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How would anyone be able to buy a bra, which is an elastic device that lifts, shifts and holds the breasts – an incredibly variable bit of anatomy – without trying it on?

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You seem to imply that it is obvious that woman have to try bra's to buy them. But it's not, proof is that even woman ask this question:

https://www.google.com/search?oq=can+you+try+bras+at+store&#...

You've just voluntarily lumped yourself in with Yahoo Answers folk.

Yeah but it's just a weird dichotomy of women buying stuff that's been tried on and dudes just buy a bunch of boxers.

I would assume this company has a marked bunch as having been tried and sends those out first and they are marked as 'trial' bras.

Not especially weird.

Boxers go against your asshole. Bras, not so much. Women's swimwear – very fit dependent – includes a protective, throwaway panel for this purpose.

Tons of women's clothes are highly fit-dependent. Boxers mostly aren't.

This is a bit silly don't you think? Boxers and bras are not close the same thing. Clothing can be washed and I would argue that trying on a bra is more akin to trying on a shirt.

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