Vinted Shoppers Voice Anger About Size Changes
Vinted users have been reacting angrily after an update resulted in listings displaying inaccurate size information.
The second-hand shopping app has revised its size classifications for women's and children's garments without notifying all shoppers about the modification.
Social Media Backlash
Numerous buyers and vendors are expressing on platforms claiming that product pages now present an altered size classification than originally posted because of the remapping.
The platform stated the new system was more in line with comparable marketplaces.
It has advised users to review their products and manually change the size where appropriate, causing user dissatisfaction.
Sizing System Modifications
Previously, the sizes had both a single numeric size and a letter, such as S/8 or M/10.
The new system has an alphabetical indicator and numerical range for example S/UK 8-10.
With some products, the sizing has been recategorised - such as a large size used to be a 12 but is now a UK 16-18.
Member Experiences
A fashion influencer, who produces content about larger sizing, 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, said garments she listed featuring size 14 markings were showing in the marketplace as larger sizing 20-22.
"If anyone [who is] size 20-22 buys them they will likely be quite upset," she explained.
Necessary Adjustments
Charlotte Lunn, from Derby, explained she became annoyed by the change as she had to manually change the sizes on "every single listing".
"Personally, this is quite irritating, because of my ongoing medical condition and platform income has been essential after experiencing income reduction," she stated.
Marketplace Information
The service features exceeding 100 million users, with 18 million British users.
It has proved a popular alternative versus similar marketplaces including eBay and Depop.
This isn't the first time where an unanticipated change to the app has proved unpopular: previously, the service retracted a modification to its shipping options due to shopper criticism.
