She used to be twice my size and could never wear my clothes...now she wears them and makes them look better than me. Not so good for the sibling rivalry lol

The best things that you can do if you are having trouble with bras:

~Get professionally fitted. Preferably at a BRA store-like the Playtex/Bali/Hanes outlet stores, or other stores that are bra specific. (I don't really care for Victoria's Secret for bra fittings...) One problem is that women are often wearing an incorrect size. Bra sizes can change with a 5 or 10 pound gain or loss, and change multiple times throughout pregnancy, nursing, etc. Get refitted a couple of times a year, or whenever making bra purchases.

~If you wear a hard to find size (large band size/small cup...or small band size/large cup) and are having a hard time finding the right size in Target or Wal-Mart...go to a specialty bra store.

I recently had this discussion with my mother, and DRUG her to the Hanes/Bali/Playtex outlet store. She has a small band/HUGE cup size...and nothing she owned fit right. Her bras were riding up in back, and her boobs were falling out of the front. She was wearing a 38DD. After she was measured...they told her she was a 36DDD! The smaller band, and larger cup made a WORLD of difference. Because of the small band/huge cup size-she will only be able to get her bras there, or order them online. Wal-Mart and other stores like that don't carry them.

I got refitted recently. I was a 40DD 6 months ago, and now I am a 38DD.

I have small boobs but a larger frame (38B). My smaller side could almost be an A cup, so I actually put a little padding in the left cup just to keep me from being too lopsided. Anyway, there are SO many brands out there that don't even come in a 38B. Can it really be that rare of a size?? I mean just because you have a wide body doesn't mean you have big boobs! Victoria's Secret only carries that size in CERTAIN styles of bra, which I also can't understand. It's so frustrating. The bras I always want are the ones that don't offer my size.

I just found out that before I leave my mom is treating me to new bras. Coming from someone who owns FOUR, this is exciting.
Moreover, AFTER I leave I will be within a two-minute drive of some of the best shopping in the state, plus Chicago is only a train ride away.
If I can't find bras with my ma, I at least know I'll be able to find some after I leave

Bra shopping is TERRIBLE for me. I have quite the lopsided set of boobies. My left boob is about a 38D and my right boob is about a 38B+

My left boob started growing first when I was little and the right boob just never caught up, haha!

It's soooooo noticeable when I don't have a shirt + bra on, when I'm wearing a good bra it's not super noticeable unless I wear a particular tight shirt. It's also noticeable when I wear a low cut shirt and my boob's ready to fall out of my C up and the other is just filling it. Boooooooo!

Have you ever thought about buying bras to fit your larger half (38D) and then sewing cookies carefully into the other side, so that your bra cup is filled out, and you look more symmetrical underneath your clothing?

This would take some work, but the result is very good. I have addressed this issue when making costumes for people before (especially belly dance ones) and it works nicely.

Try le mystere bra's. I get mine off ebay. I'm on the other end, I have huge girls but these seem to work well.

Ugh, I can relate. I am a 34F and it is a nightmare. When I find ones that fit I buy seven at a time and end up spending upwards of 400.00 JUST ON BRAS. Having a small ribcage and big cup size is just really frustrating. Particularly since most solutions offered by sales clerks (I remember this from LB, which is notorious for improperly fitting folks for bras) trying to make me go UP a band size and then fasten it on the tightest clasp.

I'm going through this very issue right now. I recently got a nice business-casual outfit and I just want one bra that actually fits so that I look good in it. I know my size is going to change drasticly over the next year, so I figure one really good fitting bra now and one again in six months should at least give me the opportunity to look good for scholarship interviews and classroom observations in my degree program.

But if I measured myself correctly (following instructions off a bra store in Vancouver, BC which is a bit far of a drive) I'm a cup size K!!! Where the heck am I gonna find a K??

Ohyeah, Canada.

I really don't want to order online or over the phone. I'd like to have it on and know it fits before I hand the money over, because I'm terrible about returning stuff.

I hate bra shopping. I especially hate Victoria Secret's bra. I love their panties, hate their bras. They say they make D's and DD. The Ds are more like Cs and the DD are more like Ds. WTF?!? Their sizes run so small because they cater to a "smaller" group of women. Its just annoying.
I do, however, like Lane Bryant's bras. They have those "odd sizes" and they are actually quite sexy/cute. I got a bra from there recently that I love. It plunges down real low in the middle and is really comfortable. My boyfriend loves it. lol.

Torrid also has a good collection of bras for pretty cheap ($20/bra).

How about this...we burn all bras! WOO! haha

I'm in the same boat as you. I find few bras that fit my chest without having a ton of room in the actual cups, even if they're A's.

I've had reasonable luck at JCPenny's; all of my sports bras are actually girls' extra large, and they fit me quite comfortably.

I am joining in too. I hate bra shopping. I am somewhere between a 42C and a 40D. I prefer to have the ladies corraled, but then the underwire pokes me in the arm. If I don't have an underwire, my ladies sag. =(

I work with a gal that is a hostess for home bra shopping. Someday I will attend one of her parties, but those bras ain't cheap. Like $40 - 80 for one bra....yikes !!! I can feed my family for a week with $80.

As we speak, the newest bra I bought, that actually fits me well, is missing. I do believe the laundry fairies took it and hid it with all those sock matches. *sigh* I have been putting off buying a new bra because I hate shopping for them so much...gah.

I have a very weird bra problem - my back/ribcage is small but my breasts are very full. So I wear a 34G, which is extremely hard to find. I either have to order online or go to specialty lingerie stores, but I can never just run to the store a pick up a bra.

I guess this may not be a popular option for many but it works for me. I just wear sports bras all the time. Not the big heavy duty ones with thick straps but smaller ones with spaghetti straps. VS used to carry them but they stopped but The Gap does now. Anyway, they aren't sexy or lacy but I never liked those kinds of bras anyway. And the best part is I have never had to deal with any of these frustrations since I switched over. Oh and they are a lot cheaper too.