1/5 Laara B. 2 years ago on Google
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left
me
in
tears...
I've
always
been
a
bigger
person.
I'm
around
a
size
18/20
and
it's
difficult
finding
clothes
that
are
cute.
I
have
a
love/hate
relationship
with
my
body
and
have
struggled
with
disordered
eating
and
my
mental
health.
Back
in
pre-pandemic
life
every
few
months
my
partner
and
I
would
drive
down
to
Bellingham
and
go
to
the
mall...one
of
the
highlights
was
that
I'd
get
to
go
to
Torrid.
The
staff
there
were
always
friendly,
and
I
could
go
in
and
find
things
in
my
size,
and
feel
support
and
confident.
It
was
a
safe
space
for
me.
This
past
Sunday
I
went
to
the
one
in
Guildford..I
hadn't
been
to
that
location
before,
but
since
the
border
is
closed
and
I
desperately
needed
summer
shorts,
and
a
bra
I
thought
I'd
check
it
out.
I
was
really
excited
about
it.
When
I
got
there,
something
felt
"off".
My
excitement
was
replaced
by
anxiety
and
it
took
me
a
few
minutes
to
figure
out
why.
I
thumbed
through
two
racks
of
shorts,
the
only
ones
they
had,
and
I
kid
you
not
every
single
pair
was
a
straight
size
10.
The
smallest
size
the
store
carries.
This
store
where
I
was
supposed
to
be
included
and
safe,
and
I
felt
like
a
whale.
I
wandered
around
aimlessly
for
a
bit,
occasionally
pulling
some
shirts
off
racks
to
try
on.
A
woman
who
worked
there
(and
was
also,
coincedentally,
a
size
10)
came
by
a
few
times
and
whisked
the
shirts
away
to
the
fitting
rooms.
When
she
came
back
to
whisk
more
items
away
I
was
over
looking
at
bras.
I
wasn't
sure
what
size
I
needed,
so
I
asked
her
if
for
bra
sizing
for
torrid
if
you
are
supposed
to
add
4
inches
to
your
band
measurement
or
not.
She
didn't
seem
to
know
what
I
meant,
and
said
that
their
sizing
was
the
same
as
any
other
store.
I'm
not
sure
if
she
meant
torrid
or
other
retailers?
I
clarified
that
I
hadn't
bought
a
bra
from
torrid
before,
and
that
I
wanted
to
know
how
their
sizing
worked...
She
responded
that
I
probably
needed
to
have
my
measurement
taken.
I
said
that
was
probably
a
good
idea
as
I
didn't
know
what
size
to
get.
Then
told
me
that
she
wasn't
good
at
it
and
that
her
coworker
was
better.
She
vaguely
gestured
in
the
direction
of
two
employees
behind
the
counter
at
the
other
side
of
the
store,
who
were
clearly
helping
other
customers.
No
one
was
wearing
name
tags
and
I
had
no
idea
who
she
meant.
She
then
walked
away
without
another
word,
did
not
offer
to
grab
anyone
to
help
me
since
she
wouldn't.
I
wasn't
sure
what
to
do
since
I
didn't
know
who
she
wanted
me
to
talk
to
or
who
could
help
me.
I
felt
lost
and
frustrated
and
didn't
know
what
to
do.
I
had
really
needed
the
positive
experience
that
I
used
to
get
from
Torrid
and
instead
I
just
felt
like
a
was
taking
up
space.
When
she
walked
away
from
me
I
started
to
cry
because
I
just
felt
so
disappointed
and
awkward.
I
didn't
know
what
to
do
so
I
left.
I
don't
think
I'll
be
returning.
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