I've never had a bra fitting, and none of my bras have ever fit me very well. I'm very small framed, and recently I've started getting larger busted, so wearing ill-fitting bras has been more uncomfortable. After doing my own measuring, I found out I am a 30B/30C. I went to Coeur hoping that I could have this measurement confirmed, and wanting an opportunity to try on bras in these sizes.
I called the shop several times over the course of a few days, but nobody ever answered. The message stated that they were open Monday through Saturday, but did not specify hours. I tried visiting after work one day (at about 515pm) and they were closed. I tried calling again, and ended up leaving a message. Mona called back, and we arranged a time for her to stay a bit later so I could come by the shop.
Once I undressed, she wanted to look at my back for my band size, and agreed that I'm quite small, then I turned around for her to evaluate cup size, and she said ""OH! you're TEENY TINY!""
I was mortified. But I felt intimidated by her mannerisms and didn't say anything. She proceeded to stuff me into bras that were too small for me (because she didn't carry the sizes I wanted to try) and convince me that when I'm larger during my time of the month, I just need to wear an ""older bra that's stretched out"" and that I really should just wear a 32B or 32A. I left the store very frustrated, and what I thought would be a ""fun"" shopping trip turned into me feeling pretty bad about my body. I know they're not big, you don't have to be insulting.
That frustration spurred me on to visit another specialty store, and although it was out of my way, they had posted hours so I knew someone would be there, and I was able to get my size (which IS 30B/30C depending on the brand, so Mona can put that in her pipe and smoke it).
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