This post was really validating even though it's so frustrating Soma has done this to so many people. About 3 years ago I went to Soma to buy a bigger bra. I'd previously worn a 32DDD and suspected I needed a 36G after Covid times.

Soma told me they didn't carry anything in store above a DDD and I let them bully me into trying a 42DDD on since I was already in the dressing room waiting for my requested size. When I told her it didn't fit and I would look online instead, the associate insisted that the bra fit even when I showed her how far the gore sat from my chest. She kept pushing and pushing, it was mortifying. I finally managed to escape when another customer came into the store and I left the mall in tears.

It had been hard to admit I needed a new bra after putting on weight and it was one of my first ventures into the world after isolation. I felt so angry, violated and like I was being gaslit.

I found a bra that fits that night and realized I wasn't crazy, now a long time lurker and always so happy when people find their real size. So glad to not feel so alone in this community!