Primark sizes

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Aibu to think that they only cater for slim people.

I dont know about the difference in sizing I just know that I can never find above a size 16 on the racks

I just think they’re really variable. The “fashion” type ranges always seem a lot smaller than the “work wear” type items in the same size. I do find randomly that their bras fit me really well though.
Ds2 (12) also finds their men’s size small fits him really well.. much better than the teen sizes.

I just know that I can never find above a size 16 on the racks

It might be that larger sizes are more popular, so sell out more often. A size 16 is only a large, and they stock up to size 22/24 which is a 2XL.

I tried on a 6 and a 4 in skinny jeans. 6 was huge. The 4 was perfect but too short. I got another 4. That was too small. So small that DD who is 4 said I my tummy looked like the muffin man. It really is trial and error. Plus. I am 2kgs heavier round the middle than 5 years ago. I was never a 4 then. Madness.

I find their sizing very bizarre! I have a few pairs of shorts from there - about 8 pairs, all exactly the same style but different colours. They range in size from a size 8 to a size 12 and all fit me perfectly

I am a size 10 everywhere but often need a 12 or 8 in Primark!

My mum has never been able to buy a bra from there - she is a 38DD so admittedly not tiny chested. Her actual size is always too small in there but if she goes up a size, they are massive! Again she doesn't have this difficulty elsewhere.

I do like their basic stuff for DS though (he's 5).

I also buy them n Primark because it's cheap.,it's all very well having principles when you can afford them but people still.need to wear clothes ,and could go.to.charity shops and I do regularly but they were often don't have a great choice and sometimes are more expensive than primark....

I've seen Primark clothes in charity shops marked up for more than they cost new. Who honestly would pay more for second hand? Not somebody on a budget I'm afraid

Their sizing is bonkers. I have G cup boobs but have a few size 4-6 jumpers from Primark. My boobs are definitely not a size 4!

They are just struggling for any consistency, just like many shops.

BTW, I don't understand how anyone can say "I'm a 12" or whatever. Everywhere is so different. I often take a tape measure with me, as I can't be bothered to lug multiple items into the changing room, just to sort out a size, never mind style/colour.

In my mind, I AM a 12, as I have gained only a little weight over the years and haven't really changed. But that's a 1980 size 12. In reality, I have now miraculously "shrunk" to a size 8 maximum in many shops

The up-sizing of clothing is entirely to blame. Shops know that people like the lowest possible number on things they try on. Anyone who sells clothing can tell you that some people who are convinced they are say, a 12, will categorically not buy something if it's label is too "big". As long as we buy into this delusion, they will continue to do it. It is damaging for health, IMO, as having a 33/4in waist is now "only" a size 16 for many shops, which sounds OK. To an early Eighties woman, that would be a size 20, which would give pause for thought!

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I agree. It's not the done thing to accept sizes have got bigger, in fact it's much more accepted to bitch about clothes stores that done give you the "correct number" you want to see (looking at all the H&M hate threads where someone who is both overweight and of a build unlikely to suit super skinny jeans bitches that the super slim high waited skinny jeans doesn't go over their thighs).

I feel happy saying I'm an 8-10 because that's what I take in most places I enjoy shopping. I've been shopping there for 10 years though and am somehow the same size as I used to be when used to be slimmer.

I find it all shrinks in the wash so always go up at least one size

My partner is a 10 to 12 and always fits in 10 Primark comfortable

TBH I went to Primark in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago. I'm a size 24 and managed to find a couple of hoodies to fit me but that was it. A lot of the stuff went up to XL which to be fair was pretty big (say size 20) but still not quite big enough for me. I think size 20 plus you pay through the nose TBH. For reference I've been all sizes from a 12 up to 24 and I found it a lot easier to find clothes as a size 12-18 but after that it becomes more difficult.

Same here Beccles and then you have to go to evans etc and pay ott