Just Me Who Hates Sizes Being Different In Every Shop?

mshopey
mshopey Posts: 125 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I swear, primark is famous for being at least one size small in everything they sell,
Yet, the other day, i brought a shirt in a size 16 from there.
Then i tried on a size 22 hoodie in tesco, and it was mega tight!
My bottom half is bigger than my top, and yet tesco size 20 jeans are too big.
WHAT SIZE AM I?
It's just proper annoying, and i love shopping online, how do i know what size to buy?
:'( Just saying.

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  • MightyDomo
    MightyDomo Posts: 1,265 Member
    It's all about where they are actually produced, I wish it was uniform among all stores too though! I want to fit in the same size no matter what store I walk into or where I purchase online.
  • zacksnana
    zacksnana Posts: 3,230 Member
    Yep. I am a 12 or 14. Crazyness!
  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    I'm with you, it can be really frustrating. There used to be this great website called myshape.com where you plugged in your measurements and it would only show you clothes that would fit you according to your measurements, not the size on the tag. Sadly, they somehow went out of business even though they were always selling out of everything they had (I'm wearing a shirt I bought on there now, actually).
  • emmalouc93
    emmalouc93 Posts: 328 Member
    Primark are the worst!! In one item I am a ten another item 14, it makes no sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Makes me sad :(
  • glahlstedt
    glahlstedt Posts: 308 Member
    i am a 12/14, but in juniors i am an 18~ the last dress that i bought was a size 16. that was before i had a breast reduction though, so i'm interested to see what size dress that i would be now. i just may have to try on that same dress to see. my old boobies barely fit into the dress. it was so frustrating when putting it on for a wedding in sept. so, with that said, i believe that all clothes vary from store to store and the company that makes them.
  • em3120
    em3120 Posts: 154 Member
    Me! I just bought a pair of size 1 jeans the other day. Seriously? Size 1? Not with these thighs! I'm normally anywhere from a 2-3-4. I even have a 7 that still fits.
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    yup, it's a royal pain. Most jeans I'm a size 2/3 but some I am a size 4/5. I can't shop at Limited because their smallest size falls off of me...WTH is that all about. I am not smaller than a 00. It's all vanity sizing. Victoria's Secret stuff, sometimes I'm an XS and other times a S.
    They make you think you are smaller than you really are so you will buy the clothing because you are so excited about the size...LOL
    My tops are mostly the same size depending on the cut it may vary.
  • 4u2thistime
    4u2thistime Posts: 1
    Not only you that find this happens in different stores. There is no way I can suggest an item of clothing to my husband as a present for me.
  • JULIEdance
    JULIEdance Posts: 139 Member
    I hate it too, especially with pants. Skirts and tops are usually easy for me to guess the size even before trying them on, but pants are impossible to tell. No two pairs of the "same" size fit the same. And dance wear sizing makes me freak out completely, since most of the brand´s sizing is ridiculously small, making me feel like a whale, so I always get rid of the tag as quicky as possible.
    Also the European/UK/US etc. different sizes are very confusing to me.
  • whenthepawn
    whenthepawn Posts: 22
    Its soo annoying having to go in the changing room with 3 different sizes.
  • MaggieSporleder
    MaggieSporleder Posts: 428 Member
    I hate this!! And not even different stores, but just different brands are different. For crying out loud why is it so hard to make a size that size and keep it that size?
  • cubbies77
    cubbies77 Posts: 607 Member
    I'm anything from a 20 to a 26, depending on the store and brand.

    I have a pair of size 20 jeans from Lane Bryant that I wore in 2001, when I weighed 220 pounds. Now I weigh 313 pounds, and I'm wearing size 20s from Lane Bryant. Talk about crazy vanity sizing. :-P

    That's why I never pay attention to the, "What size/weight are you?" threads. Sizes are completely irrelevant because they vary so much. If someone tells me they were able to go to Cedar Point at a size 18, it means nothing to me. I could be an 18 at 190 pounds, 240 pounds, or 275 pounds, depending on the brand.
  • THuffman1967
    THuffman1967 Posts: 114 Member
    That is one of the things that I loathe about shopping for clothes. I wish that sizes were the same across all brands so there was no guesswork. I have found that the more expensive a brand or store is, the smaller the size that fits me. It's a racquet!! :)
  • celebrity328
    celebrity328 Posts: 377 Member
    Shirts arent so bad for me since im petite usually a M will do... pants on the other hand its a free for all. I feel bad for the people at fitting rooms when I go to get a pair of jeans lol! I usually try on 8 pairs and buy 1 :p

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