bigger bras cost more - protests!

I can see the point if they're different in style (the larger ones presumably needing more structure/engineering, for want of a better term ?) but otherwise it seems silly and is just going to annoy people.

I cant see where a man has been quoted?

i also fail to see why these women are protesting. the easiest way to protest if theyre not happy is to buy from elsewhere.

But some commentators backed Marks and Spencer's policy.

"Bigger bras = more material = higher cost," opined one male correspondent.

"There is no grand conspiracy going on here".

It isn't just M&S that apply the policy - you sometimes find it elsewhere. It does seem a bit unfair ... speaking as one of those people who can't squeeze into the smaller cup sizes LOL!

The knickers or vests or shirts or anything else for that matter don't cost more in M&S if they are larger in size. I suppose the Busts 4 Justice group is looking for consistency, preferrably in favour of one price fits all!

I hadn't even noticed they charged more but then there's no reason I'd be looking at smaller cup sizes so I don't suppose I would. It does seem ridiculous for the small amount of extra fabric needed. Anyway, I'm only a 30 back so surely that saves some fabric around the ribcage and therefore balances the extra fabric in the cups ?

In all seriousness though I'm not a big fan of M&S bras, I personally like Freya and Fantasie, I find they're cut better and are much better quality.

Unfortunately, there are times when we have to accept that being outwith standard sizing can cost more.

H is 6'8" and spends a lot of money on clothes because he does not fit into standard sizes. There are much fewer jeans available in a 37" leg and when he does find them he pays a premium for them.

I'm not saying it's right. But it's not uncommon either.

I can see in some cases, the increased cost of material would make a difference to the selling price. Not with bras though, the difference in size in terms of meterage of fabric is minimal.
They charge it because they can-anyone who is outside the 'normal' size range on any part of their body has to pay a premium for everything.
Try being a big size with huge boobs, wide feet and fat calves-suffice to say I don't have many clothes ?

I agree that the bigger sizes use more fabric but surely it's minimal in the scheme of things. The cost of manufacture would be the same not matter what the size is...(I would have thought)

Bras in larger sizes are different though, espcially at M&S - eg they use broader elastic for the straps.

would it? if they sell in lower number, it woukld be higher due to lower productions runs. plus, the material involved in making a 32b is going to be significantly less than in that used in a 44GG. one of the arguments used is that the clothes prices are the same, thats thats used to counter the argument about more material. however, the much larger productions runs of say, skirts would offset the higher material costs which i m sure will be absorbed by the manufacturer.

the fact is that if a person is of a more unusual shape, theyre going to have to pay more for clothes, for reasons of smaller production runs, and i find it quite laughable that someone is whinging about this, let alone creating a website in a kind of "sisters are doin' it for themselves" kind of way.

The same could be said for all kinds of things - why should i pay more for a long haul airline seat in business class simply becaue i m too tall to sit in economy? the airline should accomodate my height in its standard class shouldnt it? of course not. products are made to sell, to make money, its not a public service.

Nick - don't bring airlines into this - you'll attract Glider onto a bra thread ?

That's what I was thinking.

Sometimes I see one at the front of the display and think "ooh, lovely" but when I get to my size it's morphed into some granny-esque monstrosity with wide straps and a totally different cut.

I don't really see any problem with this. VAT on tampons is a bigger problem in MHO.

Busts 4 justice! Waaaaah! ?

? So true and there's really no need as the straps shouldn't be holding you up if you're wearing the right size.

That comparison is irrelevant. In business class you're paying more for a different level of service. Would you be happy buying a pair of trousers from M&S which cost £10 more because they are slightly longer than an otherwise identical standard pair?

I don't think DD+ is an 'unusual shape'...

Luckily Primark does DD+ bras much cheaper than M&S...

You missed out the critial "44" or whatever large chest figure i quoted. no, DD isnt, if its 34/36 etc, but once you go over say, 44, then there is significantly more material involved.

yes, made by 4 year olds in sri lanka. but thats a different argument all together.

I must admit, as someone very well endowed in the boobage department it's never bothered me that I have to pay more for bras. C'est la vie [shrug] Aside from the fact that they use more material, generally speaking women with bigger boobs need better and more support so the bras need better engineering, as it were ? I'd certainly rather pay £40 for a good well made bra that will give me proper support and stop my t1ts looking like two cows hanging over a *** than pay £20 for something out of M&S which I always find are terrible for me in terms of support.

I'm a 32F (my sister days 'E for excellent, F for freak) so I suppose I'm affected here. I don't think the smaller / larger production runs comment necessarily applies - partly cos they may be hand machined by underpaid Indians anyway... But also because companies will make financially viable larger runs - just less often. Or the changeover between production runs might not be particularly time consuming anyway - depends on how complex the machine resets are. In any case - the shipping costs probably outweigh the material costs anyway. I very much doubt the exact extra amount can be justified purely in production costs.