Coobie vs Hanes bras

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Lojo
Lojo Member Posts: 303
edited June 2014 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

Has anyone tried both? I bought a coobie-like Hanes bra at Kmart for $12 and am pleased with it - I wore it with silicon foobs and it worked and was comfy, and was even more comfy with just the pads that come with it. But the straps are all one piece with the bra, unlike the Coobie (from what I see online). Anyone have experience with both? I'm basically asking whether it's worth buying a Coobie -- they do have more selection of colors etc.

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  • River_Rat
    River_Rat Member Posts: 1,724
    edited April 2014

    Lojo, I don't have the Hanes bra you mentioned but if the straps don't adjust that would be a problem for me. If that isn't a problem for you and the bra is comfy I don't know that I'd bother with getting the Coobie unless you do want to try their color selection which is excellent.

    The Coobie straps do adjust and when I bought mine they also came with clear straps that you could change. The Coobie comes up rather high under the arms which can be irritating to some.

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  • Jennie93
    Jennie93 Member Posts: 1,018
    edited April 2014

    I got some bras at Walmart that look exactly like the Coobie.  Bright colors, with or without lace trim, etc.  But they are only 5 bucks.  I actually found some on the clearance rack for $3.50! 

    They have pockets, and come with a thin foam pad.  I think the material is probably too stretchy to put a heavy foob in there, but what I did was take the foam pads out of the other bras and put 2 or 3 in one bra. The cups hold their shape just fine that way.  I'm only an A cup, though.  

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