# Dear Og, it's me, Tashii (a mild rant about breasts) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059 "2008-04-20T00:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/61 "2008-04-21T15:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=Leiko] it will decide that our size isn’t profitable enough and stop carrying the size you want [/QUOTE] See, in the region that I’m living (Florida), I am unusual size in just about everything. I have big feet, I’m tall, I have big boobs, and I tend to wear larger sizes to accommodate the fact that I have very dominant Scandinavian genes. It’s rare to find a nicer standalone store that actually carries my size in the store in sufficient quantity. I can’t shop in Banana Republic at the moment simply because, although they carry size 16 on the website, none of the stores I’ve ever been to will actually carry the size in the store. What good is that to me if I need to try on the clothes before I buy? At this point, I’m just glad I don’t have to go clothes shopping for a while, because it seems like every time I go, the situation gets worse and I can find fewer and fewer items that are actually flattering and that fit well. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/62 "2008-04-21T16:34:11Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Look, in the interest of fighting ignorance, can we get some sort of evidence of these alleged large breasts? Pictures, perhaps? I mean, honestly. You wouldn’t post in a thread about the _other_ kind of puppies and not post pictures. [/QUOTE] Well here’s me [in the bathtub](http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/38231698/4799)… ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/63 "2008-04-21T17:01:59Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] Well here’s me [in the bathtub](http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/38231698/4799)… [/QUOTE] LOL! _high fives Opal_ ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/64 "2008-04-21T17:22:29Z")
[QUOTE=Leiko] Definitely Lane Bryant! You might need to mail order or look at a store other than the one closest to you, because if it’s anything like mine, it will decide that our size isn’t profitable enough and stop carrying the size you want. (I’m a 38D, so 38DD may or may not be safe.) The bras there are amazing. I’ve got at least 4 and I think maybe more bras from them; my mom has standing orders to buy them for me if she sees any on sale in the styles I like. (There isn’t a Lane Bryant in my college town, so this is a nice favor.) [/QUOTE] There is an LB on the east side of Madison, so maybe I’ll try that. Do they do professional fittings? ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/65 "2008-04-22T01:26:44Z")
Also try Dillard’s, I think they have some of those in your area. I’ve been having great luck there: finding bras on their clearance rack for $7.50 up to about $22ish. And they regularly have clearance sales where they bring out the bins of stuff that haven’t sold. They have all sorts of combinations of band and cup sizes, and they aren’t all industrial looking. So far the ones I have from there have held up well. Hopefully this [link](http://tinyurl.com/4b7fqy) will take you to the search page for 38DD sizes, so you can get an idea of the kinds of stuff they have. I’ve noticed that the in-store selection is usually much better than the on-line selection. * * * \<\< I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/66 "2008-04-22T01:39:08Z")
[QUOTE=Rascal’s Mom] There is an LB on the east side of Madison, so maybe I’ll try that. Do they do professional fittings? [/QUOTE] Don’t count on it, and I say that as a former LB employee. We all had/have tape measures to do bra fittings but no one was formally trained in it. Also, go with how YOU FEEL the bra looks. Way too many LB employees will cram you in a bra that doesn’t fit at all… because LB didn’t have your size.\* - I’d tell them we didn’t have their size and then give the name and general area of the bra store _I_ go to, heh. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/67 "2008-04-22T12:27:58Z")
[QUOTE=Nightsong] Also try Dillard’s, I think they have some of those in your area. I’ve been having great luck there: finding bras on their clearance rack for $7.50 up to about $22ish. And they regularly have clearance sales where they bring out the bins of stuff that haven’t sold. They have all sorts of combinations of band and cup sizes, and they aren’t all industrial looking. So far the ones I have from there have held up well. Hopefully this [link](http://tinyurl.com/4b7fqy) will take you to the search page for 38DD sizes, so you can get an idea of the kinds of stuff they have. I’ve noticed that the in-store selection is usually much better than the on-line selection. [/QUOTE] Thanks for the suggestions. If I feel like I am in need of more bras any time soon, I’ll go and check them out. (They apparently also sell the [Keene shoes](http://www.keenfootwear.com/) I’ve been lusting after but cannot currently afford, so I’ll more than likely be down there eventually.) In other breast-related news, my mom has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer last week, and I’m going through the craziness that is arranging with both brothers as to how we’re going to deal with helping her through the treatment if it becomes more serious than the current “lumpectomy and radiation” route planned. Since I’m the closest child, I’m going to be driving down for her initial lumpectomy and will be among those taking care of her during that time. Between this, school, work, and my finances, I’m feeling a little overhwelmed. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059/68 "2008-04-22T13:45:17Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] Well here’s me [in the bathtub](http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/38231698/4799)… [/QUOTE] Well played, ma’am. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-its-me-tashii-a-mild-rant-about-breasts/446059.md?page=3)