Vinted Shoppers Share Anger Regarding Sizing Updates

Members of the platform have expressed outrage following a change that caused products showing incorrect sizing.

The popular resale platform has updated its sizing categories for female and kids' apparel without notifying all users about the change.

Online Platforms Backlash

Countless users and merchants are posting online claiming that product pages now present a modified sizing category versus the original listing due to the recalibration.

The company said the revised method more closely matches comparable marketplaces.

The platform has recommended to review their products and manually change the size where appropriate, which has left users frustrated.

Size Classification Changes

Before the change, the measurements included one number and one letter, such as S/8 or M/10.

The updated approach includes an alphabetical indicator and numerical range like S/UK 8-10.

In some cases, the sizing has been recategorised - for example a size L was formerly size 12 but now shows as UK 16-18.

Shopper Experiences

Frankie Bridger, who creates plus-size fashion videos, said the change "makes both selling and buying harder".

"Not many brands say XL is a 20-22," the way the service now categorizes.

A different member, from Glasgow, said garments she listed on Vinted with size 14 labels were showing in the marketplace as size 20–22.

"Should someone sized 20-22 purchase these they may become frustrated," she said.

Necessary Adjustments

A different user, based in Derby, said she had been left angered by the change as she had to manually change the sizes on "every single listing".

"This situation is especially annoying, because of my ongoing medical condition and platform income has been essential following partial earnings loss," she stated.

Marketplace Information

The service features exceeding 100 million members, including 18 million in the UK.

It has proved a popular alternative versus similar marketplaces including eBay and Depop.

This represents another occasion where an unanticipated change to the app has proved unpopular: previously, Vinted reversed a change to its shipping options following member complaints.