The Current Cost Of A Bigger Bust
Written by chameleonfridays on July 11th, 2008Marks and Spencers have recently come under fire for charging £2 more on bras from certain ranges. The additional premium is put on bras at a size DD and larger. Beckie Williams set up the group Busts 4 Justice on facebook in response to the tax on bigger bras, and an ‘unsatifactory’ response from the retailer to her complaint. The group now has 1526 members and is rising daily.
Marks and Spencers response to the complaint stated that, as there was extra material used to produce larger sizes, it equated to more money at the register. Beckie has since argued that this is not the formula used for any other type of clothing.
The High Street retailer said that the added cost – typically £2 – was “standard industry practice”. M&S added it found most customers “were happy to pay a small premium for the specialist work” needed to make larger sizes of their bras. Full article
