Vinted Members Share Anger Over Size Changes
Shoppers are voicing their frustration after an update resulted in products showing incorrect sizing.
The second-hand shopping app has altered its sizing categories for female and kids' apparel failing to inform every member regarding the update.
Social Media Backlash
Many shoppers and sellers are expressing on platforms claiming that product pages now present a different size category than originally posted as a result of the reclassification.
Vinted explained the revised method more closely matches similar services.
The platform has recommended to review their products and manually change the size where appropriate, causing user dissatisfaction.
Sizing System Modifications
Before the change, the sizing featured a single numeric size and a letter, like S/8 or M/10.
The new system has a letter with a size spectrum for example S/UK 8-10.
For certain items, the size labels have been reassigned - such as a large size used to be a 12 but currently displays as UK 16-18.
Shopper Stories
A fashion influencer, who produces content about larger sizing, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".
"Rarely do manufacturers list XL as sizes 20-22," the way the service now categorizes.
A different member, located in Scotland, explained products she uploaded featuring size 14 markings were appearing on the platform as measurements 20-22.
"Should someone sized 20-22 purchase these they will likely be quite upset," she said.
Necessary Adjustments
Charlotte Lunn, from Derby, explained she became annoyed by the change as she had to manually change the sizes on "every single listing".
"This situation is especially annoying, because of my ongoing medical condition and Vinted sales have been crucial after experiencing income reduction," she explained.
Platform Context
The platform boasts over 100 million shoppers, with 18 million British users.
It has proved a popular alternative compared to resale services such as eBay and Depop.
This represents another occasion that an unexpected update on the platform has faced criticism: last year, the service retracted a modification to its shipping options due to shopper criticism.
