breathing.

Try it then! :awink:

Joking - I don't want to play anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!