The second-hand marketplace Users Express Anger Over Sizing Updates
Vinted users have been reacting angrily after an update resulted in items being listed as the wrong size.
The second-hand shopping app has updated its size classifications for women's and children's clothes without notifying all users about the change.
Social Media Backlash
Countless users and merchants are posting online stating that platform listings now display a modified sizing category than originally posted due to the recalibration.
The company said the revised method more closely matches similar services.
They have suggested members to check their listings and adjust the sizing manually if necessary, resulting in member annoyance.
Measurement Approach Modifications
Earlier, the sizes had both numerical and alphabetical indicators, for instance S/8 or M/10.
The new system has an alphabetical indicator and numerical range like S/UK 8-10.
With some products, the size labels have been reassigned - such as a large size was previously a 12 but is now a UK 16-18.
Member Accounts
Frankie Bridger, who makes TikTok content about plus-size fashion, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".
"Rarely do manufacturers list XL as sizes 20-22," which is what Vinted now does.
Another user, from Glasgow, explained products she uploaded with size 14 tags were showing in the marketplace as size 20–22.
"Should someone sized 20-22 purchase these they're going to be very disappointed," she said.
Required Changes
Another shopper, from Derby, explained she became annoyed because the modification necessitated personal updates the sizing for "all her products".
"This situation is especially annoying, because of my ongoing medical condition and selling on Vinted has been paramount for me since losing part of my income," she explained.
Marketplace Information
The service features exceeding 100 million shoppers, comprising 18 million UK members.
It has proved a popular alternative versus similar marketplaces including eBay and Depop.
This isn't the first time when a surprising modification to the app has proved unpopular: last year, the service retracted a modification concerning shipment methods following member complaints.