Vinted Shoppers Voice Frustration Regarding Sizing Changes
Vinted users have been reacting angrily after an update resulted in products showing incorrect sizing.
The second-hand shopping app has altered its sizing categories for women's and children's clothes without notifying all users about the change.
Social Media Response
Numerous buyers and vendors have taken to social media saying Vinted listings now show a different size category than originally posted as a result of the reclassification.
Vinted explained the new system was more in line with similar services.
They have suggested members to review their products and manually change the size if necessary, resulting in member annoyance.
Size Classification Modifications
Previously, the measurements included one number and one letter, such as S/8 or M/10.
The updated approach includes a letter and a range for example S/UK 8-10.
With some products, the measurements have been reclassified - like an L measurement used to be a 12 but now shows as UK 16-18.
User Stories
One content creator, who creates plus-size fashion videos, said the change "makes both selling and buying harder".
"Not many brands say XL is a 20-22," the way the service now categorizes.
Stephanie Gallen, from Glasgow, stated items she posted on Vinted with size 14 labels were displaying on the service as size 20–22.
"Should someone sized 20-22 purchase these they will likely be quite upset," she stated.
Manual Updates
A different user, located in England, said she had been left angered because the modification necessitated personal updates the measurements for "each individual item".
"Personally, this is quite irritating, since I have chronic health issues and platform income has been essential after experiencing income reduction," she explained.
Service Background
The platform boasts over 100 million shoppers, with 18 million British users.
It has become a favored option to second-hand platforms like eBay and Depop.
This represents another occasion where an unanticipated change to the app has proved unpopular: last year, the service retracted a modification to its shipping options following member complaints.
