To think removable pads in bras are the work of the devil?

[Porthia]

Just spent a sweaty 15 minutes wrestling the sodding pads back into place in my sports bra after washing. They are a horrible foamy texture which actually gives me goosebumps when my nails brush against it as I scrabble to get them back into place. You have to manipulate them through a tiny little hole in the side of the bra. They always want to fold over on themselves. They never seem to go back properly, but if you remove them it’s nipple-tastic.

Why don’t they just sew the buggers in?

See also swimsuits / bikinis etc.
Honestly I do not understand why they make them like this! Why would you ever want to remove them and wrestle them back?

Yes!!!

Ya Definitely NBU!!! Unfortunately I crew no boobs so I'm stuck with the fuckers

God yes! They always fold over on themselves in the wash and are a complete bastard to put back into place. I don’t want to remove them ever, please just sew them in!

Agree. Just make the cups from thicker material!

YANBU!
Thank god it’s not just me.
And also the cringy foamy texture. Hideous.
Shuddering just thinking about it.

I hate them, what are they for? I try and avoid them at all costs

I got so fed up with them I sewed them in.

But whats the point of them in the first place, why pad boobs?

I sew mine in, just a few stitches at each corner.

Put on bra, wriggle pads about so they're in the place you want them, put a safety pin through the three corners, and maybe one across the nipple *be careful of your nips!

Take off, sew, ta-da!

@Momicrone

But whats the point of them in the first place, why pad boobs?

If you don't want your nips showing then you need padding, no?

OMG yes. Lumpy boobs in my swimming costume. Discovered these little swines I didn't know were there

Oh it's the nips thing, I hadn't really thought of that weirdly in all these years! I guess cos I wear layers

Oh yes definitely bloody annoying and pointless bloody things. I just picked a bra to wear just now and it's missing a pad. It's probably in the black hole of our washing machine where the single socks are hiding!

On a related tangent, may I add the useless horror of "secret support"
Being small of nork it adds nothing.
Gives no support to the large of nork either.
Makes wearing a bra for padding/ support/ shape bloody uncomfortable.
Why oh why oh why???

But yy to the annoying removable pad.

Why pretend you don't have nipples? Everyone has them.

I remove them and throw them away. Rarely have nipple problems!

Yes, s9 now I wear the bra without them, so much more comfortable

Agree but does sewing the pads in stop them from moving about e.g in the washing machine?

We were talking about this in work recently - everyone preferred to choose between an actual padded bra or non-padded.

I like them in swim wear because I remove them, I have enough natural coverage! Swimsuits from most shops don't come in cup sizes so they mean I don't have to pay for the more expensive ones from specialist suppliers

I just take them out and leave them out. Not bothered by nipples, I already have bra and t-shirt to cover them somewhat, I don't need padding too. When I was a child my mother wore unpadded bras, or no bra, not sure why nipples are offensive now?

They're good for correcting asymmetry - not the only reason, but a common one.

But they work best for that if the main cup is still lightly padded, then the pads are removable in addition

Yes omg please sew the fuckers in!

I like padded bras.

I hate adjusting the padding.

I’m too busy to alter my clothing. I want to buy stuff that works.