25% of all women...................... Seriously???

that is ridiculous! if anything, I've always been that girl wearing clothes that are too big for fear of my love handles showing! so glad to be slowly but surely getting rid of those damn things altogether!

I use to work part-time in retail during college and it happens all the time. They think they will lose the weight and fit into it. I think it is crazy. Buy what fits and then if you lose weight get it altered. I mean it is cool if you buy one thing and it is your motivation to fit into it.... like that lady with the green dress... highly motivating.... but for everyday clothes... you just have to thank them for supporting the economy!

That's what I used to do! Think I'd slim into them!

I'm happy to say the recession in the UK was lessened a little bit by my stupidity, lol! :blushing:

For motivational purposes I bought smaller clothes. At the time I was wearing 17-18 and bought 6 and 7's. I can see why women might want to buy them because that is their goal but if they don't plan on getting there I see no reason. After all this time I now fit into a 6....so theres my reason :drinker:

I did it with jeans for awhile because nowhere carried larger than a size 15. Then as stores expanded to bigger sizes, so did my @$$. I was squished (magically!) into 18s when I, rightfully, ought to have been in 24s. I honestly don't even know where a person goes to find larger-than-size 18 jeans. Luckily, I'm in 15s now - and shrinking! - so it's no longer a problem. lol

Also, regular stores like Target and Kohl's don't carry bras above a C or D cup sometimes. If bras count as clothes, that has a lot to do with it, I bet.

Curious to know- wonder if this applies to those who grab it off the rack and don't have time to try it on, and return it later?

I've known SEVERAL family members who do this on a regular basis- because they prefer the comfort of their own home
to try it on
as opposed to the dressing room- and mainly out of embarrassment.
(as well as being "too busy" - which, on a side note- never made sense to me cuz it takes MORE time to return it)


But, yeah, there's always that temptation that the item will be the incentive to lose.

I agree. But I have learned one thing recently when buying jeans from my favorite place for jeans, AE. I have a hell of a time with my jeans fitting me since losing 20 pounds...always falling down. I live on a tight budget so when I buy a new pair of jeans they better fit! I can't wear belts because I am severely allergic to nickel so it's tough! Last time I was in there, I tried on a size 2 in a pair and they required some jumping but I got them up. However, I tried the 4 and they went on perfect so I bought those. 2 days later, the 4's are too big on me and falling down! So maybe there is SOME good in buying the size too small in the store, at least in cases like mine. I don't like the feeling of too tight in the store so I go up a size, but after one wear they stretch and I'm right back to falling off! I think the biggest problem still is the way our clothes are manufactured. A man goes in, knows his waist and length and is done. No problems. A woman can never go into a store and just pick a size. I am a different size in every store, different size within the store in different styles. If they could just become more uniform it would solve all the problems of size envy!

Sizing is so sporadic that it is hard to know which size you are in any given shop?

I bought two bikini's from the same store, same style (bandeu), same size - one fits perfectly the other hardly covered my bits! What is up with that?

I would never knowingly buy a size too small though, too tight clothes look awful no matter what size / shape you are.

I normally buy what fits, and yes...I try on at the store, because I hate shopping and I certainly hate returning. Yes, I said it ....I HATE shopping most of the time...I have MS...it's painful to walk in the mall for hours. Now, with that being said....I ran across a sale last week on the khaki pants that I have to wear for work.....only $6 a pair and that was for pants from Lane Bryant, normally $48. So....I bought pants in 3 sizes.....2 pr. each. The size I wear now, and the next 2 sizes down. I am planning to stick to this and go all the way and I just couldn't let that bargain on something I needed get past me!!!

Well, I have bought dresses that didn't zip all the way up during this journey (since I knew I would fit into them). One was a $10 dress (this is why I bought it small - cheap!). It is cute and fits me wonderfully now.

I haven't bought anything too small, but I will admit to not buying anything if I'm ashamed of the size. :embarassed:

I have walked out without buying anything, too.

It's really easy to make comments and judge people on an anonymous internet forum. Being ashamed doesn't mean you're stupid. It makes me sad to think that there are so many women who feel the way I have felt in the past. They deserve compassion, not insults.