Vinted Members Express Displeasure About Sizing Modifications
Vinted users have been reacting angrily due to a modification that led to products showing incorrect sizing.
The popular resale platform has updated its sizing categories for women's and children's clothes but did not contact all users about the change.
Online Platforms Backlash
Countless users and merchants are posting online stating that platform listings now display a different size category than originally posted because of the remapping.
The company said the updated approach better aligns with comparable marketplaces.
The platform has recommended to check their listings and manually change the size if necessary, resulting in member annoyance.
Sizing System Changes
Previously, the sizing featured a single numeric size and a letter, for instance S/8 or M/10.
The revised method features a letter with a size spectrum like S/UK 8-10.
For certain items, the size labels have been reassigned - for example a size L was previously a 12 but now shows as UK 16-18.
Member Stories
A fashion influencer, who produces content about larger sizing, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".
"Not many brands say XL is a 20-22," the way the service now categorizes.
A different member, based in Glasgow, explained products she uploaded featuring size 14 markings were appearing on the platform as measurements 20-22.
"If buyers measuring 20-22 acquire them they may become frustrated," she stated.
Manual Updates
Charlotte Lunn, from Derby, explained she became annoyed due to the update requiring manual adjustment the measurements for "each individual item".
"For me this is particularly frustrating, because of my ongoing medical condition and platform income has been essential for me since losing part of my income," she said.
Service Background
The service features exceeding 100 million members, including 18 million in the UK.
It has become a favored option compared to resale services such as eBay and Depop.
This is not the initial instance where an unanticipated change to the app has proved unpopular: previously, Vinted reversed a change concerning shipment methods due to shopper criticism.
