I've been in this situation so many times. I never get why so many people feel the need to buy me clothes as gifts?
My parents, especially, and it's so frustrating because, honestly, just telling a size NEVER works because I have the type of body where I really need to try something on even at a healthy weight (and anyways sizes vary SO much between stores!
). I know they mean well but I'd really just prefer a card or gift certificate or a nice book. The hardest is that sometimes they've boughten clothing items at stores that we don't have locally and I have no way of taking them back.
Is it something that could be altered? I'd probably go that route.