https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 09:36:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198657 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:42:53 +0000 mumtojessandluke 198657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep. It is a good idea to wash before wearing that is for sure, but it doesn't help when you have to try things like nursing bras on before buying. And, I didn't always think this way. I wore the bra I brought new, and didn't wash it the other day and tried to be in denial about the whole thing as my other bras were well, deteriorated. I've learnt my lesson, not only from the ick factor but also because the elastic section under the arm pits weren't as soft as I'm used to.. and they dug in. OUCH.<br /> I think they should have women wear nursing pads when trying things like this on... I'm just a wee bit scared of getting mastitis. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198469 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:32:51 +0000 Steph 198469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Buying a bra someone else has tried on doesn't bother me, because boobs touching something doesn't seem that different to me than a thigh or a stomach. However, I have never purchased a nursing bra. Buying a bra that someone lactating has tried on *while lactating* seems much like wearing underwear someone else has tried on. So I guess the answer would just be that I would always wash a nursing bra before wearing? (I know it's going to gross a lot of people out, but I don't generally wash new bras before wearing them for the first time.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198461 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:28:24 +0000 Maya 198461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, I see. My bad. I think that could be true of anything though. Like Lisa, I always wash before wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198459 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:25:38 +0000 An 198459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think the OP was referring to thrifting bras. I think she was highlighting that new ones could be just as ikky!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198453 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:22:13 +0000 Maya 198453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm going to be blunt here: Terrible idea.</p> <p>Besides being gross, the bra will be worn and stretched out and probably not cared for properly. Washing a bra in hot water is a sin.</p> <p>There are some things worth skimping on, but why people skimp on bras perplexes me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198441 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:14:50 +0000 Lisa 198441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wash everything before wearing. I figure you never know where the item has been, even when it's brand new. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198072 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:00:51 +0000 kimana517 198072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suppose a thrifted nursing bra would have had more exposure to such things, but who's to say a new mom at a department store isn't leaking into the nursing bra she's trying on? Just saying. Same thing with pants and dresses and everything else. Just because you buy it new doesn't mean no one has worn it.</p> <p>Also, there is nothing a little hot water and detergent or vinegar can't sanitize. A friend of mine had an inexplicable aversion to secondhand pants until she started living with and assisting a family who had 3 kids in cloth diapers. She saw how nasty those things were when they went into the wash and how totally clean they were afterward, so she realized that if she just washes the secondhand pants, they'll be clean as ever! =o)</p> <p>Although I'm not saying I'll be buying thrifted undies or swimsuits anytime soon. Trying on swimsuits kinda grosses me out anywhere, because just because I keep my undies on underneath doesn't mean the previous person did. Bleh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-198057 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:06:25 +0000 Louise 198057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eww never thought of that!! I do wash them before I wear them properly but I totally see where you're coming from. Not enough to put me totally of shopping though unfortunately!! x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-197968 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:22:37 +0000 Tara 197968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eww!</p> <p>Haha yes I see my thread left a lasting impression on a few...but yes. There's no way of knowing who has tried on anything when you put it on in the shops.</p> <p>There's a saying that you need to consume/be exposed to a certain amount of dirt before you die. I'm ok with that, as long as a) it doesn't make me sick and b) I don't have my attention drawn to it.</p> <p>I guess there's no point in being paranoid ;-)</p> <p>But yes. It doesn't really bear thinking about. Ew. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/has-anyone-else-thought-about-bra-shopping-this-way#post-197953 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:07:56 +0000 mumtojessandluke 197953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ok. I just read the thread Tara had about thrift shopping.. made me think.</p> <p>But has anyone else ever had the thought about buying bras that someone else properly has tried on that bra to get the correct size before buying one.<br /> Especially relevant for nursing bra's where you can get colostrum oozing out when pregnant, and a little milk left on the bra when lactating. And, yep after realizing I've still got 6mths or so to go I just popped down and brought a few more. </p> <p>ok. Weird, yucky thought done for the day. Better stop procrastinating and get some work done. It isn't getting done by itself today, worst luck (roll eyes). </p>