Quote Originally Posted by ny biker View Post
Also my experience at Nordstrom's left me in tears. They insisted I am a 34b because that's what the tape measure says, period end of discussion. In reality, anything less than a 38 band leaves painful red marks across my back after about an hour. But they refused to listen to me when I told them that.

I found the fitters at Victoria's Secret to be much more understanding of the fact that the tape measure is just a starting point. They were so nice, I really wanted to buy something from them.
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So my point is, it might take a few attempts to find the right fitter. I googled and found several shops in my area that I could try.
Agreed that sometimes you need a little help with the fitting. I went through a similar situation and I'm slowly replacing clothes. However, I'm finding that I have no interest in replacing work clothes. I'm much more interested in purchasing workout clothes these days!

Anyway, I had the opposite situation at VS from this poster. I went in and told them that I believed my band size was the same because I'd been lifting heavy weights, but I had extra space in the cups.
They insisted my band size was smaller and handed me five bras that were like squeezing into a rubber band. It got ridiculous. They refused to listen to me.

So...you're probably right about shopping around to find a fitter