Yahoo Lifestyle Just 25 Tweets About The Special Hell That Is Swimsuit Shopping
Ah. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and for some of us, that means it's time to subject ourselves to the demented experience of shopping for a new bathing suit.
Why haven’t we addressed the national nightmare that is swimsuit shopping for women?
— Cajun Kugel (@theprettywell) June 27, 2024
I think we can all agree that swimsuit shopping is the Absolute Worst™, and these tweets capture it perfectly.
going swimsuit shopping today pic.twitter.com/jiv78VMYTE
— ramona 🌺 (@thefashionhippy) June 9, 2024
went bikini shopping today so if you see me sobbing you’ll understand
— Virginia (@tessiesbestie) June 30, 2024
Swimsuit shopping is gonna be my 13th reason I fear
— 🪰Annie is Undead🔪 (@AnnieisUndead) June 8, 2024
For starters, the experience itself can be pretty miserable.
I hate shopping for swimsuits because why do they only have s/m/l type sizing and no cup sizes mentioned anywhere??
— Adrienne/Aly(they/she)🍉🌈 (@adrienneyeets26) June 12, 2024
The sizing makes zero sense.
target swimsuit sizing is a lesson in gaslighting lol
— kaity (@kaitybella) May 7, 2023
And most brands have a lot of anti-fat bias and aren't size-inclusive at all.
Just been looking at bikinis for Thailand and it's so annoying that the bigger tops aren't as nice as the smaller sizes. It really winds me up. Also...why are they more expensive! That's my bikini top rant over with for the eve 😂👙
— Samantha (@__Samantha8) March 19, 2024
me, online shopping for a swimsuit: "plus size one piece bathing suit"the internet: oh you want a swim dress?? surely youre ashamed of your body, you want a shapeless garment that comes down to your knees? youre looking for an ugly fuckin spandex skirt fatty??? fuck you
— spooky mulder (@knivescha0) June 18, 2021
Yo, being plus sized and trying to find a swimsuit that’s sexy, on trend, AND affordable is pretty much impossible
— PRINCESS 👑💖 (@cryssiedenise_) June 20, 2019
And it's not like buying a swimsuit is an inexpensive endeavor. I feel like I inevitably end up spending a small fortune on such a measly amount of fabric.
bathing suit shopping is cool because it’s so terrible but also so expensive
— Dana Elle (@DanaElleS) June 28, 2024
Why are bikinis so fucking expensive, it’s hardly one hankerchief equivalent cloth
— ishita (@ishaurart) June 27, 2024
firm believer that bikinis shouldn’t be anything over 30 cash. it’s literally 3 pieces of cloth and some string idc
— g🕷️🫧 (@sailorgoonnn) April 6, 2021
And sometimes, you can't even try them on, or you have to get real creative.
A pile of inside out bathing suits can be found by the rotisserie chickens because I couldn’t find a dressing room at Costco.
— Lisabug (@Lisabug74) October 3, 2021
And after all of that effort, many of us don't even feel particularly comfortable walking around in our polyester money pits.
Trying to pretend wearing a bathing suit in public is comfortable like: pic.twitter.com/GsuHYY4H2R
— Gal Fieri (@hannabalxx) June 22, 2024
Twitter: @hannabalxx BOB D'AMICO/ABC via Getty Images
Can we all take a moment to mutually agree that taking your clothes off that’s covering your bathing suit when you’re about to go swimming is one of the most awkward things in life
— Carlee (@CarleeSparks) July 1, 2018
how i feel in my underwear and bra: 😻😻😩✨🙌🙌how i feel in a bathing suit: 🤮🤮
— lanii🪬 (@laniinextdoorr) February 15, 2021
It can be a full-on rollercoaster.
My new bathing suit came in and I don’t know how I feel about it. I’m torn between feeling like a hot ass bitch and feeling straight up bleh 😂😭
— Kerri 🐻 (@kerrbear48) May 14, 2021
And after all of this, you're still going to end up with sand in your cooch, anyway.
Would you like to sit in a public oven with some sand in your vagina? The one drawback is you have to be in your underwear. - honest beach invites
— Madame Lifewaster Jr. 😐💀 (@elunatyk) July 13, 2019
Sharon stop yelling at me for taking off my bathing suit in your yard! I just got back from the beach and look at how I’m filling the sandbox. Your husband keeps thanking me. Gosh!
— SaltyGirl (@saltssaltgirl) August 7, 2021
Or you'll find yourself competing in the Olympic sport of getting a wet swimsuit on your body.
Me after putting on a wet bathing suit pic.twitter.com/J5JlQaH9p6
— The Meg, RN 🦈 (@Peds_McGee) July 7, 2022
Personally, these alternatives sound pretty good to me.
I don’t want a beach body I want to be an old lady in a white nightgown haunting a Victorian mansion
— ely kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) April 17, 2021
I fantasize about living during the Renaissance, where instead of going swimsuit shopping in my 30s I could just be dead
— Ella Gale (@hellakale) July 8, 2021
But let's not forget to celebrate the small wins.
i went swimsuit shopping and only cried once 👍 great success
— ash (@nicegirlfrnd) June 27, 2024
Tonight was the first swim of the summer for me. It was really nice to take a dip. It ALMOST made up for the horrors of swimsuit shopping. 😱
— Pam (@Pamnation) June 15, 2024
Regardless of the pains, I hope everyone wears whatever they want this summer. Every body is a beach body and fuck anyone who says otherwise.
Bikini shopping calls for tequila shots.
— ꨄ 𝓔𝓵𝓲𝓷ꨄ (@smalltownegirl) May 25, 2024
What are your thoughts on swimsuit shopping? Share them in the comments!
