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Naturalmama 07-19-2012 09:46 AM

Freedom bras - anyone try them?
 
I just got a groupon for them - they look like what I'd love, but I can't seem to find any reviews on them. Have you tried them? Are they decent? This is the link for their site - http://freedom-bras.com/review/produ...59/category/3/
The groupon was for only $24 plus $3 shipping. (for 3)

Prism99 07-19-2012 10:10 AM

I haven't, but here's a link to the Ahh brads on Amazon; looks like the same thing. There are 83 reviews you can read:
http://www.amazon.com/Ahh-Bra-Nude-B...dp/B004ZGBXUQ/

Edit: Or maybe not quite the same. Googled "freedom bra reviews" and found a few. Here's one:
http://www.thefrisky.com/2012-05-16/...itely-freeing/

nygal 07-19-2012 10:14 AM

They look a lot like the Genie Bra which I did try from QVC. I sent them back. I think they must be good for a small busted woman. Not for me.

http://www.qvc.com/Genie-Bra-Set-of-....001?$uslarge$

Tartan 07-19-2012 10:15 AM

I can't tell if they have hooks or just slide over? I don't buy slide over bras because what slides down usually slides up. If I want comfort, I stay in my PJs. If I want the girls where they should be...I go underwire which I HATE!

susiequilt 07-19-2012 10:18 AM

That says the freedom bras are $99..........................
WOW! That seems a bit steep!

Naturalmama 07-19-2012 10:35 AM

I know - $99 is crazy. But $24 seems reasonable. They look just like this bali bra that I recently got at Kohl's and love - so comfy!! But I know bali quality is great - have no clue about these though.

nativetexan 07-19-2012 10:36 AM

Barely There bras are much the same too. not much support. i wear them around the house but usually not out. I think they are all pull over.

Naturalmama 07-19-2012 10:38 AM

Oh well - nevermind. Even though the groupon says you have 2 more days - it's now SOLD OUT. Too bad.

ptquilts 07-19-2012 12:58 PM

I am looking for freedom FROM bras, lol!!

KalamaQuilts 07-19-2012 01:11 PM

When I had my breast cancer surgery last fall I bought 4 or 5 of these. You step into them, they don't hook anywhere. They came in small medium large and extra large it was sort of guess and by golly for sizing.
I still wear them occasionally but I call them my blobby bras because that is pretty much what large busts turn into in them. They've never ridden up though and they stay in place in the back, two good points.
Very comfortable, but I don't care to wear them out in public. I have enough trouble with stubby and stretch without adding blobby into the mix. :)

I think the next step is sports bras, same style but firmer shapes if that makes sense.

Neesie 07-19-2012 03:37 PM

Looks like a sports bra, to me.

misspriss 07-19-2012 03:41 PM

My daughter is a rather busty woman and she gets these at Wal-Mart for about $20.00. She really likes them.

burchquilts 07-19-2012 04:01 PM

Somehow "freedom" & "bra" just don't seem to go together... LOL! An oxymoron? LOL!

Ruby the Quilter 07-19-2012 05:09 PM


Originally Posted by burchquilts (Post 5378512)
Somehow "freedom" & "bra" just don't seem to go together... LOL! An oxymoron? LOL!

I agree - there is always something wants us to think that their bra is easy and comfortable. -

Latrinka 07-19-2012 05:17 PM

THE most comfortable bra is NO bra, and its FREE!

Rubesgirl 07-19-2012 08:24 PM


Originally Posted by latrinka (Post 5378707)
the most comfortable bra is no bra, and its free!

amen!! :)

Miz Ellie 07-20-2012 05:05 AM

I don't know about Freedom bras but I bought Genie bras from Kmart. They are advertised on TV. They put them in a section with all of the other items that are advertised on TV. They are like $19.99 for two. One beige and one black is all I have found. They have removable pads you can put in them to eliminate nipples from showing under T-shirts. I think they are very comfortable. You just step into them. I love them. I usually wear a 38C and I buy the X-large size.

Nanamoms 07-20-2012 05:20 AM

My sister recommended the AH bra to me. She got hers at Bed Bath & Beyond...$19.99/2 and you can use the 20% coupon. So I go buy a set. I went by the size recommended on the back of the package and got Large. So I'm excited to try them. Get home and proceed to put one on...got it partway down (put it on over head) and sorta near where it was suppose to be and it got twisted. I pulled and pushed and pulled and pushed but I was stuck in that thing and it was about to choke me. I thought I was going to have to find scissors to cut it off. If the bra had broken, it would have slung me and the girls across the room!!!! The only "AH" about that bra was the "AAAAHHHHH" I said when I finally got it off!!!!

crazylady54 07-20-2012 05:29 AM

I tried one once. You might as well not wear a bra as to wear one of those. Now that I have it what
do I do with it. It isn't even a fabric you can cut up and use in a scrappy quilt.

alwayslearning 07-20-2012 05:51 AM

This looks like ones advertised on TV. It is one of those commercials that have the "But Wait" for another "shipping & handling fee" you can get another set free. If they are giving them away for shipping and handling, you know what they are worth.

Nanamoms 07-20-2012 06:17 AM


Originally Posted by alwayslearning (Post 5379610)
This looks like ones advertised on TV. It is one of those commercials that have the "But Wait" for another "shipping & handling fee" you can get another set free. If they are giving them away for shipping and handling, you know what they are worth.

Yep, but if you actually order from commercial, you will find out that the "handling" part is usually the cost of the 2nd item...I mean, since when did it cost $12-$15 to ship a bra!! I just say no thanks and don't order!

Dakota Girl 07-20-2012 08:14 AM

I have a confession to make. This hot, hot summer, I have enjoyed, for the first time, wearing a comfortable bra or on a few days, no bra at all. I made the decision to have breast reduction surgery, going from a D++ to a B cup. My insurance paid for it. Not the answer for everyone.......but I am enjoying the freedom, no heat rash and I am able to walk into a room and have people look at my face, not my chest. I have breast fed all six of my children and figured that "the girls" had done a good job. Love being able to finally wear comfortable bras.

leonnie 07-20-2012 08:27 AM

You are so rite on..First thing that comes off when I get home is the shoes second is the German word "floppin stoppen"

ptquilts 07-20-2012 09:34 AM

I tell DH he will never know how good it feels to let the girls out at the end of the day. Esp. with an underwire bra, which I have had to wear since age 14.

sunny42539 07-20-2012 12:18 PM


Originally Posted by nygal (Post 5377736)
They look a lot like the Genie Bra which I did try from QVC. I sent them back. I think they must be good for a small busted woman. Not for me.

http://www.qvc.com/Genie-Bra-Set-of-....001?$uslarge$

I also tried the Genie Bra and did not like it. I gave mine away. It rolled up under my breasts and was very hot.

Neesie 07-20-2012 12:50 PM


Originally Posted by Nanamoms (Post 5379499)
My sister recommended the AH bra to me. She got hers at Bed Bath & Beyond...$19.99/2 and you can use the 20% coupon. So I go buy a set. I went by the size recommended on the back of the package and got Large. So I'm excited to try them. Get home and proceed to put one on...got it partway down (put it on over head) and sorta near where it was suppose to be and it got twisted. I pulled and pushed and pulled and pushed but I was stuck in that thing and it was about to choke me. I thought I was going to have to find scissors to cut it off. If the bra had broken, it would have slung me and the girls across the room!!!! The only "AH" about that bra was the "AAAAHHHHH" I said when I finally got it off!!!!

:D I once tried on an over-the-head sports bra, which must have been a relative of the one you had. Got it to my armpits and figured if I ever got it the rest of the way down, I'd never get it off. Those things must be designed by men!!!

LenaBeena 07-20-2012 01:06 PM


Originally Posted by Neesie (Post 5380560)
:D I once tried on an over-the-head sports bra, which must have been a relative of the one you had. Got it to my armpits and figured if I ever got it the rest of the way down, I'd never get it off. Those things must be designed by men!!!

AHHHH Bra did not work for me at all. The more expensive bras were WORSE!

matraina 07-20-2012 03:58 PM

I've seen something very similar in the Sunday advertising sections for a LOT less than that.

palmetto girl 07-20-2012 04:06 PM

I got the AHH bra from HSN tried them, didn't work for me. Tried to give them away, no one would have them so back they went and then I said AHH.

ratz29 07-20-2012 05:16 PM

I don't wear one at home. I do get funny looks from the neihbors thou

Originally Posted by Rubesgirl (Post 5379038)
amen!! :)


raptureready 07-20-2012 05:34 PM

Got some of the same things at Walmart for $20 for 2 or $20 for 3 up to size large. DD loves them, I love them. I can wear them all day and be comfortable. Would I pay $100 for three??? No way.

Sharbank 07-20-2012 06:19 PM

I purchased the Genie bras which are the same as the Ahhh bras and probably the Freedom bras.....They are made for tiny little ladies with A cups and very slim. They tout that they give support, but I found that there is no support for me. They are very overpriced for what they are IMHO... I will stick with my heavy duty bras from now on. :)

Sharon

kitsykeel 07-20-2012 07:54 PM

Wouldn't it be neat for us women to design some Freedom Tighty Whiteys for men. We could make them so tight and uncomfortable those guys would never, ever again say "Aren't you going to put on a bra today dear?"

ptquilts 07-21-2012 03:07 AM

how about underwire jockey shorts? With the ends of the wires poking through?

Grace MooreLinker 07-21-2012 05:22 AM

WalMart sells them also any store that sell the stuff sold on TV, and they are the same but not $99.00. I bought 2 for
18.00
if you like being flat chested they are fine, but I think they are just a sports type bra... I wear them around the house or doing yard work, no binding they are fixable.

Jeandrig 07-21-2012 05:34 AM

Don't know about these bras, but I have a Playtex shape wear that I like to wear around the house and sometimes sleep in. I'm full busted and have bursitis in my shoulders, need something comfy while quilting.

Momo 07-21-2012 06:03 AM

I got a couple of the genie bras from Wal-mart the TV special section. I like to wear them around the house and the wider shoulder strap is a blessing. I'm petite, but wear a D cup. The band does roll up, but it isn't such a big deal to keep me from enjoying the comfort around the house. They do smush a little, but that is ok too,
around the house.

lillybeck 07-21-2012 06:15 AM


Originally Posted by ptquilts (Post 5378105)
I am looking for freedom FROM bras, lol!!

Amen to this one.

oleganny 07-21-2012 06:44 AM


Originally Posted by Neesie (Post 5380560)
:D I once tried on an over-the-head sports bra, which must have been a relative of the one you had. Got it to my armpits and figured if I ever got it the rest of the way down, I'd never get it off. Those things must be designed by men!!!

I've always contended that the bra itself was invented by a man who hated women (& does anyone still remember when it was a brassiere & npt just a bra - lol)

Shirley in Indiana

Neesie 07-21-2012 07:04 AM


Originally Posted by oleganny (Post 5382030)
I've always contended that the bra itself was invented by a man who hated women (& does anyone still remember when it was a brassiere & npt just a bra - lol)

Shirley in Indiana

My grandmother always called them brassieres. I considered her soooooo un-hip! :D I also remember when the cups were pointy. Yeah, definitely designed by men! :shock:


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