Vinted Members Share Anger Over Sizing Modifications
Members of the platform have expressed outrage following a change that caused items being listed as the wrong size.
The popular resale platform has revised its size classifications for women's and children's clothes without notifying all shoppers about the modification.
Social Media Response
Many shoppers and sellers have taken to social media claiming that product pages now present a different size category than originally posted because of the remapping.
The platform stated the new system was more in line with similar services.
They have suggested members to check their listings and manually change the size where appropriate, resulting in member annoyance.
Measurement Approach Updates
Before the change, the sizing featured a single numeric size and a letter, for instance S/8 or M/10.
The updated approach includes an alphabetical indicator and numerical range like S/UK 8-10.
In some cases, the size labels have been reassigned - like an L measurement was previously a 12 but now shows as UK 16-18.
Shopper Stories
Frankie Bridger, who produces content about larger sizing, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".
"Rarely do manufacturers list XL as sizes 20-22," the way the service now categorizes.
Another user, located in Scotland, said garments she listed with size 14 tags were appearing on the platform as size 20–22.
"If buyers measuring 20-22 acquire them they may become frustrated," she stated.
Manual Updates
Another shopper, based in Derby, stated she felt frustrated by the change as she had to manually change the measurements for "each individual item".
"For me this is particularly frustrating, because of my ongoing medical condition and platform income has been essential following partial earnings loss," she stated.
Service Background
The app has more than 100 million members, comprising 18 million UK members.
It has proved a popular alternative to second-hand platforms like eBay and Depop.
This isn't the first time when a surprising modification to the app has proved unpopular: earlier, the platform withdrew an update regarding delivery choices after backlash from users.
