I find it quite demoralising in store - why I do all my shopping online
Source: BBC ·
After Primark announced plans for home delivery, we hear from women who never go into clothes stores.
From the source
Jess says returning online purchases is less hassle than shopping in person Jess Bacon does all her clothes shopping online. As a plus-size woman, she finds the size ranges available in stores unreliable. "The sizing in store is notoriously bad. I find it quite demoralising in store," she says. "The average size woman in the UK is a size 14 or a size 16. I think a lot of people just don't feel seen or represented," says the 29-year-old from Peterborough. Jess, a culture journalist and author, finds shopping online "much quicker than going into a store, paying for parking, trying things on". And she feels posting back items that don't fit is less hassle than returning in store, while frequent visits to her local post office give her "more of a community connection". Jess notes Primark is one of the few High Street retailers where plus-size people can shop. In her experience, Primark stores usually stock up to a size 22. But soon she'll have the option of staying home even for this -…
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