The second-hand marketplace Users Express Frustration Regarding Size Modifications
Vinted users have been reacting angrily due to a modification that led to products showing incorrect sizing.
The popular resale platform has altered its size classifications for women's and children's clothes but did not contact all shoppers about the modification.
Online Platforms Response
Numerous buyers and vendors are expressing on platforms claiming that product pages now present a different size category versus the original listing due to the recalibration.
Vinted explained the updated approach better aligns with similar services.
It has advised users to examine their items and adjust the sizing manually when needed, causing user dissatisfaction.
Sizing System Changes
Earlier, the sizing featured one number and one letter, like S/8 or M/10.
The updated approach includes a letter with a size spectrum for example S/UK 8-10.
In some cases, the measurements have been reclassified - for example a size L was formerly size 12 but is now a UK 16-18.
Shopper Accounts
A fashion influencer, who produces content about larger sizing, stated the update "complicates both purchasing and selling".
"Rarely do manufacturers list XL as sizes 20-22," the way the service now categorizes.
Another user, based in Glasgow, said garments she listed featuring size 14 markings were displaying on the service as larger sizing 20-22.
"If anyone [who is] size 20-22 buys them they will likely be quite upset," she said.
Necessary Adjustments
A different user, from Derby, said she had been left angered by the change as she had to manually change the measurements for "each individual item".
"This situation is especially annoying, because of my ongoing medical condition and selling on Vinted has been paramount following partial earnings loss," she stated.
Platform Context
The app has more than 100 million users, with 18 million British users.
It has emerged as a preferred choice compared to resale services such as eBay and Depop.
This isn't the first time when a surprising modification within the service has received backlash: last year, the service retracted a modification concerning shipment methods due to shopper criticism.
