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I sent this to corporate- I am not expecting to hear anything but it was nice to get it off my chest :D
I am extremely disappointed in the Victoria's Secret company. I am 28 years old and have been shopping there for about 9 years now. I buy lotions, perfumes, body sprays, bras, panties, etc. All of this has come to a stop and I will not ever step foot in the store again.
About one month ago, I was going on my honeymoon and was trying to shop for a strapless bra - I went to VS and asked for help in purchasing it in a 38DD. There weren't any in the store. I asked for a 40DD and there weren't any in the store. I ended up buying a 38D which was too small, but I was hoping to exchange it at another store nearby. I called six stores within a 50 mile radius. None of them had the bra. The last store I called, I talked with the manager and she told me that they are no longer selling 38DDs (in many of the bras) in the stores and I would have to go online to do that. I was leaving in 3 days for my honeymoon and did not have enough time.
Three days ago, I got a "free panty" coupon in the mail and went to the store to get it as well as purchase some of the 5 for $25 panties. I searched high and low for the X-Large size, but there weren't any. Oh wait, there was one white cotton brief left...not flattering or sexy and not for someone who is 28 years old and a newlywed.
I asked the very friendly woman at the counter about the X-Large panties and she told me they were no longer carrying any XL in the store (except for styles like the hi-cut and brief). I then asked her about the larger sizes in the bras. She told me the same thing the other woman did except that they are no longer selling 40s in any of the bras. She apologized and told me she too wears the XL panty and now she can't even purchase the product from the store she works at.
I asked about purchasing things online and then having them shipped to the store. She told me that you can't even return items to the store- that VS.com and VS are two separate entities. Wow- mad doesn't even begin to describe how I feel.
It's not fair that X-Small is being kept, but X-Large is gone. What message are you sending to people? "You were good enough to shop here, but we changed our minds and you are too fat now?" I am specifically appalled in the amount of pre-teens and teens that are able to shop in your store. Yet, a WOMAN that wears a 12 or 14 cannot buy your panties or someone that has a larger bust cannot purchase a bra from your store.
This is ridiculous - I am telling everyone I know. Not only are you making it inconvenient for women who have shopped there for years, but you are also making them feel bad about themselves. I am not large enough to shop at the Plus Size stores and now I am too fat to shop at VS.
I know I am not the only woman to feel this way and you are wrong for getting rid of these products. YOU SUCK VS!
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This was so many years ago, but I will still try to weigh in. I used to be very thin in college and have lots of VS bras, then afterwards I gained LOTS of weight and my breasts were a 42DD. I could not wear my VS bras. I had to use extenders on my old VS bras to make it work. When buying new VS bras I would have to buy online and used extenders on those too. All that to say, if you REALLY want some VS bras, it is doable. Currently, I lost the weight and am a 38DD. My local VS seems to do well with carrying my size, even during the semi-annual I was able to get some great bras in my size for a great deal. I personally think that the VS stores are operating on a supply-demand basis in terms of these sizes. In my area (a large, southern city) there is a demand for large bras. I recently traveled to a small southern city and went to a VS store, their 38DD stock was limited. As for Panties, I think the days of VS selling XL panties are ending. I guess their demographic is xs-l, this doesn't make sense to me because online they have bras up to 40DDD. I can never buy full panties from them, that aren't XL or the one-size thong. I hope this helps someone other
I agree! If big booty's are so popular nowadays, then why on earth would they not carry XL underwear? It makes no sense!
I wear a large bra, and contrary to popular belief, I still like to look cute. The last time I went to victoria's secret, I asked for a bra in my size, and the ### told me to try lane bryant. That was several years ago, and they haven't received so much as a dime from me since. It's very obvious which specific people they're targeting; take a look at the models they're using for advertising. I guess they don't want my money. I'll buy from someone else who appreciates me as a customer.
I wear big bras, and contrary to popular belief, I still like to look cute. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of! I guess if you don't fit a certain body type, might as well put a paper bag over your head and call it a day. The last time I was in victoria's secret was many years ago. I asked for my bra size, and was told to go to lane bryant. They haven't received so much as a dime from me since. Now i'm glad because all their stuff was over priced, and every time i'm walking behind someone with the word "pink" slapped across their ###, I get really confused because I don't know what their trying to say. The bottom line is; big girls, you need to find some place else to shop. Try some place that values you as a customer, and appreciates your loyalty. If you think victoria's secret wants your buisness; think again. Take a look at the supermodels that do their advertising. Different hair and different colors but practically the same woman.
Your article is lame. Get down to a HEALTHY weight and stop blaming VS and any other stores for not enabling your obesity. It sickens me when people like you will not own up to their own problems instead of blaming everyone else. You are way too young to have destroyed your body with your gluttony and lack of self-respect. Get a grip. Ugh. I am so happy they do not support your grotesque gluttony and lack of self-respect and self-control. XL sizes should never exist ANYWHERE. You cannot look sexy no matter how much high end accessories and panties you put on. Obesity is disturbing and seriously unattractive. Again--get a grip instead of playing the victim. I have zero sympathy for you.
And reese121: calling skinny girls stupid is just as bad as calling fat girls stupid. Saying skinny girls aren't real women? Really? You should be fired for that because skinny women provide plenty of VS business! And many fat women or women who think they are fat consider AVERAGE weight women tk be skinny---and according to you--stupid? Grow up. I am a size 2 and my BMI is extremely healthy. I have curves in all the right olaces and I am NOT stick thin. Sizes 1, 0, and 00 are stick thin imo but those girls are still real women and should not be judged as stupid!
I always got treated like crap by the women who worked there anyways. I guess they just lost another customer.
Hey Marebear615
I just received $75 in VS gift cards and have the same problem. I where 1x or XXL and a bra size 42B but VS does not carry anything in this size. So foes that mean I have to spend $75 on unnecessary pregimes and bags when I'd rather purchase cute pajamas or bras. Sometimes I feel like it's total discrimination!
I'm regularly a 38dd and an XL pantie, but recently in the past year, found I fit better into a 40dd. Is it true VS doesn't carry 40dd and XL? That's inhumane and unfair. I have nothing against Lane Bryant but I don't honestly think they would have a cute eye candy bra of my taste but I guess I will have to go check it out.
I can related in soon many ways. I went into my near by store. I was told they down sized, and are no longer carrying anything bigger than a D. (And that's only in select styles, others are smaller.) I go to another VS store, that is 25 minutes from me, & I'm told the same, except they only go up to a C! I am a 38ddd & some bras I can wear a 38dd. My fiance, asked me why I don't shop there. apparently if u have boobs, they don't cater to u!
Christina- Phillipsburg, NJ
I can agree with what she is saying. I am even more disturbed to see they no longer off er clothing! I loved their skinny corduroy pants and their shorts as well as many of their sweaters. I can not believe how juvenile some of these postings are on here. I am a size 2 and glad XL shouldn't even exist! Are you kidding me? Missy...I can't wait to hear from you in 10 years or so and see how perfect that BMI is. Get a life and quit bashing women out there that really do find it hard to shop. Ideally we all would love to be thin...reality? Life happens. VS has already dropped most of the XL in their lingerie lines as well. No wonder after seeing their mother company L Brand who also owned Abercrombie & Fitch. We all know how they felt about larger clothing!
My favorite bras were the Biofit and I was measured at VS and she told me I was a 42c. I just loved the way the Biofit fit my bust. I don't want a bra to smash my bust and the Biofit used to lift and support. I was disappointed when I went online to purchase another Biofit and they don't sell anything over 40. I went onto the Cacique website and found a few bras that were pretty, sexy and my size. Though, I still wish I could find a 42c biofit. Personally, in my area the L and XL sizes in shirts and shorts fly off the shelves. I find it hard to believe that they were not selling any sizes over 40c.
Try Sears. VS has a certain demographic that they want to keep appealing to, and if larger people started wearing the brand, the younger smaller crowd would walk away and it would just become another Lane Bryant. It's not like VS has a monopoly on underpants, you can shop anywhere else. You choose to pick a fight knowing that they appeal to the thinner crowd.
I am only 15 and today I visited VS. It was very discouraging that I was unable to find ANY VS PINK clothing item in XL. I am definitely not the most skinniest girl but I never have a problem finding XL in anyother store. I want to be able to wear the cute style of VS PINK but going into the store today made me feel insecure and fat.
I'm upset that they've stopped carrying XL in store. It's not like they don't already make the sizes, and it's not like there isn't people wanting to buy the product in store at that size. Walk into a semi annual clearance sale last year and you would see a wall of XS and a tiny section of a rack for XL. Obviously people are buying the product in XL.
I'm mad because ordering online here in Canada means paying an extra 40-50 usd in duties/shipping. It's ridiculous, and I'm so angry. If I knew how to sew, I'd start a plus size lingerie business that was actually sexy.