Today, after saving up for a beautiful new dress to wear to my partner's 30th birthday party, it finally arrived in the post. I tried the dress on and the stitching instantly ripped, leaving two big holes in it. Turns out I'm no longer a size 8. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I received the beautiful dress I'd ordered on the internet. It's a size smaller than my usual, just to encourage me to lose weight. I managed to fit into it and wear it all day, but I've now been struggling for a couple of hours to remove it without tearing it to bits. FML
Today, I tried on a dress for prom. It took a while to zip, but I insisted it'd fit. I asked for help. When the lady finally managed to zip all the way, the dress completely ripped at the seams. Not only did I have to pay $169 for it, but the lady told me, “We have more dresses in the plus-sized section!” FML
Today, after I'd ordered a cute dress online for an upcoming date, I tried it on, only to realise it was more of a glorified napkin than a dress. The tag online had said “One size fits all.” I now have a dress that fits my cat better than it fits me. FML
Today, I finally bought the expensive but beautifully stylish dress I've been eyeing for ages online. Ten minutes later, I went back to check the shoes the model was wearing so I could coordinate my outfit. The dress had been reduced to half price. FML
Today, I got the dress I gave to a tailor to replace a broken zipper back. When I tried it on, I discovered that they’d cut at least 4 inches of fabric, and being skinny, there’s no way I can ever fit into it. It’s from the 1950’s, inherited from my late grandma, who in turn inherited it from her aunt. FML
Today, I finally got the wedding dress I've been waiting months to see. It turns out that my mom ordered the dress 2 sizes smaller than my size, this way it will be "an incentive to lose weight". FML
Today, I bought a new, expensive dress for a date. I left the tag on and hidden in hopes of returning it later. Someone saw it and ripped it off for me to "save me from embarrassment." FML
Today, I finally gave my mum an expensive designer dress I spent months saving to buy for her as she had been very depressed. However she has gained so much weight from stress eating she ripped it when trying to put it on, and now won't talk to me because, "I wanted to make her feel fat". FML
Today, after months of dieting, I finally reached my goal weight. Excitedly I told my boyfriend, who gave me a beautiful dress as an early Christmas present. It was a size too small. FML
Today, after losing 20 pounds, I decided to purchase new clothes. All of the clothes at the store were still too small for me. FML
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scififemme 23
You could still be a size 8. Every company's sizing runs differently
MissSpaceUnicorn 5
If all the stitching was going to rip you shouldn't have even been able to get the dress on.
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MissSpaceUnicorn 5
If all the stitching was going to rip you shouldn't have even been able to get the dress on.
GhostFox 34
Not all the stitching ripped, two sections did. Which means it was probably in sections that have a lot of movement.
darshini_ii 24
You should be able to return it. Most online companies have a decent return policy.
LyricaSilvan 30
Not if the product is damaged...
Knittedbirch 8
Depends why the product is damaged. If OP's measurements match the dress measurements on the site, then there was a mistake somewhere on their end that they might refund for.
scififemme 23
You could still be a size 8. Every company's sizing runs differently
young_stud 14
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If you bought a new dress just to wear to someone's birthday party it probably won't take too long to replace the money you spent on it anyway.
mineller 24
What?
young_stud 14
She probably didn't need the money anyway.
mineller 24
I don't think that was the point. And buying a new outfit for a party is pretty common.
604 11
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If you watched what you ate, you might still be an eight. Amirightoramiright??
caroline43872 24
I'm gonna have to go with neither
Allie614032 34
You should always measure yourself before buying something online... and obviously you were putting way too much pressure on the material if it didn't rip only once, but twice. YDI.
Knittedbirch 8
First, measure the dress and check it against the measurements online. If you went by the sizing guide from the website and the dress you got doesn't match it, contact customer service, you can almost certainly get a refund/exchange in that case. (and if you didn't go by the sizing guide and just figured "eh, I'm usually a size 8," sorry but YDI a bit, you should always check measurements when you buy online). If you can't return the dress, you could look into getting it tailored. I'm assuming it's a pretty nice dress if you had to save up for it, so maybe it's worth salvaging. Tailoring can be expensive, but for pricey clothes it's still cheaper than buying a new dress (depending on the cut and what type of holes we're talking about and how much bigger it actually has to be made). If nothing else, you might be able to repair the ripped seams and have a really pretty dress to give to a smaller-sized friend. Also, I hope you have a great time at the party no matter what you wear :)
Lalala579121 28
I really hate when people write in present tense when talking about something that happened in the past.
RichardPencil 32
You need to make sure you order "American 8," which is standard size 14 relabeled to make fat people feel better about themselves.
LyricaSilvan 30
Wow, dude...Way to be a dick.
aly2328 7
There is nothing wrong with a size 8 woman or a size 14 woman. All women no matter what size are beautiful. All people no matter what size are beautiful. The only thing wrong here is you. You sit in front of a screen and degrade people so you can feel better about yourself.
neuronerd 29
A US 8 is a UK 10. I'm an 8 (at 5'10") and by BMI standards, I'm not even close to overweight.
opa92 0
Actually, US 8 is a UK 12. There are two sizes between the two systems.
Kaalschneid 21
When the Gender shows a male silhouette, and it makes this a little different. (didn't say bad, or weird, or anything negative, but different than expected.)
nonsensical 26
Makes it better