Tinks Pretty Things, Chichester

[PinkSparklyElephant]

Has anyone had a bra fitting here and, if so, was it any good? I've booked for a couple of weeks time as, although I'm happy with my Bravissimo own brand bras, I would like to be fitted into one of the main brands so I can pick up online bargains!

Whenever I've gone to Bravissimo I've always ended up in their own brand and I've got fed up trying to find something else myself.

Thanks in advance.

[WhisperingLoudly]

This is very odd

The prose, the young teens, the discussion of other intimate issues.

All seems a bit creepy

[reggaesongbird]

Loving this hilarious thread. I just have to add I've had some horrible experiences with independent bra shops. Post natally I have been treated like crap, humiliated, not heard and in desperation after visiting several similar shops I ended up spending £100 on two hideous bras I've never worn because the lady was nicer than all the others!
I'd rather follow bra fit guides on here and choose my own undies from now on.

[ageingrunner]

"Bethan" I think it's fairly well known that the band of the band of the bra is meant to be quite tight as this supports the bust. It's not meant to be so tight that it's uncomfortable and marks the skin though.

[Georgiesgirl]

Beth and Bethan. Genius!

[Maudlinmaud]

Another vote for classics

Oh my days do you think we came up.the river Lagan in a bubble.

[ageingrunner]

Bethan mentions she is a teacher, so could have been Beth's English teacher. This is DEFINITELY plausible.

[Titsalinabumsquash]

I live in chichester and have done for nearly 30 years and I've never heard of this shop! 😂

[NatalieRushman]

Wonder if Bethan and Beth had the same English teachers. Their tone and style are extremely similar.

[TweeBee]

Well this is quite making me want to visit but I'm not sure where Chichester is.

[ageingrunner]

Ha! I remember this from last year. I believe! It is definitely not the shop owner who is posting. Definitely not!

[miaowpc]

Here we go again :-)

[traviata]

[Bethan1991]

WOW!
Well. I searched Tinks on google and this came up. Like Beth, I too am surprised by your negative experience as mine has always been fantastic. I Started going to Bravissimo in my early/mid teens but a few years ago found that their fitting service had become poor and the bra's they were fitting me with were not right. They would constantly ignore the wires going well into my armpits!
I had spotted tinks when driving past the old shop (It used to be somewhere past the end of east street) and my Mum and I tried to make an appointment. She was fully booked for a while but eventually we managed to get an appointment once she had moved into the new shop.
Her fittings should be booked in advance as she closes the entire shop for your fitting and I have had an amazing experience. So much so that, through three years of university in another city and another 3 years living in London, I will only have a fitting from Tinks. Obviously I have to occasionally fit myself in bravissimo, but nobody else will be fitting me.
She is clear and informative, but also reassuring. She happily showed me (an embarassed and insecure teen) that my boobs were normal and reassured me about everything.
With regaurds the lady above talking about being a 34 or 36- most good bra fitters will agree with Alison. It is because the weight of your bust is meant to be carried around the underbust, not your shoulders. I am not a slim girl, but I wear a 30 (I can wear a 28 but shopping for a 28HH is not an easy feat). Bravissimo put me in a 32 and i was not sure about it, but now i am in 30's my bras DO dig in a little, but the fit is so much better.

Additionally, I am baffled by the need to attack a young girl over her personal experience. I am embarrassed for those involved.
Also, like Beth, I have no affiliation with Tinks, I'm just a teacher with a love of well fitted Bras!
The whole 'Zombie Thread' thing... seems a bit daft as the shop is still open and people will still be reading this thread looking to see what people think.
Just my two cents.

[misslemonsfilingcabinet]

At risk of a probably deserved slap from MNHQ, it's strikingly similar in tone to the deleted posts form yellie and pink who were sock puppets. And also new. New first posters. And also called slander..... Anyway.....wanders off before I cause more trouble....

[polyhymnia]

Yes, I must say that Beth has a pretty much unique prose style for an 18 year old.

[FarinaHuevos]

Beth is very, very, invested in, and passionate about, a business that she has no connection with.

Hilarious though

[polyhymnia]

This thread certainly gave me more entertainment than I expected! Only looked at it because Chichester is one of my favourite places.

[TrojanWhore]

"Oh for the record Trojan I said nothing about being 'litigious about criticism'"

Thank you, but yes I can both read and interpret texts. I am however sure there may be other ways in which the words "they can get you into trouble after all" can be read, some of them considerably more sinister than mere litigation.

"I simply said"

Indeed you have also said many things. Including the specific quotation which I C&P into my original post and commented on.

"Its not a zombie thread"

It is. And carried the Zombie pic for the standard number of posts on reanimation. It's a big red picture right by the 'Add your message here' box, and I am surprised that you didn't spot it.

[BethMoignard]

I understand that - the "zombie thread" lingo on here is different to what I believed a zombie thread was. They are insulting me when they say 'pathetically transparent' , 'OTT' etcetera etcetera. All because its my first post and I commented something different to everyone else? Apparently because I'm a teenager they find the need to take no notice - why wouldn't I find that offensive?

[LaurieFairyCake]

It is a 'zombie' thread as its from 2 years ago. Anything over about a month is considered a zombie thread. You're new so you won't know that.

No one is being rude to you. People are just pointing out its your first thread.

The reviews of the shop you're talking about are negative on here, on google and apparently another site too.

[BethMoignard]

Why is it that you all find the need to insult me?

[DonkeyOaty]

Oh bless

We call reanimated threads "Zombie threads" as they're revived from the grave by people who don't understand the forum roolz

Thank you for your comments and we'll be sure to take no notice

[guiltynetter]

Beth's post is hilarious so OTT...

[whatdoIget]

Beth has definitely got the teenager lingo down to a T. That's how all the cool cats talk these days, daddio