If you want to buy the bra above (or the one after the jump), from UK retailer Marks & Spencer, and you have big boobs, you’ll have to pay more.
M&S has put an extra £2 on its range of Ceriso Polka Dot and Floral Print Padded Bras, if the cup sizes are DD-G.
It
says the bras were more expensive because of ‘their construction’, and
additional ‘innovation and technology’ needed to support larger breasts
properly.
According to a report in the Daily Mail:
A Marks & Spencer spokesman said: ‘We are one of the only retailers on
the high street to make ranges of bras for everyone. Bigger clothes
only need more fabric, but it is important that women with bigger busts
have the right support.‘There are 25 to 30 components in every
single bra, and so there might be more in those for bigger-busted women
and they also need stronger straps.‘Larger breasted women want
to buy the same pretty bras that their friends who are a different size
can buy, and to make this possible-the bra needs to be made in a
slightly different way.’The spokesman claimed customer research had shown women didn’t mind paying up to £2 more for larger sized bras.
But
members of a new group on the social networking site Facebook called
Busts 4 Justice have stopped buying full-priced bras from the store in
protest.Its founder Beckie Williams, a 25-year-old children’s
writer from Brighton, said: ‘It is like having a tax on bigger breasts.
I hover on the brink of where the bras get more expensive so I noticed
the difference in price.‘I started trying to cram myself into
the smaller sizes and realised that it was ridiculous – M&S says it
needs to charge more because of the construction of the bra, but
different sizes of jeans must have to be constructed with different
types of workmanship, I don’t see how bras are any different.’
Top Comments
Why should i have to pay $100 for a bra when if i was say a B cup i would only pay $20 i'm a 14H I didn't ask to be i have three children and I am a stay at home mum i can only afford a new bra every few months its not fair i want to go out and have fun in a slinky dress but no my bra shows i want to go and be active with my kids but no i don't have enough support in my bras to run around with them bet there are alot of women in my situation and retailers think its ok for bigger breasted women to pay a hell of alot more for bras whats next charging more money for a pad because you bleed heavier than someone else it's just not good enough.
As a 12G cupsize (all natural mind you) - I'm now used to paying around $100 for each bra....and usually have great diffiulty finding them in the first place!!!
I would LOVE to pay the lower price like most women do. I find $100 per bra is really expensive and have to save up for ages before I go to buy new ones....but I don't have a choice!
Try bravissimo in the uk. They have beautiful bras that are cheaper. Keep your eye out for their sales. I was a 34M!!!