The second-hand marketplace Users Voice Frustration About Sizing Changes
Vinted users have been reacting angrily due to a modification that led to products showing incorrect sizing.
The popular resale platform has revised its measurement guidelines for female and kids' apparel but did not contact every member regarding the update.
Social Media Response
Countless users and merchants have taken to social media saying Vinted listings now show a different size category than originally posted due to the recalibration.
The company said the revised method more closely matches other platforms.
They have suggested members to review their products and manually change the size if necessary, causing user dissatisfaction.
Measurement Approach Modifications
Earlier, the sizing featured a single numeric size and a letter, such as S/8 or M/10.
The new system has a letter with a size spectrum such as S/UK 8-10.
For certain items, the sizing has been recategorised - like an L measurement used to be a 12 but is now a UK 16-18.
Shopper Accounts
One content creator, who produces content about larger sizing, said the change "makes both selling and buying harder".
"Few clothing companies classify XL as 20-22," as the platform currently indicates.
A different member, based in Glasgow, explained products she uploaded on Vinted with size 14 labels were showing in the marketplace as measurements 20-22.
"If anyone [who is] size 20-22 buys them they're going to be very disappointed," she said.
Manual Updates
Another shopper, located in England, said she had been left angered because the modification necessitated personal updates the sizing for "all her products".
"Personally, this is quite irritating, as I'm chronically ill and Vinted sales have been crucial following partial earnings loss," she stated.
Marketplace Information
The service features exceeding 100 million members, comprising 18 million UK members.
It has become a favored option compared to resale services such as eBay and Depop.
This represents another occasion where an unanticipated change to the app has proved unpopular: earlier, Vinted reversed a change to its shipping options following member complaints.
