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Posture support and posture corrector, dress of the day 783

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Front of posture corrector box. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Source of The Posture Products I have bought posture support items before, online. This one came from a chemist shop in London, Tanna's in Hatch End. I thought it was a good buy because less of a risk that buying online. I had in mind that if it was too small or large I might be able to change it.  Putting It On You have to do it up tightly to get it to have any effect. It does up, adjects with hook and loop in two places, around the body horizontally, and both shoulder straps.  Taking It Off To save time fixing it and working out the correct size, I tried to take it off by undoing only the horizontal strap. I left the two shoulder straps done up.  Padding and Pressure - Pros and Cons The shoulders are padded, which makes it comfortable. However, at first it pressed on my broken collarbone. I soon got used to that. I also found it pressed on the middle of my spine between my shoulders. But that is because I am gett...

Win some, lose some - my posture support garment online purchase was not a success, outfit 449

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 I wanted back support. I have had support bras before. Then I saw a support vest - that seemed a good idea.  I like the idea of all in one, Then the band under your chest is not pressing on a bra. Admittedly, vests with built in bust support don't work on me. The padding slips sown so I end up looking like I have four breasts, no support. But this is different. I really do need posture help. The garment was quite expensive.  But I found one on ebay. Second hand.  Price The price was good. Until I saw the postage. Why so much? Postage from the USA and Ukraine can be large. This was from the Ukraine. I felt I would be lucky if it arrived at all. I like items from China, free postage. No nasty surprises at the end of the payment process.  However, I was by now psychologically committed and I had pressed the buy now button. Days passed. Finally it arrived! Size Uncertainty The confusing thing was the sizing. Was a PK size 5 a US size 5, really a UK seven? I reckone...