Do you try on clothes before buying them?

blackcard

Up to now, I have hardly ever tried on clothes before buying them except maybe when buying a suit. Even when a sales assistant might look at my purchase dubiously and ask me if I wanted to try it for size,I would say that I was fine. Then, if there was a problem with the item of clothing - too short,too tight etc. I was too stubborn to return the clothes. But after buying two pairs of trousers recently for 180 euro and finding them to be skintight, I will definitely be trying on clothes in future. Do you?

kneemos

Haven't bought clothes in a shop since I don't know when.
Never had a problem online,shirts,pants,jeans have always fitted perfectly.

Letree

blackcard wrote: »

Up to now, I have hardly ever tried on clothes before buying them except maybe when buying a suit. Even when a sales assistant might look at my purchase dubiously and ask me if I wanted to try it for size,I would say that I was fine. Then, if there was a problem with the item of clothing - too short,too tight etc. I was too stubborn to return the clothes. But after buying two pairs of trousers recently for 180 euro and finding them to be skintight, I will definitely be trying on clothes in future. Do you?

I try on everything except underwear. I try on t shirts, shirts, jeans, jumpers, jackets etc. There is just too much variability in sizes to take the risk and just buy without trying on first.

JupiterKid

I just love to try on black lace lingerie - bras, thongs and the like.

I do get odd looks from the shop assistants when I step out of the changing rooms in the lingerie and stilleto heels - I am a bloke after all.

Tell me - just what on Earth is wrong with trying on a thong if you think it looks great on you? Hmmm?

Always, sizes vary massively. Very rarely but clothes online unless the sizing is fairly uniform across the range which it isn't for a lot of brands.

kneemos

The mark up on store clothes is vicious . You'd have got three or four pairs of pants of the same quality for your 180 Euro online.

M+S.ie or Savilerow.com are particular favourites of mine.

RayM

Never. Too much hassle and faffing about. I prefer to just walk in to a shop, pick up what I want, pay for it and then fuck off.

J_E

Yes - I have chunky thighs and I find it so hard to find trousers which are the right fit, so can't take the risk of knowing if they are good to go or not. Hate having baggy waists!

Letree

I think not trying on clothes in shops is more about self-consciousness than a laziness.

dr.fuzzenstein

I have 36 inch waist and 34 inch leg. In the shop I grab about 5-6 pairs of trousers with that measurement and if 2 of them fit it's a minor miracle.
The size written up on clothes is pure fiction.
I have shoes from size 9 to size 11, the same applies, need to grab 4-5 pairs and hope one fits. There is simply no way ordering clothes online can ever work. You would have to order 20 items in the vain hope that 4-5 of them would fit.
Cannot possibly work.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Generally I do. I pick out a few different outfits, try them on, and choose then. Unless I know exactly it is I'm looking for, then I don't bother.

Gaygooner

Dunnes don't like you opening the packages.

Lia_lia

Yes, almost always. I am quite tall so I especially need to try on jeans and trousers. I also have long arms, so coats can be a problem. Dresses generally don't cover my arse so I must try them on too.

T-Shirts and pjs are alright. Shoes also need to be tried on all the time as my feet are a half size.

My boyfriend never tries anything on. He finds going to changing rooms too stressful.

blackcard

I imagine some stores / brands give incorrect sizes on purpose eg you try on a size 32 which is really a 34 and you feel so good about a size 32 fitting you, you buy the item of clothing

strelok

blackcard wrote: »

I imagine some stores / brands give incorrect sizes on purpose eg you try on a size 32 which is really a 34 and you feel so good about a size 32 fitting you, you buy the item of clothing

vanity sizing.
it's more common with sizes as words 'small/medium' etc, but it creeps in to numbered sizes too. it's all meaningless.

blackcard

strelok wrote: »

vanity sizing.
it's more common with sizes as words 'small/medium' etc, but it creeps in to numbered sizes too. it's all meaningless.

But surely a size 32 should be a size 32 and there should be no room for error?

dr.fuzzenstein

blackcard wrote: »

But surely a size 32 should be a size 32 and there should be no room for error?

I take it you've never bought clothing?

blackcard

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I take it you've never bought clothing?

Surely there must be regulations controlling clothing, a 32" waist or leg should be easily verifiable.?

Atlantic Dawn

If same brand I have already no, if new brand yes.

Mint Aero

I'm always sure to leave a sh*t stain before putting it back

Depends on how much it costs. If it's a pair of jeans over 30, then yes, I will try them on. I tend to only buy jeans and hoodies though, and usually in Penneys, so no, I don't. I got caught out by that years ago. I bought a lovely dress in Vera Moda in Denmark, because the euro was strong against the kroner at the time and it was super cheap, and I was rushing. I'm a small girl so I bought the XS. It was too small, I discovered when I got back to my friend's place, but I had no time to go exchange it. I brought it and the receipt into Vera Moda in Dun Laoghaire and they exchanged it for the next size up! Only, I think, because the manager was so nice. So yeah, since then, if it's something worth more than 30 euro, I do try it on.

I was buying very expensive underwear in M&S a few months ago, and the lady asked me if i'd like to try on the bra before I bought it, I said it'd be grand, she was looking at my boyfriend (who was paying) and said "It's not cheap, you need to know if it fits!" and he said "Sure it wont be on her long!"

fuzzypickle

Nope. I hate using changing rooms. I always end up next to the ma with the kid who's nearly shorter than the curtain and just stares at you.

Graces7

No. All my clothes are bought in charity shops. They do allow trying on but no need...and they all stink of cheap conditioner which I am allergic to ..

the_syco

Yeah. So many t-shirt that claim to be XXXL, but are only really XXL is annoying!

chillybilly

Of course, how else would I know if they fit me? Sizes vary across brands so much that I could be an L in one store and S in another. Saves you the hassle of returning an item or exchanging for a different size as well.

Try on everything except for underwear. I find about ten different items, like 10 pairs of jeans, 10 t-shirts etc. in the right sizes and try them all on. I buy whatever fits well.. If that's none, fine. If it's everything, fine.

I go clothes shopping about once a year cause I despise it.. If I don't find anything new, I just don't worry about it.

dr.fuzzenstein

Graces7 wrote: »

No. All my clothes are bought in charity shops. They do allow trying on but no need...and they all stink of cheap conditioner which I am allergic to ..

No, always have the creeping suspicion that people died in those clothes.

mackg

Yeah always except if I'm buying the exact same item I had before.

I'd want to see how it looks on me, even if it is bang on waist and leg for jeans across a brand different pairs will have different fits so it's easy to end up with something you won't wear.

Ruu

Yeah, rip open the three pack of boxers and try them on, just to make sure I have enough room!

Agricola

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

The size written up on clothes is pure fiction.

Probably true. I read that men's trousers waist measurements are routinely rounded down, often by 2 or 3 inches, so we can all pretend we haven't gone over the magic 36"!

Badly Drunk Boy

kneemos wrote: »

Haven't bought clothes in a shop since I don't know when.
Never had a problem online,shirts,pants,jeans have always fitted perfectly.

Weirdo!!





I mean..."Yeah I'm the same. I'm 6'5". I'm 42. I'm awkward."

OldMrBrennan83

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MilesMorales1

Jaysus no. I can't handle taking my clothes off in the privacy of my own house like, let alone in some shop.

J_E

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

No, always have the creeping suspicion that people died in those clothes.

Washing machine - no problem!

Jeans and shirts, sure. Everything else.. Nope.

BunkMoreland

What do you do with the clothes you've tried and you don't want?

Do you leave them in the changing room, leave them at the desk outside if there is one, or hang them back up from where you got them?

Mister Vain

BunkMoreland wrote: »

What do you do with the clothes you've tried and you don't want?

Do you leave them in the changing room, leave them at the desk outside if there is one, or hang them back up from where you got them?

Hang them back up where you got them.

I only try on trousers. Everything else I'd have a good idea by just looking at it, although I have occasionally gotten it wrong with T-Shirts. I have the odd one that is too tight. I have a big pair of pecs.

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Lia_lia wrote: »

My boyfriend never tries anything on. He finds going to changing rooms too stressful.

I hear you. Or at least, I hear your boyfriend! Changing rooms are a pain in the hole, but I find having to return to a shop to exchange clothes that don't fit me is an even bigger pain in the hole. Between manufacturers being inconsistent with sizes, and all the different fits available, I'm inclined to try pretty much everything on in a changing room.

RobertKK

Whether I am buying online or in a shop, I know my own measurements. If they have no measurements then I always choose medium. never have a problem.
I buy most of my clothes online and never had a problem.

Menas

It feels like any time I take a chance and buy something without trying it on then I discover it does not fit.
So apart from boxers, socks and the odd shirt I buy online - everything gets tried on in the shop. Sure why wouldnt you?

Mister Vain

Menas wrote: »

It feels like any time I take a chance and buy something without trying it on then I discover it does not fit.
So apart from boxers, socks and the odd shirt I buy online - everything gets tried on in the shop. Sure why wouldnt you?

In case something like this happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjd96c_ZHT4

Full Marx

I'll try jeans on, and suits if I need one.

Everything else I just bring back if it doesn't fit.

woodchuck

I always try clothes on before buying them. As already pointed out, you never really know if they're going to fit otherwise (too much variability in size between shops).

Even aside from the size, I've often liked the look of something and even if it technically fits, it might 'sit' right on me (e.g. material might bunch or stretch in particular spots). Also I might think something looks good on a hanger, but then just doesn't look right on me (e.g. the colour might wash me out, or the hem is a bit too long).

Going to changing rooms is a hassle, but less so compared to having to go back to return things later.

Betty Bloggs

I very rarely if ever try on new clothes before buying.
I just know by looking at an item if it will fit or not, or areas it might cling, or how it would look when I'm actually wearing it.
I don't pass any heed to the label size really.

I usually start by picking up a size 12, as that would be the size of most of my clothes but I also have tops and dresses that are one, two or even a small few items 3 sizes up from that but fit the exact same as my size 12 clothes. So the label size means fcuk all to me, I just know by the look of an item if it will fit ok.

I'd be more likely to try on shoes though as I find that can vary a bit as some shoes are very narrow fitting despite their length size.

OldMrBrennan83

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Shenshen

If I buy something in store, I always try it on first.
Online, I'll only buy it if actual measurements are given, you just can't go by size. I've got items in 4 different sizes in my wardrobe, and they all fit.
Why companies bother to randomly assign any size at all puzzles me.