# Do a majority of women stuff their bra? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 24, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882 "2003-04-24T16:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/21 "2003-04-25T01:36:17Z")
30E…not so much with the padding, although they still seem to offer it in my size. why??? ---
**Author:** ![plain\_jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@plain\_jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plain_jane)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/22 "2003-04-25T02:32:57Z")
I call those bras “bullet bras” because they are so thick you could deflect bullets with 'em. I hate em. They aren’t comfortable, and I feel like I’m strapped in and bound. Ugh. They are very popular here too. I’m a smaller size. I don’t mind, and I don’t need to falsely advertise otherwise. I do own two padded bras (one beige, one black) because I own a couple of dresses and a top that if I don’t wear the padded bra with, the front hangs down too far and exposes my bra. (Because I’m not naturally chesty enough to fill out the front properly.) But since I absolutely hate the constricted feeling of bullet bras, I rarely wear the clothing that requires 'em. I’ve never padded a bra because I can’t be bothered with stuff like that (to me it’s like wearing a wig, or fake nails or something… I just can’t be bothered, although if other people wanna do it, fine by me.) I prefer a bra made of thinner or plain material so that I can forget I’m wearing it. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/23 "2003-04-25T03:39:03Z")
Hey, I’m only a 36B and even I think padding makes my boobs look ridiculous. NO pading, plain fabric, maybe a bit of underwire, and I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/24 "2003-04-25T04:24:02Z")
**irishgirl** , a 30E? Yowza. ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/25 "2003-04-25T06:37:14Z")
I’m a small size, and I’ve never stuffed anything into my bra apart from my breasts, and don’t know anyone else who has. It’s hard to buy a bra that doesn’t have any padding at all though. I try to avoid it as much as possible. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/26 "2003-04-25T06:43:59Z")
The thing about the weird foam padding is that it shifts, so after washing it, you have this bizarre wrinkle in your bra. Seam rippers are your friend… ---
**Author:** ![Br\_er\_Lapin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Br\_er\_Lapin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Br_er_Lapin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/27 "2003-04-25T06:49:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by irishgirl \* > \*\*30E…not so much with the padding, although they still seem to offer it in my size. > why??? \*\* :eek: That HAS to be a typo! ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/28 "2003-04-25T07:06:12Z")
DD. Not only is it getting harder and harder to find a DD with no padding, it’s nearly _impossible_ to find one without freakin **hardware** in it. I have never understood why anyone ever thought putting metal in underwear was a useful thing. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/29 "2003-04-25T07:17:04Z")
Well **lorinada** , if the day ever comes that you want to wear your boobs up around your ears, in place of some sort of jewelry, you’ll be thankful for that hardware. What? It could happen. ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/30 "2003-04-25T08:13:18Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/31 "2003-04-25T13:03:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Not only is it getting harder and harder to find a DD with no padding, it’s nearly impossible to find one without freakin hardware in it. I have never understood why anyone ever thought putting metal in underwear was a useful thing. **Pepper Mill** (who is not DD) feels the same way about underwire, and laments the passing of her favorite brand of non-underwired bras. She’s always searching for other kinds. Having tried to visualize an underwire jockstrap, I appreciate her pain. Yow! I agree that the padding is getting ridiculous. I like big boobns as much as the next guy. (In fact, probably a lot _more_ than the next guy), but some of the bras in the lady’s intimates section at Penneys look as if you don’t actually need a woman in them. A lonely guy could just take a few bras home. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/32 "2003-04-25T21:45:13Z")
_originally posted by CalMeacham_: > [@](#): > > A lonely guy could just take a few bras home. Heh. Finally an answer to all those “I’m a nice guy … why can’t I get a date ?” threads. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/33 "2003-04-26T16:23:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lorinada \* > \*\*DD. Not only is it getting harder and harder to find a DD with no padding, it’s nearly _impossible_ to find one without freakin **hardware** in it. I have never understood why anyone ever thought putting metal in underwear was a useful thing. \*\* Maybe it depends on body shape. Mine tend to fall to the side so the underwires keep them up in front where they belong. For me, that’s useful.😃 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/34 "2003-04-26T18:00:37Z")
30E?! Jesus Christ on a Greyhound bus! How does one live with those things? _Recuperates from the shock_ To answer the OP, I really don’t think so. I haven’t stuffed my bra since I was 10 and I don’t know anyone else who does. I’ve run into _few_ women who wear padded bras and I really don’t see those things clogging up the lingerie dep’t like most of you do apparently. I usually see the padding on smaller sizes. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/35 "2003-04-26T18:15:39Z")
Ya see?! This is why I say we men need to bring the cod piece back into fasion. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/36 "2003-04-26T18:27:21Z")
I used to be accused of it, but I never did. I’m an A cup. I LIKE being an A cup. I do NOT want padding. Anybody who is disinterested in me solely because of my small but proportionate breasts can just BITE me. (But not on the girls!) I also do not want underwires. Hell, when I’m wearing a dark colored shirt, I often don’t bother with a bra at all. It feels so free. I expect that will change if or when gravity catches up with me. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882/37 "2003-04-26T23:41:45Z")
Asked a friend last night. She’s a 40D, if memory serves. She basically confirmed what most of the posters here have said: she is in need of new bras and is having a hell of a time finding unpadded ones in her size. (Seems loopy to me; how big have they got to be already?) The girl is going to some pretty absurd lengths to avoid buying the padded ones, but she’s concerned she may have to get them due to the lack of alternatives. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-majority-of-women-stuff-their-bra/170882.md?page=1)